Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-29
HOUSE..

hOtSEs
After tho reading and approval Of the Jour
nal Mr.. Campbell of New York attempted to
secure the floor in order to ask the immediate
passage of a joint resolution authorizing the
Department of State to deliver to the officers
and crew Of the U. s. S. Baltimore 34 medals
presented to them by the King of Sweden to
commemorate tho services rendered by them
In transporting the remains of Ericsson to
Sweden.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS.
But Mr.. Catchings (Miss.) demanded the
regular order, and the House proceeded to the
further consideration of the report of the COM
mittee on rules. The pending amendment was
that offered by Mr.. Hemphill Is. c. with
drawing from the jurisdiction of the appro-
prnions committee the appropriations for the
support OF the District of Columbia.
In speaking TO the amendment Mr.. Blount
l1a }, who has had many years experience as
Chairman and member OF the committee on
post ofhces and post roads. replied to some re-
marks previously made by Mr.. Holman (Ind.)
reHeetng upon the increase in the expenditures
ior the postal service. He (Mr. Blount) denied
that there had been any extravaganza in that
service. The increase of appropriations had
grown cut Of the prosperity Of the republic.
lApplapse.l
MIR. Sayers of Texas was opposed to Mr..
Hemphills proposition, and consendad that it
was In the interest of good government and
pubilc economy that the expenditures for the
District OF Columbia should remain under the
control OF the appropriations committee.
COED DEAL OF CONFUSION.
While MIR. Sayers WAS speaking he was fire.
quently interrupted by Mr.. Hemphill and by
Mr.. Heard OF Missouri, but there was SO much
confusion in the hall that their voices did not
reach the distance of ten yards. In vain did
hn SrG lara n Cos,
He was finally compelled to call upon the
sergeant-at-arms to aid in the preservation of
some degree of quiet.
MIR. HEMPHILL DEFENDS HIS MOTION.
Mr. Hemphill in advocating his amendment
Criticised the committee on appropriations for
endeayoring to hold on to everything it could
get, and ridiculed the idea Of economy enter
tanned by some people, which consisted in
taking money from the people and keeping it
as long as they could.
Mr.. Breckenridge (Ark.) argued that the
policy of the distribution of the appropriation
bills had not contributed to economy.
Mr.. Bynum (Ind. said that he had voted in
favor of distribution of the appropriation
bills, and he would not change that vote now if
he had the opportunity of doing But at
the same time he unalterably opposed to
giving the appropriations for the District of
Columbia to the District of Columbia commit
tee. 1t would be bad policy to do SO.
Mr.. Heard (io.) said that, like the gentle
man from Indiana, he had voted for the dis
tribution of the appropriation bills and he
was glad of it. He would cast the same vote
today. and he intended to do it.
Mr.. Compton (AId.) opposed the amendment,
declaring that he was satisfied that the good
sense and better judgment of che House would
not aceede to the proposed change.
Mr.. HOOKER ADVOCATES THE AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Hooker CMiss.) gave his adherence to
b1 u oofo @r;I Al
ton bills That distribution had been made on
account Of arebellion against the immense power
exercised by the committee on appropria-
tons. 1t had worked WELL and he could see no
reason why the District committee should not
be given jurisdiction over expenditures for
the support Of the District.
NE. HENDERSON OPPOSES CHANGE.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa opposed the PROPOSE
ton to take from the appropriations committee
jurisdiction over the appropriations for the
District. He had in the Forty-ninth Congress
voted in favor of disintegrntion of the power
OF the committee on appropriations. Were
he now, with his experience. called upon
to vote upon that question, he would not
go to the extent he then did. The appropria-
tons for the District should remain in charge
OF the appropriations committee, and he
not to entertain the motion Of the gentleman
frols South Carolina.
ME-. HEMPHIII's CLOSING ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Hemphill Is. CO closed the debate in
favor of his amendment He warned the House
against the danger of giving the appropriation
committee power to legislate upon appro-
priation bills and to sidetrack any other legis-
lationahat might be called.
TIE AMENDMENT REJECTED.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Norton (Mo.) offered an amendment
taking from the committee on rivers and har-
bors jurisdiction over the appropriations for
the Improvement of the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Blanchard Q4a.) believed that the inter-
served by leaving the appropriations for its
improvement in the hands of the
committee which now had charge of
it. The amendment was rejected.
MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS.
| Mr.. Morse (Mass.) turned his attention to
| Massachusetts politics That state was repre-
| sented in the House today by five republicans
| and seven democrats.
The democratic members were all gentlemen
| Of high character and ability. Massachusetts,
| sent no other men here. fLaughter.l He had
| not word to say against any of those gentle
men, but truth compelled him to say that
Massachusetts was at present misrepre-
| sented on this floor. Gov Russell
| had been reelected for three reasons.
u
| hibition vote; third. because he denied on the
| stump every democratic doctrine. The cleo.
| ton of Gov. Russell had been due to a certain
| extent to Misrepresentation Of the Mckinley bill
| and he cited some instances OF how that misrep-
| resentation was made. abiding to fish peddlers
| who never sold their fish. but fed them to the
! pigs, but who always put up their prices and
| declared that the increase was due to the Nc.
Kinley law.
Mg. BUTLER AND HIS CIRCUS.
| Mr.. Butler (Ohio) said that there was cir.
Gus in town. The grand royal combination
the great and only monopolistic aggregation
the allied union Of protective operatives had
sounded its fish horn, declaring
its grand opening with more pharisee,
to the Dozen than ever sent forth thei,
| praises in the streets of the old Jerusalem
Ilaughterl. And sTch men to speak abou
the duties of true s;atesmanship. The republi
cans claimed that they alone were patriots
! when their every act OF legisla
ton relative to foreign countries
had been an insult to the America,
flag. They had compared our country witt
other nations, and. for shame. had declared ou
inability to compete with them In the ordinar,
affairs of life.
They held that our industrial centers wer
pauper communities, only able to survive b,
the help Of the tax gatherers: Sby their law
they declared our inability to cop,
with foreign lands, and yet will
lips that prated Of patriotism. Thu
democrats looked upon America as the leade