The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-16

prlation for clerk for every senator. vet
now proposing TO cut down It's own COM
mittee clerks.
bouteiie of Maine spoke at some length
IN humorous strain, inveighing against
the democratic party for lack of patriot
Ism, saying that in the last six months he
nad heard of only one patriotic remark
made oy Democrat, and that by
woman. He referred to the estimable wife
OF the present governor of New York.
Ihat lady, aluding TO the necessity of re-
furnishing the New York executive man.
sion, said 1t was not necessary. in order TO
put the governors mansion in order, to
go beyond the confines of the American
republic. When firms in Watertown did
not have the article called for she would
BUY OF manufacturers or importers. TAt
the word importers" the Democrats burst
into laughter. as if the lady's remarks
strengthened their view of the situation.
boutelle quoted further from Mrs. Flow
er's talk, in which she stated that she was
an American through and through. and
that she had yet to find better and
cheaper place TO shop than in American
stores. Applause on the Republican
side
Compton of Maryland commended to
President and Mrs. Harrison the good ad-
vice given by Mrs. Flower, especially in
regard TO the purchase of china. laugh
ter and applause on the Democratic side.
Cummings wished to add to Boutelle's
remarks this fact: That under two DEM
ocratic administrations of the state of
New York the state debt had been reduced
S7,o0OO00, and that So, 3,O00, 900 was left in
the treasury when Governor Hill retired,
that treasury having been empty when
Grover Cleveland entered into Office.
democratic applause.l
Boutelle, having in his speech humor-
ousiy compared Holman's measure of re-
trenchment and reform to the scene in
Dotheboy's hall. when Mrs. Saueers ad-
mlnistered birthstone and treacIe to the
students with spoon. Enloe of Tennessee
said:
Ii Boutelle had read the story further he
would remember that after u time the students
overturned the administration. and, taking the
spoon, compelled Mrs. Squeers to take brim-
stone herself. That was exactly what the peo-
pie had done. Twelve months ago the Repub-
leans compelled the Democratic party to take
birthstone aud tTeaele, but the people over
turned their administration, and the Democratic
lican party. tLaughter.l He tEnloe) did not
think IL courteous in the gentleman from Maine
TO read newspaper interview with Mrs Flower.
but as ne had done so he should tell the House
where the last set of china bought for the White
House had come from, and whether it was not
OF foreign make. democratic laughterl
Republican member rising to the
point of order that Enloe was not address
ing himself to the question under con-
sideration, Enloe expressed a hope that
the presiding officer would allow him to
flap his wings little. In the last congress
the car had chopped them off with a
hatchet, and he had TO go TO his own state
to seek the freedom of debate which be-
longs to American citizens. Laughter
The minority substitute. providing Cor
twenty-four clerks, was defeated-yeas 81,
nays 154-and the majority report, which
provides for thirty-seven clerks, was agreed
to. Adjourned till Monday