Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-25
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Mr.. Garfield, after explaining the bill said that
the committee on appropriations had attempted
this session to pursue the policy it did last
year in keeping down the appropriations. All
the appropriation bills had now passed the House
except this sundry civil service bill and the de-
ficiency bill. The legislative bill was in confer
ence it appropriated about million less than
the legislative bill of last year, but that was so
because the printing Of the treasury department
had been left Oft. The appropriations for the ar
my and navy were about the same as last year,
except as to the four million naval emergency bill
of last year The Indian appropriation bill as it
passed the House was about million less than
last year. 1t was now on the table of the appro-
priation committee with the Senates amendment.
The forifcation bill little less than last year.
The river and harbor bill about three. quarters
of a million larger than last year. The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was two millions
less than last year, because the Geneva award APP
preparation bill in last years bill. The post
office appropriation bill gave about one and half
millions more than last year. The pension bill
was about the same. The sundry civil appropra-
ton bill was about one and a quarter millions less
than the bill of last year. and the deficiency bill
would be less. Putting all these things together
he thought the reduction on appropriation bills
would be a little more than 81 100000.
The discussion drifted through devious ways in
to the question of political troubles in Alabama,
and of the ue there of what is known as the
"Oyerfow of Bacon for the influencing of votes.
On this point noisy alteration took place be-
tween Mr.. Luttrell Of California, member of the
Alabama committee and Mr.. Pelham of Alabama,
the former asserting and the latter denying the
use of such bacon to induce colorcd voters vote
the republican ticket.
Mr.. Shoals of Alabama, asserted that there
never had been pound of that bacon used to in
iiuence voters, and denounced as a lie the charge
that republicans had intmidated democratic voters
in Alabama, either by bacon or any other i'm
proper means. Uaughter.)
A scene OF great confusion and uprOar took
place, in which the principal actor was Luttre Of
California, who called for the reading of the att
davt, and then when it was partly read sought to
stop the reading in order that he might occupy
the remainder of the five minutes by speech.
Several republicans insisted that the paper
should be read, and Mr.. Luitrel asserted that the
other side was trying to stfe free speech:
AT length &. +. Iioar interfered on behalf of
Mr.. Luttlell, claiming that he had right to sus-
pend the reading of the paper and to proceed with
his remarks under the ruin. of the chair to that
eff ct.
The disorder gradually lessened, and the com
mite drifted away from the Alabama episode, and
proceeded with the consideration OF the bill.
The committee after disposing of 8 out Of IS
pages Of the bill rose
Mr.. Sypher of Louisiana, rising to personal
explanation took exception to Mr.. Eldridge havins,
had printed in the record personal fling at him
(Sypher) in this remark 81 don't want to hear
from the gentleman from Louisiana; the people
has suffered enough from his sort
The above remark was not in the regular report
of the proceedings, but had been added by Mr.
Eldridge.
"Now," said Mr. Sypher, ''if there is any sort
meaner than he and his sort, they must be mighty
low"
(Shouts of ''order, order" "take it down" etc.
If it is supplementary | withdraw it; do
not wish to tlancend the rules OF the House.
Mr. Eldridge-I said that, and meantit
Mr.. Syphcr-The act Of attacking member uu-
der the guise.o making personal explanation ire
ferrng to Eldridges correction of the record,
can only be characterized as cowardly and con-
temptible
Mr.. Eldridge-I made no personal explanation,
although it is so headed in the record; did not
consider it personal explanation. There had
been mistake in the report of my speech, and
reproduced the speech as nearly as possible.
asked leave TO publish it. l have nothing to take
back.
The House at o'clock took recess until -.
The evening session will be for the sundry civil
appropriation bill,