The New York herald., 1870-03-16


Mr. wooD. dem OF N. T.. said ina! not being
member OF either committee he could nave no per
sonal interest IN the disposition OF the question.
Comparing tae duties OF the Two comm tees ne ex-
pressed the OPINION that all matters relating 70 Ine
pubic credit and the pu0lic deot must necessarily
20 10 the Committee OF Ways and Means, and lnit
there being question OF inns beng biil TO re-
lund the puDic deot and TO create a new deot with
new interest II could not properly 90 TO any otier
committee than the Committee OF Ways ana Means.
he snoud therefore, yoLe for Mr. SchencK s moVon.
MI RANDALL, lden.) OF Pa, also favored the re'e-
renee OF the blil TO the Committee of ways anu
Means, but expressed the belief thar passage or
consideration OF the Funding bill was an element or
axtallon N.Y. calculated 10 do no good either 10
Nie business or banking interests OF the country.
me credit OF the country was improving day, AMI
no was glad to say lhat there was no party feeling
IN thas respecr, and IN his opinion no injury would
come II the consideration OF the blll were postponed
TIL next session. lie thought that IN making that
he was expressing the oplnion OF the bush
ness people OF the country. lie knew tnat he was
OF ire bus ness peop.e OF his own district
After iurther discussion the House proceeded to
vote by telers on Mr. Garneld's motion 10 refer the
Dill to ihe Committee ON Banking ana Currency, aud
IL was reiected-ob to ~. The bni was then referred
to the COMMITTEE on Ways ana Means.
ADMISSION OF TEXAS.
Mr.. BUTLER. trep.) OF Mass. from the RecoDstruc-
ton Committee, reported Q bill to admit the State
oil Texas 10 representation IN Congress- stating that
II was identical with the Virginia ana Mississippi
bills with the exception OF an additional provision
that its passage shall not AFFECT the conditions under
which Texas was originally admitted into tue unlon
M. WOOD, member OF the Reconstruction CON-
mlttee. offered an additional proviso-tnat Texas
ol tne Union, Without qualification or fundamental
condition, except as stated IN the pi.
Mr. BUTLER stated that there was no objection to
the pr0visO, except that 1t was useless.
Mr.. WOOD argued briehy 10 show that his proposi-
ton was not useless. Virginia aud Georgia had
been admitted 10 representation under similar bllls
but IT turned out mat their admission not q
fnalitv, and the gentleman from Massachusetts him
SELF was now threatening Tennessee lie wanted TO
end this uncertainty ana to have iexas admitted az
sovereign State having her internal affairs under
her exclusive jurisdiction.
II ram nIAnf On fur M nArAs sln
clafauon that Texas was 10 stand as otner States
was concerned there was no Objection 10 IT. but
IL was entirely useless There was Just as nu N
necessity Tor tis proviso IN regard 10 the other
constructed States as there the OF Iexas
out IL had not peen put ON any other similar h
anu the committee therefore thought tnat 1t should
not 20 on this bill.
MI. BECK, ldem.) OF KY, another member OF the
committee offered a substitute for the bil simply
rectiDg that the State Of Texas has constitutional
State government, republican in FORM and enactlnv
tAat u is entitled 10 rspIese9ta.ton ~ Congress
whether the bill lnLerered with the right originally
reserved to Texas to divide into four States.
Mi. BUTLER replied In the negative. Ine bill con-
tanned provlso tnat II was not 10 aect the terms
Of the original contract.
The House then proceeded to vote on Mr.. Woods
amendment, and IL was rejected by q party vote.
Mr.. Beck's substitute shared tue Iate ana the
bill was then passed
Inc House then, at twenty minutes to four O'Clock
went into ComMlttee OF the Whole Mr. Scoiield In
TIE DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion OF Mr. DAWES. (rep) or Mass an item
OF SIG 600 was inserted for the Court House and
Post ONCE at Des M0nes, Iowa.
On motion OF Mr.. ATWOOD, trep.) OF WIS.,, the item
for The court House at Madison, Wis, was increased
from $40, ,000 to $50, 900.
Mr.. CoBuRN, Tep.l OF Ind, moved to add to the
viso tnat no part OF the money shall be expended
until . plan. with full specifications, has been
adopted and liked by law, and the cost thereof also
fixed Ny law. lie spoke for Ave minutes IN support
OF his amendment
Mr.. WOOD opposed the amendment admitting the
correctness OF the principle embraced IN It, but
tending that II should be made matter or general,
not SPECIAL legislation.
