The national Republican., 1869-01-28

We spend $4,000 for clerks In the clerks Of.
arms; S3o,ooo for the House Post once; ~ 1000
for TSo door keeper, :, "a and 5000 for Psse'.:=
and noes on this 10 the House. TLsughter.I
& of II. Rns adj SSsa Ssass to q ss Toa.: ~:
MI. spsidins, Of ohio, moved that after the
n G IS%s sS U Ss
House shall cease Ruled out, as being new
legislation.
the appropriation OF ti,aso each for two steno.
MI. Broomaii, Of Pa, opposed the amend.
ment.
Mr.. Farnsworth, of ILL.,, inquired whether
one of these slenographers was not also en-.
ployed by the Associated Press.
MI: Broomali Of Pa, said he believed that
Mr.. washburne, OF ILL.,, said that under the
present arrangement the House was better
served and saved more than under the old
reported for the Associated Press did not In.
terfere with his duties a a reporter for the
House.
Mr.. Mckee, Of KY, moved TO strike out the
appropriation for the desks Of the Oommlttees
Of way; and Means; Appropriation, claims,
MIR. washburne, Of H., moved TO strike out
the item "for furniture and repairs, tl0o, ,ooo.n
The Clerks Of the House Informed him that
there was an uneNpended balance Of tl00, ,0oo
which would prevent the necessity OF this sp.
M. Weiker, Of Ohio, said he wanted to ask
| the chairman Of the Committee on Appropria-
tions or Of the Committee on Accounts u u
was true that 100000 had been expended last
year for furniture by the Clerk OF the House,
and t59, 900 the year before.
Mr.. Broomalf, OF Pa, replied that the ns.
ures were greatly exaggerated. He could not
give them exactly, but he was safe In saying
Nh.tl lhaaa aUt Ia Nu.lI
| ted that there was some abuse about the man
neI Of purchasing furniture.
Mr.. Welker, Of Ohio, asked how much the
| curtains for the Speakers room cost.
Mr. Broomsll, Of Pa said he did not know.
II was not his business to purchase curtains.
Mr. welker, Of Ohio. No, but II is your
| business to see about the payment for them.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Phelps, Of Md, moved to strike out the
appropriation for newspapers and stationery.
He said he had made the same motion last
year, and he now renewed 1t in the interests
Mr.. Ws.hburue, of ~, said the .ppropria.
tion was made strictly in accordance with
Mr.. Phelps, OF Nd, asked II the gentleman
from Illinois Mr. washbutnel had not disre-
pristion bill, and II he was not In the habit Of
doing so.
Mr.. Washburne, OF Ill. No, sir.
Pending the mendment the committee rose,
and the House took recess until 1880 o'clock,
p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed Its session at T:30
o'clock, Mr.: Broomall, of Pennsylvsnis,
Speaker pro lem.
Mr. Ingersoll, of ILL.,, addressed the House
on the financial question, taking the ground
that II would be better for the country to
have paper currency continually instead OF
q metallic currency.
Boutwell's Constitutional amendment. He
argued that Congress had clearly the right to
regulate the question Of suffrage In all the
states, and that this power was derived under
the Constitution.
Mr.. Kerr, of Ind, delivered a speech OF great
length against the proposed amendment, ar.
guing that the right to regulate suffrage be.
longed exclusively to the States, and that the
proposition now before tho House was another
| step towards that Capitalization OF the Gov
ernment which had been making rapid strides
under the Radical party,
Mr.. Niblack, OF Ind, spoke on the tariff
question, taking strong ground against II.
At 10 O'Clock the House adjourned.