Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-16
IN THE HOUSE.
BOutelle of Maine Gets the Laugh on
His Democratic Friends.

WAsHrSeroN, Jan. Is. - The House
and economy today. The House then took
up for consideration the report Of the COM
mittee on accounts, assigning clerks to the
various committees Of The House and dis
cuseion ensued.
Boutelle, Maine began an amusing speech
by the exclamation ."Whst . comcal old
humbug the Democratic party is" Year
afier year. he said, Congress after Con-
gress, there bad been the same old tune on
one string. He sat here yesterday and
looked on the remarkable spectacle pre-
sented by the gentleman from Indiana
(Holman) who administered to the brethren
around him, in allopsthic doses. the medi-
cine Of rensnchment and reform. The
performance wss simply repetition OF the
portrait made by Dickens and the carics-
ture Of Cruishank, Who depicted that famous
event when Mrs. Squeers gathered the boys
aroupd her and administered TO them with
. long spoon their dose of "retrenchment
and reform" in the shape of brimstone and
treacle. for the purpose of breaking down
their app, tite and saving provisions.
Laughter
Nov, according to the pre- arranged
form, Mr.. Pecksnif arose, with taffse in
one hand and an amendment in the other
and undertook to follow the great onward
course Of retrenchment and reform. Then
the other friend, Rev. Chsdbsnd Of Ken
tacky, came in with BLESS you, my chii-
dren," and pronounced his benediction.
There was lore Of history a1d fun in yes
ter3ay's proceedings than he hsd ever be
fore Witnessed in tue House. His volatile
frieud from Alsbsms (Wheelsr} hsd
jImped upon the bsck Of the debate with
siserity, which reminded one Of the repre-
entslive OF the Dar r~inian theory leapipg
q pom the back Of trick elephsns.
That gentlemen n got into difficulties with
his voice. He opened like . caliope on .
Mississippi river steamboat and wound up
like . ssndpeep with pneumonia. Laugh
ter. He was afraid the gentleman hKd
broken something inside himself. Was
the gentleman from Missouri {Dockery who
was haunted all the time BY nightmare, Of
the apprehension ,ha. he was too good look
Jog to be taken fer Democratic statesman
and therefore felt obliged on all occasions
TO keep up the assurance Of the Democratic
parry orthordoxy!
After all this came the Deus u machina'
gentleman from Indiana, undertaking to
start the reform machinery 10y pro.esta-
tons; undertaking to deal With public AZ
fairs as II they were . ,biekle-in- the-siot
machine, and even then attempting to
cheat the machine BY dropping in . bogus
nickle. (LanshseP.)
Boutelie invsiahsd against the Dem
ocrauc party for its lack Of
patriotism. saying that in the last six
months he had heard Only Of oae pa
tfiosie remark being made By Democrat.
and that Democrat was the esiimsbis wife
Of the present governor Of
New York. Tna. lady, on
visiting the executive mansion, alluded 70
the necessity Of refurnishing the house.
She had said is vas not necessary, 10 order
TO put the mansion in order. to 20 beyond
the confines Of the American republic.
Applause on the Republican side
She had further said that in
order to buy her dsuahkr Q trous.
seau. she found little occasion "a
| 90 beyond the shops Of Watsfsovn. When
the firms there did not have the article
called for, she would bay OF them Of ths
manufacturers or importers
Al the word "impor,efs" tie Dsmocssti
burst into Laughter - il the Iady's rems.h
strengthened the Democratic view Of shs
situation. 3Ys
BomeIle also quoted Mrs. Flower - ssy
ing that the bad yet 70 fnd bessef and
cheaper plsce in which to shop than Amer