New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-13
BRUTE FORCE OVER REASON.
APPROPRIATIONS RUTHLE>SLY REDUCED.
ME. REEDS Castle ALTON OF HoLMAN-MoEE
CUTTING DOWN OF THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.

vr REEDS CASTIG ALTON OF HoLM.N-MoEE
CUTTING DOWN OF THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
1BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEi
washington May T." Brute force said Mr.. Reed
in the course OF ms castignton Of Chairman
Holman to-day. is the only argument you bring In
tyor Of cutting these appropriations below the needs
Of the Government. You are three against one, ana
Won simply your power"
Trier words spoken. Holman's Demo-
cratic colleagues sat mute amendment after amend
ment was Offered in the Committee Of the Whole to
the Sundy Civil Appropriation bill. and 1lomans
lips moved only to cry Vote" "NOte as soon ~ an
amendment lad been read. lie did this repeatedly
when amendments offered by General Cogswell, II
member Of the subcommittee which framed the bill,
even before the latter had begun to give the reasons
why the amendments should be adopted Never be-
fore was such gross dscOurtesy shown By the chair
man OF committee toward Of his colleagues never
before there srch evidence OF sulcn determine
ton to force through the House. without any eSpE
nation whatever, an appropriation bill which, aS every
member OF the Appropriations Committee knows, is
wholly Inadequate.
The purpose IS as plain rs the MONDAY sun IL Is
TO force the Senate to repair the neglect OF inc ousc
and then to accuse it OF extravaS'nce Inc game Is
an old one. but never before was II played by such
unshful hands.
The Committee Of the Whole reached the proviso
mentioned In these dispatches last night. which pro-
yidcd FOR the admission free OF duty OF all articles I'M
ported for the OF the lighthouse service. Against
this Mr. Burrows promptly raised points OF order that
IL wns not germanc to the bill and was an attempt
to repeal the duties OF certain articles by legislative
rider" upon an Appropriation bill. Hoth Chairman
Holman and Mr.. Breckinridge. OF Kentucky. made Ia
bored arguments to prove that the poviso would re-
expenditures and both declared that as matter
OF fact the appropriation would be insufficient II the
proviso should be struck ont. In defence OF the pro-
viso they insisted that it element of the ap-
Precipitation: that Is the item carried 100000 plus
the duties. which would amount 10 about &S.O0O
more. II the provsO should be eliminated. the Item
would be too small by $4,000.
weil the proviso was ruled ont. and Mr. Reed then
moved to add $50 900 the appropriation which both
Holman and BreckinridSe had declared would be neccs-
sary. Both OF them spoke against il and despite tho
statement OF General Bingham that the appropriation
OF $4,000 for the current year had proved TO be
barely sufficient, although the number Of lights to be
supplied is less by thirty nine than it will be next
year, Mr.. Reeds amendment rejected and the
appropriation passed at s37o.ooO-S5.Ooo less than
for the current var.
This done by a Democratic quorum. the Re
pubNcans refusing t. give assistance in the
mission of an act which, il II Should lie allowed BY
the Senate to stand. would extingMish the lights
and lake coasts during part Of the coming
year. Holman and his Democratic colleagues well
know and as he and Dreckinridrc had, in effect as
serted only few moments before
When the paragraph to admit free Of duty supplies
and materials for the National Museum reached
and eliminated on point OF order General Cogswell
offered amendment t. increase the appropriation.
The arguments applicable 70 this TO the
former case, Int Holman and his Democratic col
leagues stoldy refused TO discuss the matter at all
and rejected the amendment ont Of hand Mr.. Reeds
protest and declaration that the House fought to be
mddlng honest about these things might we'll
have been addressed to craven images 10 the sulcn
and stold members of the Democratic majority.
fnpp. FRI
$4,000 to $4,000 the appropriation For the heating
ard lighting Of the National Museum. and as soon as
he had spoken few words In favor Of bis amendment
Holman cried "votc." General Bingham. another
member Of the committee protested lie read
letter from Professor Langley showing that with the
utmost economy the $4,000 appropriated for this
purpose for the current year had been barely sufficient
indeed 1t had been found necessary to suspend work In
several Of the rooms during the coolest days OF last
winter General Bingham appealed to the majority
In the name Of humanity to spare this item-wlich' by
the way was less than one.sXth OF the amount appro
River and Harbor bill. General Bineham's earnest
appeal fell upon deaf ears, and the Republican, ala
determined to compel the Democrats 10 luinsb their
own quorum to consummate an act OF innnmam'y,
as o Of them nsG hs s sS S
nan-with four exceptons-n favor of what may htiN
be styled his pneumonia provision fof The Natona!
Museum. Three of the four exceptions were MessrN
Coombs and Cummings OF New-hoih ana hoar' oi
By this Zinc 1t was evident that the majority had
determined =; vpic down every amendment without
discussing II OlcTillg any reason for an eNpihi,A
ton Of the arbitrary reductions winch they nave mkie
and the Republicans began insist upon Democratic
ulOrilm vote Mr.. Reed also took Inc moor
ON an amendment offered by Mr. l'aiioy, 81 IeAis 10
strike ont tie clause relative the Geological Park:
and of tls most ,Ortile and earnest not I" sN
scatllng fve-minute speeches which .lc ever a.
uvered, arraigned the majority and lad bare t,'
motives BY which 1t is aciuated. IlolnanS sole
reply was
Vote, vote -, M.
Mr. Pailcy's motion lost: and the committee
nendng further acton rose and the House ad-
jOurned