The sun., 1892-02-14
THE NEW ERA OF ECONOMY.
rur HOUSE TRYING TO STAND n THE
sprRIr or HOLMANs RESOL U11ONS.

rHr HOUSE TRYING TO STAND NJ THE
spfRIT or H0LMAws RESOLUTIONS.
n. Connittse On Appropriations Railing
with an Iren Hsna-How the 0ovsr.-
ue.s Avoids its Obiigations-strainins At
s,sss suA svvaiiowiag Csmsis-now Or
s.r,seA Labor 10 IaterestsA.
WARRINGTON. D. O.. Feb. 3.-Representatives
are beginning to learn that there was no bum
combe in tho Watchdog's resolutions. pledg-
ing the House to economy. introduced Just
after the holiday recess. The House passed
these resolutions after long debate. Some
q, those who voted for them evidently fancied
that It was mere formality. Since the adop-
tlop o, the rules. however. tho House has
svinoed determination to stand by tho Hol-
man resolutions to the letter. Indeed. It begins
10 look as though hardly any bill carrying
money can be passed. outside OF the regular
sppropriation bills. The Watchdog will un-
admittedly shave very close the six great
Mills under his charge. They are the Legisa-
tive. Executive. and Judicial. the Sundry Civil.
EortiHcations and Coast Defences, District of
Columbia. Pensions. and Deficiency bills. His
)ieutenants evince disposition to carve those
rsport.d from other committees without mer-
~. Clerks and others employed In the depart
m.nts arc apparently to be the sufferers. Their
salaries may be reduced. but those OF their
surerors will remain the same. In other
words. the man who can be struck will be
,truck. while those who have influence will
not be affected.
Every item Of . money bill coming from
other com mittees ia closely sorutinized in
open House. Gov Savers Of Texas and Major
~ ekn v,{tA k>rn lt1k
clubs. ready to knock out each item OF ex-
carry on tho government And some members
say that they are not particular about it's
necessity. Behind them stand the other Dem
ocratlo mi members OF the committee. ready to
assist.
Viewed In this light tho proceedings OF the
House since the adoption OF the rules will be
found extremely interesting. To organized
bodies Of workingmen they are exceedingly
Instructive. Within five minutes after the
final vote on tho rules. Gov. Sayers reported an
urgent deficiency bill from the Watchdog's
committee. It appropriated 100000 for con-
tinung the work OF the Eleventh Census. He
further reported back resolution providing
for an Investigation into the expenditure Of
the Government appropriation for the Worlds
Fair. 1t provided that the Committee on Ap-
rropriations should make the investigation.
Athn swapping eyed Kentuckian. with tiny
black moustacle. got the floor Immediately af-
;erward. He was W. ". Dickerson OF Williams
town the successor Of John G. Carlisle. In flash
he secured the unanimous consent Of tho House
for the consideration Of resolution request
ing the Committee on the Judiciary to investl-
gate and report whether Congress has the
constitutional authority to appropriate money
for the Columbian Exposition. This resolu-
tion was adopted. Before its adoption. how
ever Joseph McKenna!of California complained
that unanimous consent had been given in
great confusion. and that he would have OBJ
lected IL he had heard the request This was
on Feb. 4.
THE FIRST DEFICIENCY Bill.
On the next day. Gov. Sayers got the House
Into Committee Of the Whole on the State Of
As Onion. to consider the Census Deficiency
bill He said that there had been appropriated.
up to date. for the Census Office. $6325.OOO.
0fths. u million dollars was to be used to take
the census of farms. homes. and farm mort
cages. The balance. on Feb l. was $122.OOO.
did not include the appropriations for print
inc. twas estimated that $3.50. 900 additional
would be required to carry the work to July !.
the end Of the fiscal year. The Office had ask
Ell for million dollars to finish the census.
1t employed so5 people to-day. The Com
Dlittee on Appropriations thought that $780,
ooo would tide it over. The Governor said
that he could not account for the deficiency.
except upon the theory that the Census Office
had employed too many men ut too high
salaries and wages. in order to complete the
census in a very short time.
This brought Gen. Henderson OF Iowa to his
feei. He is also member OF the Committee
on Appropriations. He denied that there was
a million dollars deficiency. The million dol
lars WAS required for the next fiscal year, he
sai. an! hal nothing to do with the deficiency.
He struck ii blow at Mr.. Blount OF Georgia. who
mad ma''e n" annoying inquiry. by saying that
tile frHt appropriation bill that Tom Reeds
Congress had put through was an urgent de-
h'!ency bill lor million dollars which a
Democratic Congress had failed to provide.
fealso said that he thought 5000 900 would
not tide over til" Superintendent TO the end OF
Tie hs''i,l yrar He thought that Mr.. Porter
w"Gl' want SlolU0O more. He denied that
thn:' had been an excess OF employees In the
buraau
toy. Savers replied that he believed that
hnndrods Of men and women had been en-
ploJed whose services were not needed. It
was done at the instance OF members OF Con-
Gress aud others with political influence. He
thought that If the Superintendent had been
.e't to operate his bureau without pressure
from the outside. the expenditure would have
aeen far lass. 1ie said that information had
reached him that persons were employed In
the Division devoted to farms. homes. and
'arm mortgages. who hardly knew the differ
ence between load Of hay and mortgage.
Mr. Henderson denied that there was any
such evidence before the committee but Gov.
"syers replied that he believed that he could get
proof to sustain him. The committee had
his chief clerk. ~
CUMBERLAND TREATED LIKE NEW YORK.
cMr. Hopkins Of Illinois declared that the
sensus Bureau had been very efficiently ad-
mhlnistered. This pricked Mr. McKaig, the
Wen9cratic successor Of Louis McComas OF
maryland. He said that he was Mayor OF Cum
De,t De,,and N when the enumerators made their re-
~ tSat iG32 had been made In the population
re re ol ne City Council over six months to trace
\ ho snaks mistake through the department and get
niS Misorrected His statement is significant In
n,n new OF the alleged discrepancy Of nearly 2OO-
wy ~ tle, city OF New York.
~ the discussion, a statement OF Mr.. Porter's
a. 60 10 the comparative cost OF the tenth and
GG,s'eh'h ctnsuses was read. Ho accounted
t.r an increase OF nearly Sl.5OO.OOU. aside
H.nthe HWn me mortgage branch. by saying that the
yureau mad more to do this time than ever be-