Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-16

gard to the purchase,of china. Laughter
and applause on the Democratic side.l
Cummings wished to add to Boutelle's
remarks this fact: That under two
Democratic administrations OF the state
of New York the state debt had been re-
duced $1,000, 900, and that $4,000, 600
had been left in the treasury, that treas
ury having been empty when Grover
Cleveland entered into Office. Demo
cratic applause.l
ENLoE FLAPS HIS WINGS.
Boutelle having in his speech humor-
ously compared Holman's measure of
retrenchment and reform to the scene
in Dotheboy's hall when Mrs. Squeers
administered birthstone and treacle to
the students with spoon, Enloe of
tennessee said If Boutelle had read the
story further he would remember that
after time the students overturned the
administration, and, taking the spoon,
compelled Mrs. Squeers to take brim-
pie had done. Twelve months ago the
party to take birthstone and treacle, but
the people overturned their ad-
minissration and the Democratic
party was now giving birthstone
to the Republicans. laughter.
He did not think it courteous in the
gentleman from Maine to read news
paper interview with Mrs. Flower. He
should tell the house where the last set
OF china bought for the White House
had come from, and if it was not of for
eign make.
A Republican member rising to the
point of order that Enloe was not ad-
dressing himself to the question under
consideration, Enloe expressed the hope
that the presiding officer would allow
him to flap his wings a little. In the
last congress the czar had chopped them
off with hatchet, and be had to go to
his own state to seek that freedom of de-
bate which belongs to American citi-
zens.
The minority substitute, providing for
twenty-four clerks, was defeated-yeas,
"a nays, leland the majority report,
which provides for thirty-seven clerks,
agreed to.
Hatch, of Missouri, introduced bill
amending the presidential succession
act so as to add the Office of secretary OF
agriculture after that OF secretary OF the
interior. Referred.
Adjourned until Monday.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
A member OF the committee on rivers
and harbors says it is safe to assume
that the river and harbor bill will be
considerably less than last congress, and
no improvements will be recommended
unless OF exceptional merit. The friends
OF the plan to afford relief to great ex-
tent OF the wheat growing region OF the
far northwest, by the construction OF
canal or ship railway around the dalles
on the Columbia, and thus afford water
transportation to the Pacific ocean, have
abandoned these more costly projects,
and will endeavor to have less expen-
sive work Of improvement authorized by
congress. Representative Herman to-
day introduced bill having this in view.
1t approprates $4l4 600 for the construc-
tion of portage railroad around the
dalles. The chip railway project in
wolves an appropriation OF $3.50, 900, and
that for canal and locks $500, 000
give temporary relief. and the works
constructed could be utilized whenever
ship railway or canal was approved by
congress-.
GAMBLING IN GRAIN.
Representative AicAhuOOi Las ihbiO-
duced resolution relating to gambling
in agricultural products. 1t excludes
from the mails any letters, postal cards
or circulars concerning such gambling;
also newspapers, circulars, pamphlets or
publications of any kind containing adj
vertisements, telegraphic reports or
other articles giving quotations of mar
kets relating to gambling in agricultural
products. A tax OF 50 per word should
be levied upon such interstate tele-
graphic messages for or in aid OF gam
bling referred to in the act.
PoRTER's CROOKED CENSUS.
Representative Anderson of West Vir-
ginia today introduced resolution in
the house, to appoint a committee of
seven members to investigate the cen
sus office. The preamble recites charges
in the columns of certain newspapers of
the country, that the census bureau has
been wrongly conducted under Superin-
tendent Porter in the state of New Y ork
and elsewhere, in the interest OF par
tisan politics, and otherwise grossly
mismanaged.
DELEGATE SMITHS BILL.
Delegate Smith, of Arizona, today in
troduced bill providing for the ad-
mission of Arizona into the Union, in
accordance with constitution her eto-
lore adopted and ratified by the people.
OPPOSITION TO JUDGE WOOD.
The senate committee on judiciary
was in session for several hours this
afternoon, considering judicial nomina-
tions. Senator Turpie appeared before
the committee to protest against the
confirmation of Judge Woods nomina-
tion to fill the place in the third judicial
circuit. The committee laid the nomi-
nation aside until Senator Voorhees,
comes next week. The same course
was followed as to the remaining iu-
dicial nominations, the intention of the
committee being to act upon them all
at the same time. From what can be
gathered from interested persons the
opposition to Judge Woods nomination
is not likely to have the support of any
Republican senators, and it will doubt
less be confirmed in course of time.
FOREST RESERVATIONS.
Secretary Noble has written letters to
the house and senate committees on
land, urging that prompt and efficient
steps be taken by congress to protect
and preserve from depreciation the for
est reservations which have recently