Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-29
Colloquy Over the New York
Building.
MR.. MERGERS CHARGES
SENATE DISCUSSES PURCHASE OF
INDIAN LANDS.
No One Ready to Speak on the Philip
pine Bill-Mr. Teller Reproaches
the Republicans.

lhiiHtuldItIy UPON lIit toLNtlliHS VI The
House of Representatives today Mr.. Dali
zell (Pa.). from the committee on rules,
presented the special order for the consid-
Grafton of the omnibus public building hill.
under the terms of which the bill. without
opportunity for amendment. would be
brought to a direct vote after three hours
of general debate.
Mr.. Craemer On. " raised the point of
order that the special order suspended the
rule which permitted the offering of amend
ments. and that no rule could be suspended
without a two-thirds vote
The Speaker oveIruled the point of order,
whereupon Mr.. Craemer appealed from the
decision of the chair
Mr.. Dalzell promptly moved to lay the
appeal on the table. When the Speaker put
the motion great chorus from both sides
or the House went up in support of Mr..
Dalzell'S motion. while only a few scatter
ing noes arose IN demand for the other side
1T is apparent" observed Mr.. Craemer,
looking about him.. that they are all in
the barrel on this side as on that"
Uaughter)
Mr.. Richardson's Protest.
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader op-
posed the adoption of the rule, not. as he
said, with the expectation of defeating t.
Proceeding. he said that Mr.. Craemer was
the barrel" SIR. Richardson said he had
none. He had not asked for any, but he
was unaiterably opposed to this method Of
legislation. 1t could not be justified, he
said. by any course of reasoning. There
was ample time for the consideration of
the separate items in the bill. This was
simply a proposition which compelled men,
be5s to vote for a wholesale appropriation
of about s16,0G0.000 for public buildings or
not have any public building legislation at
this session.
MIR. Mercer (Neb). chairman of the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds, in
support of the rule said that his commit
tee mad considered bills carrying apprOpria-
tons aggregatng So 900 900. The commit
Tee recognized the necessity for public
buildings. but all could not be provided for
At this session of Congress. There would be
other congresses he said, after this. The
committee had carefully considered all the
bills and the bill to be considered in this
rule had been the result.
The committee, he said, courted investI-
cation.
Scored the New Workers..
At this point. Mr.. Goldfogle On W inter-
rupted Mr.. Mercer to ask whether he
thought New York city had been treated
fairly III the bill.
Let me say now" replied Mr.. Mercer.
'that the three gentlemen from New York
who have been occupying the time of this
House demanding legislation for New York
have done more than all other influences
combined to retard it,
Much to the amusement of the House he
proceeded TO score Messrs. Craemer LESSER
and GOldfogle for their misdirected efforts
Had the legisla ton depended upon them he
SAID, there would have been nothing in the
bill for New York city. He declared that
New York had been treated magnificently
in the bill a commission was to select a
Site without limit of cost. That commits
sion. he said. would have many problems
20 solve and it would require from six
months 10 two years to secure a site After
the site was selected the building could be
provided for.