New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-01
APPROPRIATIONS EXTENDED.
CONGRESS TIDES OVER A FORTNIGHT OF
THE NEW FISCAL YEAR
BILLS PASsFD-DEMOCRATS ROUTED
,Br TELEGRAPH 10 THE TnIBrsE.1

IN THE HOUSE.
YET TELEGRAPH 10 THE TnBrsE.o
Washington. June 30.-The last day OF the fiscal
year ha. come and gone aad not one of the general
appropriation bills have become a law. After much
travail the House and Senate to- day passed a
resolution extending until July u the appropriations
voted by the last Congress, II GOES without saying
that the Democratic majority did this with the greatest
reluctance and yet there good reason why
that should lie the case. a, wa, fully shown In the
debate which preceded the adoption OF the resolution
The discussion In the House a lively well aS an
instructive one and II resulted in driving the Demo
Gratis from the field. Wigge and wiGcc they
might, they could not cvadc the direct issue which was
driven upon Them with Irresistible by Messr'
Henderson, cf Iowa. and Reed.
Holman appeared bad advantage when Nh Reed
asked him the direct question whether the total ap
propriaticns OF the current session would not
to about 500, 900. 900. Holman cvaded direct reply.
and would only say that the total would he larger
than It ought t. be-" General Henderson, of Iowa
who Is a member Of the Appropriations Committee
frank. lie said the total woud equal or
exceed the sum named. Them remarked Mr. Reed
have evasion instead of economy bookkeeping III
stead of virtue lie continued his remarks in a
sarcastic vein, which probcd the Democrats to the
quick. and Dockery and savers were both anxious
to reply at the same time. The former complained
that the Republican mnoiity-a minority consisting OF
little mere than efouIth Of the membership OF
appropriation bill brought in in order to vindcate
the last Congress-"
This strong as any argument he offered 70
prove that the appropriations of the current session
will exceed by S:)5, 100000 the appropFta
tons Of the first session OF the last Congress whose
extravaganza they have been denOuncing dining the
last two years. Colonel savers insisted that the
comparison should be made between this sesion and
the last session OF The List Congress. 10 him Gen
eIal Henderson replied, giving facts and figure which
cannot be overturned by any amount OF assertion
Mr. Reed, who had been carefully watching the
performance, closed the debate. Referring to the
famous economy" resolutions Of Holman which We're
adopted in January, Mr.. Reed thought that II must be
evident that there is nothing left Of the shop except
the sign Everybody who heard the speech de
clarcs that the Democrats received more com
cte and severe caStigatiOn AZ the hands Of SIR Reed
than they did tO day. and II was heartily enjoyed
by some Democrats well a. Ivy all the Re
p cans. A thorough exposure of what Mr..
Reed termed the "incfablc humbug Of the Demo
cratic party" never made. Az soon he had
concluded. IIOmaD who i humane commander and
desires always 10 spare the eiusl0n Of blood his
own side seized the opportunity 10 demand the pv-
vious question, which ordered and the rcsOu-
ton adopted.
In the senate the resolution was passed without de-
bate.