The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
TH[ DEMOCRATIC PRE- 5.
WASHINGTON LETTER.


w ASKING ON. ID. C., nj ar. 1892.
The man who says the present Bouse of atp-
resentatives is do nothing body either makes
wIlful misstatement or is ignorant vi the
fgets, which spes for themselves 1he ORR
Of the House Is al ahead of that the House
OF the l7st congress the period
irst nee II has already passed three - prop,
atiVr bills the Urgtpt DetcieucA the IiItarS
Academy ana the Indian- is makingr pid
progress III the consIueration of The fourth one.
the is.rict vi Columbia while the fl st appro-
pri tIon bill was no passed by the House of the
last ongr,Ss until the 2t>s OF March, Be, ide :,
this be repor & o. t ee t-lif bills as ear
as h histCI arch Is sometn ny un hear OF n
& bgre> sioLd1 hi, tory in addition 20 " hat has
> been done ON the floor OF the ouse is the hard
work done by the committees. when was never
turther advanced at this period In any first ses-
sion To give clear idea OF how lar his work
is advanced. Representative C.tchngs stated
that II it were necessary every one of the ap-
prop iatlOn bills except the general deficiency,
which is necessarily the last one taken up by
the committee, could be reported TO the Aou c
within IA week. Instead OF being slow. the ma
jority of the house have proven themselves
husuers, when compared with their republican
predecessors.
Next Monday the House will vote on the res
naming the 22d 23rd and Gath of March for the
consideration of the free coinage bill. If this
resolution is ADOPTED as now seems probable
notw .thstanding the talk of combination OF
republicans and anti silver democrats to defeat
it, the passage OF the fee coinage bill may be
set down as certain,
How long.'' asked democratic Senator
would Congress consent to hold its daily sit.
tings, of but few hours each in building il
knew to be unsafe and unhealthy? Not long
you may be sure. Look at the speed with which
resolution ordering an examination made BY
experts was rushed through short time ago
upon a bare newspaper intimation that the
sewage Of the Capitol was in a bad condition
And ct, year after year, it leaves three thou
sand men and women-the employees of the
Government Printing office-in building that
has been described by sanitary experts as a
death tap, and by architects and builders as
death trap?'' Now this isn't consistent. One
class of Government employees are not entitled
to safe and healthy place to work in, any more
than any other class" There's good sense in
these remarks. even in this year of retrench.
ment and reform in public expenditures; ard il
would be e good politics. for the democrats tc
provide fwhat republicans have neglected tc
do) for new Government Printing Off ce build
by the democratic party. that it is the friend o.
the wage worker.
The. democratic leaders of the House hav,
been unfortunate in having important legisla
tive plans upset by illness during the presen
session. 1t had been all arranged that imme
diately after the reports of the tariff bills-fre
wool, Tree binding twine and free cotton tie
and bagging-were presented to the House, tn
free wool bill should be called up and the tari1
debate opened with set speech by Chairman
Springer. The reports were made on Tuesday
but owing to the serious illness Of Mr. Syringe
the opening of the debate had to be postponed
until next Tuesc ay. when MIR. McMillin viii
lead off for the democrats
Representative Mills is confined to his be,
with painful attack of erysipelas in his an
kles and his physician says he will not be abb
to resume his duties for week or two.
1t is now estimated that the total amount @
the regular appropriations that will be passet
by the present House will be about sos COO Ou
leAs than what was appropriated at the las
session OF Con ngress, That meaus one dollar les
TOR each man. woman and child in the Unitet
States
Speaker Crisp says he proposes to allow III
members of he House TO do their own voting
notwithstar ding the decision of the Supre m
Court IN IaVor OF heed's" count ID quorum 4
thing may be legal and yet not be right.
One year from today" said SENATOR Hi
this morning, = l shall atterd the inauguration
OF a democratic President -
Alter an unusual amount of oratory had beel
poured out on the subject the Senate voted OF
the Idaho Senatorial contest just as it wa
known from the first that it would vote-in ia
Vor of Dubois.
Representative Sayers has had printed in tn,
congressional Record a table showing the un
expended appropriations for public building:
Low in course of erection. and the amounts re-
quired 10 complete them a glance at thi:
table will show why it is necessary to curtai
appropriations for new buildings at thi:
session.