The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-14
SCORED AVAGANCE.
Several Congressman spoke Against The
Increased Appropriations.
Mr. BELL SAYS CONGRESS IS CAllCuS
In the Last Decade the Cost of Cow
crnment per Capitn Has Increased
from Si.75 TO SO.

devoted tocay. excepting an hour ana q
half consumed in counting the vote end
promnlgating the result Of the prcsiien
tlll election. to the sundry civil appro
prlatlon bill. General dehlte upon this
measure WIS completed but little actual
progress was made with the bill. During
the debate the opposition oDened gen
eral assault upon the extravas nee Of
the present congress, Mcssrs Hcll
tcolo). Richardson CrcunD and Cochran
MOI In turn making specches. Messrs.
cannon uil) ,nl Moody (Ma5s) defended
tho record Of consrcss in the mlt.er OF
appropriations
N;r. Bell CColol. member OF the p
prcpriaions committee took the floor
with q s7earh against the "unprecedent-
ed extroyagancs on the par, of congress
He said it Was time the people became
alarmed at the rapid growth % cNpendi-
tGres. 50 ci!aag had congress become
to vas. increases ia the appropriations he
said. that i. was considered almost dis
reputable 10 call atteaJion to the eN-
travaE3nce OF the government He pro-
duced nErcs 10 show that in a single de
csde the per Clpita cost of carrying on
The government machinery had increased
from S475 to $40. The session al this
point was suspended TO pegmi, counting
Of the electoral vote.
Upon the conclusion OF those ceremo-
MES. MIR. Cochran CMoJ made IA attack
upon the recklessuess OF the appropria-
irons in this congress. He dcchre1 that
/ he total appropriations for the next
year II reckoned in gold. would exceed
the appropriations in 1854, when the Fed
t.t.
seas maintaining blockade iron. Calves
ton 20 the Chesapeake and 1000 900 men
on land engaged in the mos; tremendous
military enterprise in the history Of the
age.
/ Later. speaking OF our policy in the
Philippines and China, MI Cochran said;
Talk lbout progress md Christianity!
E II progress and Christianity mean march
ing under many hags OF plunderers auA
the swords OF Christian soldiers, dripping
in the blood OF plundcred people . rs
tune TO qnlt or Hug away the masduerade
and say progress has turned freebooter;
Chrisulnity smmhers and God Is dead
Democratic afplause)
Mr.. Cochran lso argued that from any
economic standpoint The game" in the
Philippines was not worth the cost I'VE
have already" said he. Spent money
enough there to build the Nicaragua
canal; to fortify every foot Of ts course;
TO construct what new warshipS We
need and VIC are today no nearer peace
Than when the FIRST gun was fred"
Mr.. Richardson TENN, the minority
leader, also commented on the vast total
OF appropriations at this session, which,
he said, would reach $500 100000 Four
ye rs ago when President McKinloy's
administration began. the annual nppro-
Friations were about $4,000, 600 He
conceded that the appropriations would
naturally increase every year, but WHY
he asked. this prodig.Cus nrro Sc OF over
$500 200 600 The WIZ had been over two
years ana could not M charged with these
increases for they we're not confined to
the army ana navy appropriation bills.
There was an incrcasc in every one OF
tine apErOpri ton bills.
did YOU not vote for the river ANA har
bor and the postothce appropriations
hills?" asked Mr. Hepburn Uowal
what if | did?" replied Mr.. Richard
son. If could not stand here and hold
back appropriations for which liabilities
have been created"
Mr.. Moody (Massl challenged Mr..
Richardson to point out single appro-
Ipratlon In the sundrv civil bill which
could be omitted.
MIR. Rich1rdsop said he would do so.
while the gentleman Is talking about
cutting down expenditures" observed Mr.
not vote for a soldiers homo in Ten
nessee7
Mr. Richardson. did. It passed
unanimously ! believe.
MIR. Moody 1t did not, voted lgalnst
e. Did not the gentleman vote for the
!. Bowman act clalmsP
q MIR. Richardson II did
Mr.. Moody. Tho gentleman and I agree
on The necessity for holding down apnro-
prations. Tho trouble Is that he always
voted for them while I voted against
J them.
Proceeding Mr. Richardson pointed out
rs one Of the appropriations IN the bill
which should be omitted the item OF
Sl3G. 600 for the rent Of temporary quar-
tiers for the New York custom house,
and in this connection censured Secretary
Gage for his course in the sale OF tho old
customs house site
Mr. Cannon IN reply said the whole
subject IN connection With the sale Of
the custom house had been threshed out
IN tho Inst campaign The trarA, lion
he said w7s thoroughly legal and hon
est. The very Tact that the Hepburn
letter, which had bcen the basis for criti-
cism, went into the files of the trcas-
ury department the day u was received
said he. IS the hest proof oi the com
nlete honesty ~ the translation
Mr. Corliss Mich SPOKE IN favor oi
the construction OF n Pacific cable.
on paintr Of order m do nv Mr. DIM.
stead fppl the approrri2 lion Of DOT
for tender for the Inspector Of the
/, Ninth lighthopse district. Sil5 000 for 4
terGer for the engineer OF the Mini
6larict. $4,000 Ter tender 70
the Tenth district 100000 for tender
Z for the Thirteenth district ana 100000 20,
/ a tender Tor the Sixteenth district were
stricken from the bill.
NJ nin-rfcad iisntaiu,ad any hN-ttifA
t0w'rd these particular 2pproprls tions
bur he said thew were not authorized b,
c law sud he was simply following tn
= teaching OF the chairman OF the sppro
e prlntlons committee in standing by IA
!. letter ~ the rules
A. 5:S5 p. NJ the house adjourned
: coNsIDERED aGuicuITuRAL BILL