Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-16
DICKENS OF A TIME.
Boutelle Keeps the Statesmen
in Roar.
HIS WITTY SPEECH IN THE HOUSE

Immortal Observation-Disclosures Ean
and Mrs. Squeers Made to do Duty for
Humorous ComparisOn-Cumm and
Enloe Get in Some Neat Retorts-A
Hilarious Day for the Members-Hol-
mans Resolutions Acknowledgements for
Chairmen.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The Holman res
olutions passed the house yesterday exact
ly as they We're introduced, Holman stat
ing that upon consideration he could not
improve them; that the scond paragraph
covered everything that was necessar.
Upon motion the division was taken on
each resolution separately The first reso-
luton iS a follows, and was adopted hy
yeas, 221; nays, 10:
Resolved That IN the judgment of this Lou-.
the granting Of subsidies or bouutics by con
gress in money, public lands, bonds or by in
dorscm"nt. DT lay pledge of the public credit.
To promote special private industries or Cnle--
prlses of corporations independent of the ulIas-
ton OF the constitutional power of congress 20
make such grants, Is unjust and impolitic and
IN manifest conflict with the spirit OF our II,
pupican institutions, as it directly tends Ia
create and foster the wealth of favored Glasses
az the expense ot the whole people, who bccr
the burdens OF government, and manife~tiy
furnishes undue facilities for the enlargeugnf
OF great private estates, a policy whice gov
ernmcn Mt OF the people cannot Justly or Sifc.y
encourage by any form Of favOrtism in lcgi~-
latiOn.
Analysis of the Vote.
The negative vote was confined to Re
pubhcans ana the following Republicans
voted with the Democrats for the re~o1u-
tion: Bergen, Broderick, Clark Of Wyom-
ing, CurtisS, Cutting poan. DoIliyer.
dcrson OF Illinois, Sherman. lIitt, Hun
johnson OF Indiana, johnson OF North
Dakota, .Tollcy, kctcham. Lind. Loud.
Perkins, PicNler, Post, Powers. Raiu,=.
Roy, Nhoiik, Vincent, \. Taylor. Waula.
Wilson OF Washington. The Peoples
party representatives supported the ry~n-
luton.
Resolution Number Two.
The second resolution was agreed to 10y
yeas, l6f: nays. @3. Il Is as follows:
Resolved. In view of Ihc-prc-eut condition Of
the trcIsurv. and because efficient and hone
government can only be assured by the fru-.'
expenditure of the public money. while uE.-
necessary and lavish expenditures under any
| and all conditions lead inevitably TO vcual ard
corrupt methods in public affairs. no money
ought to be appropriated by congress from tl2
public treasury except such As Is manif,-t,v
| necessary to carry on the several departments.
Democrats Voting Nay.
On Ibis vote the Democrats divided. the
following voting with the Republicans
| against the resolution: Amerman. Belt
shOOyer, Bushnell. Chipman. Coolidcr.
| Crosby, Dixon English. Geary, Gillespie.
Harter, IIaineS, IIoar. Houl. of Ohio Lap
ham, Lynch, Mitchell, Newbcrry. Owens.
Potter, Reilly, Stout Tracy. Wcddock.
Williams of Massachusetts. The Peoples
party representatives also divided. Clover.
kerns, Mckeighan and Simpson voting
| for the resolution and Davis, Halvor~cn
and Otis against il.
BoutcIIc Attacks the Democracy.
The result was not reached wituou;
| something to keep the house awake. Ho!-
| man was piled with questions as to what
would be cuJ out by the second resolution.
and whrt her he Worlds fair appropria-
| tion was involved in ruin. lie made no re-
| ply. But the feature of the day on this
| question was the speech Of Bouttlic Of
! Maine. The speech was made during the
| discussion of report giving each chair
! man Of committee a secretary, there being
| q minority report in opposition thereto.
Bout"lIr SaId: Mr. Speaker: What "a
comicaI old humbuc the Democratic party
! is ILaUgh,crI Year after year. CON
gress after congress. the same old song.
| the same Old tune ON the same striu-.
| Laughter ! stood here yesterday and
! looked ut that remarkable spectacle pre-
scented ON tine other side of this hall when
| the gentleman from Indiana Holman, F,
| the distinguished chairman of the com
mittec ON appropriations stood up, mi
| while the brethren gathered round him.
| administered TO them in alIopathic doses
| the medicine Of rctreuchment and reform
4 scene From Dothbeoy's Hail.
| "There was something 50 familiar about
| the grouping that tried to recall where it
was that had seen or heard Of somethiu-
of that kind before. Finally it all cane
| back to me, it was history repeating itself.
and this remarkable episode was simply =
reproduction of the prophesy of Dickens
and the picJ,Te of Cruikshauk when they
depicted, the one in description. the other
| with his pencil, that famous scene where
Mrs. Squcers gathered the boys around
her at DoUhehoy's hall and administered
| to them with long spoon their doses of
| birthstone and treaclc tretrgnchmeut and
REFORM for the purpose oi breaking down
their appCtitcS and saving provisions.
Laughter knew you would recognize
the picture, and the only feeling of mclan-
choly | have in connection with it Is the
fact that Dickens died before seeing the
realization of hi~ dream.
DRAWS ON DICKENS SOME MORE