Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-22
Nh. HOLMAN TALKS.

Zhe Indiana Representative Discusses tn
Recent Terrible Disaster I'm Washington
-Congressmen Not Building Experts
But They are willing to Provide SAFE
Quarters for Governments EmpfOye-In-
teresting Talk About Public Buildings.
WASHINGTON. June 15.-Mr. Holman,
chairman of the house committee on
appropriations, said, in the course of a
conversation about the recent disaster
in this city. and the probability of 9th
er buildings being insecure. that he be
Ee-ed congress had in the past, and
would in kthe future, deal literally in
the matter of providing safe public
buildings. and enact such legislation as
would look to the preservation of hui
man life. Concerning the govern
ment printing Office. against which
the most criticism is directed. Mr.. Hol-
man said congress was practically 4
unit in its willingness to appropriate
money for new and suita bic build
ing. The trouble up to this time had
been in securing site The matter
had not, he said, been brought to the
attention of the house by resolution or
otherwise since the Fifty-drst con-
gress, but was in the hands of the
joint committee ON printing. He be-
lieyed building was badly needed.
and that bill with that end in view
would be introduced promptly upon
the assembling of congress and as
promptly passed
HAS FULL AUTHORITY.
Mr.. Holman is of the opinion that
under the joint resolution passed Feb
ruary 6, 1888, the public printer has full
authority to lessen the weight on the
floors of this building.by removing stuff
and occupying other buildings. In an
emergency. at the time named, this
resolution was passed and approved the
same day, and by night men were re-
moving the heavy books and storing
them elsewhere. The resolution di-
reefs the public printer to forthwith
remove from the government printing
Office so much of the property of the
United States in the upper stories as
shall in his opinion, and in the opinion
of the architect of the capitol. render
the building entirely safe for the per-
sons employed therein This work was
done and money appropriated for it,
and since then. even last year, 81, 900
was appropriated under the resolution,
which is still in force.
A HIGH REGARD FOR LIFE
.'No government in the world said
Mr.. Holman, holds life in such regard
as our. This has been instanced many
times Our extensive 1ife-saving serv-
ice. and the prompt way in which the
Greedy relief expedition was sent out.
shows this Had congress known this
building was unsafe. do you imagine
it would have been permitted to stand
as it was? Congressman are not build
ing experts. and If an official report
had been made. congress would have
had something to go on
TO MAKE ROOM FOR ''BIG GUNS"
There is one thing in this public
building question that the press does
not consider. and that is the overcrowd
ing OF rooms occupied by clerks and the
large amount Of space given to higher
officials Other public buildings are
numbered up with stuff little better
than trash. Twelve years ago Mr.. Ely.
then sixth auditor. showed me tons and
tons of old post office records and
money orders that were absolutely
worthless and yet they are still being
stored away"
TIE HALL OF RECORDS.
After the city post office, the next
public building to be provided b. con-
gress VIII be hall of records, and this
will relieve many of the present build
ings- There are many public records
that have to be stored where they ca:
be reached. NOTABLY among them those
of the general land office. Such
building Will relieve all the depart
mentS of an immense amount of trash
and be vast saving of room
TWO IMMENSE STRUCTURES BEING BUILT.
''While this talk of safer public build
that there are two under
way that. when finished, will accom-
modate fully 5000 clerks The city
post office will only occupy the base
ment and first floor of that building,
and Supervising Architect Windrlm es-
that the building would ac-
besides the post office,
8. 900 clerks. The new library build
ing will be completed in four years
The congressional library. large as it
is. when it is finished, will only occupy
of the building. which
which will be larger than the state,
war and navy building
THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS.
Returning to the Ford's theater dis
aster. Mr.. Holman said he supposed
the matter would come before congress
in the shape of bills for the relief of
victims. and he was sure that congress
would do what was right. It was
against the policy of the government.
he said. to esta blish a civil pension list.
but he was confident some way would
be found to reeompense. so far as any
recompense could be made, the families
OF these poor victims"
An Absurd Statement Given Its Ouietusss
by Archbishop Ireland.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. June 16.-Arcf.-
bishop Ireland was shown the dispatch
sued an order that in the diocese of
st. Paul United States) the clergy
must instruct the Cath Ollie and Pro
testant children alike, without exact
ing from the Protestants promise to
become Catholics. Archbishop Ireland
said that such an order would be alb
surd. and that no such order had been
or would be issued.
Ex-State Senator Odds. of Montana, Badly
Wanted ut Helena
HELENA. Mont. June 16-OfHciaIs
are looking for Loren B. Odds, ex-state
and one of the best known