Mr.. DAWES moved to amend the amendment by
making 1t read that not more than $50 900 OF the
amount shall De expended until the plans and specl
hcatiOns adopted. II the irst amendment was
adopted then the work would have to cease In q few
days. but the COMMITTEE on Appropriations under
stood that the sum proposed could be expended
without loss to the government If changes In the
plan should be made. The Committee did not want
TO nave large amounts expended IN mere archiLec-
turai Ornamentation and before 1t would recon-.
mend one dollar Tor that building there must be 4
plan approved and adopted and estimate OF the cost
made.
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Mass argued that there would
be no greater security In limiting the cost OF the
building than In aDproprating ron gear TO year
and he gave many instances OF the ilutlty OF such
originally limited 70 $2O0.O0o but which cos
ST. 0o4 900; the Cincinnati Custom House, ulted u
$4,000 but costing s292 oOa the Louisville Custom
House, limited to $75,00O but cosing S262 0OO the
New York Sub-lreasury, for which 100000 was
first appropriated but which cost 81, $685. 900; the
Mr.. DAWES Withdrew his amendment, and SAID
that the argument OF his colleague only strength
ened him N the conviction that there should be q
limit 10 the nxed. lie proposed that further
appropriation should be made until the total Cost
should DC limited. lie submitted, however that this
four hundred thousand dollars should be appr0pri-
ated because it would involve no departure from
any plan tnat might hereafter oe adopted and would
save great deal oil expense IN the fact tnat next
week some seven hundred men would have to be
discharged II the appropriations were not made.
Besides, they were threatened with being driven
frnrr hn Dor vharO thau tttAAt
py ground with their material. 1t was, therefore,
necessary TO keep the work going on; but unless
those VINO were responsible for the building could
indicate the limit OF the cost Of construction, that
Congress couli decide III spirit OF nberaty towards
the city Of New York. put stl In the spirit OF
my IN regard to the Treasury, wnaC that amount
should he, they would have TO obtain future appro
prlatIons without the AID Of the present committee
or APPROPRIATIONS
Mr. FARSswoKrH Nep,) OF ILL.,, referred to the fact
that two OF the granite contractors Tor the Charles
ton Custom House ano the Treasury extension were
two men VINO now had contracts III oonnccLlon with
the New York Post once.
The name OF Mr.. MuIlet, the Treasury architect
having been frequently referred IN the discussion
as 1t also was yesterday, Mr.. Schenck denounced q
indirect, insidious attacks made on Mr. Mullett who
invited pain. straightforward inquiry into the
whole official conduct and the contracts made by
him. or with whicn he was connected, ana said that
ne would offer resolution lnstructnx the Commit
tee on Expenditures on the pubic building to make
sucn an investigation.
Without actng on the amendment the committee
at hall-past four O'Clock took recess until ha.f-pas
seven O'CLOCK thls evening.
Evening Session.
the Committee Of the Whole resumed It's session
at ha-past seven o'cock-Mr SCuFIELD In the
chair-0n the Deficiency Dill, when the discussion on
the New York Post once building IN connection
with the architect Of the Treasury Department was
taken up and continued by Messrs Farnswortn
Dawes, Butter STEVENSON and otner members
Finally Mr.. Coourn's amendment WAS rejected.
Ma. LOUGHRIDGE, (rep) Of Iowa, moved pro
viso that the work shall not be carried on, az tC
prevent the plan being remodelled and changed
without additional expense, which was rejected.
On motion OF Mr. DAWES 500, 900 was appropriated
for continuing the work on the Capitol grounds.
Mr.. HAlGHT tdem.) or N. j.. Inquired Oi the chair
man OF the Committee on Appropriations how muct
reconstruction had cost up To tue present time.
Mr.. DAWES repied that as near as he could ascer
tain, 1t was about 81, 250, 900.
Mr.. HAIGHr inquired whether that money had mol
been expended ralher TO make men loyal to u party
Jnan TO the country.
Mr.. DAWES denied that, ana SAID that the only
desire was to MAKE men s0un obey the
Mr.. ELDRi DOE, tdem.) OF Wis, detained against
the word loyal as q word which he desp SEQ and
hated. IL always reminded him OF the aenniIion oi
1t given by a contractor during the war. When
pressed to explain what he meant by saying that he
iet loyal, ne said he felt as II he wanted 70 steal
something or Kill somebody. For himself he was
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