The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-16


broad enough to cover any and all proper
and legal appropriations. 1t would include
all such legislation as private pension bills
and the like.
Bowers Of California asked the gentleman
to specify anything il cut off. any matter or
thing for which an appropriation was made
by the last Congress.
HOlman's time having expired, he could
make no reply.
The question was then taken on the first
resolution, relating to bounties and sub
sides. 1t was adopted-ayes 227. noes Al.
The question was then taken on the sec
Ond resolution, referring to the limitation
of expenditures, Lying of Wisconsin making
vain effort to present substitute 1t was
agreed tn-ayes 164, noes 90.
The following members voted in the neg
ative:
Amerman, Atkinson, BartIne, Belknap, Betz.
hoover, Belgin, Bingham. Boutelle, Bowers,
Broderiek, Btosius Burrows. Bushnell, CaId-
well. Chipmau, Clark of Wyoming, Coolidge,
Crosby, Curtis, Cutting, DalZeiJ Davis Dngley,
DixoD, Doan, DOilIver, English, En0chs, Flick,
GeaIy, Gillespie GrOut HalvOTsen HarmeT,
Harter, Haynes, Henderson OF Iowa, Hender-
son OF Illinois, Hermann, Hoar, Hooker OF New
York, HOpEins OF Illinois, Houk Of OHIO, Huf
Huh, Johnson OF Indiana, keJcham, Lapham,
Lind, Lodge, Loud, Lynch, Mckenna, MilIkeu,
Mitchell, Morse, Newberry, UNeill of Pennsy-
vania, OTIS Owens, Patton Payne, Perkins,
Plcker, Post, Powers Quacken bush, Ratues,
Randall Ray, Reed, Reilly, Robinson, Scuil,
OuUuh, OlSlutuSOu, CktNdtl Oh pennsylvania,
StOckdale, Z. W. Stone Of Pennsylvania, W. A.
Stone of Pennsylvania, StoTeT. Stout, Sweet, T..
i. Taylor, j. ID. Taylor, v. A. Taylor, Townsend,
Wadsw0rtb, Walker, Waugh, Wead0ck. Will
Jams Of Massachusetts, Wilson OF Washington
-95.
The House then took up for consideration
the report of the Committee on Accounts,
assigning clerks TO the various committees
of the House. and discussion ensued as to
whether there was not extravaganza in
these assignments.
DickersOn of Kentucky quoted statistics
to show undue expenditure in regard TO
clerks and favored the minority report,
cutting off several clerks.
Cooper Of Indiana, IN advocating the re-
port of the committee, incidentally referred
to the investigation OF the Pension Office at
the last session, and said that since then IL
had become known that Commissioner
Raum's son had sold places in the Pension
Bureau and had been removed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior.
Cummings of New York rebuked the
House for voting regularly for an aBpr0pri-
alton for a clerk to every Senator, yet it
was now proposing to cut down its own
committee clerks
Boutelle of Maine spoke at some length in
humorous strain, inveighng against the
Democratic party for a lack of patriotism,
saying that in the last six months he had
heard Of only one patriotic remark made by
a Democrat, aud that by woman He re-
ferred to the estimabe wife of the present
Governor of New York. That lady, allud-
ing to the necessity of refurnishing the New
0rk executive mansion. had said: 1T was
not necessary in order TO put the Governors
mansion in order to go beyond the confines
OF the American republic. When firms in
Watertown did not have the article called
for she would buy OF the manufacturers or
importers"
At the word importers the Democrats
burst into laughter, as if the lady's remark
strengthened their view of the situation.
BOutelle quoted further from Mrs.
Flowers talk, in which she stated that she
was American through and through, and
that she had yet to find better and cheaper
place In which to shop than in American
stores. Applause on the Republican side. ]
Compton of Maryland commended to
President and Mrs. Harrison the good adj
vice given by Mrs. Flower, especially in re-
gard to the purchase of china. Laughter
and applause on the Democratic side.
Cummings wished to add to Boutelle's re-
marks this fact, that under two ID 'mocratic
administrations of the State cf New York
the State debt had been reduced $1,000, 600,
aud that S5.000,000 mad been left in the
Treasury when Governor Hill retired, that
Treasury having been empty when Gov
ernOr Cleveland entered the Office. Demo-
cratic applause.l
Boutelle having in his speech humorously
compared HOlman's measure of retren ch-
ment and reform to the scene In Dotheboy's
Hall when Mrs. SqueerS administered brim-
stone and treacle with a spoon, Enloe of
Tennessee said if B0utelle had read the
story further he would remember that after
q time the students overturned the admins
tTatlon, and, taking the spoon, compelled
Mrs. Squeers 10 take birthstone herself.
That was exactly what the people
had done. Twelve months ago the
Republicans compelled the Democratic
party to take birthstone and trea-
Gle, but the people overturned Their
administration, and the Democratic party
was now giving the birthstone to the Re-
publicans. Laughter.] He (Euloe) did not
think it courteous in the gentleman from
Maiee to read newspaper interview with
Mrs. Flower, but as he had done so he
should tell the House where the last set of
china bought for the White House had
come from, and whether il was not Of for
eign make. Democratic laughter.
A Republican member rising TO a point OF
order that Enl0e was not addressing him.
self to the question under consideration.
Enloe expressed the hope that the presiding
| officer would allow him Ito flap his wings
a little" In the last Congress the Car had
| chopped them off with hatchet, and lie
| had to 60 TO his own State TO seek that free
dom of debate which belongs to American
| citizens. Laughter.
The minority substitute providing for
| twenty-four clerks was defeated-ayes 81,
noes leland the majority report. which
! provides for thirty seven clerks, was
| agreed TO.
Hatch of Missouri introduced bill
! amending the Presidential Succession Act
so as to add the Office of Secretary Of Agri-
| culture after that OF Secretary OF the In
terror. Referred. The House then ad-
| j0urned until Monday.