Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-15
Democrats Refuse to Follow
HOlman's Lead.
they Are Opposed to a Too
Economic Policy.
The Indiana Man Compelled to With
draw for Repairs.
A Fierce Four Hours Debate ON His
Anti subsidies Resolution-Be Asks
Leave to Amend It-Washing-
ton Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

representatives OF the htty-SecOnd con-
gress has not followed the aggressive
leadership OF Chairman Holman Of the
appropriations committee in declaring
that the appropriations of congress shall
be strictly limited to moneys necessary
to carry on the several departments of
the government. For four hours fierce
warfare of debate was waged in the
house today over the proposition of the
gentleman from Indiana, and when
adjournment was taken, Holman had so
far receded from the strict spirit of his
resolution as to ask the previous ques-
tion to be reconsidered in order that he
might consider the advisability to-
morrow of accepting an amendment
modifying the sweeping declaration OF
the second clause of the resolution.
That many Democrats if forced to
meet the issue presented by the gentle
man from Indiana will vote against the
resolution, there is no doubt. AS it
now reads, it is generally interpretated
as presenting an insuperable bar, not
only to steamship subsidies, but to the
sugar bounty; the Nicaragua canal bill;
the worlds fair loan; the improvement
OF rivers and harbors; appropriations
for public buildings throughout the
. country, and appropriations for Indian
depredations and court OF claims cases.
Naturally, therefore, tile chairman of
the appropriations committee had ar
rayed against him the friends of all the
interests and enterprises so vitally af-
fected.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The following bills were introduced
and referred: For the repeal of the
sugar bounty clause of the tariff bill !;
looking to the adjustment of inter-
national disputes without resort to war.
Holman's anti-subsidy resolution was
taken up for discussion,
Holman said in regard to his resolu-
tion, when similar resolutions were
adopted in the forty-forth and forty
fifth congresses, the revenues and ex-
penditures of the government substan-
italy balanced, but now the expendi-
lures are IN excess of the revenues,
and the necessity of his second res
resolution is manifest. AS to
the question of subsidies: Sub
sides meant legislation for the benefit
of favored classes, and were feature of
81 bCiOhSlh6 W mOudICulcSs
He entered into a comparison of the
records Of the two parties, and incident
ally remarked that the Democratic
party had always been ready by reve-
nue. measures, strictly revenue, to Sc
cure incidental protection.
While inveighing against class legis-
lation, he was interrupted by Raines of
New York, who asked whether it would
be class legislation to give to silver bull
lion owners 81 tor 7S cents worth of
metal.
81 simply answer replied Holman,
"that | am in favor of free coinage of
silver on the same basis as free coinage
of gold"
Dingley, of Maine, asked consent to
have pending substitute resolution,
declaring it to be the sense of the house
that 1T ls the duty OF congress to limit
appropriations to the requirements of
an efficient. honest, economical and
statesmanlike administration of ma
tional affairs; that the duties of con-
gress be not restricted to simply pro-
viding means for carrying on the depart
ments, but that they include such other
subjects as are directly or indirectly for
the benefit of the country as whole,
and not likely to be secured by private
enterprise-such as the establishment
of agricultural colleges, agricultural ex-
pertinent stations, geological surveys,
improvements of rivers and harbors, the
maintenance of soldiers homes and
pension system for the benefit of those
who imperilled their lives in behalf of
the union.
Holman objected to substitutes being
regarded as pending.
Dingley thereupon withdrew his reso-
luton.
HENDERSON OPENS THE DISC UssIoN.
Henderson OF Iowa opened the discus
sion on the Republican side. The reso-
luton under discussion, said he, is not
in language or spirit the same as the
resolutions passed by previous con-
crosses. In those resolutions the finan-
cial condition OF the country was ex-
pressly referred to, with regard to the
declaration as to bounties and subsidies.
At that time the government was under
heavy and oppressive load of debt.
Under Republican management the
government is getting rid of its mort
gage. [Applause.] Under this resolu-
could be put through and nothing in
the nature of public works could be en-
tertained. What was the real object of
the pending resolution? Towhat boun-
ties did Holman refer? He (Hender-
SOM understood for sugar. Speaking
for himself, he would say, if all the gem
lemen on the other side wanted to can
eel the bounty on sugar, he might be
found voting with them. This resolu-
tion WAS aimed at something else. 1t
was deadly weapon aimed at the stary-
ing millions in Russia. If it was
adopted congress could not make an
appropriation to send to that
country the offerings Of the generous
hearts of our people. Here came a
gentleman from Indiana making an
assault on the unfortunate inhabitants
of Russia. Jews and Gentiles, in the
presence of famine. came forward with
fuii hands and generous hearts to help
their fellow mortals, and reform
Democracy said the government should
not carry their contributions to Russia.
Henderson then turned his attention
to speech made some DAYS ago by
Dockerey relative to the financial posi-
tion OF the country. Dockerey had
stated that the receipts the first
half of the present fiscal year fell
short OF the expenditures, $273,O00. He
[HendeIson) had asked for information
from the treasury department and had
been informed that the figures for the