New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
HOLMAN USES THE KNIFE.
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR NEW MINT IN
PHILADELPHIA STRICKEN oUT-INADE-
soUATE PROVISIONS FOR SURVEYS
OF PUBLIC LANDS.
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washington, May 1.-THE House has spent to-day
in Committee of the Whole the sndry Civil Appro-
priaion bill. OF the time being devoted to the
eighth item, which provides did provide, appro-
priaton Of ea2O6Oo for the new mint at Philadelphia.
The carefully this bill Is studied the worse
and more inadequate is II f0ud to be. Take,
for example. the appropriation for the survey OF
hubble lands This item is reduced to SlO6 5000
$500 900 below the appropriation for the current year.
end $4,000 below the estimates. This is q direct
blow ut the prosperity Of the new States and the
Territories. especially the former. II IL return to
the Cleveland SPARKS policy. During the four years
of Clevelands Administration only 1920 600 was
appropriated which actually available for surveys
OF public lands: and during the same PERIOD the
number Of land patents issued to settlers on the pubc
domain In the Dakotas. Idaho. Montana and washing
ton was only 81. 61. The policy was one OF hostility
toward the settler and the refusal 10 survey the
pubnc domain a. rapidly the interests and demands
Of actual settlers required was part of It, The last
Congress appropriated for these surveys but
even this liberal was scarcely adequate so rapu
have been the settlement and development Of the new
States. In the three years between March a. 1o9o'
and March 4 s92 however. the total number OF
land patents ssned in the states named was so.eoo'
or at an animal rate more than double that
OF the Cleveland Administration. So closely has
settlement followed that the new states have
found II impmcticable 10 mae the selecuons LOT
educational purposes Of the public LANDS 20 whch the>
are entitled. and those states are deprived OF 'he
revenues which they will derive from taxation as soon
n. the titles to the lands pass into private HANDS
The states are thus subjected TO two-fod INJURY
As Delegate Smith, of Arizona showed in an earnest
orecch to-day the settlement and development OF that
Territory Will be checked ard retarded II Inc hseaus
poicy recommended by the Appropriations Comiattee
shall be approved by the House. But what does ho'
man care for that or for the injury that will result TO
all the new StatesY
There are public lands TO be surveyed IN lho'ai"
His performance I'm regard TO the appropriation Tor
tbe new mint at Philadelphia was thoroughly chsr
acterstic Of him and it also furnished conclusive eV
dence OF the purpose zscribed TO him IN THESE uiS-
patches-o pare every appropriation to the
ouick regardless of the injury which may thereby pe
inflicted upon the public service and the interests OF
the Government The appropriation came TO the House
bearing the recommendation Of the committee OF "nc
Holman is chairman and yet, rs soon as the i'e Ia"
been read Holman moved TO strike II ont Whe'ner
his colea cues had received any notice OF this intention
or not it is certain that they appeared TO be taken by
surprise and il is likewise certain that they had been
her% in the dark in respect TO certain information
which he had obtained as chairman of the committee
and which he brought into play at the close on 'ho
debate For this breach OF goodsfsith toward his col
leagues of the subcommittee and Of the committee
also Holman sharply taken to task by one e them
Colonel breckenridge. Of Kentucky. who declared that
triaing with his colleagues. Colonel Brechnrdge's
severely polite but cutting phrases made Holman wrlg
Gle and sauirm and he bounded TO his feet dozen
times 70 protest that he had not intended to treat his
colleagues unfairly with dsrespec The KentncRlan
was neither moifed convinced, and he did not
modify or recall any Of his criticsms
Holman's conduct evidently disguised a number Of
members who were inclined TO symPathixe with the
purpose of his motion and IL would have been rejected
hut for another circumstance That was the inject
ing Of the subject Of free coinage into the discussion
bv Bland of Missouri, who offered al amendment pro
viding for the coinage Of the silver bullion owned by
the Government into standard silver dollars After
tart discussion this was ruled ont of order against
BANDS angry protest but not until the preudices
c the free silver men had become aroused They have
felt extremely since the defeat OF their pct
measure. and the speech Of Mr.. Timan. OF North
Carolina was not needed to-day to Induce them to
seize the first opportunity for revenge. 1t is safe 10
cav that that and that alone, the elevated motive
which caused or more of them 10
follow Iolmans lead and vote to strike out the Item
Even then the vote extremely close. the motion
total OF Isl OF cOnr~e the yeas and NAYS VIII Dc
called on the amendment after the bill Is brought pack
INTO the House aud ii then be rejected a. IL de
serves to he. e, 49,.
Mr. Washin gton. of Tennessee. made an earnest bni
unsuccessful effort To appropriation Of -1oO
Cor lighting the public building at Nashville Ichh DS
electricity. . HI. 80 , Al.
pending further action the committee rose and the
House adjourned.