Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-05-09
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A democrat accusing the democrat
ic majority of the House committee
on Foreign affairs of parsimon1ousness
and meanness was odd indeed, but
that is precisely what Representative
Amos Cummings of New York, did,
referring to that committees action
in consolidating the mission to Den
mark with that to Switzerland. In
short speech in favor Of an amend
-ment offered by Representative Post,
of Illinois, Mr.. Cummings said: II
want to rebuke this House for the
spirit of parsimony exhibited in the
endeavor to consolidate the Danish
and Swedish missions. This bill, so
far as it concerns those nations, is an
insult to 1900, GOO of our Scandinavian
citizens. The committee on Foreign
Affairs has done injustice not only to
the people of Denmark, which nation
Is monarchial, but to our sister repub-
lies of South America. Again [ want
to rebuke this parsimony. 1t means
really, virtuly legislating in favor OF
the rich against the poor. For, by
reducing the salaries of ministers and
consuls, the offices are placed in the
hands of plutocrats and taken from
the educated, honest, laboring or pro-
fessional men. I appeal to the House
not to place this government in po-
sition where it will be regarded by all
countries as the one national miser of
the world' The House then to the
CONSERVATION of cheese parer in Chief
Holman, and his followers in the pea
nut ring of the democratic party
adopted Mr.. POSTS amendment.
The misunderstanding concerning
the Congressional appropriation to
aid the citizens of Washington to en-
tertain the members Of the @. A. r.
at the coming national encampment
is being cleared up,if the letters apol-
ogizing for having opposed it without
understanding it which are coming to
the committee in charge, from all
sections of the country reflect public
opinion.
No intelligent person who sees or
reads the proceedings of Congress
will fail to agree with ex-Speaker
Reeds statement than the present
House is a laughing stock for gods
and men.
Some people are hard to please.
Frank Hatton has discovered that in
agreeing to the arbitration of the
Behring sea question 1--WE have been
partly bullied, partly cajoled, and al
together over-reached." The dis
covery comes a little late, but it shows
Mr.. Hatton to be, in his own eyes, a
greater statesman that the president
or any member of the cabinet, which
approved the arbitration treaty with
out dissenting voice, or any mem
Der of the Senate, which ratified the
treaty by unanimous vote. 1t is, of
course, possible that Mr.. Hatton may
see deeper and know more about this
question than any of those who Off
cial1y approved Of arbitration, but it
is more probable that his digestive
organs have been working badly and
caused him to look upon everything,
life included, for the time being as a
failure. He has had similar attacks in
the past.
Senators Henderson and Paddock
addressed the Nebraska State Repub-
ican Association of this city, this
evening. Secretary Elkins told q
friend that he was perfectly satisfied
that the name of only one presidential
candidate would be presented to the
Minneapolis Convention, and that the
nomination would be made by accla-
nation.
During the last Congress a united
howl went up from the entire demo
cratic press because Speaker Ree6
ordered the doors to be locked in or.
der to keep a quorum on the floor o
the House, and Kilgore of Texas wa
loudly applauded by the same press
for kicking open one of the doors
Speaker Crisp had to lock the doors
of the House for the same purpose
the other day.
A Tammany democrat is said tt
have made wager of s., 900 that nei
Their Hill nor Cleveland would get thu
democratic nomination.
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