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II as a wise law and not only shall not introduce
proposition for its repeal but shall vote against any
such proposition introduced by others Ana now came
that law upon statute book find, by going back
10 the debates at the time this bill prepared that 1t
prepared originally without the provision being In
serted which in the Secretary Of War the power OF
making these contracts under the contingencies which
have been mentioned. On the suggestion of Mr. vii,
as who had been engaged in the military service of
the country this provision was inserted upon the same
ground which have stated to-day The necessity Tor IL
was such that it introduced without opposition, and
think ii il wise in to allow it to remain there
But, sir am not much surprised that gentlemen on
the other side OF the House should go against this bill
know that Of them not particularly partial to
armies in any way late years 1t has not been long
these gentlemen defeated the regular appropriation
bill for the army under the Pierce administration but
when they found that unless the army provided for.
1t would have to be disbanded at the extra session they
came back and surrendered gracefully.
Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohio beg the gcntlefnan's ra-
Mr. IETCIIER How did the bill pass then 2
Mr. SHERMAN Of Ohio. BY calling in your alb
sentces.
Mr. LETCHER / think, if You will examine the rec
ord you will find that of the gentlemen on the
other side of the House changed their votes Q
Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohio. Not man changed
Mr. LEICHER Well, sir, as understand, some gen
temen the other side of the House deserved credit for
having COME in to the relief of the army.
Mr. STANTON. Name of them.
MIR. LETCHER. ] mention Mr.. MArTEsoS, of New
York. for one.
Mr. IETCHER. He is one, and think have heard
of others Well now sir other members of the
House object to this bill upon the ground that the
money may, after all not be used for the Utah exped
tion and they would not vest in the President the pow
er to use it there They objected to the army being used
the purpose of keeping the peace in Kansas and now
they object to its being used for suprcssing outragcs
against the laws of the land. Sir, these gentlemen,
many Of them have endorsed, by their votes in this
House. the policy of the President in respect to Utah.
who say they will not allow the army to go there
If these gentlemen do not intend to allow the President
carry the policy he has marked out in reference to
that Territory why have they not before introduced
resolution directing the President to withdraw the army
therefrom and allow Brigham Young to have full pos
session of the Territory?
Now sir so far as l am concerned, ] will not only
vote for hut will advocate the sending to Utah. sui
ccn force submission upon the part of these
people to the legal authority of the country and have
no scy sympathy at all about what the army shall de
when it gets there ii they do not submit Ii they do
not submit would do with them as Napoleon did with
the mobs of Paris direct the troops to fire lcartrges
first and blank cartridges afterwards would bring
them to terms, and would make them submit To the
laws of the land hold that this government is IN hon
| or bound to bring them to terms.
Mr.. BURROUGHS. Will the gentleman allow me to
| ask him question!
| Mr. LEICHER No. sir l cannot If you will give
me three hours you may ask me rs many questions
| as you please.
another matter which has been good deal harped upon
in the of this debate and that Is the third section
Of the BILL Now, Gar that section, and the purpose
for which proposed to appropriate the money under
| IT, Is concerned voted believe, against every solitary
proposition covered by that section have usually
ted against every proposition as gentlemen know but
the House Representatives chose to vote the money,
to be paid out of the contingent fund Did the House
have right to do t If they did not have the right to
do it, is it not most remarkable that the salhe thing
should have been done for the last twelve years and
that during all that time, up to the incoming Of Cover
Cobb it should have been recognised by the officers
of the government legal? say, not remarkable
that objection should be taken nowy When this extra
compensation has been voted heretofore where did the
money come from pay il! 1t must have boen appro
prated in way to pay it, and where did it
from Some appropriation bill placed 1t under the
troll of the contingent fund OF the House Il there was
no power to pay it out of the contingent fund.- why
it not stopped Why was it allowed to go on year after
| year
But my friend from Tennessee Mr. JoSEl says that
der that law of 1854 they had authority to pay
cent of It, Let what the comptroller of the Treas
ury has said in regard to this law of lS54I refer to
Whtesey, thegenteman beau ideal Of comptroller.
He refers to the subject the sixth page of Miscclane
Gus Document No 80 third session Of the Thirty Fourth
Congress He goes to refer to the adoption Of the
resolution of the ID of August, 1854 The other
luton was adopted the 10th of July, 1854. Hcays
Th resolution aluding the resolution
neo. said joint resolution Of July 90 1884,
That was addressed TO Mr.. Guthrie, then Secretary of
the Treasury in reply to his inquiries the subject
1t was approved by Mr. Guthrie and the money paid
under that recommendation and yet we heard nothing
| in regard to that HOW come COulu come
in any other way than by supply to the contingent fund
of the House of the amount of money withdrawn by
subsequent legislative act on this subject take it
that it could not Then, have this construction of
| the government period of twelve years. think
myself that Governor Cobbs construction s right nt it
has not been considered by his predecessors and of
my for desiring to get rid of this matter is that
the probabilities ae if this provision shall not be adopt
ed that sooner later, it will end in repeal of the
le45 and throw this matter entirely open. But
these gentlemen say that they cannot vote dollar for
this purpose. Here is my friend from Kentucky, [Mr.
BURNETT who goes into herocs 1.-THE enormity of
such a thing this. Here the gentlemen on the
| other side who greatly shocked at it, There is my
friend from Ohio mfr SHERMAN, who is terribly shock
| ed vet Mr. Chairman believe he wanted extra pay
| for going to Kansas There resolution of that
| sort proposed, but which not received.
Taking these things altogether are gentlemen TO fight
against this bill because every solitary provision cannot
be made to square with their notions l perfectly
willing give them vote on yeas and nays that
ton and let the House say whether 1t will strike it out
or not II they strike it out let them take the balance
of the BILL and with any other provision. will
ling that they shall have fair chance to express their
opinion IL members to wait here till they got bill
which, in every of provisions harmonizes with their
peculiar views, the probability Ia that you will
pass appropriation bill for the support of the govern
ment There is not Of them that does not embrace
multitude of items Of different Sorts All have to be
will meet your appreciation, my appreciation the
probability is that would get bill that would
receive more than thirty votes say that there is
wise rule ON this subject which ought to be observed
We have just inaugulated administration speak
| now gentlemen on this side of the House. We all