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gAss BRI0RT As IT SHOULD NE
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a Few leading Democrats IN the Heuss
who FH~or Extravagsst Apprepristisas
Especially for Their Own Distrfets-Tav III
and silver 20 be the CHIEF Topics er ME
eussiou In Congress- This week-ReyublI
cnns 1ryine 20 Make Political Capital
Out Of the Cut In tho PeAsiea MN.
WASHINGTON. March 8-The snti-econo.
mists In the House OF Representatives, some
Of them prominent Democrats. rode rough.
shod over Judge Holman yesterday. and
against his earnest protest passed the Ur.
gcncy Deficiency bill. appropriatlnR $15O.QOO
for tie purpose OF continuing live stock in
spectiof and $4,000 for sugar experiments.
This bill. as Judge Holman claimed in the
rather acrimonious debate between himself
and Col Hutch. Chairman OF tho Committee on
Agriculture, did not riehtfully emanete from
theiatter committee. but should have been
considered and framed in the Committee on
Appropriations But his protests were ignored.
and the bill was rushed through. votes having
been secured for 1t no doubt In advance. Now
that tho bars are down It is thought that the
bringing forward rapidly as possible those
bills that call for the expenditure OF largo
sums Of money. and to which there will natu.
rally he much opposition.
II is we'll known that there are few Demo-
Gratis in tho House. and some Of them who oc-
cupy places Of leadership. who are in favor OF
honoring the resolution OF economy passed
early in the session moro in the breach than in
the observance. Tho number OF these mon is
not lurgc. but they possess sufficient influence
to make things rather embarrassing for tho
p,n,prit y of IanprrOfs IN flN Ho,ao xvho vo
determined that the announced policy Of strict
economy shall be carried out to che very
letter.
There nre indications also that some OF the
regular appropriation bills. whose enormous
amounts last year give rise TO the scandal OF
the Billion Congress. are getting very near to
high water mark in tho various committees
that are preparing them for submission to the
House, The most objectionable bill OF all.
years. the RIVER and Hnrbor, bill. Is almost
Sc out am ha
its figures arc very near to the S24 900. 900
which WINS n R oIpd te sum total 81
blanchard Of Louisiana, the Chairman Of the
River and Harbor Committee. is one Of the
tssss. s'IGsny was thai sasPsr.s9 sasEs H. n.
defender s m . of tho Domocratie pocy Of T retreneh.
Inent and reform. He Is In favor OF liberal
rrovement ri Of the great national waterways.
hut nn nyowed opponent OF the expenditure OF
ts ts sssfa IN ps ps %as So esDs & he
his power to % restrict the river % and haTbor ap. p
and important. It. Although he viii Ind L diflouls
to do so: Appropriations for works on rivers
expenditures. and . great amount of pressure
m % or
TRe I'S Committes % mi tee O on l. Public Buildings and
q IN %n stopp
altogethsr the % q bills pEoytding for
in their opinions as to what, course should be
pursued; Mr.: sayers Of the APPROPRIATENESS
Ing purposes more money than it can properly
e s ~ fa n
amount ot PORK Tor their. "dsestricts.
hs the h to HoSse is
so9a msde Wa the
House. eth Tie @ ouiiooF S FOR united and harmonious OF @
action in the interest Of wide and proper econ
pIbIlcsns. Ill'' 'A'' ~ l00A'1 ''' '''A' ''' -''
Tariff. reciprocity. and silver are each and
all likely to be brought into discussion In the
Senate during the coming week. Mr.. Yoor-
hoes has. signifed an intention Of calling up
pose % ei addressing the Senate Upon it. NJ. A.
drich ts understood to be read to report the re-
ID By the o s%b.eommttee q the commttee COM % On
Finance into the workings Of the tariff. and
M l apon n NJ Assn nSs o Iii to SnoRas
sound cireuating medium, with special ref
t its beasRg the
fhe pTosram%e in the House icr next week
%eHds as aS
the sVer e Hn viii ies Be- eFaer 81
expected that the resolution VIII be passed. as
H. sysr s1 @
Democratic strength at eighty Votes. Several
On tRe opsnns
1s sd o S tSees
Wine 1 and Cotton ties but vide latitude wifi
heclyen the debate. and members will be al
sse By
MIR, Mcmillan. owing, TO- Mir. sprinRer's illness.
Messs aH
ie iG ths order OF their % soamittee itt assiGnment
ensth the f @ ' seafy sensraiy Se
lieved that tho entire week viii! be consumed.
l viii fpnasS @ ae
sidered.
The Republican minority In the House are
vSinly trying to make little cheap political
capital out Of tho amount carried by tho PEN
sion Appropriation bill. now under considera-
tion In the House. The general debate on the
buneombe talk to, tho galleries on the part Of
the kepublcans. in their .endeavor to make It
had been recommended. Tho bill carries
I, tGtTi OF sl34.SOO.00O. aud; as Mr.:
the. FREDERICKSBURG by from six to ten
millions. The law for the current year appro- |
priated sl35OU,M .; and there is every reason
ponsions for the pnst eight months. that this |
amount will not oil be expended by, at least
the Appropriations Committee should have
recommended. without question or inyestiga- |
Of Pensions. to witt 81 i4Io00. .OOi Had this |
been done. and were that estimate to pc en-
A. hia dianosal ON July naXt for the naYmant |