New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
quest adjourned until IL o'clock tomor'o" HUI
WHAT HOLMAN SAYS ABOUT THE DISASTER


CONGRESS WILLING TO APPROPRIATE MONEY
FOR NEW AND SUITABLE Bt1LDlN"o'
Washington. June 15.-Mr. Holman. chairman OF
the IIouse Committee Appropriations saiu "
morning In a conversation about the recent oiSs''i
in this city and the probability OF other Ou'nn.9
being insecure. that he believed Congress l''' ~
the past and would In the future deal iuei"i's
in the matter Of providing safe public p"i"''s
and enact such legislation would lCok !" "'
preservation Of human life. Concerning 'he i'''.'
ing Office. against which the most criticism Is ui-
rected Mr. Holman said Congress wa pi"'nc""N
n unit in its willingness to appropriate none! ~
a new and suitable building. The trouble up W
this time had been In securing site. Inc ma'''
had not. he said. been brought 10 the a''eh""n VI
the House by resolution otherwise since 'he H'''
Congress, but was In the hand OF the JON WI"
mittae on printing He believed building Wa
badly needed and that n bill with that end III We"
would b" introduced promptly upon inc ""S'o"0
OF Congress and passed.
Mr. Holman is Of the opinion that under the JONI
resolution passed February 6. 1885, the PUBIC rr"'
has full authority to lessen the weight on 'n' "D'''
of his binding by removing stun and occupying o'he
buildings. In an emergency AT III" time hahieu' u'7
resolution passed and approved me si''', "'s
and by night men removing the heavy poots ""'
storing them elsewhere The resolution directs Inc
Public Printer 10 forthwith remove from the ""'or"
ment Printing Ofice much OF the properly Oh wv
United States In the upper stories rs si'" III u"
opinion and In the opinion Of the architect oi INC
CAPITAL render the building entirely safe Tor he per
sons employed therein. This work was done anu
money Appropriated for II, and since thch eve" h''
year 80 900 were appropriated under the resolution
which is still in force.
va Government in the world' said Mr.. Holman,
holds life In such regard Ours This mas ue'"
instanced many times. our extensive liieSaVh- So
vice and the prompt way In which the 'recN ''"''
expedition sent out, show thiS hHn '"'Sr'S'
known this building UNSAFE. DO you hh"s"c It
would have been permitted to stand as IL WIS o'
crc,smen are not building experts and If an ofnci'l
r.,or, mad been made Congress would have hhd
something TO 90 on There l. thing In this puDl'
building question that the press does not '"Isi"i'
and that is the overcrOwding Of rooms occupied Dl
clerks, and the large amount Of space gwen 10 msuer
officials Other public building, are NUMBERED UP WIN
s,ua LITTLE better than trash. Twelve years ago.
Mr. Ey then sixth Auditor. showed me tons ana ions
of old postofcc records and money orders mat w.I
absolutely worthless. and yet tl'y are sun O''u~
stored away. 80, ,u,,,,
After the city pos, Office, the next pubic bnln-
10 be- provided by Coners, will be hall OF in,2r
and this will relieve many Of me present nu'ui' b.
Their. are many public records that have ~ no.
stored where they can be- reached notably among
them. ;hos, Of the General Land ONE ouch on,'l
amonnt Of trash and be- vast saving 81 rom.
:" While his talk OF safer pnbic bnidines !, befoT'
the public it should be remembered tna ,,lrr' ar
Two now nnder way that when finished viii accom-
media - fully 5000 clerks. The city T. Si"ihc' VII
occupy only the basement and fir, m"or - ma. I'd
huldinC and supervising Architect Wlnhrim c,,iH"
ina, the building would accommodate be- ,,'
| postofice 5000 clerks. The new library nhituin-
will hr completed IN forr years; Inc Er'a' "'
cr.s,ional Ii.rIIy large II - Wlll.-Mh'h hlSi'n
occ,ipy only on~quarcr Of the building. "mch WI
b. larger than the state war ana navy "u.u,''-
liz. ,hen viii H. accommodations for AN army 81
clerks With a hall Of records 1t looks rs II ms,
would be sufficient for the executive departments io'
some years come =, ,r,...
Returning the subject Of ihe F9rd.s ihca, ,r,
disaster Mr. Holman said he supposed the nn ~,
,rould corn. before Congress In III" shape OF hil'
tor The relief Of the victm, and he was sure INA
~ erolicv ~ Tho Government hc said. 10 establish
| :, ciiil penslon list but he was confident some way
| "a"". =, mid lie made the families ~ the victims