Milford chronicle., 1892-02-19
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surdity of the cheese pairing policy -
Democrats in the House is the military r-
emy annual appropriation bill, the irs One
TO get through that body. By striking out
such necessary items as those providing for
improving the defective plumbing Of the
barracks of the enlisted men, new gas
plant in place of the old and worn out one
now in use and new buildings and by re>
ducing other items such as taking sIoo
the annual salary of the gardener, the bill
was reduced in its total to about $1,000 less
than the one passed last year Mr. Otis,
Farmers Alliance member from Kansas,
tried to outdo the most parsimonious Demo
eerat whose proposition to strike out the
item of $50 to purchase soap for the cadets
was voted down. by seriously proposing
that the item for the purchase Of saddle
blankets for the cadets be struck out and
that every year at the close of Congress the
old carpets on the floor of the House and
Senate by taken up and shipped to West
Point to be cut up for saddle blankets.
The Democrats of the House spend the
greater portion of their time in wrangling
with each other, The majorities of the
House committee on immigration and that
on Foreign Affairs are in the midst of lively
row, the question being which committee is
properly entitled 10 jurisdiction of matters
relating to the Chinese question. The first
named committee is ahead, as it has reported
and placed on thf calendar bill prohibiting
Chinese immigrs stion. Beginning this week
the Senate and House committees on immi-
grafton will hold series of joint sessions
for the purpose of hearing all parties who
wish to tax on the subject of immigration.
The House after being scoided by Mr..
Holmsp and having adopted resolution
offered by him limiting the cost to $1,000,
adopted Repre- resentative Hoar's resolution
directing the committee on Manufactures to
investigate the sweating system of teue-
ment house labor
Senator Hills authority over the Tam
many members of the House was plainly
shown on Saturday when he ordered them
by telegraph to report 10 hip in New York
CITY at once. odlulddy diteInOon Hdu DeSu
previously set aside by resolution of the
House for eulogies OH the late Tammany
Representative. General Spinola. but honors
to dead man did not count against the
wishes of the living boss, and the eulogies
were postponed and the New York members
took the train to report to the boss.
Secretary Noble says in reply to the
charge that he Intentionally sighted Secre-
tary Blaine by not mentioning his name in
the speech he made in Philadelphia Friday
evening: "The speech was entirely exten-
pore as did not know until 1 arrived in
that was down for set speech
and omitted great many things that ought
to have been said, but have too high re.
gard for Secretary Blaine, whom l regard as
one ofthe majestic and illustrious figures of
the period to Intentionally try to put a
slight upon him or his great achievements,
The Democrats ON the House Ways and
Means committee are far from being harmo-
NOUS on the tariff; hence their delay in re
porting any of the bills which they announced
is beiag almost ready several weeks ago.
That announcement has been repeated every
week since and still the bills are not reported.
rhe attitude of Mr.. Mills and his followers
5 probably having something to do with the
lelay.