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HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The House proceeded to the considera-
alton of the deficiency bill appropriating
80, GIT, 525, which includes, for report
ing and publishing debates, 1920, 900 ;
public printing, paper and binding, 1925,
00G; Freedmens' Bureau, $40, 900 ;
collecting revenue from imports for half
year, 50, $50, 900, Qast item not included
in the aggregated
FarnsWOrth and Butler Throwing
Mud.
In the discussion of one of the items for
the Boston postoffice, Mr.. Farnsworth,
of Illinois, said a member of the House
was interested in the granite contract for
the building, and also had used for the
decoration of his house costly mirrors be-
longing to the Treasury Department, one
of which worth some $4,000, has
been broken in carrying backward and
forward.
Mr.. Fitch, member of the committee
on the subject of the granite contract for
the Boston Postoffice said that there was
no evidence to connect Butler, of Massa-
chusett, with 1t.
Mr.. Butler denied using the mirrors
and likened Farnsworth to mud machine
throwing mud on him.
Mr.. FarnsWorth declared that Buffers
house had been adorned with mirrors be-
longing to the Government and some of
them were lost or broken; also that But
Ter was interested in the granite contract
for the Boston Postoffice He said the
first charge had been proved before q
committee of the House and he held iD
his hands the documents proving the re-
cord.
The Cost of Contested Elections.
In discussing contingent expenses, Mr..
Dawes explained that the principal cause
of the exhaustion of the contingent fund
was the payment of contestants for seats
In the House who hsdreceived during the
present Congress seventy eight thousand
dollars, besides twenty eight thousand
paid for expenses in connection with
these cases.
The Freedmen,s Bureau Cox VS..
HOar characteristics the Worst
Governed State in the UniOns
Mr.. Woods moved to strike out the
item for the freedmen's bureau. Mr.
Hoar characterized the effort as an ad-
ditional illustration of the malignant
hatred which the Democratic party en-
tertained towards all the poor and OPP
pressed and down-trodden people of the
land.
Mr.. Cox declared the Freedmen's
Bureau was rotten from top to toe, and
had been used in connection with the
army for the prostitution of the ballot
box and injury of the negro race, and
now the House had heard trade against
the Democratic party from the gentleman
from Massachusetts, (Mr. HOar.) Why
did not that gentlemen take up the cause
of his own poor in Massachusetts, A
member on the Republican side of the
House once said there were more people
starving to death in the pOOIhOuses of
Massachusetts, than were killed in the
Crimean war. Why did not Massachu-
sets take care of her insanel Why did
not her people mind their own businessl
Why did they not keep their noses out Of
other peoples businessl The insane asy-
lums of Massachusetts were shame and
disgrace. The people Of Massachusetts
sold their paupers and starved their crimi
nails. They had the worst governed Sta.c
in the Union, Laughter, and yet they
read lectures 10 other people and put on
their garments and make broad their ply
lacterics. Laughter.
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed.
The House adjourned.