San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-02
WHAT THEY DIDN'T DO.
JOURNAL OF THE SOnED-LIN-
EN OR NICKEL CONGRESS.
The Record Of the First Thirty
Days Of Inactivity.


of Representatives, hoping thereby to
get relief from the oppression and
extravaganza of the Billion dollar
Congress" so called, we give the
following journal of the first thirty
days of this session. In explanation
OF the reason for applying the term
"soiled linen" to the present House
of Represen tatives, we should say we
are justified In doing so from the fact
that when the West Point Academy
appropriation bill was under copsi-
Iteration motion was made in the
interest of economy to. cut off the
appropriation for saddle-clOths,
amounting to few hundred dollars,
and substitute therefor provision
that hereafter the cast of and soiled
under garments of the cadets should
be used tor saddle cloths. Another
motion was made that In future the
old carpets taken from the floor OF the
House of Represent atives should be
cut up into saddle cloths and shipped
to tha West Point Academy for the
use of the cadets. providing the cost
of shipment be paid out of the funds
OF the A csdemy. When 1t Is remem.
bered that the daily pay of each
mem Der of Congress. year in and year
out, is Sl3.33 % day, the following
journal, showing how their time Is
frittered away, will clearly show
how insIncere is all their, hue and
| cry of economy.
Monday, Dec, z, S9l.-House met al
II O'Clock; adjourned at 1890 after
calling the roll.
| Tuesday, Dec. S.-Met at IL; adjourn
ed $3.50 p. m. Elected speaker, and
turned out all the Republican Off
| GERS so that the hungry ones could
| get all four feet in the trough.
| Wednesday, Dec. 9.-Met at IL; adj
journed at 2:l5, after listening to the
Presidents message.
Thursday, Dec 10.-NOt in session.
Friday. Dec. l2-Not in session.
Saturday, Dec. 1l.-Met at II, and ad.
journed at 1905. A five minute ses-
| sion. Two committees were an
| nounced. One on mileage" to
pass upon the mileage money of
| members, and one on accounts"
who look after the new appoint
ments to be made.
Monday, Dec. l4.-No session today.
| Members too busy drawing mileage
and scramoling for the offices for
| their strikers.
Tuesday, Dec. l5.-No session today
Still drawing mileage money and
fighting for patronage and good
places on the committees.
Wednesday, Dec. 16-Met at II; ad-
journed at 1914. A fourteen minute
session. The speaker announced
the appointment of, the steering
committee on rules. Adjourned out
| of respect to the memory of Hon. l..
| G.. Houk, who died six months ago.
Thursday, Dec. 17.-No session today.
Still mourning over the deceased
member, but putting In their time
senuing out seeds and left over docu-
| ments TO their constituents.
| Friday, Dec. lS-No session today.
Saturday. Dec. 19-Met at II; adjourn
ed at 1927, out of respect to the
memory of Hon. M. II. Ford, who
died In April Is months ago.
Members were granted leave of abb
sence ION account OF important bust.
ness" ETC., as follows:
Mr.. Branch, q rich planter, days,
important business"
Mr.. Babbitt, "breeder of blooded
stock" Is days, important business.
Mr.. Bum, lawyer. days, sickness.
Mr.. Grady, farmer, ) days, business.
Mr.. R. 1. Page, lawyer. IA days, busi-
ness.
Mr.. Kilgore, lawyer, 20 days, sickness
in family. This Is the Texan who
kicked open the door in The last
congress because Speaker Reed
tried TO keep him in the house long
enough to transact the business for
nj hn Ira
Mr.. Williams, n. c., farmer and mer-
chant, days, business.
Mr.. Cate, banker, indefinitely, on &C.
count of important business.
Mr.. Terry, lawyer, indefinitely, on &C.
count if important business.
The Committee on Rules reported
what committees shall be appointed.
Passed a resolution to pay the off,
GERS and employees their salaries be-
fore the Christmas holidays. Also
q resolution was introduced to in
vestigste the Pension Office. They
passed a resolution to continue GER
tain employees. Also resolution TO
adjourn over from Dec. IS to Jan. 5.
Monday. Dec. 21.-Not in session.
Tuesday, Dec. 22.-Not in session.
Wednesday, Dec. 23.-Met at IL; adj
journed at IL 81, out of respect to
the memory OF Hon. William Henry
Fitzhugh Lee, who died in October
last. The Speaker announced the
committees. The committe on ac-
counts authorized to report what
committees shall be entitled to
clerks.
Thursday, Dsc M-No session.
Friday. Dec. 25.-No session
SATURDAY., Dec 26-No session.
Monday, Dec. 2S.-No session.
Tuesday, Dec.-29.-No session.
Wedn esday, Dec. 80 mo session.
nao No laasInn