The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-12
THEFIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS
AN ATTEMPT MADE ~ THE uoUyE TO
ENFORCE ECONOMY.

A Resolution to Appoint . Useless Mes.
senxer Defeated. and Sore Extrnvagant
Itsns stricken from the Military Acade.
my Ri,i-rarners' Alliance Members Re.
nind Democrats OF Their Duty - The
Prinsisg nil Discussed in the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Feb lin the Senate to -dny
Mir. McPherson dem. N. J.l introduced bill
appropriating $50. 900 to erect q monument to
commemorate tho battle OF Princeton: Mr..
Gallagher tRep.. N. H. offered bill to erect
an equestrian statue at the cost OF $4,000 to
Gen. John Stark OF New Hampshire: and Mr..
Voorhees, Dem. 1nd.) introduced bill for n
statue to Gen. Zach Taylor. at a cost OF
$4,000.
Mr. Call tDcm.. Fla) presented resolution
instructing the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to inquire whether any railroad cor
poration had attempted to bride the Legisla-
ture and to subsidize newspapers with view
OF controlling tho election OF United States
Senator In tho State Of Florida. and what legis-
lation. II ans. is necessary to protect the peo-
pile against such action on the part Of corpora
tions and their foreign bondholders. This
resolution. at Mr.. Calls request. was laid on
the table, Mr.. Call giving notice that he should
at future day make some remarks upon 1t.
The Senate having taken up bills on the
the bill to provide for tho erection OF Post
OfIlces in cities where tho receipts OK.
ceeded $4,000. per annum DO made special
order.
Mr.. Voorhees, tDcm.. Ind.) expressed q fear
that between the Pure Food bill and this Post
Offlce bill the rest OF the calendar (which in
his opinion had more merit than either Of
these two measures) would be crucifed.
The Post Offlce bill was made special order
for Monday week after the morning hour.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman. at 1:50. the
very short secret session the doors were re-
opened and the Printing bill was again taken
Cultural to Se be TRs numbes Of
copies was fixed ut 500 OUO instead OF 100000.
Rr9Sy a bS in ths s moved to strike out the
and, members. characterisinG this as per-
son Ws vosd down aysobp F0p0
Mr.. German LDem. Md moved to strike out
t a%ss sSeP ssasnS e ass sas Doc
him the distribution Of al public documents.
Mr. Gorman referred to the political rossibili:
possession Of the private lists Of Senators and
%ea5 sns ns 0pf in an n
sRS you'd ers sy tBBs Sne
passage Of. ewhere.
Mr.. Hawley rep. Conn said he did not care
what became of the bill elsewhere. Replying
to the argument that this document distribu:
ting department would grow, he remarked
with emphasis that he expected It. would grow.
TWAS a fact which demaGogues in Congress
sometimes forget that the country was grow
ing all the time.
document superintendent, appointed by the
President. was REQUIRED to keep tho record Of
the addresses OF every man. woman. or child to
whom q public document was sent. lilo did
not want to put that power in the hands Of any
prostituted. It Would be- worth millions OF
dollars in hotly contested campaign. and
thousands OF dollars to any advertising agency
He was unwilling to place it in the hands Of
any man.
Mr.. Hawley said this. was the first reform
measure introduced in the present Congress-.
but it had been already defeated by Demo-
cratic House. and is now bitterly opposed by
Democratic Senators.
Mr.. Call suggested that In the present tenn:
per OF the Senate It was obvious that the bill
could not be passed to-day. and he suggested
an adjournment.
Mr. Paddock tRcp.. Mob, secured unanimous
consent to making his Pure Food bill the next
order after the disposition OF the Printing bill.
An effort to name u time for taking vote on
the Printing bill failed. and at 4:45 7. II. tho
Senate adjourned until Monday.