The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-28
$50, 100000 CAN BE SAVED.

$50, 600, 600 CAN BE SAVED
UHERE CONGRESS MAY BE6JN TIL
WORK or RETRENCHMENT.
TIE Rules Committee Can Formulate Ruie,
that Win Make the Work Easy Sever
Hills the Totals OF which Can Be Gu
Down sAO.OOO. 900 without Injury.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The Democratic Nom
bers Of the Committee on Rules have been
seriously considering. ever since they were
appointed on Dec IL. tho subject OF the new
code under which the House shall be put into
working order when 1t reconvenes on Jan. 8.
after tho holiday recess At present the House
is without any rulos at Nh, and although the
committees have been appointed their duties
arc not defined. and they arc not In shape to
undertake any business whatever. The prn-
cipal difficulty which the Committee on Rules
has had to contend with. aside from the prepar-
alton Of fair rules governing the parliamentary
practice In place OF Speaker Reeds arbitrary
system. Is the problem OF determining the rel
ative jurisdiction OF the various committees.
particularly OF those which have heretofore
boon vested with power to formulate appro-
priation bills. There Is no doubt that the So
ber Judgment Of a large majority Of members
on tho Democratic side decidedly favor re-
turn to the old. tlme-honored system. under
which all the important money bills were pre-
pared and digested by one committee. which
was held strictly responsible by the House
and by the country for the integrity and econ
omy Of its work. Considerations Of personal
ambition and local interest. however. have
combined to throw serious obstacles In the
way OF the adoption OF that policy now.
The Democratic members OF tho Committee
on Rules have sat up nigh. after night Of late
discussing the subject. looking 1t over from
every standpoint, and taking into account all
the manifold elements Of policy that enter into
It: and Speaker Crisp himself. until he became
I'll. took leading part in the deliberations
Three ways appear to be open to the action Of
the committee. First, to continue the
system inauGurated by Speaker Carlisle
in the Forty-ninth Congress and fol-
lowed by him in the Fiftieth. aud by
Speaker Reed in the Fifty-nrst: second. to re-
turn to the previous method by which tho
principal appropriation bills were prepared by
one central committee: and third. to adopt a
compromise plan between the two. and by
specific regulations In the rules to require the
various other committees hitherto having
charge Of money bills to perform their func-
tions under the advice and closely in accord
ance with the suggestions and instructions Of
m Appropriations Committee proper.
It is not certain which OF these
the Rules Committee when 1t makes it's re-
port to the House, but the present indications
are that the third or compromise plan will be
decided on and advocated. Under tho first
plan any considerable amount Of retrench-
neat IN G ;Tt exF Pen Wou.d b9
which Is an altos ethor untried plan. the need
more enectiyeiy. than Under the hrss. but |
doubtless with less success than under the |
Various radical measures have been sug-
make s,h Sredtable record az AGAINST that q the
when infinitely analysed. are shown to be in
some measure Improbable. The Demo-
should be no River and Harbor. bin. or. Il any
very conservative one. and limited to take
dlspenssble. They also contend that the con.
q tss shst END tss
gress, and that OF such Goyernment works as
re already Under way only tose shal be
sion positive loss and Inconvenience to the
II Is agreed toe that pen
safely cut likewise great many continuing
By tho ass
and which partake largely Of the nature OF
1 o Ss but
merits or lack q merit IT., however. tho
ttfty-second Congress can only get back to |
he Fet tae viii be-
NO tri4inG achievement. l.,
she tSa o IS iS ssssSn'
Fifty first: net counting continuing obliga-
s3ss Ss ass to t
crease Of $40. 443.223. On several Of the big
Appropriation 6ills Congress actually appro-
the oiieial estimates g called Tor: and to ono
r. the least togree familiar with the prae-
nesaed n
Ss Of
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worries Secretary Foster.
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opped, of the Sundry Civil BILL S10.OOOyOOO =
rom the Indian biIl, ri $19000.03O from the
y 900. 600 from the Naval bill, ~ 900 900 from
he Fortihcations bill. and 81 100000 from the t
5ut to do even this would require strict unity '
J! method and concert OF action on the part Of
he various committees having charge OF the
ills. and close and rigid scrutiny upon the
,arious objects OF appropriation. BY keeping
ID this rate alone for the two sessions OF the |
congress $50 100000 would be saved to the n
taxpayers OF the country. O
Two Prisoners and No Complainant. Il