New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-26
sstIou vhaR governnens takes il into lis own

patton whaR aosernuent takes II Into its own
hands
Suppose the Gosernuaeht undertakes to estab
lish a clothing department to dress men ana
women, sending out bills for those dresses, ana
the public say. We will sustain no such usnrpa-
ton I; you are not the agent to furnish us with
cheap dresses Did the gentleman from Virginia
& believe the Government can do that work cheap
er than individuals can II he thought 50,
II, The name Of consistency why should not the
Government transport our pork and beef ana
carry passengers as well as property the
Government could do the one as consistently as
the other.
Mr. Elliott, Of Massachusetts,, was free TO say.
after listening to the arguments advanced, ne
was unable to see any reason for the passage OF
this bill. The experiment Of cheap postage had
not been tried long enough to ascertain whether
the Post-ofiee Department will sustain itself.
Stripped &c free matter transmitted, he believed
5 il did sustain itself But apart from this, why
+ should the Post-office, more than any other de-
partnent, sustain itself y
Before disposing Of the subject, the morning
& hour expired, and the House went into Commit
s tee on the Army Appropriation bill.
The amendment pending was to restore the
civil SUPPLEMENTARY at Harper's Ferry and
Springfield arrnories.
Mr.. Barry opposed it, saying the present mill
tary arrangement has worked well.
Mr.. Riddle followed on the same side.
Mr.. Faulkner for the amendment.
Mr.. Walsh said no question could come up, no
matter how trivial or unimportant, but three or
four gentlemen jump up and occupy all the
y time. If they think on the same principle
every time they. take glass Of brandy, they
8 viii have To swallow q bucket OF water.
+ Laughter. :,
Mr. peckham said he did not think he would
he driven to the necessity Of defending this Adj
+ ninistration. Laughter. The gentleman from
( Massachusetts, Mr.. Banks,) yesterday said that
men were dismissed from Springfield without
cause being assigned, but this has been the pol
icy If the Administration ever since tho Bronson
and Guthrie controversy. Is it, therefore, be-
+. coming to make an attack on the Admlnistra-
ton in this way? He would be easy on the Ad-
ministration as he was going to- defend il, He
saw that his position produced some sensitive
ness among those who occupy doubtful positions
towards the Administration.
The pending amendment was unnecessary,
MS, by an existing law, the President can, IT IN
his opinion the public interests demand It, place
civil superintendent over the armorles lie
put it to gentlemen claiming to defend the
President, whether it is treating him properly
to say they will take the subject out Of his
hands, and without giving him an opportunity
of looking over the evidence, assuming to say
he is not able to decide the question, or he is moi
honest.
He submitted to the gentlemen from Mary
land, Massachusetts and Virginia, tMessrs. Van,
SAINT, Banks and Faulkner,) whether it was be-
coming in us, supporters Of the Administration
flaughter,5 thus to attack the President in hi
most assailable point perhaps. He gave tn,
gentlemen notice that should he now fail to de
fend the Administration, he should have poo
encouragement hereafter to do the like. Ire
newed laughter. &
Mr.. Florence defended the genius and skill o
American mechanics, and, in speaking in oppo.
sition TO military superintendence Of nationa
armories, said it was fruitful source of oppres
sion and outrage, the means Of upjustly re
+ ducing the wages of the workmen, and the caus
of the dismissal of mechanics because they exer
cised the independence Of freemen
The amendment was agreed to- yeas so
nays 3S.
Without disposing of the bill the Commits
+ rose, and the House adjourned.