St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-14
BRIEF AND DECISIVE.
Sharp Contest in the House
Between Two Prominent
Committees.
Each Wanted to Investigate
the Condition Of the
Treasury.
The Contest Is Settled in
Favor Of the Ways and
Means Committee.
Proposed Inquiry Into the Of
Proposed Inquiry Into the Of
fees Outside Of Civil
Service Rules.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.--The house
opened today with a sharp contest be-
tween the ways and means and appro-
priations committees, but it was brief
and decisive, and resulted in victory
for the former committee. For some
time there has been a little rivalry be-
tween these two great committees OF
the house, and when the matter of
Rscertaining the financial condition of
the treasury under the operation OF the
Mckinley law became pertinent ques-
ton Immediately after the election. this
rivalry was accentuated by the dispute
as to which COMMITTEES. should conduct
the investigation. Mr.. Dockery, of the
appropriations committee, introduced
resolution assigning this duty to the
committee of which he is member,and
a few days later Mr.. Wilson, of the
ways and means committee, presented
resolution directing the committee
upon which would fall the burden OF
originating revenue legislation for the
relief of depitted treasury to conduct
the INJURY. Both resolutions went to
the committee Oh rules, and that COM.
mittee today reported Mr.. Wilson's
proposition, thus c0HferriHG jurisdiction
on the ways and means committee.
Wants trae WORK ngvtilcd.
Immediately after the reading Of the
report Mir. BrcCs f;i;ritt&e, Of Arkansas,
member of tAe ways and means c0ln-
mittee Of the iFst cca&Geas, hut now Of
the appropriateness eonuittee. sprapg 20
his feet and s0r**it 10 present snhstI-
tute resolution, G;V!Itii:: tie work be
tween the two Committees. cOliferl In
upon tho wayH aMG rIe2::g comm tie
the inquiry in:e :hs eject OF lie A!t Kin
ley law and npyli tie approptia on
committee the cStiSa5;oli Of the inan
cial cond ,tion cf t4e treasury. 70 tn
proposed substitute SIR. CatcainTs, o
the comlnittee oft YQi2s, GryTApfiy OBJ
jected, stating th&G Sc. EreokcariuGt'S
resolutions shG;.a b. Introduced and
referred in the Sis;iia! way and dccl:n-
ing, on behalf o. iill: c0i1miIiec on
rules, to accep,: Sly El;ifsti;gsin or amend
ment whatever 10 lie pending resoiu-
ton. Al ter soEie farmer discussion Air.
Breckenridge vsisa:sr:;Y lis substitute
and the resolutiali presented by the
committee on rules WFS unanimously
adopted This rsaC!uis!li IL as iuiinW2:
Resolved, Iii:;a TIA: eaa;aliitae Oil
ways and means ~ srai;0TIz,>i aud III
structed to inq..ye a;;a ier>art IS to the
present eond:tio3 os The tcsasHfy and
the future pro!n:.he4 y Vis:i.iea Gu0er eX-
listing laws; Se.i 70 tiki :,laf tie COIL
mittee is particularly riernctaI 10 IS
certain tho amounts, * near as may be,
That will be required .2F
The PayE1GaG az GsezGEons
prior to JuDa 60, 1895: Sire amount of
nnexpended appropriations and the
amount required 10 i'Ui2pietl1 works now
authorized By lag; the !sAg2s OF the
sums to the credit of G;shGYst1g officers;
The items Of pt2Isaii!4 revenue between
this date ami juie Sc, 1851. and the
dates at which tlla geaj9 vii Da collect
ed by the treasury; together with ali
other facts when l0ay ba nseFul loshoW
the present ami fu.aTe condition OF the
treasury"
The members OF the ways and means
committee were at unce informally nOti-
fed that Maetnl, CT the committee
would be held Ibis week to begin the
Investigation. "I'i,e investigation will
be made 10y the full COMMITTEES in open
session." sait Mr. Springer, land not
delegated to q subcommittee. 1t is i'm
portant that this Investigation show the
condition Of The treasury at some par
ticular moment of time. AS this is so
near the end of the half OF the fiscal
year the proper time at which the con-
dition of the treasury should turn is the
3lst day of DecembeP-the end of the
first half OF the fiscal year. If we know
the obligations Of the government on
that day, the receipts from all sources
at that time. and the liabilities of the
government for the flaure. we will
know exactly how lis government
stands financially aud be enabled to de-
wise plan for meeting Il possible de-
6cit."