The morning news., 1892-01-16
ECONOMY MADE AN ISSUE
TIE RRPUBLICANs TRY TO MAKE
SPORT OF TIE POLICY.


The Report on Clerks for the House
Committees Furnishes Opportunity
for SprinRlng the Debats-Boutelle
of Maine Puts His Foot in It Badly.
Enloe Makes Lively Reply.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Whiie the COM
mittee clerkship report was under discus
sion in the House to-day, Mr.. Wise of Vir-
Rinia not Only supported the committee
report. but went further and advocated the
appointment Of individual clerks to mems
bers. A clerk was necessary, he said, to
discharge the duties devolving upon the
representatives.
MIR. Bouteile began a speech on the situa-
tion with the exclamation, "What a comi-
cal old humbug the Democratic party is"
Year after year, he said. congress after con-
gress, there had been the same old tune on
one string He had sat here yesterday aud
looked upon the remarkable spectacle pre-
sented by the gentleman from Indiana
(Mr. Holmanl, who administered
60 the brethren round him in
allopathic doses the medicine Of retrench-
ment aud reform. There was something
familiar about il and he had tried to recall
what it was. He had at last been able TO do
so. 1t all came back TO him. II was very
simple. History was repeating itself. The
performance was simply a repetition Of the
portrait made by Dickens and the carica-
ture of Cruikshank who had depicted that
famous event when Mrs. Squeers gathered
the boys around her and administered
to them with long spoon their dose of re-
trenchment and reform in the shape OF
birthstone and treacle for the purpose OF
breaking down their appetite and saving
provisions. [Laughter.l Now, according
to prearranged form, Mr.. PecksnifP arose.
and with taffy in one hand and an amend
ment in the other, undertook to follow the
great onward oourss Of retrenohment aud
reform. Then other friends, the Rev. Chad
band OF Kentucky, came in with "Bless
you. my children" and pronounced his bene-
diction. There was more OF history and
fun in yesterdays proceedings than he bad
ever before witnessed on the floor of ths
House.
BoUTELLE TRIPS HIMSELF UP.
Mr.. Boutelle took to task the Democratio
party for its lack of patriotism, saying that
in the last six months he had heard only OF
one patriotic remark being made by q
democrat, and that democrat was a woman.
He referred 60 the estimable wife of the
present governor OF the great state Of New
York. That lady, on visiting the execu4
tive mansion, which for two terms
had been occupied by democratic bachelors,
had In an interview with newspaper cor
respondent, alluded to the necessity Of re-
furnishing the house. She had said on that
occasion that it was not necessary, in order
to put the RoveruQrs mansion in order to
go beyond the confines Of the American re-
public. [Applause on the republican side.
She had further said that in order to buy
her daughters trousseau she had found
little oscasion to go beyond the
shops OF Watertown. When tho irms
there did not have the article called for, she
would buy IL OF the manufacturers or im-
porters. AT the word "importersn the demo-
Gratis burst into laughter, as il the lady's
remark strengthened the democratic view
Of the situation.1 He then quoted further
from Mrs. Flowers interview, in which she
states that she il an American through and
through, and that she has vet to find "a
better and cheaper place in which 30 shop
than ia American stores [Applause on tho
republican sidel
COMMENDED TO THE HARRIsoNs.
Mr.. Compton Of Maryland commended
to President and Mrs. Harrison the good
advice given by Mrs. Flower-especially
in regard to the purchase OF china. Laugh
ter ami applause on the dem ocratic side
Mr. Cummings Of New York wished to
add TO the speech of the gentleman from
Maine this fact. That under two demos
cratic administrations Of the state Of New
York the state debt had been reduced
81 ,000. 900. and that IS, 900 900 had been left
In the treasury when Gov. Hill retired
that treasury having been empty when
Grover Cleveland entered into office. [Ap-
plause on the democratic side
Mr. Enloe OF Tennessee said that he had
also enjoyed the spectacle OF yesterday and
the very harmless debate Of to-day. And
he enjoyed them much better than he en-
joyed seeing the representatives of tho
nannln rnnERhAh n "a hall fxxralx
months ago by the gentleman from Maine
(Mr. Reed under parliamentary law" He
thought that the resolution of the gentle4
man from Indiana (Mr. Holman) might be
characterized as an outburst Of public con-
science. 1t was broad enough to let In the
Chicago exposition and anything that re-
lated to the carrying on OF the government.
THE TABLES TURNED.
The gentleman from Maine Mr. Bou-
tells) had spoken of Mrs Squeers and OF
the fact that she had administered brim-
stone and treacle to the boys. IL the gen
tleman had read the Story further he would
remember that after a time the students
had overthrown the administration, aud
taking the long spoon had compelled her to
take birthstone herself. That was exactly
what the people had done Twelve months
ago the republicans had compelled the
Democratic party to take brtmstoue and
rreacle, but the people had overturned their
administration and the Democratic party
was now birthstone and treacle to the
republicans. Laughter He did not think
1t was courteous In the gentleman from
Maine tMr. Boutelle) to read newspaper
interview with lady whom he claimed for
a friend, and who was the wife of the gov
ernor of New York. But as be had done
so, he should tell the House where the last
ret of china bought for the white house had
come from, and whether 1t was not of for
eign manufacture. Laughter on the DEM
ocratic side
Republican members, rising to point OF
order that Mr.. Enloe was not addressing
himself to the question under consideration,
Mr.. Enloe expressed a hope that the pre-
siding officer would allow him TO Aop his
wings a little. In the last congress the car
had cut them Off with q hatchet and he
had to go TO his own state to seek that free
dom OF debate which belonged to all Amerl-
can citizens. CLaugher.l
Mr.. Rusk of Maryland demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. Reed Is the effect of that to cut OF
debate!
The Speaker pro tenl.-The chair will
reply to the inquiry that that is the effect
Mr.. Reed (drylylWe will have to go to
our own states in order to have that freedom
OF debate which belongs to an American
citizen. daughter
The Republic ans OF Illinois