The sun., 1892-02-10
DODGING JUDGE HOLMAN.
,vouorERs OF THE ROCK CREEK PARK
sCHRME ALARMED.

~ "a Have tho Resolution for an In.
..,,o,,,ou Transferred from His Com.
.,,,., 10 tho Committes on District AZ:
,.,r.-A Bir Tract OF Land for Sale TO
~. Government at y Pretty Price.
WARRINGTON Feb. 9.-Judge Holman. Chair
an, o,the House Committee on Appropriations.
a. NJ prescnt n most conspicuous object OF at
..ct hy nil the men and women In Washington
~bo mr.. endcavoring to get their hands into
Incle Sans cash box. The watchdog OF the
treasury stands between the peoples money
a,d its raiders. and is therefore hated and
t.ared ly the promoters OF the yari-
nn. nrorositions pending before Congress-
s.nsndinr for success upon larGe-sized
srnropr,ations The friends OF these pro-
,osed measures seem to be fearful OF allowing
,hom 10 GO to tho Committee on Appropria-
,ions and are doing everything in their power
~ MI, the bills into tho hands OF other COM
mit,ees, presumably on the assumption that
.hos. committees will be more inclined to
sn.na money freely and without close investi-
,,,;on than tho committee OF which Judge
Holman is Chairman.
yestsrday after a stubborn fight the House
,efus.d 10 de, rive tho Appropriations Com
nittce Of tho privilege Of considering the reso-
ution rrovidin. for an investigation OF
worlds Fair expenditures. This action
is significant as indicating the temper Of
the House with regard to other like
Investigations. number Of resolutions are
,cnd ne authorizing inquiries into various en-
ierrrisus that lave received or are seeking
Government aid. and IL every case the friends
Of the enterprises are pulling every possible
wire to keep tho investigation or the propo-
sition for increased appropriations out Of the
hands of Judge Holman.
One Of the most active and persistent fights
Of this kind is being made by the friends OF
the Rock Creek Park scheme in the
District OF Columbia On Jan. IL Mr..
Dockery of Missouri introduced reso-
Op n ns p9yns s.Tss for which Rhsssts2Sn hss Eno%n
up on an appropriation by the. Fifty, first Con-
Eress made for the purchase Of land adjoining
pleasure and benefit OF the residents OF
The District. The, r%Ssoluntion;: res at the
,se nss to rffacss I 5
although Chairman Iiemphill Of the District
Of Columbia Committee thought ne Z, 81. should ,,!li
priatons the District Of Columbia bill. one
q the six appropriation bills that 60 to
ana n.i referred T to tho Rock Creek Park scheme.
and suggested that the District Committee
lagnc ,surpers that 60 along with. the
ions and schemes that spring up SO fruitfuly
District Committee have the District appro-
praton bill and there has been n general
, sense Of srcI and despair '1 in the District
Ing '', "i the committee this week the Rock
Creek matter was taken UP as the business of
s nr the SsSf rdd rd
ysing some way to get the Investigation rnso-
luton away from the other committee. other
Meanwhile the uneasiest set OF men in
put their money into the park scheme; They
syndicate. the Chevy Chase ny Iand Com, @
Iany; tho sharon estate. and the Rock
ss:s haTay yths eomssnS qh' 6o fyndists s
senator Sharon. Francis g. Newiands. his
SOM and nj intEefty ;hs Go{er ths
slovart . Nevada. who in and out Of Con-
E ns Uf % se saems has sver bs s syaa %
f n sypSh stss part mt Of II ts ss s4s
{, c's%as 'exas Sh5sl fhs ss city K
was was ,hsn npu. throash Gongress 6y whioh,
the limit Of land to be purchased being fixed
at t2OUv acres and the appropriation and whole
s9st &C $, oh 81 Mhatryer land mlEht be taken
the cost ofthe land to be taken. but it was sup
posed park Of a. few hundred acres would
enough. Thc enrineer h Once Of the District
had made an es,impts once Of tho value of this
iant and @ stated 1 in public report that it would
Two thousand acres wore set of. for the
FAX: raIS: and BY system of wire pulling wit
either employees Of the syndicate. or heavy
ssFsdthIto,s tha Of G!nvers bank; Only one witness
i9r tne neuovrrnmrnt was not in one or the other
oltnyDrpS. Ona witnCaa
Gloyrr's lank 70 borrow $40. 600. got it, and was
s,"arG forced to give nearya months timeto
All tn" Government witnesses received from
s's Ssas to rssSSrn swfar W ri; award When !.
@ aeres 'ns up to Ssfsssst6 ran the
r,f S a"a or the syndcqte Yns to 60 t9
sd get s the HGk Pst9lct pni hill r away memRn rom
Judge HOLMAN and the Appropriations Com
thiuse thin, no DiIiaPt,1nted ,IaP in that. the next
n % ason 300 pat aeres eoSa aSattnf IN taHa On
,,nne ,ne rark. Seemingly forced by, Congress
y. ns; y qar,sdy srcssly violated. they Would taks
a m @aSf With h' hsr sWn Of @ asd aSanm Shsh
plishsd. the, California syndicate would
Isn sn nrn"I'enfhs rn OF all the available ,subur;
ni ranId,y deye'4ping northwest section Of WASH
tnshiann, ttng5nn, Under the Park law. which was
M ttItnru III conference by senator ingalls,
him down, tho fapkE commi4sien sS or er'fHs the
SSnu,cte can conlscate tho property
nu!n nnu!nnng tho park by the unlimited
TSM"r omn thry have OF taxing 1t. This the Park
GIinn.lnissi,nn Is now at work upon. under Dr.
ToD"rr TG,nr direction. No report has been made to
.;onsrrss or the President. and the Commits
"uas,i u,un.is siy none will be made. There is no
uu"Ssiilon ~ Congress- but that the California
1nntlchte II the clouds will only roll by. will
msnt eset me Capitol and demand that tn" Govern
nntIons spenW money enough to make the
io n''"n n park here in Washington equal
Womo os hellcr than tho municipal parks Of
Ths Thssro iosE' or' Boston. Chicago. md st, Louis.
harts Iifc already $500 acres Of beautiful
bisthrS;o,, bishS IA Washington. and tho people Of the
nns s',I' y VINO arc to pay hall toward the new
ppeiao, Ire 40 net ask for It, although they would
vn,i, ".n oyer one; half Of the House new to the
tiorat VI NAV body. hut firm In the determina-
tbirdt oSN saNs IN" peoples money. and over one
Creek u D. nlr Senate elected since the Rock
Iii ~ T"lk scheme was put through in the
iSmosoo ~ ESQ the chances are that an
sttis1aSH'i2n srttinaS would result in n complete up
inc iS,S w., p W" lians Of the bold and enterprs-
man ma i"ai estate Schemers who arc trying to got
tba tb'2 hI,,rna 9t most valuable property from
Rock y ~ farmers and land owners in the
What tLee ttLLeek Valley, and this investigation is
iE,ns iE,st :, ,,is House District COMMITTEES would
n -