New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-02
BUSINESS At 4 STANDSTILL.
DEMOCRATIC FILlBUSTEMNG The CAUSE.
DEPARTMENT.: OUT OF Money
WHILE JUDGE HOLMAN POSES rs
THE WATCH DOG.
vsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TiuDuSE.r

Washington Aug l (speCaD.-"Put them out, was
tho cry on the Democratic side Of the lohSc 'ooS'
when certain workln gmen. who employed W. me
Government Printing Office and were invelnn'ofS
taking holiday because of the failure TO MAKE pro
vision for tic support Of that great establishments "p
plandcd the passage OF Joint resolution 10 continue
the appropriations Until August T. The DeWoc'"S
in Congress warmly sympathize with the worhnemai
when he IS far away and they hope 10 gam
partisan advantage by so doing. To-day he was near
by and the Democrats no chance 10 make aay'hno
out Of him. Hence the cry that was thrice ~
peated Put them out whea the workinemen In inc
galleries appladed because OF the passage OF rt'on
ton which meant employ mcnt Tor uem.
Tho s,oppage OF work in the Printing once ana
the threatened Glsorganizalou and stoppage oil tho
work IN other branches OF the public service were
due to the flbustering efforts Of a squad oil Demo
Gratis numbering not more than forty Representa-
lives who have been Inspired ana !nStSacd Dy 'n"''
man Holman, OF the House Committee on Apprppi"'
tons 70 adopt that method 20 defeat The apprOpihi
for the Worlds Fair, despite tic fact that boih
branches OF Congress have separately voted Ia favor
Of It, Judge Holman has not taken a conspicuous
part in this performance OH the 1oOr but he Is TIC
man who has directed It, The non appearance OF
Tho ou:ressional Record Of yesterday, "' The
calendars Of business OF the Senate and The Hons"
todny, Of the monthly statements OF the Treasury DE
partnent and OF q number Of other documents vas
due TO the efforts Of the 1llbnstcrs. lcscrda'' $
Record was set up and worked of before midnight,
but 1t could not be delivered Ia Senators.
Representatives ard other persons entitled 70 receive
t. because tho Public iriutcr is forbidden by law
10 incur any expense whatever for which no nppro-
priation has been made. For the sam" reason the
senate aud House calendars OF business could not
be printed Or delivered The monthly Treasury
statements we're wanting and business In other depart
ments was hlndered and virtually at stand still
The employees Of the Eureau Of Engraving and
Printing took of thci: coais THIS morning and went
10 work for fun not knowing whether they would
be pad for their labor or not, and somc voluntary
work done under like uncertainty In other depart
mems whose appropriations carried In the sund'y
Cvil act the passage RI which has been blocked for
days hy Democratic guerillas In the House. Before
the resolution adopted to-duy there was short
but rather spicy debate, and the Democrats had inc
worst Ct It, Judge Holman, nkc the wolf IN the
fable, tried 10 show that the lamb downstream was
responsible for the muddyng OF the waters upstream
II Thoroughly characteristic Performance and II
provoked singing comments from Mr. Reed, who
said
The gentleman from Indiana has today afforded
US an example OF that unspcakablc courage which
grabbed HIM 10 face unrnchingh a situation OF this
kind. With a Democratic majority Of more than 40
Of which he IS tItular leader the House Of Represent
ativcs has stopped the business Of this Government
lie Is cndcavorng 10 charge II upon somebody
else daughter lie himself had led. If not overly,
ccvcrtiy this rebellion against good government lie
has deliberately blocked tho whecs Of public business
and now no charges II upon somebody else because
thoy will not permit him to continue this House IN
session. when its members leaving by the invitation
OF himself and friends that the dculiy Of getting
"a quorum, under the wicked rules Of this House. viii
prevent the legislation Of tho country taking place.
Now let us what that legislation IL. II Is egs.
aton which has not only received the sanction OF tho
senate Of the United states but so far rs the point
complained of Is concerned, IT has received It's unani
nous sanction for II It be true. tho gentleman
from Indiana says, that this provision h IN tho bill
against the rules OF the Senate, II must be there
Lecause every Democratic Senator on TINT floor con
sentcd to the Transaction II therefore comes here not
only with The sanction Of the senate, but with tho
sanction Of every Democrat In IT,
Further than that. 1t hns the sanction Of Demo
cratic House OF Representatives With 40 majority;
Democratic House OF Representatives In which that
party have a majority " three TO one and there IS
nothing urged against 1t except the miserable tcchni
cality that Of these gentlemen think II ought
10 be appropriation Bill; and the gentleman from
Indiana YVES the leader IN breaking down the barrier
asanst the admission into appropriation bills Of items
which repealed existing legislation. And yet he has
the courage 10 stand up before this House and before
this country and charge his action to other men
charge IN House with 40 Democratic majority the
stopping Of the public business 10 u member ~ the
minority. do not wonder he has Ind a long career.
Courage like that would carry a man trough Indiana
10 IRA daughter and appiauscJ Onc-hundred and
forty Democratic maIoritythrcc 10 and the bin
having the sanction OF both houses Of every Democrat
mako q majority here and And yet tie business
Of the country Is 10 be stopped and somebody else
charged with the crime"
Mr. MoCrcsry. Of Kentucky. spoke In opposition IN
the Worlds Fair appropriation. In the past all bills
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