The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-19
NUMBER "a


officially point out wherein the com.
miltee on appropriations, or any
member, sought to deceive the house
or country.
Reagan offered an amendment ex.
tending to members OF congress the
right TO use penalty envelopes In the
transaction Of official business.
Iowusbend White Kentucky and
hIudHll opposed the amrudment and
belford adv ostted 1t and inquired Of
h'ndaI why congressman had not tho
tight to ,end tree letter on public
business. A man who would object 10
thHt was tu narrow betwees his eyes he
eyes
Randall decided not 10 cope with the
gentleman from Colorado, eith.r in wit
or V .HkhHtl and claimed the people had
condemned the FRANK lng privilege,
Bedford thought the interest OF mem
bers IN The transaction = public husi.
ness required they should send lettors
through tho IN ils, and this pr, tense OF
economy oY the part VI tue minority yas
shame aud fraui When political
camptgu rame on his hyppcricv would
he oNuo ed, the people wuull he in
form d thtt the democratic party was
ono Of pretended economy, and ut the
same time keeping M the tron.nry one
hundred mil on aud horpiug thous luds
Of m Il ont ut work
Randall saw thos' who had
stood here for economy, stood
regardless either OF snocrs on applause
having the consciousness ut performing "A
public duty in an Intelligent and honest
way. llr did not know what the issues In
..tf4ft,.4ttttt I,.. l..
know lhat the democratic party could
never De- condemned for economy and
ltugality u the public UNpCu diturr,.
Reagan amendment was lost. I'll to 3d.
Thc committee rose and reported the
bill to the house, the previous question
being ordered.
Ri Tee expressed his objection to the
bill Wuch hr chlwctcriH II as q CHEAP
bill, framed by cheap party, through 1t,
cheap committee upon cheap estimate
ui the people OF the country.
ruWnsh,nd took the floor TO
close the debate In the defense
of the bill He had had an opportu.
nifty ycst0r lay OF converting with a
leading member OF the seuate, who
All he had read The bin and it was A
fair and liberal one, aud further. he
was glad to know he (rowushend)
/ had exposed ths hyppcrAcy praciiced
/ hy the republican party in the house
last congress IN cutting down appro
priatiuu- Tho senator WAS him
/ sell republican There were sew
rral shouts Name mn." from the
republican side, but Townsend de-
cuucd tn do so, Iowushcud went Oh
10 say: Sine the bill had come into
the house, every ,lowu ON tho other
side had been brought to the front to
ridtcutc II.
Taylor, OF Ohio asked If the word
clown was parliamentary.
The speaker replied il he gentlemen
were using umpariamcutary language,
any member had the right to Gull hun
to order.
TOwushcud continued He was
not surprised Mt the action of the
other side in cudeavoring to throw
odium on the bill lie was not sur
prl-ed AT the action OF The gentleman
from Maine (Iteid) If peculAtor even
bo charged ON this floor with malad-
mlniSlratiou. II ever cXtravagaul
appropriations were suggested, thai
, gentleman was found to be It's de
fender, aud If the interest Of the rail
, ruad company was al stake the gen.
tlcman was its defender.
ili-c'ck demanded that the Ian,
! guage be taken down II, unparhmen
t. lary.
T. "Oh no" sid Reid, "lot him <,
- on"
The amendments were agreed ~ b,
u the couuiucc Of the whole, wirh hi
=. exception OF chat increasing by 500,
:, 900 the appropriation tor the lcttr
y carrier service which was r.i .ctrd
n yeas l25. nays 1873. The bil was tn
g. pa-srd; yeas 100, nays ~ and Ia
l. house "a N ,urucd.