St. Paul daily globe., 1894-05-07
PUSHING APPROPRIATIONS.
The House Getting Well Along
With Its Work.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The coming
portunity for another effort to admit
New Mexico to statehood; for sharp
contest over purchasing new site for
the government printing office. and then
for a consideration of the remaining
appropriation bills on the calendar
naval, Indian and agricultural. Mon
day being individual suspension day,
permits bills to be called up out of their
order. The friends of the New Mexico
bill have long awaited this opportunity,
6s the new quorum counting rule gives
them hope of passing the bill. The
contest has assumed party ASPECT.
as Delegate Joseph. of New Mex
leo, and others interested in the
measure regard the prospective state
as surely Democratic. This may be
off set somewhat by an effort to admit
Oklahoma. which is regarded as a pro-
spective Republican state. .eRepresenta-
tive Bankhead. chairman of the COM
mittes on public buildings and grounds,
has been promised MondaG for the
government printing Office bill. The
present office is In such a rickety con-
dition that speedy removal is imper-
ative. The main contest Is between
the owners of rival sites. who have
eXerted strong influence for the gov
ernment purchase of their properties.
1t is expected that the naval appropri.
alton bill will be reached Wednesday,
and Chairman Cummings, of the naval
committee, thinks one day will be suti-
cient for the consideration and passage
of the measure. There is the
chance, however, that an animated con-
troversy may arise over recent naval
armor- plate frauds. The committee
will not provoke the contest, as these
frauds have already induced the com.
mlttee to cut the appropriation for
arnor plates. There are members out
side the committee, however, who would
like to ventilate the whole subject OH
the floor Of the house. The naval bill
contains few items of general interest.
no new battle ships being authorized.
and the appropriations being restricted
mainly to the current needs of the naval
service. The Indian appropriation Will
consume the latter part of the week.
Chairman Holman, who reported it, has
lnaugurated several features of econO-
my Wilcu TeuUce Lue tOtdi OF Tue DllI
about 81, 600, 600 below the totals of pre-
vious years. This promises to bring out
sharp comment. Representative Will
son, of Washington state, is prepared to
maintain that economy should be
carried to the extent of crippling the In
dian service. MIR. Wilson will present
one amendment of semi.politicalchar
acter, providing that no appointments
as indian agents Shall be made except
from bona tide residents of the States or
territories within which the Indian
agencies are located. He will urge this
as practical application of the home
rule plank of the Chicago platform. Mr..
Wilson says the discussion of the hill
will be SO thorough that 1t cannot be
passed within week. This programme
will probably keep the house busy this
week. if, EOwever, the Indian Till is
disposed of earlier than expected, the
agricultural appropriation bill will con-
sumo the balance of the week. The
important committee work of the week
will be the reporting of the legislative
and judicial appropriation bills, which
| are the last of the. great appropriation
hills