New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
TNL SLNATE DISCUSSES IHE QUESTION OF
APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. M'PnFHsON OBJECTS TO = NEVADA BILL
MESsRS. ALLISON And NESI GIVE
THEIR VIEWS

MEssRs. ALLISON AND VEsT GIVE
THEIR VIEWS.
Washington. Jan. Elm The senate the bills To-,
pubic bindings al Alameda san DECO oakland M"
Los Angeles Cal. and at Virginia city. New were
passed over Informally t. day without action on AZ
count OF the absence OF MI stanford, b, whom uloy
had been reported. The first bill considered ana as
cussed was spprOpnatlns $1,000 ioi p'ol'
building at Reno, New.
Mr.. Mcpherson questioned the prOpIiey of n'k'ue
such All appropriation for 4 town .avins less IMAM
5000 Inhabitants. and called upon Che char"ah u
the Committee on Appropriations for statement on
the subject Of public buildings.
Mr. Allison Cclairmai Of the Committee o. Appro
pristions agreed with Mr. Mcpherson that 1t was not
wise TO make eXtIuvagant appropriations fof pnbhc
buildings AT this at any other Zine. Bnt nc
would not Ike to discriminate between the enter
pfisns and prosperous city of Reno ana 0'hef pros
rerOus cities and towns In Other PORTIONS VI '"c
United states Two appropriations OF T@ooooo ea'ii
had been made last week FOR c,e, IN Nehrasha iNof
folk and Hastings. and II Ike appropriations were u
be made for equally growing and prosperous cues III
the West and particularly IN hi- own STAG. Ne >hoHM
have fears that there might not BE- MONEY! enoush
in the Treasury to put up all those pgDc buildings
and 10 provide the time for Lle OtIier nee
esssry expenses OF the Government iut lie would
not like at tins moment to give What might be- termed
"a black eye to Reno which asked appropri-
Mr. Stewart-We will agree to reduce 3, tn SbJOOO,
Mr. AllIsO1-Theu We save 10000 by this dis
cnssion | think that SGOOOO will cree, good and
fairly hreproOf building at Reno. should, however.
admOnish the Committee Public Bulidlnse and
Grounds that IL i rot amplify and enlarge too
rapidly appropriations for public Dulldlng> have
no doubt that there mOiey enough IN the treasury
and that there will be money enough Through tle
operation of our revenue laws to carry prudenty
and economically, expenditures of this Govern
ment for the next fiscal year. At some later day ana
at some Opporiune time. when the senate l. inter-
ested in this topic. Will be glad 10 discuss The gen
eqal question OF the appropriations that can be nude
uscfulIy and Of some i tlul ought not 10 be made
Mr. Vest spoke in defence Of the Committee Oh Pub
lie Bnldinss end Grounds and said that his service on
that committee was the most rlsome, the most I'M
pleasant and the most GlgIateul Cf his public duties
He believed that the Government should own all the
buildings necessary for the carrying on OF us bnNI-
ness In every department The most deensibe OF all
the Government expenditures were those ior public
bindings He intimated that Mr. MCPHERSON was not
entirely justified in his adverse criticism. IN view Of
tie fact that he never asked vain for al appropra
ton for a public building in his state lat Seha
TORS course he said, neither in accordance Win
fair LEGISLATION nor Christian usage iOf lie was return
ing evil for good ,,.,.
Mr. Mcpherson defended hs course. ana declared INIT
he would not vote 10 appropriate S2,4Oo.OOO for puO
lie buildings In California 4 the neglect OF othei
States. The discussion was interrupted al 'Iv'n'
when the unfinished business was taken up