Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 82, Number 126, 16 January 1892 — HOLMAN CARRIES HIS POINT. [ARTICLE]

HOLMAN CARRIES HIS POINT.

BOTH OF HIS RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN THE HOUSE. Representative Alexander's BUI Relating to Gambling in Agricultural Products. Special to the REcord-Uwioi.. Washington, Jan. 15.—The House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress has declared emphatic hostility to subsidies, bounties aud land grants, and pronounced in favor of a rigid retrenchment in appropriations. Holman's resolution in its entirety was to-day adopted by the House, but not until after its author consented that it should be interpreted in a sense "broad enough to permit all appropriate and legitimate legislation."

When the resolutions were reached in the order of unfinished business, it was generally expected that Holman would consent to an amendment modifying the sweeping character of the resolution. But he surprised all but a few confidants by refusing to do auything of the kind. By unanimous consent, he withdrew his motion of last evening to reconsider the vote by which the previous question was ordered, and said he had come to the conclusion that the resolutions were broad enough to permit any and all appropriate legislation. Tho question was then taken on the first resolution, relating to bounties and subsidies. It was adopted—ayes 227, noes 41.

The question was then taken on tho second resolution, referring to the limitation of expenditures, Lyug of Wisconsin making a vain effort to present a substitute. It was agreed to—ayes 104, noes 95.

An Associated Press reporter asked Holman whether ho considered his resolution would preclude an appropriation or loan for the benefit of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. "That will depend," said he. "upon the construction placed upon tho legislation that we have already had in regard to tho World's Fair. Appropriations can be made fora public object, and the World's Fair appropriation will depend upon preceding legislation." Representative Alexander to-day introduced in tho House a bill relating to gambling in agricultural products. It excludes from mails any letters, postal cards or circulars concerning such gambling; also, newspapers, circulars, pamphlets, or publications of any kind containing advertisements, telegraphic reports, or other articles giving quotations of the market relating to gambling in agricultural products. A tax of |t_ per word should be levied on each interstate telegraph or telephone message used for or in aid of the gambling referred to in the Act.

Members of the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors say it is safe to assume that the river and harbor bill will be considerable less than at last Congress, and no new improvements be recommended unless of exceptional merit. Delegate Smith, Arizona, to-day introduced a bill providing for the admission of Arizona into the I nion, in accordance with the Constitution heretofore ratified and adopted by the people of the Territory. President Harrison has issued a proclamation reserving from entry or settlement the Pecos River forest reserve, iv New Mexico, and making it a public forest reservation. _»_