The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-02-21
GORMAN'S NOTE OF WARNING,
The Maryland Senator Sounds
an Alarm.
His Republican Colleagues in the
Senate Heed 1t Not.
Public Building Appropriations In
creased Notwithstanding the
Condition of the Treas
ury-Notes,
By the Associated Press.

! BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Gorman ir
some remarks made in the senate
today in opposition to the appropriation
for public buildings spoke of the serious
and alarming condition which confronted
the country. He expressed the BELIEF
that only the borders of the trouble were
touched, and that extraordinary action
would have to be taken by the treasury
department, or else congress would have
to reasonable before next July to meet
the condition.
His warning did not prevent the sem
ate from agreeing to all the amendments
offered making appropriations for in
creasing the limit OF the cost of public
buildings. The only yea and nay vote
taken showed all the Republican sena-
tors except Sherman in the affirmative,
and all the Democratic senators except
Vest in the negative.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
occupied the senate throughout the day.
The house bill to provide for the pub
location Of the eleventh census WAS
passed.
The house bill to limit the jurisdic-
ton Of district and circuit courts of the
United States was reported back ad-
versely.
Hansbrough presented concurrent
resolutions Of the legislature of North
Dakota for a constitutional amendment
to have the United States senators
elected by the people.
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY.
During consideration Of the sundry
civil bill, among other things, Wolcott
moved to reduce the amendment for
typographical surveys from $780,
600 to 100000, and advocated
the adoption of the amendment
by giving what he called "the peculiar
history of the geological survey" He
said If anyone examined the geological
map OF the United States he would find
the Typographical surveys distributed
politically and not geologically. The
survey had already expended over
$1,000, 900, and at the rate the work was
carried on would take 38 years to COM
plete the topography alone, and as to
the geological part of it, no man could
figure out its completion within q CEN
fury, nor Its cost within anything like
500, 1000, 900.
After q long discussion Wolcott's
amendment was rejected.
Quay moved amendments, which were
agreed to, fixing the limit OF the cost of
the public building at San Francisco to
$4,000, 900, and at Portland, Ore., at
1000, 900.
After executive session the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Filibustefing against the New York
and New Jersey bridge bill proved in
effeotual in the house today and the bill
passed. After the disposition OF two
private bills the naval and agricultural
appropriation bills were called up under
suspension of the rules and passed and
the house adjourned.
WORLDS FAIR SUNDAY CLOSING.
The worlds fair committee of the
house today further discussed the sew
eral propositions pending relative to
Sunday closing of the exposition but no
conclusion was reached and the COM
mittee adjourned to no fixed day. A
member of the committee said after the
meeting that he thought it safe to say
no action on the proposition will be
taken this session.