Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-16
CUMMINGS ADDS a FISCAL MORAL
And EnIoe Makes Another Application of
tho Sguccrs story.

And Enloe Makes Another Application of
the Squccrs story.
Cummings Of New York desired to add "A
moral to Boutclle's speech, to the efcc;
that during the two Democratic admins
trations of New York to which the gentle
man from Maine had referred, the state
debt had been reduced $1,000, 900 and Al
the close there was S3.oN.OoO in the treas
ury, treasury which was empty when
Cleveland went into Office. IApplausel
Enloe Of Tennessee replied to Boutelle in
a vigorous ten-miuute speech. lie said the
spectacle of yesterday which had so
aroused that gcntlcmaus laughter had
been far better enjoyed by himself than
the spectacle of twelve months ago when
representatives Of the people were marched
out Of their seats in this house 10y order of
the gentleman under general parliament
airy law.
Mrs. >qucCrS Had toTaI,c TrcaClc.
Referring 10 he Sgucor- iucidcnt En7uc
said that II the gentleman had pursued
the story a little farther he would have
read that the boys rebelIed AGAINST the ad-
minisrration and compelled Mrs Squecrs
To take sulphur and treaclc ont Of the
wooden spoon. The people have rchciI"d
against the Republican par' and the rep
rcscntatiyes OF that party had today taken
treaclc at L. hands OF the Democratic
representatives who have crowded over he
aisle separating the parties in order to fiua
room.
Humor from a S,.w York Man.
Continuing the discussion, Cummings
of New York made another laughaiIc
speech He referred to the reelection Of
Russell a. governor Of Massachusetts, and
said one of the results thereof was an IN.
vcstigation. OF the Sweating" system. pro-
ccediug a. follows. Possibly 1heTe are
gentlemen ou the floor of this house whu
do not understand the sweating system.
I but there is uo tailor. no tailtr. man OF
woman. employed in the clothing business
who does nor understand it. II i the Civ
Ing out of the making OF cloaks, dresses
and all kinds Of wearing apparel to a mid
dIcmau, who distributes the work among
the workingmen and women. and compel.
/ them to furnish their own threat and but
tons.
Too Hard on the Committees.
Now, Mr. Speaker, / protest a-ainsr
| this house of representatives acting AZ a
J middlcman and upholding the sweating
| system. Cries of Good. good" and aIf
| plause.l You were sent here by the peo
! pie to do their work. If you farm it out {,
| your committees FOR heaven sake dou't ash
| those committees to find their own thread
/ and buttons. Laughter and applause.
| Other houses ot congress in years gore
| by have carried ont tins economical prime.
! PIE by repeating the frauking privilege III,
! what i the result There is not a man ia
! this house who does not pay on
Of his own pocket from 70 cents to SD.
! daily for postage. That's 50" Foi
what For his own business No: but
/ for the business of his constituents
! That so. that right and applause.
! Ou-ht to Hauc "A Clerk.
"Now. sir. Il there j a committee Of thi,
| house that ought to have clerk. provided
the committee does it, duty, IL l. the very
/ one 10 which the gentleman from ket
1 tuchy referred-Jhe committee on ventila.
tion and acoustics. Laughter l tell til,
new members Of the house that the longer
| they are here. tine more speeches they hcsI
and make in Is hall. the more thoroughly
| will they be convinced that if one clerk OF
two clerks. or three clerks VIII serve 10 stil
| up the committee on ventilation and
acoustics TO do it, duty the more they vii
be convinced that the appropriation j. m