The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-15
MIR. HOLMAN BEATEN.
The Democratic Congressman
Want Appropriations.
HE CALLS IN HIS RESOLUTION.
Afraid to Let 1t Be Voted on in It's
Present Absurd Condition.
HE CALLS IN HIS RESOLUTION.
Democratic Policy on the Tariff Ques-
tion OutIined-Hanford Most Promi-
nentIy Mentioned for Circuit Judge
ship-New Senate Bills.


of Representatives of the Fifty-second
congress has not followed the aggressive
leadership of Chairman Holman of the ap-
propriations committee, in declaring that
the appropriations of congress shall be
strictly limited to moneys necessary to
carry on the several departments of the
government. For four hours fierce war
fare of debate was waged in the House to-
day over the proposition of the gentleman
from Indiana, and when adjournment was
taken Holman had so far receded from the
strict spirit of the resolution as to ask that
the previous question be reconsidered, in
order that he might consider the advisa-
bility tomorrow of accepting an
amendment modifying the sweeping
declaration of the second clause
of the resolution. That many Demo-
Gratis. if forced to meet the issue
presented by the gentleman from Indi-
ana, will vote against the resolution, there
is no doubt. As it now reads, it is gen.
orally interpreted as presenting an insup-
erable bar not only TO steamship subsi-
dies but TO the sugar bounty, the Nicar-
aqua canal bill, the Worlds fair loan,
Improvement of rivers and harbors, ap-
propriations for public buildings through
out the country and appropriations for
Indian depredations and court of claims
cases. Naturally, therefore, the chairman
OF the appropriations committee had ar
rayed against him the friends of all the in
terests and enterprises so vitality affected
When Holman's resolution was taken
up he said
When similar resolutions were adopted in the
Forty-fourth and Forty-ifth congresses, the rev.
enues and expenditures of the government sub
stantialiy balanced, but now the expenditures
are in excess OF the revenues, and the necessity
Tor his second resolution was manifest. AS TO
question of subsidies, the subsidies meant legis-
laiion for the benefit of the favored classes and
were feature of government belonging to the
monarchies. He entered into a comparison of
the records OF the two parties, aud incidentally
remarked that tue Democratic party had ALWAYS
been ready by revenue measure strictly for
revenue, TO secure incidental protection.
While inveighing against class legisla-
ton. he was interrupted by Raines of New
York, who asked whether it would be class
legislation to give to silver bullion owners
81 for IS cents worth of metal. "I simply
answer" returned Holman. that | am in
favor of free coinage of silver on the same
basis as the free coinage of gold"
Dingley of Maine asked consent to have
as pending substitute resolution declar-
ing IL to be the sense of the House that it
Is the duty OF congress to limit the appro-
prlatlons to the requirements of an eff
cient, honest, economical and statesman
like administration of national affairs;
that the duties of congress be not re-
stricted to simply providing means for
carrying on the departments, but to in
clude such other subjects as are directly
or indirectly for the benefit of the country
as whole. and not likely to be secured by
private enterprise, such as the establish
ment of agricultural colleges, agricultural
experiment stations, geological stations,
improvement of rivers and harbors. the
maintenance of soldiers homes and the
pension system for the benefit of those
who imperiled their lives on behalf of the
Union.
Holman objected to the substitute being
regarded as pending, and Dingley there
upon withdrew the resolution.
Henderson of Iowa opposed adoption on
the Republican side. He said:
The resolution under discussion is not, in
language or spirit the same as the resolutions
passed by previous congresses. In those resolu-
tions the financial condition OF the country was
expressly referred to with regard to the declara-
ton as TO bouute, and subsidies At that time
the government was under heavy aud oppress-
i've load of debt, but under Republican manage
ment the government is getting rid of mort
cages lApplause.l Under this resolution no
private pension bill could be put through, and
nothing in the nature of public works could be
entertained
What was the real object 81 putting forward
the resolution To what bounties did Holman
refer? He understood, to sugar. Speaking for
himself, he would say if all the gentlemen on
the other side wanted to cancel the bounty on
sugar he might be found voting with them
This resolution was aimed at something else
1t was a deadly weapon aimed at the starving
millions of Russia. II it were adopted congress
could not make an appropriation to send TO that
country the offerings Of the generous hearts OF
our people Here came the gentleman from
Indiana making an assault on the unfortunate
inhabitants OF Russia. Jews and Gentfles in
the presence OF famine came forward with full
hands aud generous h carts to help their fellow
mortals, and the relOr n Democrats said the
government should not carry their contribu-
tlons to Russia.
Henderson then turned his attention To a
speech made some days ago by Dockery, relative
10 the financial position Of the country Dock
cry had stated that the receipts for the first half
OF the present fiscal year fell short OF the ex-
penditures by $273OO1. He Henderson, had
Ec4 INFORMATION from ire IrEASuT danarI-
ment, and had been informed that the figures
tor the period in question showed an excess of
receipts over expenditures of s., 600, instead
Of shortage OF s273,0)0. The present admins
uation had paid over s2590eo,0d0 OF interest
bearing debt. Not bondholder had wanted his
money, but the administration had made him
step up ana lake il. The admins ,ration had
saved the people $55.o0o,oO0 in interest
Henderson then proceeded TO contradict the
Sfz-gvrprY Yr-aa1 ID nv nEsrv Ias
sinking iand was IN depleted con di,lon. The
isst congress had been sneeringly alluded to as
the "billion-dollar congress" The ordinary in
crease of appropriations OF the Fiitieth congress
over those OF the Forty ninth had been s6s.0o
Oe. The ordinary increase OF the Fifty-frst
over the Fi.tieih had been s57.000.013 All this
talk about the "biliion- dollar congress- meant
that the flfiy-fr congress had given sIl5O00,-
CO. by legislative appropriations and payment
TO the soldiers OF the republic, their widows.
chill iren and dependent relatives The Fiftv-
hrst congress had revised the tariff, but in doing
80 II had increased the price Of the products of
the American farmer. made il sure that labor
could get fair aud just compensation, and made
Z impossible for starvation TO enter the repub-
lie and remain under the folds OF the American
Hag iGreat appiause.l
Replying, Dockery said:
The aggregate appropriation of the "billion
dollar congress" was without parsliel or pree-
edent IN The history of the country. III g record
showed that. deducting the sinking fund and
interes; on the pablic debt and the extraordi-
nary charge for pensions. there remained more
than slo3.osoDo0 increase OF sppror riations Of
Tie flity-ntJh congress. over the Fiftiefh. The
average Increase from the Farty-fourth 20 the
Fittieth had been about So, eo0,oo0. On the LIST
OF July, 1898, there had been in the treasury q