St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-02
Holman and Hopkins Used as
a Target by the Political
Marksmen. lls
After a Hot Half-HOur the Bill
Is Passed Extending Ap-aol
J1l
preparations.
Denials Of Facts Stir Senator
Vest to Plain Talk in the
Senate.


is to transport the publication from the
office to the capitol.
A spicy half-hour's debate preceded
the passage by the house of Joint
resolution extending until Aug. the
appropriations embodied in the sundrv
civil bill of last year, during which there
were denominations INDUCED in on
both sides, but the indulgence was
principally for party effect. The worlds
fair appropriation did not come up; but
bill was passed changing the date of
the dedicatory ceremonies.
One hundred and forty-six members
responded to their names ON roll call,
this being twenty-One short Of a
quorum. On motion of Mr.. McMillin,
of Tennessee, call of the house was
ordered. An exact quorum, 167 men,
beers, responded.
Hopkins VS.. Holman.
Mr.. Holman then rose to move a Sus-
pension Of the rules, but before his
proposition was read Mr.. Hopkins. of
Illinois, made the point of order that
the previous question having been Or
dered on the senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the mo-
ton to suspend was not now in order.
The speaker overrulled the point of
order, and quoted from ruling made
by Speaker Reed in Justification of his
ruling.
MIR. Hopkins said that he had not al
ways regarded Speaker Reeds rulings
as sound, and he was not inclined to ac-
cept them.
Mr.. Holman moved to suspend the
rules and pass JOINT resolution extend
ing until Aug. the appropriations made
by the sundry civil act OF last year.
Mr.. Bingham said that the worlds
fair amendment came from the senate
duly under the rules of the senate and
became part of the sundry civil bill.
1t was not contended in the house that
the worlds fair amendment was not
part of the bill. The cOnferrees on the
part of the house had been instructed
to resist the amendments. Again had
the bill been sent to conference and
again had the paragraphs been reported
back to the house. The question was
squarely made, and on yea and nay
vote the house decided to instruct its
conferrees to agree to the amendment.
Roasting the 'sObjectOr.''
Then the gentleman from Indiana
Mr.. Holman. who had voted against
motion to recede, had seen proper to
change his vote in order to move a re-
consideration. As to whether it was his
Intention to filiDuSter was a question for
the gentleman to answer to the house,
the country ana the people. That it had
that result was the best evidence and
conclusion. He (Mr. Bingnam) did not
believe that there was any purpose on
the Republican side to DELAY or obstruct
the conduct of the government for the
next few days. But it must be under
stood that house having Democratic
majOric majority of 150. capable of con-
ducting the business of the government
without vote from the Republican
side, must be responsible to the people
for the conduct of public affairs. No
responsibility could rest Oh the Repub-
lcans.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana. said that the
gentleman from Pennsylvania was
aware of the fact that the senate, in de-
fiance of the rules. had placed the
worlds fair amendment on the appro-
priation bill. When were the house
conferrees instructed to support this
measure? The vote ordering the first
conference had
Repudiated this Measure
as not properly being upon all appropri-
alton bill 1t had been repudiated by
thirteen votes. Under the instructions
of the house the conference committee
had acted, and had reported the measure
back to the house. But change of
votes had ensued, and the measure had
been approved. He had then made
motion to reconsider. That was a proper
motion. Did the gentleman claim that
a member was Drecluded from
asking further time in order
that the house might reconsider
its action? He had been acting in per-
feet harmony with the action of the
house in the past. He had Saturday
asked consent for the consideration of a
resolution extending the sundry civil
appropriation. The gentleman from
Illinois CHR. Hopkins) had objected.
The gentleman from Illinois was will
ing to stop the wheels of legislation for
the purpose of compelling the house to
give S5,000,O00 to corporation in Chica-
go. Both in time of peace and in time
of war he had heard the proposition
made to extend appropriations and
never until now had he beard it OBJ
jected to.
Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, spoke of
opposition to the worlds fair appropria-
ton. for Chicago did not ask a loan: it
asked that congress pass a bill which
made the government joint stock
holder in private corporation.
Reed Gets in a Shot.
Mr. Reed, of Maine. said that the gen
tieman from Indiana (Mr. Holman) had
offered an example of uneXampled cour-
age which enabled him to face unfIilch-
ingly a situation of this kind With a.
Democratic majority of more than $40
(0f which he was the factlOnal leader)
the house of representatives had
stopped the business of the government
and now the gentleman was endeavor-
ing to charge this stoppage to somebody
else. He (Mr. Holman) himself had led, :,
il not openly, coyertly. this rebellion
against good government. He had de-
liberately blocked the wheels of BUSH
ness, and he charged it now upon some
body else. +,
The worlds fair legislation had re-
ceiyed the sanction of the senate with
out regard to party. For, as it was
against the rules of the senate. its APP
pearance on this bill must be with the
assent of every Democratic senator. 1t
stood now with the assent not only Of
the senate. but of every Democratic
member of that body. Further than
that, it had the sanction of Democratic
house with 140maj orty-a majority of 8
to land there was nothing used
against it except the miserable techni-
cality that some gentleman thought that
the worlds fair matter ought not to be
on an appropriation bill.
Indiana Courage.
Yet the gentleman from Indiana had
the courage to stand before the house
and the country and charge the result
of his own action to another member
to charge Tin tone of amaZement) in
house with 40 Democratic majority the
stoppage of public business by MEM
| Der of the minority. He did mt WON
der that the gentleman from Indiana
had had a long career. Courage like
that carried man through in Indiana.
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