New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-21
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL,
ECONOMY STILL ATTACKING IL.
,,o,-,s,ox ALLOWED FOR THE PEDESTAL FOR
GEyLRAL sHERMAN'S STATUE ok FUN
rur COMPLETION OF THE CENSUS.

orx,p.1. suERMAN's STATUE OR FOR
THE COMPLETION OF THE CENSUS.
Try rELEoBAru TO THE TkIBUNE.l
,,r.n. Nav on Tho Committee Of the Whole
,1,s. today began operations by refusing TO insert
IN the sundry Civil bill any provision Whatever ~
The completion and publication OF the census.
ureext for this omission has already been "
these dispatches. Holman ana MS Denio.l'"o ~.
leagues were determined to scale DOWN 'ne sum
Civil hill and the omission OF this item gave 'ne' ''0
honeat ~ reduction" Of more than million doR'fs
Of course this money must be APPROPRIATED ou' nut
man will either force the senate TO add the item "
tho sundry Civil bill ms an amendment or II tine sehaVe
shall refse to do So he will himself nclude IL IN inc
Deficiency bill where It does not belong, ana 'he'
charge the amount to the last Congress q,
Two paragraphs OF the bill provoked much ois
o,es,on one appropriated S15O,000 to compete inc
establishment of the Chickamauga and Chauanooea
national Park Messrs. Dickerson, Bland and Comp
.or attacked the item in vigorous ana earnest
sneeches, Mr. Compton was especially earnest III
b,s demand that nothing shall be done 10 mafA 'io
batefelds Of the War OF the Rebellion or perpet,a.s
the memories Of civil strife. MI. bIahu Pea'on
for ECONOMY, 1t is surprising how "ecohomicai
BLAND becomes on occasions like this' Inc moi'"
"a strike ont the Item was lost-3O 10 co.
rho other paragraph was one which appropriated
go 600 for the preparation OF a site and erecuoh
NJ n pedes,al for the statue OF General "iiia'" l.
sherman, which Is TO be raised IN the Nauo''"'
r,p,toi nv tbe survivors Of the Army Of the Ten
nes.ee and other veterans Of the Union. Against
this paragraph point Of order was raised ny "
T. Kilgore OF Texas, an ex-rebel captain OH u'o
ground that the appropriation was not authorized oy
twisting law The point was extremely doubtful
so fine indeed that some the abest parliamenarans
in the House we're unable to discover IL. rie
cedents all favored the appropriation. IN eA~s'
the same manner were Ike appropriations made
bv Congress for the statues OF Hancock Logan sheridan
and probably Of Thomas. Mcpherson and Faragut aso
Captain Kilgorc's point OF order provoked livery
debate. after General Henderson, Of Iowa. had ap-
pcaled in vain to him 70 withdraw IT, General Hender
son argued that the appropriation was In pursuance
of the general law which authorizes and requires
Congress to make suitable provision for the care anu
Improvement Of the public grounds OF the Nauoha
Capitol Blount Of Georgia, professed to regret that
The point Of order had been made; but OF course IN
sisted that. having been made, 1t must be sustained
He was opposed TO mob law he said somewhat OBJ
scurey.
Burke Cochran spoke earnestly on the other side
and expressed the hope that II the presiding onicer
was in doubt he would leave the decision TO the
Committee Of the Whoe-a thing which has often been
done.
Colonel ,Breclnrdge, Of Kentucky, who Is mem
Der Of the Appropriations Committee. was the only eA
Confederate Democrat who argued against the point
~ order and he did SO with so much effect as to
hiring MclllIlln aud halfdozen other southern Demo
Gratis to their feet with hostile Interruptions Colo
mel breckenridge drfed away from the point OF oroer
at last and delivered eloquent appeal In behalf OF
the appropriation itself His eloquence was rewarded
with hearty applause.
Mr. B0uelle IN cogent speech drew afternoon I'd
numerous precedens favor OF the appropriation ana
conclusively showed that the paragraph was HUI oo-
noxlous TO the rule.
Mr. Herbert OF Alabama, late colonel OF the eth
Alabama Confederate Volunteers, who happened 10 be
presiding refused to leave the decision 10 the Com
mlttee OF the Whole. and sustained Captain kigorcs
point OF order II happened that every Democrat who
had spoken on Klgore's side. we'll as kigore MINI
self had protested that there was no objection to the
appropriation sefln fact that II could be passed at
any time as a separate bill By upanimous consent and
without debate and that the sole desire was TO pre-
vent an nfraction OF the rules OF the House. The
Democratic solcudc in this regard was most keen and
touching
As soon as Colonel Herbert had given his decision
General Henderson asked upanimous consent to have
IN. item restored and Captain Kilgore promptly OBJ
ccted. General Henderson then gnve notice that ne
would ask unanimous consent tomorrow for the con-
sidcratlon OF separate bill for the same purpose and
carrying the same appropriation.
An amendment to the bill was adopted which APP
proprIaes sl 800 for building roads and walks and
planting shade trees In the grounds OF the United
States Arsenal ut Columbia Tenn. This appropriation
Is not authorized by existing law Mr.. lI,1ceys
umsndmcut to appropriate ~ 600 for paving etc. at
Watervet Arsenal rejected. $500
An amendment appropnauns $4,000 for military
post at Little Rock Offered 10y MI Terry. OF Ar
kansas. but wa- disposed d. un4nimotIs consent
being obtained pass over without prejudice the para
graph relating TO military posts.
Among the provisions adopted today were these
For prevention OF obstructive and I'M urOu, deposits
within the habOr and adj AGENT waters q. New 0rk,
as follows: Pay OF inspectors and deputy inspectors,
office force and expenses Of Office. $4,000: pay OF
crew and maintenance Of steamer Argus, $4,000, pay
Of and maintenance of steamer Nm,uf $1,000.
For the first item the estimate WAS a-O.ODO and for
tho other two items the estimates were 10000 each.
Tho total appropriation Is the for tie current
year Estimates submitted for the purchase OF
two sram-tugs. to cost 100000 and 100000. for pay
OF crows and maintenance of sane. These estimates
we're ignored by the Appropriations Committee. New
Nnrh 1. mi enres I'd In The committee