The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15

nsH fhe SiepH will report ne next ssnetaf AZ
propriation bill upon tho calendar. MT hatci
Clerk iToughtainr read:
Ah 1870? making ~ for the ss 1Sn
works rivers aud harbors aud for other purposes
The tall Louisianian rosc with q Triumphant
ys S through with him. He lie mnde his last efior
to shunt the ,extrayagant measure, It Mr
always been held thnt n was not"
ton bills. The tail Louis anian showed 70
sai Shairma Geff gentleman ami from
Indiana makes that point tne 20 ap vic Sr wy
20 ON ON down tho eaendar iii he reaches what
are general appropriation bills. and will nsk
the committee to lay them aside. and hi alter Ito,
replied ;1s ,t Chair h, has R
general General Appropriation bin on tho calendar i
thorc are no other general Appropriation DIS
"Thero arc two regular appropriation bills
on tho calendar" brokc in tho Watchdog still
maEI! ns L ,ignt vii; novo the bills reported un
der th "I t tiiI S COZ d" latch reped
Tho Clerk then read tho title OF biiI max max
ing provision for The construction q ha neI
T%a, i not general era, HCprSnriatiS,G blk an:
''@f ask yuma Enanmens consent that that till be
"sas s sam ,sf from tall 4kor OF South
| Dakota. III, ~,
| Iatch's attention anew to the TACT that II was
| not n general appropriation bill
The gentleman from Michigan mis- Is right.
| Col. Hatch promptly resp9nMcd. ms IL not
The Old %atehdos had Eent his place, ,t in the
f tieulatHr "" Wildly tSWsrd tho S6ar
nsSs TGRerRS, e. bill Is tho Post
o TSer S', Was ne s I IN the proceedings The
Chair was looking over fho calendar and
S"What is tho business before the House?-
Col. Hatch responded: Tho chair will state
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the
'"ts Of the fss COLLABORATION EnSR o, what Mr. Wilson
deneral APPROXIMATION bills" replied egI Col
Faccs We're dpshing this why and that in
vain efforts TO find printed copies OF the lost
EcH IN t6s Finally ts M o
isarian suggested that as the tlers could not
find any general appropriation bill on the cal
sppar rns onA S COZ Hatch re T that
tkero was an oversight in not having tho bills
in the House. but messenger had been sent
to the Clerks Office for them.
Hero the Watchdog came to the rescue II
E he sad ho SIZE wt s aen'
yife Of the Iqst once RsPSEtRsnt for the IFS
Tho Clerk read the title. and the Louisianian
asked th95 he be aa 9yGf Mr. Hatch Rat the
he said. when there is objection to the con;
of s s tn te and
Thereupon the Chair asked whether there
was objection to the request Of the Eeptiema3
sumsd the chaiy and there was the usual vote
was n NO Quorum in tho House Mr. Butler Of
tellers were Amounted + topk twenty min;
trnmphed by i52 ayes to "a noes.
TIL" next genGsl bI on TIE
blanchard asked unanimous, consent that it
be passed over. Mr.. Butler OF Iowa objected.
The Committee again rose and the following
scene occurred:
the Committee Of ths Whole 10 pass over the forsinca
Mr. Their" not some way in which we can
this thing in bulk and this seesawins from
Uss not kn9w mex
House sseh time We reach one of these bills and
The speaker-Tbe Chair would not call it seesawins
MI BSu,,le-W.i would it not - be in order to mako
" Tom 0 Reed system does no. per
NIT it.
The House then laid aside tho Notifications |
ana Ksteh fhsre no othon
Clerk would report the River and Harbor bill.
Tho old Watchdog could not give up tho
light; Al RS. to question, sanI Of order he
was anything in tho rule that gave the River
and Iiarbor bill priority over current measures
Why certainly" replied the tall Louisianian
We went into, COMMITTEES Of the Whole to
general appropriation bills" sug-
Col. Hatch ordered tho Clerk to read clause
II rule 23. and the Watchdog was forced to al
ow the bill the right OF way.
II.-DIsCUSSING THE BILL
It was rather notifying result. The old
Watchdog seemed to feel it kccnly He had
his own way with tho House for a long time.
His Sundry Civil bill had boon reported prior
% the River and Harbor bill. One was neces-
snry to the carrying on OF the Government and
he other was not. One Topped off S12.25O 900
IS compared with the appropriations in the
session. while tho other added
S21. 201.0OO. Worse than all. tho SUCCESS Of
The Louisianian's parliamentary tactics meant
\ distinct reputation Of the Watchdogs reso-
utions pledging the House to economy before
The rules were formulated. 1t more than coun-
terbalanccd oil the pruning and cutting that
had been done in tho Military Academy. the
Naval. the Consular and Diplomatic. and other
bills. Tho economical brake
fastened upon tho rules by Judge Holman
would not work on tho River and Harbor bill.
1t applied only to genera! appropriation bills.
The old Watchdog sadly shook his head.
The House was simply running over him.
But no did not stay in his kennel. While Offer
ng no further technical opposition. he began
. skirmish for time for debate The Louis
anian was very generous. lie allowed tho !
iobGtc to run on indefinitely Having secured
his much, the Watchdog retired to the room
II tile Committee on Appropriations and re-
named there during the rest Of tho day.
On tho next day general debate was limited
o two hours. tho Watchdog expressing him
elf rs satisfied. He made politic speech.
10 said that he approved of wise ..
nd reasonable system Of informal i'm ,,
'rovemcnts. Ho had hopcd that in the i.
preparation Of this bill. notwitstand- t
ne the heavy pressure. tho general pol n