Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
PUBLIC Bull 0|NG BILL
Big Fight VIII Be Made to
Garry the Measure.
WHAT AN ALYSIS SHOWS
HOW THE MONEY APPROPRIATED
IS DISTRIBUTED.
House Managers Are Endeavoring 20
WHAT AM NALYSIS SHOWS
House Managers Are Endeavoring 20
Prevent the Passage of This
"Po'k Bar'l'' Act

II is the opinion Of the House leaders
that the pending omnibus public building
bill is the most luscious 'pok BARI meas
ure that has been up in the House In "A
great many Congresses Every parliamen-
tary means within reach of those who are
responsible Will be used To prevent the
final enactment of this bill into law. On
the opposing side strong combination
Is being made by the friends of the meas
ure to carry il through. Today there was
perceptible stiffening up of the ranks of the
advocates of the measure and "A more de-
termined campaign was being made In its
behalf
1t is said now that if this bill is not
brought up in the House an omnibus pub
lie building bill will be added as an amend
ment to some appropriation bin in the Sen
ate and that when il comes back every
possible effort within the reach of the
many scores of members of the House IA
voring the bill will be exerted to see that
the amendment sticks
Distribution of the Money.
An analysis of the bill shows that of the
S34T'@1 carried by it. S5010 700 will 20 to
states represented by men on the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds which
drew up the bill There are fifteen such
members and their stales are given lo7 of
the projects carried by the bill. while the
remaining seventy-five projects are divided
among thirty other states
The 5000, Ioo appropriated for states
Which nave representation on the commit
lee on public buildings and grounds is dj-
Nlded as follows; New York Mr. (;iua,t
$40. $50; Missouri, Mr.. Bartholdt. s5I5 5oo.
Name, Mr. Bur!eish 1896. 800; New Jersey
VI ~ no"eII' Ai.@jo; Iowa. Mr.. Connor,
- la
~Q; Wisconsin, Mir. Minor, S,lgopo. UIi-
nos MT. Rodenburs, S!t05 00o; Nebraska.
ir ->orIls, S2JS.0J1; Alabama Mr. Bank-
ne nead, S-oi' 800 Georgia, Mr.. Brantley, slSI.-
tu' North Carolina. Mr.. Thomas $50 600.
Indiana. Mr.. Miers, sol 100: Texas Nr
Sheppard, $4,000; South Carolina Nv
Scarborough S112.5
The remainder of the $3.50, 600 is divided
aihong tHlrty other states of the I;ninr
further analysis of the bill sbowe ,ha, H.
d great majority of the small towns where
appropriation Is made for public buildings
etpecf'.E IN remote and not well settled
states, the appropriation is entirely out of
proportion with the population of the town
tle receipts of the office and in comma ri
aoh WIN the present rental paid for the
use W oiiices. An estimate shows that in
these small towns the present rent of nost
onlces amounts to some one-haIf of nor
cent TO l12 per cent Of the approximation
carried by the bin for the respective offices
,; III oiiiel words that the government is now
fanf
20 an average OF per cent a wear intcrast
oi 'he outlay recommended by the bill
Further Objection Made.
Further objection is made to the bin n,
the score that ii carries increases of exis,-
ing appropriations amounting to nearly
$-o"3eo. Towns which have been granted
pubic buildings in the past have come
back again with additional demands The
OH carries S3.5IIo00 for absolutely new
projects. In all of these projects these is
to be in the future additional sums re-
quired for upkeep and caretaking. while in
many OF them it is said to be certain that
the hrst appropriation carried in This hin
is only a stepping stone to additional an
preparations TO be asked hereafter
The House managers who are endeayoring
TO prevent the passage of this bill insist
That their opposition is justified upon two
grounds. First, that the state Of the reve-
nues and the policy of economy upon which
this Congress is proceeding do not warrant
the appropriations.
Second that the bill does not confine itself
10 projects necessary, but goes largely into
the domain OF projects that at best could
only be c!assed as desirable
The closing hours of the session are likely
to witness a very vigorous fight over this
bill. Party lines have entirely vanished
ard the men who have interests at stake in
the pork barrel are getting closer together
tvery day and presenting more determined
front. This opposition has only served TO
Increase the determination of those who OPP
posed the bill from the outset. and there will
re some lively times before the bill meets its
final disposition.