Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-15
THE FIRST TUSSLE.
Partisan Debate in the House
Over Holman's Resolution.
TALK BEGUN LY THE "oBJECTOR." !"


Each Produces Figures That Demolish
tho other, as 1t were-On!y One Demo-
cratic OppOnent-HoIman Takes Time
TO Think Whether He VIII Move a Re
consideration of the Previous Question
Vote, and Reed Gets in n Sally.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The first notable
debate of the session occurred yesterday in
the house over Holman's resolution COM
mitting the house against subsidies or aid
of any kind to anything not strictly in the
line of government necessity. The galleries
were well filled with people who expected
something in the way of sensational de
bate, and the members We're all on hand
either 10 listen or take part in the conflict
Some routine business was first transacted
and at 1870 the resolution came up as per
the vote on the previous question Wednes-
day, and the agreement for debate of
four hours, the Democrats and RepubIi-
cans each having two hours, an arrange
ment that was not to the liking of the Al
lance men, who had no time assigned tC
them.
Holman Opens the Discussion.
Holman said that similar resolutions had
heretofore been introduced in the house and
| never led to any extended discussion. Gentle-
| men on the other side Of the house had be
lieved them TO be proper expressions of policy
| to be pursued. and he was somewhat surprised
that the introduction of the resolution Wednes-
| day should have aroused so much opposition.
At the beginning Of the Forty fourth con-
| gress-Dec. Il, lS15-a resolution similar in
terms, but stronger. had been introduced and
| received the support Of the Republicans. n
| Guiding Garfield, Blaine, and other leaders.
Burrows called attention to the fact that
! Democratic leaders Ike Mills, Lamar, and
| others had voted against it.
| Wants the Question SQuarcly NTet.
| Similar resolutions, Holman continued, had
been introduced Jan. - 1873, 10y >. Il, Baker. Of
Indiana, lately appointed to u high judicial po-
| sition. They show how great minds from In
| diana run IN the same channel Ia the first IN
stance resolutions were passed :E25 10 s.; in the
| second, rs TO So The objection of the gentle
| men to the resolution, the speaker SAID. was
doubtless against the first resolution, declaring
| against sss,-idic~, aud lie was glad that the
| question should be squarciy met an. the posi-
| ton of the two parties thereon made apparent
| be ore the country The conditions that OBJ
tanned when the resolutions Of the Forty fourth
ana Forty-tillh congresses were introduced
! were different from those now in existence.
Object of the Resolution,
| Then the expenditures of the government
| were less than the re ceiptS, now the receipts
| are les; than the expenditures, and the ncces-
slty for tho adoption OF such policy as is out
| lined in the resolution under discussion much
| greater now than then. The legislation against
| which the resolutions are directed is lyEisla.
| ton for the benefit OF castles, a feature OF gov
| ernment belonging TO moDarchics. Is il poSs-
| ble that he same system of government which
| is provided Tor the caSte-ridden and down
| troddcn peoples Of Europe Is to he followed in
| this country The Democratic party, Holman
| said he had always understood was willing by
| a revonne measure to secure incidental Protec-
| ton.
| Definition of Subsidy Wanted.
| Raincs OF New YorL-To get the gentle
mans idea of subsidies wish to ask him if the
house should pass a bill giving to the silver
| produce 81 for IS cents worth Of silver,
| whether that would be considered a subsidy 10
the producer and therefore Objectionable TO
| tie gentleman and his party2
| Holnan-l win simply answer the gentleman
| that am in favor Of the coinage Of silver upon
the same basis as that Of gold. LApplause by
| the Democrats
| As to the limitation Of expenditures proposed
| in the second resolution Holman said q mort
| comprehensive term than department could
/ not be used. II included r river and harboI
| bill which was a part OF the expenditure
| properly included within the scope oc the war
| department, jus; a the pension bureau was
| included in the interior department, and the
| expenses Of that department uo one questions.
| DlNeLEY PROPOSES A SUBSTITUTE.
| An Objection Kills II and Henderson Re
plies to Holman.
Dingley of Maine said that since Hol
e D.
resolution it was probable that the docr-
ment could he 50 amended as to enable
every one to vote for it; and he therefore
offered the following rs a substitute to be
voted on at the proper time:
Resolved, AS the sense Of the house that it is
| the duty of congress % ST. Tuil appropriations
| equal to the requirements Of efficient. honest,
| economical and Statesmdulke administration
| of national affairs, and always with the view
| of promoting public and not private Interest," s;
vet the functions Of the Da1iCn and the duties Of
| congress are not restricted to simply provid-
ing the means for carrying on the several de-
partmcnts, bat extend 10 appropriations for
such other objects Of national Importance as in
the Judgment of the people and of congress
are directly or indirectly for tho bouuat OF the
couutry as q whole and aye not likely TO be Sc
cured by private enterprise.
Objected to and Withdrawn.
Henderson Of Iowa said the resolutions OF
the Forty-fourth and Forty-hfth congresses
were not the same in tenor as that under cor.
sideration- Then the government was labor.
ing under a burden Of debt which under Re.
publican administration is being paid off TIE
resolutions of those congresses referred to pub.
| lie service-not departmental service. Under
the resolution of the gentleman from Indiana
not private pension bill could be passed and
no public work outside of a department proper
be acted upon. The resolution proposed is in
sincere, for no ore has suggested that any land
subsidy should be granted TO any one.
Refers to the Starving Russians.
Bat tho resolution, said Henderson, is aimed
against the starving Russians, for whose relief
the people of the United States have contr b.
uted large quantities of grain. This grain. the
! Democratic majority say, shall not be carried
to its destination by the government. The
governor of Iowa appointed an agent to super
wise the collection and shipment of these gifts
This gent ernan telegraphed urging the passage
of the senate Russian resolution. The speaker