The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-30


j want to say something about the
blunders which have been committed,
as we are told, on our sido, and in such
sharp and fiuent language by the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania. ] discover
one of the blunders we have committed,
and | will stand by that blunder, is in
reducing the salary Of the President OF
the United States from $4,000 down 10
S26, ,000a year. That is very terrible
blunder! That is one of the blunders
We have committed. lLaughter.l
Another ono of the blunders we have
committed is 10 reduce the pay of mem
bers from 5000 to $4,000 year. Now.
is that n very serious blunder! /!
Laughter. think gentlemen who
voted for that will not find il 90 danger
Gus bunder as those who voted for an
increase of salary two or three years
ago. ILaughter.]
Another very great blunder We have
com miited is in not increasing the pay
of the Cabinet officers. twas attempted
10 be increased, and we did not do it.
That Is one OF our terrible blunders. !
am glad we did not.
a mother one of orr terrible blunders
is that Of Foreign Ministers are 10 be
starved TO death that they are TO be re-
duced from $1,000 year down TO S14,-
900 year. Ilorrible' Great laughter. ]
We cannot get man TO touch any one
OF them ut Sl4.OOU. Laughter.l lie
will not Ike il at all, he cannot afford
to 90 abroad and work for $4,000 .
year. Not at all. TGreat laughterl
Let us look at this thing with .
broader view. We want TO do right.
We find bankers-and i am not in favor
OF bankers some are around me, and
they are clever gentlemen. j believe
they are gene now. We find bankers
cannot make $50, 900 as the President
ma kes II, although they NAV have $3.50
900 capital. They cannot make S25, 1000
Ia year. \ on cannot find mechanic
who can do it, The manufacturer who
may be established in the city of Phila-
delphia cannot make it, He cannot
make $25, 90, not 10 speak of S5O,OOO a
year. although he may have en invested
capital Of over S2500OO Why should
iii he lsmcnted as blunder that VIC have
reduced that s:.ary from $4,000 down
TO $4,000. Why deplore that blunder
OF the Committee on Appropriations OF
the House. iLaughterl
Mr.. Speaker. / have anoiher word 10
say. understood the gentleman from
Ohio, (Mr. Foster). made some remarks
while nv friend from New York (Nr|
|Cex) was on the fioor. Am right
POSTER TRIES TO EXPLAIN, BUT rs
LAUGHED down.
Mr. Fostcr-W hat j. it!
Mr. Williams, of lndiana-The gentle
man made some remaT ! 5 from his seat.
Mr. Foster W hat:
Mr.. Williams, of Indiana-ln relatioDl
to kentucky jeans.
Mr. Foster y OF in relation TO the
gentleman from Indiana.
Mr. Williams, OF lndiana-Who did
you mean
MI. Foster-I mean the gentleman
from New York, lMr. Cox, laughter, /
who oncc-lrenewed aughterl just
allow me TO finish.
Mr. Williams, ofIndiana-Well, 90 on.
Mr.. Foster-Who once boasted here
of wearing Canada jeans
Mr.. Williams. of Indiana do not
wish 10 doanybody any injustice at all
A Mem ber-He said Canada broad
cloth.
Mr.. Toster--l thought il was Canadsl
jeansl
Mr.. Cox-That was great many
years ago Leughtcr.i
Mr.. Williams. OF Indiana i do not
wish to misunderstand the gentleman
from Ohio. thought at the lime that
was the one to whom he alluded. u
am not ashamed OF my old Kentucky
Jeans. The people of Indiana are not
ashamed of me because ! wear il. He
then rem inded me of circumstance
which took place few days ago. The
gentleman from Ohio. (Mr. Foster), in
troduced resolution requesting the
Committee Of Accounts to furnish this
II ouse with refreshments as have been
Gu stomary heretofore. Laughter lie
is decidedly in favor of economy.
[Laughtcr.l Now that gentleman la
troduced that resolution, and want 10
show you what the effect will be when
you pass il.
Mr.. Foster Did 1t not pass unani-
mouslyI
Mr.. Williams, OF Indiana 1t is in the
hands OF the Committee on Accounts.
Mr. Foster-Did IL not pass unani-
mously?
COST or REPUBLICAN LEMoNADE.
Mr.. Williams, Of Indiana-Thc gen
tleman will not ask questions am not
on the stand now. Laughter.J want
to show YOU what will be the effect. !
have a memoranda of what happened
two years ago, and when it is printed ]
want some copies sent TO the gentle
mans constituency as well as my own.