New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-28
TOKEEPTHEO OLD DEATH-TRA Z
THE HOUSE REFUSES TO PROVIDE FOR
NEW GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES AND AN IMMENSE AMOUNT
or GOVERNMENT PROPERTY HOUSED IN
BrIL6ING MORE DANGEROUs THAN
roRp's THEATRE WAS.


BUILDING MORE DANGEROUS THAN
roRps THEATRE WAS
my TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNEI
Washington. Feb 1.-THE subject OF procuring
site and erecting new building FOR the Govern
rncni Printing Once was before the House OF Rep-
resentatlvcs again today and there was the usual
squabblc with the usual result-no action For
wears this matter has been before Congress, and FOR
wears the lives OF many hundred people employed IN
tie deaih-trap nov occupied by the largest print
ng Office in the wora have been In Imminent peril.
The old building ,lab.e TO tumble about the
ears OF It's occupants at any time. and II "A IRE
should break out and gain any Roadway the loss
OF human He would Inevitably be appalling Con-
gress cannot plead ignorance OF this condition OF
anairq did IN rcsari to the condition OF forc
Theatre. For the fatalities caused by the failing
Of that building and for other expenses resulting
from II Congress l. about to appropriate more
| than $1,000 good deal more than ne Old build
| ms was wUth
Ana y,, with this horrible cNampe and steep ~
= expenses staring IL IN the face congress sun
| hesltat,s to make any provision whatever ior the
! safety OF ihe hundreds VI human lives am nun
ir,d. ~ thousands - doilais worth 81 Go'ernm mt
| rrop.riy housed I'm q building which b. Infinitely
! more insecure and dangerous than th" Ford In'-
| nfre building Was when b. fei a. the cos "i =
score ~ human liS.q The list Congress auihoii@'i
,he APPOINTMENT ~ commission % inspect ami re-
1 o.
l,rfrg f,r Tho t;,.ofnmcni Printing pnicc bu' th"
! orrt ana report OF tho commission di not res ilt
/ Ir ans legislation. Tho four years Of d.scu@sl 20
since that time have been equally frutless ana The
| only hope ~ any action iH this Congress Hes ~ a
/ s,n,,. amendment 20 the Sundry 'ivi bill When
| ,.,,i,.,r, psnkh.,d 81 the Committee Public
| r,,rsIrrs and Grounds to-day called M m" bN
| r,,o,,,d n, tho majority ~ that committee he at
the .,nc time proposed substitute which ne pro-
| .eefisl ~ explain.
Whom tho House I'm Commute" of tho Whole en-
/ tered ufon the conad. ALTON ~ public huFins
,i,fs under tho order adopted yesterday. the ur't
| measure called up WIS the bill directing tho pur-
| rh,so ~ WIN, is known AZ the Malone Square. In
| Washington. ami the erection OF Government
| Printing ONCE thereon.
Nj Abbott Dem. Tex. q member or tho com
ml,ec gave notice that At tn" proper time he would
| rroye f. amend by substituting n square OF ground
! r.,,or tho Capitol par Of which Is now owned
| hy the Government
| Nr Rankhead DEM AlsD proposed a hill APP
| ro,n,ing a commission consisting of tn" Secretary
| ., IN. Treasury. the chief Of Engineers General
Casey) and the Architect of the Capitol 'hr 'larke'
IN soIect and purchase site. not 60 cost more Than
81. on sdop, pans. and proceed with inc constfu'-
ton ~ the printing office. reporting to the hex'
congress FOR It's approval their estimate OF inc to'a'
| cost of the building.
| In tho course ~ "A collcquy between MT bank-
| head and Mr. Milken tRep. Me- regarding The
length OF time which would be spent In preparing
pans for the building the latter asserted that plans
for thirty buildings authorized by the List congress
had not been made by the officials. Later Mr. Nil
| lken vigorously opposed the purchase OF the Ma
hone lot lie said he could not justify himself In
voting money out Of the Treasury TO buy lot for
Government printing Office which was unfit and Inn
nr,ner and lnconveniently located In order TO re-
leyc \ gentleman who might be embarrassed. and
because a few Senators had proved themselves
stronger than the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds
Mr.. Morse Rep.. Mass) advocated the passage Of
tho bill The Committee on Public buildings and
Grounds had been informe! in an emphatic manner
by a subcommittee Of the Senate committee that II
was the Malone site CT nonf. In view or That fact,
and Of the admittedly dangerous condition Of the
present building. the majority OF the House COM
mittee had voted to recommend the passage OF the
pending bill
Mr. Abbott advocated the adoption of the sub
stitutc he proposed to offer and Mr. Swanson Den.,
Va) urged the House 10 follow the advice Of the
Public Printer and improve the present building.
That was the only plan. he said which would give
immediate relief. and was measure of economy
While Mr.. Abbott speaking he inter
rupted by Mr. English dem, n. j.. vino said:
There have been some ugly rumors going round.
and ask for some Information. which. perhaps.
the gentleman can AFFORD me- want to ask him
If he thinks II this House were to appropriate
William Malone to Senators. whether the Senate
would look with less favorable eye on the pur-
i
Mr.. Abbott replied that that was a question
which he ala not to answer; he would not
| cast any reflection upon any gentleman at the
| other end OF the Capitol.
Mr.. Bankhead endeavored unsuccessfuily To get
the House to limit debate on The bill. and finally
withdrew the motion. on the motion again TO go
into Committee OF the Whole for further consider
alton OF the bill. the House Indicated It's ndispo-
sition to go on with H.
quorum while the House was dividing Mr. Can,
f hat The Ss na the
House proceed to consider other business,
TO this Mr.. Meredith replied that if the members
Of the House believed official statements made to
Congress the employees OF the Government Print
Ing Office were In hourly danger OF losing their
lives. The question for the House to determine
was whether or not that danger should be averted
by It's action. There was a bill before the House.
Mr.. English 0nterrupting)A job.
Mr.. Meredith said that the gentleman might call
1t IA Job II he liked. but no man would say he was
Il party to a Job
SIR. Hicks (Rep.. PENN. rising to a question Of
privilege. said that the statement had been made
the bill to purchase the Malone site The House
owed II to itself TO determne whether or not that
charge well-fonnded. The matter Mr.. Hicks
was Informed. was not privileged, and 1t was
dropped
Mr. Bankhead then gave up his effort for fur
In the course OF the day conference reports on the
following bills were, agreed to- The Pension Anpro-
prla,on BIZ Pin granting pension Of =, &" "a
equalize duties and salaries In the steamboat In
spection service. and the Postoffce Appropriation
hill. Upon thu Pension and Postofice Appropriation
bills there was considerable debate. and with
gard to the latter the House voted by an over
whelmlng majority to concur In the Senate amend
be appointed the operations OF the Departments
order requiring them TO live on the routes where
they employed 40
The senate amendment to the House Joint resolu-
ton suspendng the transfer In bond through the
United States of articles destined for the Mextcan
sqad.