New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
PASSED AFTER A LIVELY POLIT-
ICAL DEBATE


House passed the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill after having consid
cred It four days. A spirited coIIoquy between
Mr. Sulzer Dem. n " and Mr.. GrosvenOr
CRep. Ohio) was the feature Of to-day's session,
Fresh from the Antitrust Conference in Chi
cago, Mr.. Sulzer directed the attention Of the
House 10 the monster monopOIies" which he
said. were being fostered by the Republican Ad-
ministration- He alluded in passing 20 Ohio poll
tics. These utterances drew the fire OF General
Grosvenor, who referred 10 the political garb-
age which Mr.. sulzer had brought back to
Washington after his hippodroming tour through
the West as a Vice Presidential candidate"
The appropriation for the Civil Service Com
mission, which was stricken out OF the Appro-
priation bill in Committee Of the Whole yester-
day. was restored by a vote OF q 10 123
When the House met the Speaker announced
the appointment Of James H Davidson, Of Wis
consin. as chairman OF the Committee on Rail-
ways and Canals.
MR. MIERS STARTS THE TROUBLE.
The House then resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole and resumed consideration of the
Legislative bill.
In order 10 present his Views trusts and
the Currency bill. which is now in conference
Mr.. Miers Dem. Ind offered an amendment
He antagonized the provision Of the Currency
bill which authorized National banks 10 issue
currency. and denounced the fastening Of the
gold standard on the people as glazing iniquity.
He declared that the retirement Of the green
backs and the placing OF the National backs
above the Government were the completion of
the most wonderful bIunder Of the age. After
the passage Of the Mckinley tariff law he said
thirty-four new trusts were organized. and since
the Mckinley Administration had assumed
power and the Dingley Law had gone into effect
two hundred OF such monsters had raised
their heads in the country. with a capital aggre-
eating s7OO0OOOOOO.
sULzER PRODs THE MONSTERS
Mr.. Sulzer, after directing attention 20 the re-
cent antitrust conference held in Chicago de-
clared that the trusts were not only doing irrep-
arabic injury, but were doing it through the
backing Of a Republican Administration. The
Administration is responsible for the trusts" he
said 1t stands sponsor for them and refuses
TO do anything to suppress them The greatest
OF all these trusts is the money trust and the
conference at Chicago unanimously condemned
the gigantic iniquity'
AND Mr.. GROSVENOR PRODS sULzER
Mr. Grosvenor replied in a humorous vein
speaking OF Mr.. Suffers aspirations 10 the Vice
Presidency. and saying that after Mr. Sulzer
had been "hippodroming about the country" ne
had come back TO Washington loaded down with
a lot OF political garbage" In answer 10 a
question from Mr.. Sulzer. ne said that Mr. Mon
nett had not been renOminated for Attorney
General Of Ohio because he had already served
two terms, and stepped aside in response to an
unwritten law Of Ohio Republicans He referred
TO Mr., Monnett a very bright young man"
and declared that Senator Hanna had not had
the slightest thing 10 dc with what Mr. SuIzer
had termed Mr.. Monnett's turning down" Mr.
Grosvenor paid a tribute to Acknowledgement
Griggs. declaring that "a better lawyer and
clearer headed administrator OF justice had
never been known in the Department OF Jus
tice"
He closed by saying that the Democrats had
ample opportunity between 1892 and 1895 10 en-
force the Antitrust law. but failed to do So
The American people know that" he said
and they know. too. that between 1892 and
1895 business broke down. people starved and
everything in general went 10 the devil
In reply Mr. Sulzer said: The American peo-
pie Will not accept the brutal dictation of the
gentleman from Ohio and his master. Mark
Hanna"
Mr.. Cannon poured oil on The troubled waters
in an amusing speech, in which he appealed TO
the belligerents to permit little public bust
ness TO be transacted, Just to fool the people
Gaughter)
q
ment providing that the head OF any department
upon whose rolls the name OF any employee or
clerk permanently incapacitated from perform
ing service appears shall report the name TO the
Civil Service Commission in order that an en-
pOye Of proper capacity may be designated for
the service. The amendment was adopted
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Hit CRep
I'D providing that permission be given 10 Rep
resentative j. D. Richardson to compile. edit and
publish the state papers and diplomatic cor
respOndence OF the late Confederate States and
fl was adopted after explanation that II in
volved no expense 10 the Government
The committee then rose and the bill was ia
vorably reported TO the House. The amend
ptents were agreed TO- with the exception OF that
striking out the appropriation for the Civil
Service Commission on a rising the
amendment was defeated 90 10 rs The ayes
and noes were ordered. and the amendment was
lost - to 123. The bill was then passed with
out division.
II was agreed TO set apart Saturday. April =
pay tributes TO the life and public services
o the late Representative r p Bland OF Mis-
souri,
Al $50 .. m. the House adjourned
HIM This Is strange" said Mr. Packinham as
he glanced up ana down the last page Of the paper.
What's wrong, LycuTgus7'' Mrs. Packinham
asked.
I've looked ali throu-h -,,. ,aDsr~ he m