The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-07
HUMORISTS OF THE HOUSE.
AsIoxDHxE0 D1IKLoPMENrs IN xHE
11y1Y.sECOND CONGRESS-

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WASHINGTON. D. q. March 6.-Perhaps 4
fourth OF the new members Of the House hav,
participated In debate. Some have made
speeches seasoned with strong common sense
Others have been logical and argumentative.
fcw have been historical and discursive. One
or two have been really eloquent Flabbergas
teal aud wild have some OF them boon. touch
ing everything but tho point at issue. very
few have shown genuine vein OF humor. John
NJ. Allen OF Mississippi stands as preeminent
inthis House to-day as he has stood since the
beginning Of the Forty-ninth Congress. Then
he belonged to Mississippi: now he belongs to
the nation. There was no one In the Fiftietll
or Fifty.hrst Congress to bear any comparison
with him. Two OF the new members OF this
House seem to have entered the lists. One ia
the Hon. William Wallace Bowers OF San Die
60. and the other the Hon. Walt H. Butler OF
West Union, Iowa Honors are even. for Bow
ers IL q Republican and Butler Democrat.
Both are amusing. and both talk more than
John Allen.
I.-wrLLrAN WALLACE BowERS
Bowers flashed upon the House through the
courtesy OF Tom Reed. who gave him FIVE
minutes to talk upon the rules He Is q tall.
gentlemanly man. born in Whitestown.
Oneida county. N. T.. In 1884. He has good
voice and appears to advantage on the floor
He was little suspicious IS to the rule which
provided that appropriation bills. as they came
from the committees. might be decreased. but
not increased. by the House. The interests Of
hfs mi q q NnncornAd He tod
toknow something about It Il am In favor
OF retrenchment and REFORM" said he. as
much as any member can be who has As many
harbors In his district as have to provide
for: as much as any gentleman from Texas.
Louisiana. New York. or Florida tLaughter.I
! an in favor OF reform-on their part. But
my people want some appropriations for their
harbors. In that respect I suppose we differ
from others. II understand this rule Alright.
unless can get pull on the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors I amt in it. nor our har-
bors neither. Eight members Of the Commit
tee on Rivers and Harbors can. under this
rule. control every appropriation for them.
Ny district demands that II its members can't
get around and get into the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors II shall at least have show
on the floor OF the House to propose an amend
ment As the rules stand to-day. the fifteen
members Of the committee can get their heads
together. shut US all out. and parcel out the
whole business among themselves. Laugh
teri Now, my district wants some show"
And II the committee do let you in. and
don't give you enough you want to raise
them" interrupted Mr.. Raines OF New York.
That's what's the matter" Nj. Bowers re-
Piled.
ITO call them." another member sug.
gested.
"Yes" replied MI. Bowers. II will cali
them II hold good hand. II don't, wort
put up" Laughterl
Here the time OF the gentleman from CALI
fornia expired. Further along In the debate.
when the Farmers Alliance squad footed their
horns. and everybody got to talking politics
instead Of combining themselves to the ques-
ton at issue. Mr.. Bowers secured recognition
for i've minutes more. He had learned the
way Of doing 1t.
II move to strike out the last word. he said.
with triumphant confidence. Il always like
to be In the fashion. and II there's anything
going on want to do my part. propose right
now to sousndsr the fve minutes allotted to
me. Meantime. gentlemen. 60 right on with
your business turning to those who were
writing at their dssksL and don't let me dis;
h Know sboS. tSe sve9 s .e OF ali
don't know about the tariff TO do that
esss e the Re 81
set out Of the beaten track. and talk about Che
rules themselv Ives for a few miruter.. As may
WIZ
that VII be as pertinent as the tariff dis
Mr.. Bowers then made q fierce attack upon
priations 50 much power. The basis Of his
ige this power in the hands OF very few men.
Later on 10 again got the. floor.
NY sssn telling :. sSeus I iSr tho isst ten
ss fhS Rsy aof ba
every time an election is epproachins. I don't
am not here to retrench. | came here to rep.
resent the people who sent me hereto try to
get what they want. and I am going to ask
And he told the House what his constituents
e buiIdnss ana deTent StSsr ehinas He
added that he loved good many OF tho Demo-
"Their hearts" said no. ARE all right: They
get wrong In their heads sometimes. I want
p give them straight tip on this race for the
that race. sentle%en. You ore ratting this
snd T tell e
nj|ekels: instsad Of putting good; sound; sensi;
4 cHn ten ,yqa thar; ,iLsHsht;s.,s among thss
IoH hold. You've got to GRAVY and flll. or you
he man or party that takes flve-cent nickel
measure q the A me people; u makes ,st;
10 when I meet you, next winter. You can
never roll your Presidential candidate into tho
White House on o chariot Of reform. with five
;ent nicksls for wheels The Democrats In IN
ng for thom. you must use some other sort Of
Indiana turning tn Watchdog HolmanL but 1t
xill not catch any hsh In Callfor.ls; and YOU
,sit and better bait tLaughterW'
Mr. RowSys agsin b9rEppYght himself into play
Ion. He descsibed him.eii stepping Into the
All salary for ope month, Then be returned
% the room OF the Committee on Military AZ
lsirs. Of which he 10 member. He pictured
The soft carpets, the beautiful chandelier. and
he elegant furniture.
Having an humble heart. SIR" said he. II
,hairs. and fell into d sditation. i meditatsd
or soms time ct the rate Of S14 day upon the
,ountrY. just then my eye fell upon some OF