Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-06
Lord Salisbury's Arrogant
Proposition.
1t Is Insulting to Our National
Dignity.
The Fur Seal Species Threatened
With Utter determination.
Uncle Sam viii Never Consent to an
Open Seasonal Vigorous Effort
VIII Be Made to Prevent
Ponchtng.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches
WASHINGTON, March 5--The magic
power of Chairman Holman of the ap-
preparation committee was broken in
the house today for the first time this
session, and all the barriers and tradi-
tions surrounding that committee went
down under the impetuous sway OF the
committee ou agriculture. 1t was the
old conflict OF prerogative against pre-
cedente, OF the committee on agriculture
against the committee on appropriate o. J.,
and Chairman Hatch and colleagues
carried the day. The effect of this is
far-reaching and may break entirely the
force of the appropriation committees
assumption of privilege to scrutinize
and revise all appropriations to be passed
upon by this congress.
The bill over which the struggle oc-
Cured was one called up by Chairman
Hatch appropriating, as a deficiency,
$780, for carrying on the work of the
bureau of animal industry. and $4,000
for experiments in sugar production.
Holman Immediately objected on the
ground that the bill came properly un-
der the jurisdiction of his committee.
He further objected that the agriculture
committee had notproperly investigated
the question of appropriation, and pro-
pounded several inquiries.
Hatch declined to be catechized. and
in the course of sharp speech said it
was none of the gentleman's business.
1t was the business of the committee on
agriculture, which had thoroughly in
vestigated the matter. Time and again
he had seen the gentleman from Indiana
take the constitutional knife and pare
appropriations so they could not be seen
under microscope, but when his own
state was interested he opened the doors
wider than necessary to let the capitol
building through. Laughter One of
the first speeches he ever heard the gen.
tleman make was in favor of bill to
build turnpike road in Indiana.
authority to build turnpike road in
Indiana, he never could see.
The bill was then passed.
A letter from the acting secretary OF
the treasury was received and filed,
this morning, stating that $500,O0O
would be required during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1898, for the purpose of
collecting and preparing a government
exhibit for the worlds Columbian expo.
sition.
A resolution was adopted directing
the committee on private land claims te
make inquiry into the Maxwell lane
grant in New Mexico.
A joint resolution wos reported from
committees, changing the dates of the
beginning and ending of the terms o.
congressman; changing the time or
which the annual session of congress-
shall begin, and the date of the com
mencement of the term of president an6
vice-president.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed
without amendment.
The bill appropriating, as deficiency
$3.50, 900 for carrying ON the work of tht
bureau of animal industry and $4,000
for experiments in the production o
sugar, was then taken up.
After the bill was disposed of, as noteC
above, the house went into committet
of the whole on the invalid pension bill
and discussion of a political nature
followed. When the passage of the bill
was in order, dispute arose over g
minor amendment, and Bailey of Texas
made the point of no quorum. He die
this, he said, to call the attention of the
country to the fact that the member
did not attend the sessions in sufficient
number to transact business. The house
then adjoured.