Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-16


$40. COO was for services as lawyer,
which he had rendered 30 Hilea
persoually. The suit created con-
siderable interest ct The time u was
brought on account OF the sensa-
tional nature Of the cases in which
Hlles andBrlggs had been interested.
Lltigatlons had extended over a
period Of several years; and sll Of
Briggs efforts TO obtain payment
were fruitless. In regarl to The
claim that Briggs entire services
we're paid for 10y the $40 a month,
Commissioner Ryan held that the
burden Of the prUof rested with the
defer dsnt. In his opi0ion, sufficient
proof of This fact was not forth
coming, and after cutting Briggs
bill down to 5000 be allowed II.
HOUSE DEBATES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-In the
debate on the bill providing for
committee clerks, Dickerson quoted
statistics to show undue expendi-
lures In regard TO clerks, and favor
ing the minority report cutting off
several clerks.
Cummings, of New York, re-
buked the house for voting regularly
for an appropriation for n clerk to
every senator, yet now proposing to
down its own committee clerks.
Boutelle, Of Maine, spoke at some
length Ia a humorous strain, in
Weighing against the Democratic
party for lack Of patriotism, saying
that In the last six months he had
heard of only one patriotic remark
made by Democrat, and that was
by woman. He referred to the
estlmable wife of the present gov
ernor Of New York, who, hearing a
lady alluding to the necessity Of
refurnishing the New York execu-
tive mansion, said, ut was not
necessary In order 10 put the gov
ernor's mansion la order to go be-
yond the confines of the republic.
When firms In Watertown did not
have the article she called for, she
would buy of manufacturers or i'm
porters.p CAT the word "importer"
the Democrats burst into laughter,
as II the lady's remarks strength.
ened their view OH the situation
Boutelle quoted further from Mrs.
Flowers talk, In which she stated
that she was an American through
and through, and that she had yet
to find better aud cheaper place IN
which to shop than In American
stores.
Boutelle having in ibis speech
huniorously compared Holman's
measure ofretrenchment aud reform
10 the scene in Dotheby's hall, when
Mrs Squeers administered birthstone
and treacle TO the students with
spoon, Enloe, Of Tennessee, said If
Boutelle had read the story further,
he would remember that after time
the students overturned the admin
istration, and taking the spoon,
compelling Mrs. Squeers to take
birthstone herself That was ex-
actly what the people had done.
Twelve months ago tn Republ oans
compelled the Democratic party 10
take brimstone and treacle, but the
people overturned their adminlstra-
tlon, and the Democratic party Is
now giving birthstone 10 the Repub-
llcan party. He, Enloe, did not
think II courteous In the gentleman
from Maine to read newspaper In
terview with Mrs. Flower, but as he
had done so he should tell the house
where the last set OF china bought
for the White House came from, and
whether Il was not of foreign make.
Democratic laughter.
A Republican member rising TO
point of order, that Enloe was not
himself TO the question 8
lnder consideration, Enloe ex-
pressed the hope that the presiding
,iilcer would allow him TO fiop his |
wings a little. In the last congress /
he czar had chopped them of with
/ hatrhet, and he had to go to his
,wn state TO seek the freedom of {
iebate which belongs to American ,
,ltizens.
The minority substitute provid.
ng for "a clerks, was defeated, yeas
"a, nays l54, and the majority re.
port, which provides for thirty
seven clerks, was agreed to.
BoTKIN WILL NOT RESIGN
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. l6.--Judge
stated this morning he
would not resign, he gave this IN
after consultation with
the governor.
FROZEN 10 DEATH.
DELLAIRE, Ohio, Jan. l6. John
MRnley, proprietor of the Wharf
boat, aud his son Peter, were found
frozen to death this morning.
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