The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-02
Attempt Of the Filibusters toTbrow the Blame
for Stopping the Wheels of Government
on Republicans Provokes Debate.
Crowd OF Democrats Testify that Repre-
sentative Cobb Had No Jag On.
Government Tided Over Until Thursday
Eight Hour Law Signed by the President
-WorldsFair Postponed Till Next Session.
TRIED TO SHIFT THE BLAME.
Mr.. Holman Had No Reply After hIr. Reed
Had Finished with Him.

Mr. Holman Had No Reply After MIR. keeu
Had Finished with Him.
WASHINGTON, Aug. LA spicy half hours
debate preceded the passage by the House
to-day of q JOINT resolution extending until
Aug. the appropriations embodied in the
sundry civil bill of last year. There were
recriminations indnlged in on both sides.
but the indulgence was principally for
party effect. The worlds fair approprla-
tiOn did not come up; but bill was passed
changing the date of the dedicatory cere-
monies from Oct. II to Oct. 81. Mr.. Hol-
man moved to suspend the rules and pass
joint resolution extending until Aug. 4,
Thursday, the appropriations made by the
sundry civil act of last year. Before his
proposition was read Mr.. Hopkins. of ILL
nois, NJ ade the point of order that the pre-
vious question having been ordered on the
Senate amendments to the sundry civil ap-
propriation bill, the motion to suspend was
not now In order. The Speaker overruled
the point of order and quoted from ruling
made by Speaker Reed in justification of
his ruling. Mr.. Hopkins said he had not
always regarded Speaker Reed Is ruling as
sound. and he was not inclined to accept
them.
Mr.. Bingham said the worlds fair amend
ment from the Senate, duly passed under
the rules of the Senate, had become part
of the sundry civil bill. 1t was not con-
tended in the House that the worlds fair
amendment was not part of the bill. The
question was fairly made. and on yea and
nay vote the House decided to instruct Its
conferrees to agree to the amendments.
Then the gentleman from Indiana Mr..
Holmanl. who had voted against a motion
to recede, had seen proper to change his
vote In order TO move reconsideration.
AS to whether 1t was his intention 20 fill
buster was q question for the getleinan to
anewer to the House, the country and the
people. That 1t had that result was the
best evidence and conclusion. He Mr..
Binghaml did not believe that there was
any purpose on the Republican side to de-
lay the government. but it must be under
stood that a House having Democratic
majority of $50. capable of conducting the
business of the government without vote
from the Republican side, must be respon-
sible to the people for the conduct of pub
lilo affairs. No responsibility could rest on
the Republicans.
HOLMAN BEGGING THE QUESTION.
Mr.. Holman said that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania was aware of the fact
that the Senate. in defiance of tho rules
had placed the worlds fair amendment on
House conferrees instructed to support this
this measured The vote ordering the first
conference lad repudiated this measure as
not properly being upon an appropriation
bill. 1t had been repudiated by thirteen
votes. Under the instructions of the House
the conference committee had acted and
had reported the measure back to the
House. But a change of votes had ensued
and the measure had been approved. He
had then made motion TO reconsider.
That was proper motion. Did the gentle-
man claim that a member was precluded
from asking further time in order that the
House might reconsider it's actions He had
been acting In perfect harmony with the
action of the House in the past. He had on
Saturday asked consent for the considera-
tion of resolution extending the sundry
civil appropriation. The gentleman from
Illinois Mr.. HOpkins had objected. The
gentleman from Illinois was willing to
stop the wheels of legislation for the pnr-
pose of compelling the House to give. S.
coo, COO to a corporation in Chicago Both
in time of peace and in time of war he had
heard the proposition made TO extend ap-
preparations and never until now had be
heard it objected to.
Mr.. Reed. of Maine. said that the gentle
man from Indiana Mr.. Holman had af-
fOrded an example of unepeaka ble courage,
which enabled him TO face unfiinohingly q
situation of this kind With Democratic
the factional leader. the House of Repre-
sentatives had stopped the business of the
government, and now tho gentleman was
endeavoring to charge this stoppage to
somebody else. He MIR. Holmanl himself
had led. If not openly then coyertly this
rebellion against good government. He
had deliberately blocked the wheels of
business, and he charged it now uDOn some-
body else. The worlds fair legislation had
received the sanction of the Senate without
regard to party. For, If it was against the
rules of the Senate, Its appearance on this
bill must be with the assent of every DEM
ocratic Senator. 1t stood now with the as
sent, not only of the Senate, but of every
Democratic member of that body. Further
than that. 1t had the sanction of the Dem
ocratic House with 80 majOrity-a mi ajor-
lty of three to one-and there was nothing
urged against IL except the miserable
techicality that some gentlemen thought
the worlds fair matter ought not to be on
an appropriation bill.
HOLMAN's WONDERFUL COURAGE.
Mr.. Holman had the courage to stand be-
fore the House and country and charge the
result of his own action to another men,
Der. To charge Tin tone of amazement)
in o House with 40 Democratic majority
the stopping of any public business to q
member of the minority. He did not won
der that the gentleman from Indiana had
ried man through in Indiana. There was
140 Democratic majority. the appropriation
had tho sanction of both houses of Con-
gress and yet the business of the country
was to be- stopped and somebody else"
was to be charged with the crime. IAp-
plause.
Mr.. Cummings, of New York, declared
that the wheels of government had been
stopped by the objection of a Republican
(Mr. Hopkins, OF lllnois.l
Mir. Hopkins. Of Illinois: Next to the
gentleman from Indiana the gentleman
from New York was the most responsible
for the condition in which the House
found itself to-day.
Mr. McMillin. OF Tennessee asserted
that the gentleman from Illinois had
caused the wheels OF government to stop
for this day. The gentleman from Illinois
had virtually said to the House. You
either give that IS. .000. 900 to the worlds fair
or you don't get your sundry civil bill"
That was the situation here. That was
true, and the country knew it. The wheels
of government were stopped because the
gentleman said THAI if he did not get this
unusual, extraordinary, uncalled- for appro-
priation there would be no money given to
print even that luminous, voluminous and
delightful volume, the Congressional Rec
ord. Laughter.
After this the joint resolution extending
the appropriations was agreed to without
division. Mr.. Holman then moved TO sus-
pend the rules and pass "a bill appropriating
so for rhe relief n he mi;