The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-22

cipitated by the statement from Mr.. Car
lIsle, of Kentucky, to the effect that il
offering the resolution yesterday for tn,
appointment of K. Hill as assistant
door keeper, he had fixed the salary al
$4,000, believing that that was the sal
airy which had always been received by
the other special employe, Mr.. Clancy
(Clancy has been a republican minority
employee. He had learned that thi.
was mistake and that Clancy's salary
had been $1,500. He therefore moved
to reconsider the vote by which the reso
luton was adopted in order that the
house might determine whether it would
reduce Hills salary to 81, 500 or in.
crease Clancey's salary to $4,000. The
vote having been reconsidered, Mr.. Hol.
man, OF Indiana, moved to reduce Hills
salary to 81 500, and he urged the neces-
slty OF preserving economy in the expen-
ditures of the public money.
Mr.. Mills said that that was the same
old speech he had been listening to for
the last sixteen years. Every session
the house was treated to a speech on
economy which was to be beapplied to the
officers of the house and the smaller off
GERS of the government; but whenever it
came to applying economy to the expen-
diture of hundreds of thousands or mil
lions of dollars, the eloquence of the gen.
tleman was lost to the country. Could
the American people be protected from
excessive expenditures only by cutting
down the salary of some poor fellow
about the house of representatives He
had fought against reduction of the pav
OF the officers of the house and increase
OF the pay of the officers of the senate
which the gentleman from Indiana as
member of the committee on appropria-
tions had permitted to be done year
after year. He believed in common with
all English speaking people that the
American house of representatives was
the breath of the people, and he believed
in maintaining its equal dignity, power
and equal rights. (Applause.) If he
should ever succeed in getting to the SEN
ate there would be somebody in the SEN
ate would still feel that he was kin to
American democracy, and that this house
should be preserved in equal dignity and
equal rights to the senate.
Mr.. Holman said that il the gentleman
intended to practice economy they must
begin with the details which came before
congress tor consideration. The dignity
OF the house, had it been assailed during
the last six years when Clancy had been
receiving $500, had the gentleman
from Texas felt it necessary in order to
preserve the dignity Of the house during
those SIX years to increase the salary.
II the house had been more conSiderate
IN the expenditure of public money than
the senate had been, it was to the great
honor and dignity Of this body.
Mr. Holman's motion was agreed to by
a vote OF 90 to 20, and the resolution as
amended, was adopted.
Mr.. Cummings, ofNew York, presented
the petition of the governor and citizens
of New Jersey for the relief of Mrs. De.
liza Parnell. Referred.
Mr.. McComas, of Maryland, from the
committee on appropriations, reported
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. Printed and rccommitted. This is
the first time in the history of the house
when at the first regular session, the gen
eral appropriation bill has been reported
before the holidays.
The house adopted a resolution re-
queSting the United States treasurer to
receive the cash and assets in the SER
geant at arms Office as special deposit
until the further order of the house A
proviso is inserted that nothing therein
shall affect Leedom's liability.
The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill was reported back and laid on
the table for the present.
AT his ownrequest Mr.. Wike, of Hin
ois, was relieved from duty on the com
mittee on elections, and Mr.. Wilson, of
Missouri, was appointed to fill the va
cancy.
The speaker then announced the stand |
ing and select committees of the house.
The speaker also announced the ap-
pointment of Messrs. Mason, Cogsweil, |
Struble, Turner, of Georgia, and Wilson,
Of West Virginia, as committee to in
vestigate the ballot box torgeries under
the Butterworth resolution.
Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, resigned from
the membership of the committee on
,laims, and his resignation was accep-
ted
The house at 2.45 adjourned till Janu-
nary 6.