New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-27
ANOTHER BIG MONEY BILL.
FOR LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE AND JUDI.
CIAL PURPOSES. 81. ,es?,e9o.
THE MEASURE REPORTED ~ THE HorsE-NEw
LEGISLATION TINT WILL AROUSE
rpr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRrnuSEI
OPPOSITION.


Washington. jan 96.-Tae legislative Executive
and Judicial BIZ. whch reported the House o.
Representatives to-day carries total OF s2l6e2s 500.
which Il decrease OF f2l1 234 from the approp:ia
lions for che current fiscal year. a2d >9i29l' less
than the estimates. TIE bill recommends considerable
new legislation. some o: which viii be likely 70
provoke much opposition In the House "a well as W.
the senate Ore 0. the new provisions Is tina; here
after no claim shall be referred undo: the Bowman
act 10 the Court o. Claims by any committee o. either
branch Of Congress. without previous aclon oy the
House or Senate and also repeats section % o. sad
act which provides that claims reported nom inc
Court OF Claims under hc act shal! take NeE place
At ,he mead OF the calendar OF the senate OF the
House.
Another rev provision IS for a joint Commission 20
be compo.ed 0. three senators and five Representa-
| ves who will be members Of the Lllld congress
| which prior to December 81, 1903. shall inquire
into and examine the status OF the laws oFsanA'"-
the executive departments. bureaus DIVISIONS an"
| othcr Government establishments at NE Nauoha
Captal the rules regulations and methods for the con-
duct a, the same the time and attention devoted 10
the operations thereof by tho persons employed 'nceh
| and tho degree OF efficiency OF all such employees
whether any modification OF those laws can be hau'
TO secure greater efficiency and economy, ana "h'u,'
reduction in the number compensation oil the
pcrsons authorized to he employed In said executive
departmen,s or bureaus can he made without INJURY
n .bc nn,aic service Said commission, or any SUD
committee thereof shall power to send ior persons
and papers and may report by bill or otherwise 10
, their re- spectivc Houses Of the Lid Congress
| There f. no donb, that such an inquiry, properly
conducted by n commission composer Of business n''
| who would not be swaycd by political bias or III
crc.d hv ,hc selfish appeals OF Government ohical'
and cork. would be productive OF much good an"
| tho apnolntn,cnt OF such commission was s'ron'S
| rec ,mmcndcd and urged by secretary to'cr vi Wv
| Treasury Department. In his last ailhuai repo"
| strong picture which he drew oi inc Cuh"'o"'' Wv
solotc and unbu sncsslikc meth DDS now IN 'os' a.
| VOL a, the coccnt reasons that n" gave wiz w"
rrcssional committees and departmental COMMISSIONS
witch have investigated the subject In the past nave
fa,,ca IN bring about any reform have already oec'
| sci forth In these dispatches. strangely e"o"e'
| This imprtant feature OF Secretary Fosters r'po'
| appc,rs wholly to have escaped the houoe VI w,
author OF the provision above quoted VINO nu"''''
today tina. he had never read 1t. II past eNp're"'
T. NJ any value the proposed inquiry Will he barren
| gool results. $500 ,a.o,,a,
| an mo,i,n OF Mr.. Dingley n clause was ihS"''e'
| r,hIcb proyIdcs rs 10 exports by rail- 10 lor"e'
| Countries anada and Mcxco-that 'hc re'"'"'
such exports TO the Bureau OF statistics shan w WV
fed bv certificates to their accuracy 10y eAP'S VI
| their agents instead OF bs oath or a'hrha"'"'
n,oy,.,on which will be likely 10 provoke e"''
a., =, o,,-ov.,sv is one which aboli>hes the Ntal
= ,pu,ission and provides that all powers ana nhue
co,torred upon the commission shall hereafter pe oi'
CHARGED without additional compensation by oo''
comnosed OF the Governor. Chief Justice ana score
,.v ~ I,ah At the last session Of Congress an III
| succcssfu effort was made 20 abolish The ''ah WI"
| msion and the yearly salaries Vi "s "'""
| reduced ~ 81 900 each. .
| 4 provision which will be likely 10 arous, ihu'Ehi
tim rs we'll rs opposition in the senate Is or" "h'
| transfers the Maltby House 10 the pePir'"'"t y
~ I,,crior for the use OF several bureaus ana once
| ,,o,oof which arc now IN ovcrcro"h'h qE'"I'
| w., The building was bought by the Gov'rnmcn
| $50, ,.ors oco the House OF Representatives. eN
| oo,od n occupy H. Jointly with the s'Iat'' 10
| committee purposes. but thr latter BODY app-n,s
| 49,. concentrated the whole Of II. and inc ii"u'
| ,u,. ,o,s somewhat resenttll OH that acc ohnl
| Annt her new provision. ana one "hch n' an
| .unrov,l NJ tho commission OF w" ''l''"' -
| Once a, horizc> the secretary "i M ~" cr -, 80.
| ever practicable. IN consoinf'c NV "
- NOR. survoyors general. in order 30 redl,c cNS
or I Ill., ,,ne ~ the new provision. II ~ lP'
r,W arn,,s. n tempest of Indignation anu ~,
49,, tho Government officials ara rl"ik III W. W."
netoI. who. II II shall D" hnpp,'' a~h dov eXcor
~ work not less than eight hours ca'h uns W ~
10 ~ x,N nd days declared holidays by law OF ~
sun , o "% II is provided. however thi. 10
bcods Of departments ny sI,o", w" ,, horrs =
service Of any clerk OF enP''So :" W."
1bs committee has omitted from the hlll INC t'
| sovon clerks Senators VINO ar" h'' 70. 90 -,
mm,,,ces NJ @j n day when Congress l. IN s', ~,
The House docs this every cnr anu ~ orn or 10.
| 80 IT. tho item and tho House. with moro "' .r
= nauctancc and show of opposition. agrees IN 1t, ~
, committee also recommend, tnat t w. frrm 81 -
w. ino year and that the salary OF In, sol' u.
20 ssbc TreasiIrv-onc Of the most imporlan, anu y
0 | snonsblc officers in that DefhIn,'"' ' "
diced from 81 800 TO $1,000 a year