Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-16
SUBSIDIES ALL BARRED
The House Pledged to Re
trenchnent and Economy.
HOLMANs RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.


morist THE Bin to Furnish the House
Committees with Clerks Passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I8.-The house en-
joyed q rich bit Of debate on the reports Of
the majority and minority of the commit
tee on accounts, assigning the one thirty
seven and the other twenty-five session
clerks to the committees. Mr.. Boutelle, Of
Maine, who has not heretofore ranked as
8 humorist, poked fun at the Democracy
in manner greatly enjoyed by all the
members Of the house. He said:
Boutelle's Humorous Speech.
What cornical old humbug the Democratic
party is Year after year. congress after con.
gress, the same old song, the same old tuno on
one string. sat here yesterday and looked at
that remarkable scene presented on the other
side, when the gentleman from Indiana. the
distinguished chairman Of the committee on
appropriations stood up. and while the brethren
gathered around him administered to them in
allopsthic dose the medicine OF retrenchment
and reform. There was something 80 familiar
about the grouping that tried to recall when
II was that had seen or heard or read some
thing Of thar kind before
Finally Il came to me that II was simply
history repeating itself. was simply repro
duction Of the prophecy Of Dickens and the
NtctNte OF AfllhhnANk Wuen no Depicted the
one Win pen, the other with his pencil, that
famous scene where Mr.. Soueers gathered In
the boys around him and administered 70 them
with long spoon that dose Of birthstone and
treacie, retrenchmant and reform. for the pur-
pose OF breaking down their Appetites and say
ing provisions. Laughter knew you would
recognize the picture and the only feeling OF
melancholy have in connection with Il "a that
Dickens died before seeing the realization OF
his dream.
Mr. Enloe, Of Tennessee, replied to Nj.
Bouteie in vigorous ten minute speech.
Referring 70 the Squeers incident, Mr.. En-
loe said that ii the gentleman had pursued
the story a little further he would have
read that the boys rebelled against the nd-
Binistraton and compelled Mrs. Squeers to
take sulphur and treacle out Of the same
wooden spoon. The people have rebelled
against the Republican party, and the repre-
sentatives o. that party are today taking
treacle at the hands of the Democratic
representatives who have crowdea over the
aisle formerly separating the parties in order
70 find room.
Mr.. Enloe said he was ia favor Of allowing
committees of this house the clerks pro-
vided 10 the report Of the majority Of the
committee to make raid upon the
treasury, but 70 investigate those who did
find out where the money has gone.
Cummings' Effective Plea.
Mr.. Cummings Of New York. followed.
making the most effective plea OF the day
IN support Of the majority report He said:
Possibly there are gentlemen upon the floor
OF this house who do not understand the
'sweating system" but there Is no tailor, no
toier. man er woman employed IN the clothing
business. who does not understand IL 1t 4 the
giving ont Of the making Of cloaks, dresses and
All kinds q wearing apparel 70 = middle man
who distributes the work among the working
men and women and compels them 70 furnish
their OWL thread and buttons
Now Mr. Speaker, ] protest against this
house Of Representatives acting As a middle
man aud unfolding the sweating system here
Aou were sent here by the people to do their
work Il you farm il ont to your committees,
for heavens sake don't ask those committees
y ind their own thread and Buttons.
Mr.. Speaker, ] have learned from my expert.
ence 10 this house that At the beginning u each
term "a congress there are certain men styled
economists who deliberately begin work Nv
proposing that the members Of the house tie
their own hands and then try 70 do business
But notice these gentlemen put into the ap- |
preparation bills of this house, without waiting /
for a request from the senate, appropriations /
for i& clerks fcr eighty-eight senator's Yet
these same gentlemen now talk about reducing |
% the "a members Of this house i this econ.
omT OK Il II hypocrisyg
And now it IS proposed 70 require your chair
men o. committees 70 DO an their own clerical
work; % get their pens and their paper and 10
walk into the stationery room and have their
mucilaeo bottles 1lled-l laughterl-to wait On
themselves; 70 furnish their own documents; 70
pack their seeds; 70 write their letters and re-
ports; 70 direct their own envelopes and pay
their own postage. and Of course to pay their
own shaving. which Is not the rule 1t the other
end Of the Capitol u.auehterl
But, Mr.. Speaker. the house itself holds the
key 10 this situation Itcreates these commit
tees II ycu have no work for them abolish
them, but as long o. you do have the least
work for them, and a. long as they do exist DO
not compel them IN their congressional sewing
70 furnish their own thread and buttons ZAP
plause and laughter
vote was then taken, and the majority
report was adopted bv a vote OF l64 to 81.
The Holman Resolutions Adopted.
The Holman resolutions were then taken
up, and Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa. asked for
q division Of the question and a vote on
each resolution demanded, but afterward
withdrew it, The demand was renewed by
Mr.. Lynch and the yeas and nays were
called on the first resolution, which read a.
follows:
Resolved, That in tho Judgment OF this house
the granting Of subsidies OF bounties by this
congress- In money, public lands by indorse-
mcnt, or by pledging public credit 20 promote
special private enterprises Of corporations, In
dependent Of the question Of constitutional
power Of congress 10 make such grants, Is un-
Just and impolitic and in manifest conflict
with the spirit OF our republican institutions,
as Il directly tends ~ create and foster the
wealth Of claas expense Of the whole
people. and manifestly furnishes undue facili
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"a policy which government Of people cannot
justly OF safely encourage by any form o.
Ravoritism in legislation.
This first resolution passed the house
lbs yeas Al nays.
When the vote on the second resolution
was called Mr. Lynch, Of Wisconsin, asked
unanimous G nsent TO effer substitute fm
It, but objection was made by numerous
members and the roll was called The sec.
ond resolution read a. follows:
Resolved, In view ct the present condition o.
the treasury, and because efficient and honest
government can only BE- assured BY the ffuga
expenditure Of the public money, while unnec
sssary and lavish expenditure, under any ant
all conditions, leads inevitably to yenAl and cor
rupt methods in public affairs, no money ough
TO be appropriated by congress from the public
treasury except such a. rs mAnifestly necessar,
70 carry on Il e several departments fruKally
efficiently and honestly.
This second resolution, pledging the hous
70 no appropriation except for economical,
administered departments, passed: Yeas
1o4; nays, SO. A number Of Republican
voted for the first resolution and a numbe
of Democrats against the second.
Mr.. kyan, 4 Missouri, appeared and wa
sworn in Bling a cripple, he took the oat
at his desk and sitting, a most unusu,
thing. The house then adjourned until MOI
.dav.