Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-09-26

the corn. Great laughter. {is assy{G
q Let us look at his practice again. He
ltells You that the means of this governs
ment ought TO be husbanded that they
fought not TO be wasted upon improper OBJ
Ijects that we must rely on duties on inn
ports, and the proceeds of the sales, of
public lands for the necessary means TO
keep the goyernmentin operation. All
this is excellent theory yet it strikes me
4 that he voted for every solitary bill dona-
ting land to railroads which has been
4 passed at this session. Have you not SO
voted. my friend
Mr.. Simmons. / do not know, voted.
for all thought proper, ss,
Mr.. Letcher. He voted for all he
thought proper If he will look at the
journal he will find that he has voted
for every railroad bill that has been, i'm
trodueed. and therefore he considered
every one seminently proper. At this
rate 1t seems necessary 20 me he would
soon deprive US of all the lands. and me-
cessarily cut the government off from a
very considerable amount of It's revenue.
He in the next place tells you that the
government has embarked in a general
system of building court,rooms, custom.
houses, and post offices, all over the
country that it had embarked iu IL for
the purpose of making.a fair distribntion
OF the revenue amongst the various locali-
ties throughout the Union. Did the gem
tleman vote against any of them .7
Mr.. simmons. Not against many OF
them. Laughter, .sa
Mr., Letcher. He voted for all that
were proposed, and feel entirely satisli-
ed that he would have voted for as ma.
ny more if they had been proposed. He
voted for custom houses last year which
were proposed TO be built at various
points, and he has voted for appropria-
tons TO enlarge every one that he voted
to build last year. He voted to enlarge
the one az Buffalo; he voted to enlarge
the one at Chicago he voted to enlarge
the one at Toledo; he voted to enlarge the
one atCleyelaud. Laughter,l Sofar as
large expenditures are involved here, be
has been one OF the chief menin running
them up to high figure. In fact, do
not recollect anything calling for an OK.
penditure of money that he has voted
against
Well, sir. l might go on and epumerate
great many other things that he has 70.
ted for. take these items because they
are somewhat prominent, and bring them.
in this way to the attention Of the coun-
try SO that. when the Congressional
Globe shall be sent out, the people may
be enabled to see who il is that makes
complaints about the expenditures, and
yet votes away the peoples mouey to
sustain Collins line, French. poliation
bills. and their lands to build railroads.
There. is, however. another item Of ex-
penditure. How many river and harbor
bills has the gentlemen from New York
voted for this session
Mr.. Simmons. have not voted Tor 40
many as would like.
Mr.. Letcher. The gentleman is rs..
dy to vote for /" Big Sodus" and Little
Sodus," for "Nag's Head" and every
other place that may be named. He
thinks that all the little streams Of the
country should be widened and deepened.
| do not know how il will be, but would
not be surprised il some Of our river and
harbor friends here should bring forward
bill to supply the streams with the re-
qulSite quantity Of water, as some are sad.
ly in want Of it. Great Laughter. l.
There are vast number Of them that
have water enough. aud he that can fur.
nish it will, beyond all doubt, be esteems
ed great public benefactor. We pass.
ed bill to day in which We allowed n
steamboat owner $4,000, because, after
be bad made fair contract with the gov.
eminent, Providence did not furnish a.
much water for the stream as he had
anticipated. Laughter.l Il was voted
through-my friend from New York
amongst the number Of its supEorters.-
l have never seen such hurrah In the
House since have been member Of il.
The proceedings looked more like the
act OF public meeting than deliberate
assembly. You would have Thought
there were no rules for the government
Of the body. II was passed amid ''noise
aud confusion" far worse than ever AZ.
ficted General Cass. daughter. / a.
Let me call attention 70 another fact
The president has tried 70, stop, some Of
these expenditures. He has vetoed three
or four Of Che river and harbor bills, thus
i performing his duty in attempting 70
check the expenditure Of the peoplels
money and bow did my friend from
New York vote on the yetoes9 Every
time against the president, AMI for the
Expenditure and II the President were
10 send in forty yetoes, he would vote
against esch and all Of them
Just here permit me TO notice anotbey
idea Of my friend from New York. He
told US that the President welded yast
power over this House and the country
that hissannusl message frianufaetnf.i
public opinion, regulated public senti.
ment; that Il rallied around him a stYono
body Of friends; that it was caIculated o.
T have this effect because no answer follow
d ed it and that the peonle tl1epefare an.