Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-20
Filibusterlng Attempted in the
House Today.
THE HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE.
1t is Passed Under Suspension Of
the Rules.
SENATE.

trlct and circuit courts of the United States
was reported back adversely from the judi
clary committee and was placed on the calen-
dar. Messrs. Pugh, Coke and George. men,
bers OF the committee. dissented from the re-
port.
In presenting concurrent resolutions of the
legislature of North Dakota for a constitutional
amendment to have L. s. Senators elected by
the people. Mr.. Hansbrough said that in view
OF the fact that that legislature had been for
several weeks endeavoring to elect U. s. Sem
ator, and had failed to do so, he was heartily in
| favor of the new plan.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was taken
| up. being open to general amendments.
| Mr. Morrill, (Nt) offered amendment,
| which was agreed to. appropriatin2 IS, 200 for
the cost of collecting, transporting and taking
care at the Columbian exposition of the display
| of agricultural colleges illustrative of tho land
| grant policy of the United States He also
offered an amendment appropriating $4,000
Tor completing the public building at st.
Adams, Vt
Mr.. Allison 0owa), in charge of the bill. said
that the amendment one Of half dozen
| similar ones which had been before the COM
mittee on appropriations. The committee had
recommended none of them.
Mr.. Harris (Tenn.) inquired as to their
aggregate appropriation.
Mr.. Allison said that there would probably
be no great increase of appropriation as most
of them sought only to fix limit of cost with
out making any present appropriation.
Mr.. GoRMAS on RETRENCHMENr.
| Mr.. German Md }, a member of the COM
mittee on appropriations. said that the condi-
ton which confronted the country was such
| that he did not see how the Senate
could possibly increase expenditures. Congress
had been exceedingly liberal in regard
| to public buildings. In his belief Congress has
exceeded the point where it ought to so. There
| was already S1l ,000 900 authorized to be ex-
pended for public buildings. We are. Mr.
German continued, in front of condition
serious and alarming and which had brought
Senators together last Saturday to provide
against disaster.
touched the borders of this trouble and
that the real trouble is that the revenue
laws do not produce sufficient money to
pay the expenses of the government as
now fixed. And l believe that before July
next extraordinary action will have to be taken
by the men who control the financial establish
ment of the government to meet the emergen-
cies. or else Congress will have TO reassemble
and meet it by making adequate provision.
This body, in opposition TO the earnest
recommendations of the committee on appro-
prlations, increased the appropriations for
rivers and harbors nearly four million dollars
swelling the bill SO that it already amounts to
S44 .000,0 900.
Mr.. FELTON, (Col.) stated son.o facts in rela-
ton to the public building at San Francisco,
oi-c"AhS tao ACcC-slLN VI uaNluy llIillt OF cost
fixed
Mr.. Call CFla.) deprecated attempts to spread
the idea of panic. Such idea he thought
had no just foun iatOn. Still it was not wise
he said. to increase appropriations.
The vote was taken and Mr.. Morrill's amend
ment was agreed to--yeas. %; nays. 20.
AGAINST THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Mr.. Wolcott CCol.) moved to reduce the
amendment 70. topographic surveys from
10 Al.
adoption of the amendment giving what
he called the peculiar history of tie
geological survey" If any one examined the
geological map of the United States he wonld
see that the ".argest marking of surveys WAS in
districts where congressional representatives
made the most tuss." In other words the topo-
graphical surveys had been distributed poiiti-
cally and not geologically.
The survey had already expended over
SLO0O,UO0; and. at the rate at which the work
had been carried on, II would take thirty
eight years to complete the Topography alone.
and. as to the geological part of the work, no
man could figure out its completion within
century. nor its cost within anything like a
hundred million dollars
HOUSE.
Mr.. ". A. Stone Pa started the filibustering
this morning-his object of attack being the
New York and New Jersey bridge bill Before
the reading of the journal he raised the point
that there was no quorum present and a call Of
the House was ordered.
One hundred and seventy-eight members
responded to their Names whereupon Mr.. Dali
zell pa. moved that the House take a recess
until O'Clock. The motion was defeated-2
to 1Gs.
Mr.. Dockery ono. moved to suspend the
rules and approve the journal.
FILIBUsTERING COMMENCED.
Mr.. W. A. Stone demanded the reading of the
journal in full. 1t was noon when the reading
was concluded, and then Mr.. Stone demanded
second.
The motion was seconded-O to l6s-and was
then agreed to.
Mr. Geary CAL was recognized, and under
instructions from the COMMITTEES on commerce
moved to suspend the rules and pass the New
York and New Jersey bridge bill.
MIR: Stone dems nded second. 1t was or
dered-O to 167.
THE RULES SUSPENDED.
Mr. Covert On. Y. said that for many wears
there had been a demand for q bridge across
the Hudson river and the necessity for the es-
adjustment of the structure had been conceded
and admitted. The sole purpose of the bill was
to carry out charters recommended by the states
OF New York and New Jersey.
Mr.. Dalzell (Pa. was opposed to the legisla-
ton because it was vicious in itself and because
it proposed to put distractions in the naviga-
tion of the Hudson river. Congress was asked
to pass mongrel charter. The legislation WAS
unfair. 1t was concession by the government
without corresponding advantage to the
United States.
Mr.. Stone, in opposing the measure, declared
that the passage of the bill meant that no
bridge would be built across the Hudson river.
MI. Cummings On. Y. said that the states of
New York and New Jersey were agreed on the
pending bill. The former bill had been passed
without charters OF the states; and the GENTLE
men who had obtained the former charter had
done nothing whatever. They were here today
protesting against the passage Of this bill. Il
was dog in the Manager" policy.
THE BILL PASSED,
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was agreed to-l90 to THE opponents of
the measure not being able to muster sufficient
force to call for the yeas and nays.
PAYMENT OF WAR DLAIMs.
Mr.. Stone (Ky), from the committee on war
claims, moved to suspend the rules and psss
the bill for the payment Of certain war claims
| ESQ, 900.
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