The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
TIE RECORD OF TIE HOUSE.
DEMOCRf7lC EtONONi CONTAINED
WITH REprBLIC.fy fNTRivdGANCE.


The House Living TIP 10 the Spi'h OF
Holman Resoiuiiops-The Watch Dog
Acs,y,;y-lsow lie Uses Ills Drnke u
Cowm,ttec OF the whole Appropriation
mn. Passed and the Gale ndar-Ths
Net Result so Far Nearly SEQ. o0o.o C0.
wAsurSaToS. Arr o3.-Tlus far tho House
of Representatives has done little aside from
PASSING appropriation bills The proceedings
have been varied by the struggle on tho Free
Silver bill and the long debate over the tariff
Then tho light over the Rockwell case has
been very interesting. Tborc was also grand
contest over tho rules. Very few pension bills
have been passed. The District COMMITTEES
seems to have farcd bcttor than tho other
committees. It has had several days. and its
Chairman. the Hon John ]. l1cmphill. has
donc soilo lively pegging on tho cribbaGe
board OF legislation He has been far more
fortunate than the Committee on Claims.
Every second Monday Is district day. while
every Friday should 10 given to tho consider
n.ion OF private bills. Usually tho Fridays
have bccn wasted Knowing that II is private
bill day many members absent themselves
from the House and attend to routine work In
the ,lrpr ri n"nts This leaves the House with
out n uuornn. Mr.. Bailey OF Texas. believing
tina. the Constitution rGuu!rcs tho presence
OF a Quorum TO transact business. has in
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not press his Naval Appropriation bill on FRI
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$500 ~, o,.om nn No. un, a',,s,a".
iooLtn,, .or onw ino.aaso ~ col, ~ ~ anr oioss
io,ntinr that niche ,.,d o., +, "a ,ir,nst o..
e,in e., H.. Iisannoirto, Tho taunar ~ tho
House bas heen tostod reneatedly 70 tho
measures are ongraftod mon annronriation
Mills. thew ara sur, 70 be thrown ont ON n noint
of order raised by the Watch Dog or his lieu
tenants. II they are reported to the House in
their consideration without special reports
iion me Conn, . ~ au'es ne Lrsn''
hour bills. and other bills in tho Labor Com
%ittee n are in p the same situation The Eight
Cou,itto a I,hn W. ,u m .ha T W.. LIN 'ne
c ~hpo ii ess with
chance Of passage. even II reported favorably'
bers. Many Of them came in on the great
tidal wave ~ 1900 Wbethor the wava bas re'
coded or not they seem to think that their only
hope OF returning to the House is in following
tho lead ~ Judpe Holman and his coI,eaoues
in tn, Committee on Appropriations. II the
House maintains its policy Of retrenchment to |
the end Of the session the River and Harbor |
bill will 20 by the board, and its record, as |
compared with the record OF Tom Reeds Con- |
eress. will be marvellous
THE HOLMAN BlAKE
It would undoubtedly please tho Watch
DOG to have had control OF all the great
appropriation bills. Foreseeine that he could
not accomplish this. he nut brake upon the
car OF leris lation. He applies this brake TO
the wheel whenever APPROXIMATION bills not
from his committee come before the
House. The brake is clause Of rule q:
"No .,,ro,,io,;o, .,.u H.. ,oo,.., 4,
GENERAL nppropriation biii. or be- In order as an
amendment thereto. for any expenditure not
bnMatinn - ItuonorlEeI ~ Jaw un.esS ln GSn,
works and objects as are already in progress.
Nor shall any provision in any such bill or
IL ;n oraer tdereto SnahfinG eaistlnG laW.
the subject matter OF the 6ili. sbniI re-.
trench expenditures by the reduction OF
we We t n"m 4F. ana salary OF the 9mcers
OF the compensation OF any person paid out OF
the Treasury Of the United States. or by the
Eti po 81 aH8ntfs 81 money covered ny tno
10 amend such Bill. UPON the renort a. The
committee having jurisdiction Of the subject
1srtef OF sucm nmea "a th WniSh amend
Tie bill. shall retrench expenditures. ~
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nj ,noroaaad ona 80 .Snana,.,'.a NV
.nthnr,yoL for now oh.cts IN annss, sH. ~
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