The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-06
HOLMAN'S POWER.
The Magic of it is Broken by
Chairman Hatch.
1t Was Over Bill From the Agricultural
COmmittee-The Great Director Told IL
Was None of His Business.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The magic
power of Chairman holman, of the appro-
pristions committee, was broken in the
House to-day for the first time this session,
and all barriers and traditions surrounding
that committee, went down under the i'm
petuous sway of the committee on agricul-
ture. 1t was the old conflict of preroga-
tives against precedents, of the committee
or agriculture against the committee on
appropriations, and Chairman Hatch and
his colleagues carried the day. The effect
of this is far reaching and may break en-
tirely the force Of the appropriation com
mittees assumption to scruuuize ana re-
wise all apprOp iations to De passed upon
by this Congress. The bill over which the
struggle occurred, was one called up by
Chairman Hatch, apprOpriating, as q def
| cheney, $4,000 for experiments in sugar
production. Holman immediately objected
I on the ground that the bill came properly
under the Jurisdiction of his committee.
He further objected that the agriculture
committee had not properly investigated
the question of the appropriation, and
| prOpounded several inquiries. Hatch de-
clined to be eatechised, and IN the course Of
| a sharp speech, said it was none of the
gentleman's business. 1t was the business of
the c mmitLee On agriculture, which had
! thoroughly investigated the matter. Time
and again he had seen the gentleman from
Indiana take his constitutional knife and
pare appropriations so they could not be
seen under microscope, but when his own
state was interested he opened the doors
| wider than was necessary to let the capitol
building through. Laughter. One Of
the first speeches he ever heard the gentle
man make was in favor Of bill to build
turnpike road in Indiana. Where the gen.
tleman got his constitutional authority TO
build turnpike road in Indinna, he never
could see. The bill was then passed.
A letter from the acting secretary Of the
treasury was received and fled this morn
ing, stating 100000 will be required during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1898, for the
purpose of collecting and preparing the
government exhibit for the Worlds Colum-
bian exhibition.
A resolution was adopted directing the
committee on private land claims TO make
an inquiry into the Maxwell land grant in
New Mexico.
A Joint resolution was reported from the
, committee changing the dates OF beginning
and ending the terms of Congressman,
; changing the time on which annual ses-
! ! sions of Congress shall begin and the date
: of the commencement of the term OF the
President and Vice-President.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed
= without amendment. The bill appropriat-
. ing. as q deficiency, S150,000 for carrying
: on the work Of the bureau Of animal in
dustry and $4,000 for experiment in the
:, production of sugar, was taken up. After
3 the bill was disposed of, as noted above.
the House went into committee of the
whole on the invalid pension bill, and 8
discussion of q political nature followed
When the passage Of the bill was in order
Y q dispute arsse over a minor amendment
= and Bailey, of Texas, made the point, enc
y Quorum" He did this, he said, to call tbs
!. attention of the country to the fact ths
. members didn't attend sessions in suf1cien
y number to transact business. The House
- then adjourned.