The sun., 1893-02-05

His m otion was lost and the agreement stood.
30 much In illustration OF the m ethods OF the
Watchdog
The next paragraph was this:
Paper and stampsi For paper for internal rsvenus
stamps freight. salary OF superntsnd msssenrers
| and watchmen $1,000.
Here the great Columbian Exposition showed
| its horns. Mr.. Taylor OF Chicago offered an
amendment appropriating S93. 100 for the OK
renses OF the Board OF Lady Managers OF the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. The Watch
dog promptly made the point OF order that
| such m appropriation was not authorized by
| any existing law and the Chair promptly sus.
tainod the point OF order. Thercupon the
| Chicago member offered another amendment
appropriating Sl4O. 1875 for tho expenses OF the
! Worlds Columbian Exposition omm!ssion.
| Tho Watchdog knocked this out with point
| OF order. Then the Chicago member offered
IN amendment appropratinG s57O. $50 for tho
| expenses OF the Committee on Awards OF the
| Worlds Columbian Exposition. This also
| went out on II point OF order. Theroupon Mr..
Taylor of Illinois foreshadowed what is to
happen. He said:
II simply desire to call the attention OF the
great Democratic city Of Chicago to the fact
that 1t will be compelled to go 10 a Republican
Senate to get those necessary appropriations" ="
This indicates that when the Sundry Civil
bill reaches the Senate. that body will put
these amendments upon it. and that they will
be thrown into q conference committee. where
the Senate can force the House eithor to ac-
cept them or take the risk OF an extra session.
Everything ran along all right till the clerk
reached the section making the appropria-
! tions for the transportation OF silver coin.
This aroused the attention OF a distinguished
friend OF President-elect Cleveland. He Is
Gen. Tracey OF Albany. He moved an amend
mont providing that the Secretary OF the
Treasury may suspend the purchase Of silver
bullion authorized under the act of July IA
1890. whenever. in his Judgment It would be
advisable to do SO. for the purpose OF maintain
ing on parity with each other gold and silver
nron the ratio provided by law. Tho Watch
dog cautiously reserved point Of osder upon
tho amendment: but a hot t-headed silver man.
Mr. COY of Tennessee: prom pity madeit
msndment. shouted So.a %r 4 Stasf Gos. AGAINST tho
Then" rer!ied Gen: Tracey. Il wish to be
heard upon the point OF order"
What noint Of order is made" asked the
Chairman OF the Committee q tho Whole.
se "a crao tss
that this amendment is new leg islation.
The ,Sn wsfSmsd at
There was nothing else for him to DO.
siIysr, Dollar BLAND TOOK a hand in tie nsht. H.
and tho hair ruled out the amendment.
When the paragraph approprintiug $500. coo
ior Ws inel Shts ranior snh water nr nnb b1,dius.
S5O.9O0 more to lie used for the reiar aud "x-
tension OF he Custom House In Chicago The
Watchdog insisted that tho amendment WIS
not gerniane. but he waa anxious to rush his
bill through nnd got unanimous consent to re-
turn to tho paragraph after tho bill had been
read. This is favorite manruyrs Of his.
When q bill has heen dragging its wenry
Length, through thS House for Iays ard the
paragraphs which it had PASSED over it Is in
Il thns wase tae mIGn the The
and watiiy scores a Ioint.
s5u.0oO 10 enforce the Chinese cxrlUsion 't. act.
Hon Easene LOUD lie moved hq"rn t" sirke out out
S5o OoD ana j insert a instead thers9f 81 s51n;40O.
carry US along till, the next session OF Con-
Gress His amendment was rejected by II
- After this a SECTION was. read giving the
S ns ntsa n"nss tss saa s
spide@ics 70 I'll '1: Gov. 's sayors an:e1' Of; i.
loren to enate the m dny sio nod
States share Of the exncnses of the Joint Wa
states % and MeSic1; s5Gb0 i i"wssd i"n msrEiss ii
the boundary line between tn" United States
pay It the ssre Say sss aa
for sustaining the international Bureau Mt
for tne hs ga
avoided discussion upon The amendments Ivy
getting unanimous consent to return to them
been completed
The next section was one making appro-
priations to prevent depredations on public
timber. protect public lands. and the settle
ment Of claims for swamp lands and swamp
land indemnity. The Committee on Appro-
priations had evidently overruled tho Watch
dog in the preparation OF this section. lie
proposed a substitute which reduced the
Sl2O.OOO appropriated for these purposes last
year to 100000 In the last session he had
cut the s240.OOO Appropriated by the Fifty
first Congress down to Sl2OOO0. Mr.. Blan-
chard OF Louisiana said that 80 OF the 80
special agents Of the General Land ONCE had
been retired last year because OF the want OF
funds to pay them. II We were going to main
tain the public land system. and preserve the
public lands for bona fide settlers. and protect
the Government in its timber interests this
force should be kept up Mark Smith OF
Arizona made himself heard He said that the
committee had acted wisely In reducing the
amount OF the appropriation. He had never
seen timber agent nor heard of one who
professed to have done So worth OF actual
good to tho general Governm ent in protecting
public timber.
For the good reason" shouted Mr. Boat
ner of Louisiana. thar there is no timber In
your country"
I'VE have moro than there is in the country
from which the gentleman himself hais."
roared Marcus Aurelius. I'VE have the finest
growth Of timber in the world, The timber
agent" he continued. lin that country finds
man cutting few sticks of wood to make n