The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-14
H0DOKHN posi- OFFICE.
A Fight Between Scna-
tors Mcpherson and
CoCkrell.
BUT THE BILL GOES THROUGH.
Missouri Trying to Create an I'M
preston That She Doesn't
Want Anything.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, 1s92.-ru the
Senate yesterday MIR. Mcpherson made a
vigorous fight for the new public build
Ing in Hoboken, aud though he failed to
secure the $4,000 addition TO the aporo-
priation he asked for, he did force the
passage OF the original item. 500, 900.
When Senator Mcpherson moved TO call
no the bill and add the $4,000, Mr.. Cock
rell protested against tue consideration
of all such calendar bills until the re-
ports on them had been received from
the Public Printer.
Mr.. Mcpherson explained that the
original plan provided for a one-story
building only, but the citizens had united
In a guarantee to suspend work until
Congress could be appealed to to author
iZe a more suitable building. The State
Of New Jersey-one of tie original thir-
teen States-h8d less money appropriated
for its public buildings THAI mad been ap-
propriated to build a Post Office in one
Western city not yet twenty-five years
old. All ne desired to say was that if the
Senate denied this justice to the State of
New Jersey. II another public building
bill passed the Senate it would he at the
very last hour of the session, and not be-
fore.
Mr.. Cockrell with sordid warmth)-Do
/ understand the Senator to threaten that
10 other bills shall go through unless this
bill is passed?
NJ. McPherson-Not at all. / say the
State OF New Jersey is entitled to proper
consideration, and il the United States Is
so povertv-strlcken as not TO be able to
make this appropriation, the people Of
New Jersey will put their hands in their
own pockets and provide q suitable
building.
AMr. Cockrell (amidst laughter and some
eXcitement)-Why, Mr.. President, that
is the most ridiculous proposition ever
made on the floor of the Senate-to say
ttat the State of New Jersey, because it
was one of the thirteen original States,
must have just as many public buildings
and just as much money rs any other
State. There il no foundation of justice
or tquiry or fair dealing IN this PROPOSE
ton. New jersey is entitled to just the
same treatment as any ether State aud no
more.
THE WEST WILL COME LATER.
Mr.. Mcpherson (stiil with some warmth
of manuei) said he was not willing tnat
the Senator from Missouri should place
his W construction on his (Mr. McPher-
son's) words. The Senator's voice would
probably lie heard later In the session in
favor of other appropriations for u large
amount Tor favored cities in the West.
MT. COCkF6ll d&Hlu OCCdSlOueu uSuJc
by turning to Mr.. Mcpherson and saying
with his ~favorite gesture of pointing his
finger:-"The Senator is exceedingly un-
fortunate in his explanation. | asked
you (pointing to McPherson) for q decent
explanation, and the Senator gets mad
aud says | am trying to withhold his just
and honest appropriation. l simply
wanted 10 know why this committee, be-
fore whom the Senator himself appeared
and which agreed on his recommended
tiou TO recommend an appropriation OF
$lO0, 600. should not be overridden by the
Senator and asked to appropriate $40. 600
more"
Mr.. McPherson-Is that all your OBJ
lection? II l had known this was all the
objection / wonld have Withdrawn my
amendment. IL that is all his objection,
I withdraw the amendment and let the
people of New Jersey contribute the adj
uIilonal $4,000.
MIR. Vest Dem. MOI, rising with an
air of good humor, said ne interfered
wiTh great reluctance in this interesting
controversy, which was the only ripple
upon the stagnant water OF public life
that had yet occurred this session. and
probably ne would suffer the usual fate
Of "A mediator by mourning the aninosity
of both sides, but ne thought a great deal
more warmth had been infused into this
discussion than the subject warranted.
AS IL member of the Committee on Public
Buildings he thought the amendment
offered by the Senator from New jersey
10 Increase the appropriation from 500, 900
10 Sll0,0 900 was Il very proper one, and he
hoped il would not be withdrawn.
The Observation-Disclosures the Chair
understand the Senator (Mr. McPherson)
to withdraw his amendment
Mr.. Mcpherson with marked emphasis)
The Senator from New Jersey with
draws his amendment.
The bill as reported by the committee
a~ppropriating $l00, 600 was then passed.