New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


WAsHISGTOS, Feb. 10, 1853.
Mr. GROVER, Member Of the House from Oregon,
vas qualified, and took lis seat
Mr.. GEORGE TAYLOR reported preamble, set
ling forth that John Cassn of delphia, having
been duly summoned, has refused to appear and give
testn oDy before the Select Committee TO investigate
the accounts Of Mr.. Seaman, late Superintendent Of
Public Printing, concluding with resolution that the
Speaker be directed 10 issue his warrant TO the
Sergeant-at-Arms TO arrest the said Cassin wherever
he 10 to be found and bring him forthwith before the
bar Of the House, to answer for contempt Oi Its
authority.
Mr. CRAWFORD Ca asked, but failed to obtain
content to Introduce bill 10 repeal all laws passed
since the st of Jny, 1850, which ncressc te salaries
dpublic officers, and the salaries to be paid IN con-
fospity 10 the laws previous TO that time. Ihe act
low proposed 10 be continued i'll force until the
1usl receipts from the duties received under the law
oiMArc 3, lSi7, shall be equal 10 the amount all
pasly appropriated by Congress and no longer.
Mr.. DOWDELL (Ala Intellectually sought TO in
trodace resolution calling on the President TO furnish
tiOrmstoa showing the amount expended on account
the reCaptured Africans, and how far the Republic
Of Liberia was Interested in these expenditures, the
cost Of maintaining the African squadron the number
ofdeaths Of officers and men connected herewith and
tbe number Of Africans restored &c.
The House went into Committee the Senates
amendments TO the Indian Appropriation bill.
Mr. STANTON Ohio said that Mr. Garnett yester-
day cOnrasted the expenditures under Mr. Fillmores
Whig Administr atcn With those under Mr. Buchanan
during the year. greatly to the preJudice oil the pres
snt Administration. He had congratulated himself
that he had at last found genuine and sincere apostle
Of retfenchment and reform. But the gentleman from
Virginia in bis next breath endesvored to throw
the responsibility of the largely-increased expen:
dtures on the minority, with the assistance OF
few on the Democratic side. Uneer those
circumstances the idea Of his carrying away
the Of the Democratic party into the wilderness
was altogether out of the question IL had occurred
10 him Santon that confession was the first step to-
ward genuine repentance, but if the majority are not
responsible the country has little to hope for from
Democratic quarters.
The Appropriation bills are returned from the SEN
ate uniformly laden with additional Millions and the
House is compelled to acguiesce as they come from
the Committee of Conference, or leave the Admins
tration without the means for carrying on the Govern
ment. He had been informed that some men con-
nected with the Navy Yards never go there excepting
10 get their pay and that on election days they serve
asshouder htters, aud perform such other duties as
The exigencies of party require
This 49, doubt, one OF the reasons OF the Increase
ofexpepditures of which the gentleman from Virginia
complained. They had increased as the exlgencies OF
The Democratic party increased and TO those expend
tures the gentlemans psrty owed lts success.
IL he vapts an economical administration OF the
Goveroment, he must lay the at the root of this
corrupt tree and not merely op of the branches Tor
they would spring out with increased vigor. % iong
as the expenditures made the spois OF the yctors
and the reward OF party services, 80 long VIII 'aey
continue 10 increase.
Ii is sad that music has charms 10 s0othe savage,
but when discordant CRATES harshy. While the Pres
Seat INDUCES in the sonorOus notes OF "Oid Hund
red, the Secretary of the Treasury plays sDkee
Doodle This, Dogberry says, is mos, toierabie,
and not to be endured.
Ii makes confusion worse contounded 10 the Dem
ocratc church. which is in a melancholy condition.
There is unmistakeable evidence OF It's speedy over
ihrow not merely in the nonessent'as but the tunea
mental articles of the Democratic creed.
lie referred to the conflicting views OF the Preeden,
and Secretary of the Treasury relative TO the moos oil
lii Id 60 thaf anna ~ lY-
voices in valuation and said if the custo ms had been
collected under an honest system, forty per centum
more would have been received into the Treasury.
Eight or nine millions would be suiiclent 70 meet tno
current expenses There should be a radical change
rom al vaorem to specific duties, for the purpose oil
obtaining sufficient revenue with the princpie OF ds-
crimn alton for the encouragement OF domestic manu-
hcture. We, he said, ask no more; we VIII take
hothipg lees. ~
The amendments to the Indian bill were acted on,
whec the Committee rose, and recess was taken uil
clock for general debate.
EVENING SESSION.
NJ, MORRIS lll1 in coudemning the President
h,ked vhether they should cover before his ad-
vnnoing power and suffer him TO crush out every yes
tee of the nations manhood, without onsIpg resist-
sSce He had aimed blow at the freedom OF cleo
toas by interfering in the domestic affairs OF the
sovereign State Of Illinois. Oifees had been VIZ
ualy sold TO vens politicians and rewards onereo lor
treason. few Judases were found 70 sell thein-
seYes for thirty pieces OF silver ana they worth
kss than that Outagcs aud ranIical acts Vioauve
oteyery principle of should rot be tolerated.
II the course heretofore pursued is to oe followed
m in Illinois and the people thereof are not TO nave
VOICE in their home affairs, il was time the Ad'
uipistr alton should have Roland for an OhVer' lie
Morr1s had never dreamed, when at nome, that DIS
Government secreted the evidence on whch puohc
tfc<rs are removed but 1t was reserved 10 MN on
Teaching Washington 70 learn that oar EkecuaNe De'
partmcut is Star Chamber, for ais from the
public the charges on which msu Is tried convic'ed
and removed from office without giving the least OPP
postunity to repel the accusations against Iinii
ana such conduct is 10 be digued by tue hgn chaI
scter Of the executiouer. lie complained that the
Post-0fhce Department had refused to let MN take
copies of the charges against ex.PosmaSter farsohs
and said that the Government had cominitteu
a larceny on Pafsons's reputation by creating ne
,nspicion that he had been uniaithful 10 his uust
Mr. Morris mentioned other similar to show that
renoy ais and appointments had been made in total
dsresard Of the wishes OF the people. Where crea-
res could not be found in Illinois TO I'll offices, va
Gated by the removal of good men and Democrats,
Aey were imported, and come OF them did not bring
vocd moral char acters with them. II mail robbery
s~ committed, suspicion iamealaIsy o;S srSnss 70
10 hsh Office in Illinois man notonously de-
faaier and who deserved confinement PRISON rather
than place Of trust. Some OF the same c1ass nate
slnce been promoted. He attributed .nese nnuss " "
the PrsiSeats heartless ferccity and imoeeIy, ano
character naturally sristocratie, his acts peMg ue
sign.d 70 strike down Douglas the brave snd hefol'
cnei'ae Of the Democratic party. =.
! MI. kOYCE W. said-n we nave suHelsa ~
many insults from Spain as the President alleges, he
instead OF sshing appropriation to purchase Ouo
would have better discharged his duty oy isyins
before Congress the facts aid intelligent action OF
sneh measures as would vindicate national honor
and afford the protection which our citizens demand
He condemned the positions assumed by the Pfesl
dest saying among other things that the latter had
iSleu into grave error II be supposed that by toe
acquisition Of Cuba the suppression Of the slsverade
Il reald follow as a result. II the island was =
b secured because o. it's contiguIty and of rs-
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