The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-02
HOUSE MAKES FUN
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL HAS INFINITE
MERRIMENT IN IT.

Again Occurs the Clash Between Those
Who Would Lie to See Money Spent
Where It's Needed Badly Enough but
Who Keep in Mind AN Empty Treasury.
and Those WHO are for Going Ahead
and AppropI iating at All Hazards
Grosvenor's Sharp Tongue Starts the
Merry Jest Around.
Washington, April 1.-The house to-
day practically completed the consider
alton of the sundry civil bill. In the
course Of the debate to the amendment
10 appropriate $4,000 for commencing
the erection of a new military post at
Spokane, Washington, Mr.. Cannon, the
chairman Of the appropriation commit
tee, made an appeal for economy on
the ground that the condition Of the
treasury was such that no new project
should be entered upon by this con-
Fress. He was supported in his appeal
b. Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, who in some
plain-spoken words, insisted that the
necessities of the situations must gov
ern. He called attention to the fact
that during the first nineteen months
Of the operation Of the present tariff
law the receipts had been exceeded by
the expenditures. SIC, OO0, 900. This, Of
course, brought on a political discus
sion, in which Mr.. Patterson (Dem.
Tenn) defended the administration,an
attributed the financial distress to Re
publican legislation. The amendment
was adopted despite Mr.. Cannon's
speech.
MIR Blue CRep. Kan) made some in
direct charges against the board of
managers Of the soldiers home, which
were replied to by Mr.. Steele Of Indi-
ana, one of the managers.
AMENDMENTS.
Some minor business was transacted
at the opening of the session of the
house today The house then resumed
consideration of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill.
An amendment allowing extra COM
pensation for surveys through noun
famous or heavily wooded territory in
Colorado and Utah were adopted.
An amendment was also adopted
making an appropriation for the ex
penses of our representation at the
meeting of the international prison con-
ference.
Mr. Bartlett Oem. n. " offered an
amendment, which fell under a point of
order to authorize the preservation and
publication of the revolutionary arch
ives.
Mr. Sayers Oem. Tex) offered an
amendment TO appropriate $4,000 for
the purchase Of the house in Washing
ton in which President Lincoln died
and which is now rented by an histo-
IicaI society. The amendment was
adopted.
ECONOMY AND PERJURY.
Mr. Hyde CRep. Wash) offered an
amendment to appropriate So, 900 of the
$500, 0C0 carried by the bill for the con-
se-uction Of military posts, to commence
tae erection of permanent buildings at
tie military post at Spokane, Wash.
The site of the post, comprising over
1000 acres, Mr.. Hyde said, had been
donated to the government by the city
of Spokane.
Mir. Cannon, chairman Of the appro-
pciatiCn committee opposed the amend
meat on the ground that the straight
eaed condition of the treasury would
ret warrant the expenditure.
IL. Grosvenor (Rep. Ohio in reply to
Mr.. Cannon. expressed his regret that
the chairman of the appropria tons com
mittee felt it incumbent upon himself
TO make such an announcement.
Economy was one thing, said he, par
simony another, but worse than either
was the existence of public necessity
for the expenditure of money and the
Acknowledgement than congress could
not furnish it.
FOR REVENUE ONLY.
"That admission said he, I'VE must
accept" He referred TO the great de-
mands of commerce, which must be
met with the declaration of congress of
It's inability to meet them. He pointed
out that the receipts under he present