The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-27
It is Rolled Through
 With Much Speed.
PROTEST BY MIR. FITZGERALD
Illustrates the Cohesive Power of
 Public Plunder.
Enthusinsm for Measure the Best rnda- cation that the Committee Has Pleased Many in Dis
 tributing Money.

Washington, June 26.--The Pork barref' as the so-caiied omnibus pub~ lie building bill is generally called, was rolled into the House today by Mir Dalzell, (Pennsylvania) who reported broad and comprehensive rule for its consideration. The rule provides that while the consideration of the bill of the rules. It's passage shall rest of the rules. It's passage shall rest on a vote of the majority instead of by a two-thirds vote.
 To be consistent, Mir. Williams. (Sais- sissippi) the leader of the minority. called for a division and by the over whelming vote of l93 to 21 the pre- y!ous question was ordered.
 The rule was adopted. Mir. Earth hoidt, (Mo.) chairman of the commit tee on the public works in explafning the provisions of the bill said it rep- resented the palnstaking intelligent labor of many many months He said that more than 800 bills carrying up- wards of ss0,00O.00O had been refer- red to the committee and each of the bills was considered on It's merits. Out of this mass of public building bills has come ;he present omnibus building bill which carries in round numbers @42,0g1.p1l.
 but with considerable feeling said that 1t was futile to delay or defeat the passage of the bill. Mir. Fitzgerald Iikened the House to school just clos ing, and, following the universal prac- tice throughout the country at conn about to distribute it's premiums" he said.
 PIunder of the Public.
 'This bill" Mir. Fitzgerald said. "Il- illustrates as we'll as anything I have ever seen the truth of the statement of the cohesive power of public plum der"
 man from New York said that mem bers, on examining the omnibus public bill, could ascertain whether their con- duct during their school term had been such as to have gained the approba- ton of the authorities t'the profess snrssf and to know whether they vera. among the bad boys of the Housa
 T know Mir. Speaker, that there is no power in Heaven or on earth that will stop the passage of this bill remarked Mir. Fitzgerald. which statement was greeted with applause. T have no desire to stop 1t; would not deprive so many members of the pleasure they anticipate, but I think it proper to pro- test against a method of Legislation which prevents the members of this House from asserting their rights as members and giving to those Items In which they are interested the same scrutiny and the same watchfut care which have been given other bills in which their districts are not interested.
 Now, inasmuch as have had an op- portunity to express my condemnation of this method of appropriating great sums for any public purpose, I ain con- tent. The unanimity, not to say the enthusiasm, with which this bill has been brought into the house and is be- ing urged to its passage, Ia the best evidence that the committee has. at least in the distribution of money. been able to please a great majority of tho House" (Prolonged applause.)
 The bill was then put on it's passage and amid loud applause the speaker. in an hour from the time the rule was rec ported, announced that the seal of the House had been put on the measure and 1t was started on Its way to the other side of the Capitol.