Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-15

not Rirea a quast anpport 10 he rebellion,
tho war Wonld not have been continued.
Bat Il Was tho uuoortaln, vAclllatlng course
OF the Democracy Nat gave the South conn-
denes, and impqlled them 10 exertions In the
war. He therefore took the large debt and
laid u directly AZ tho door Of tho Democracy,
and he summoned up, also, all the long line
OF departed spirits and brought them TO the
Mr.. Garfield denied that the Government
had been administered on exiravagant prln-
clplep, and he showed By hgurea large In
crease In the colleotlon of The revenue slnee
Gen. Grant aud tho Republican party had
come Into power. Ho admitted that there
was Q great deal OF unnecessary expense,
yet thet was not the fault OF tho President,
but OF Oopgrees, which had slgnally failed
70 reorganiEO the Departments and govern
them By . proper system. When the De-
partments were properly aystsma.lnsd there
would still be large decrease IN the matter
OF publlc expenditures, 3 sH1 $50 .5rra p
Mr.. nchenck. Of Ohio, produeoda state.
ment showing the amopnt Of money col
leoted under Johnhon and the amount col
leoted under Grant, with q favorable showing
for the latter, a. compared with the former.
He commended that the Goyornment had been
piles. Mr.. Nlblaok had said that Massaehu-
Administration because II had too many fat
oflices, and In that he included the chair
manshlp Of committees. He regretted that
the gentleman had called that matter MP bo-
cause an examination OF the llst Of tho con-
mlttees would show that the West had tho
preponderenoe Of committee honors.
Mr.. Nlblack, Of Ind, said In all that had
been said about the collection Of the revenue,
gentlemen on the othsr dds seemod 10 forget
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the collection Of tho revenue. Tho head OF
the revenue bureau, was Mr.. Rollins, an
ayoUed Radical Mr.. johnson tried 10 rumoVs
him. and the Republican party refused to
allow him to do 90. TT r. =. H.a.H
Mr.. Voorhees,, Of Ind, said he was tired
Of hearing the responsibility Of the war
charged upon the Democratic party. He
charged Il upon the New York Tribune,
the Cincinnati Commercial and the Indian
apolis Journal, aud kindred Republican
paperS, that they had urged the rebellion
the Southern sisters should 70 IN peace.
The New York TribWns had pursued this
course Of advocating the right OF the States
70 reaooabls secession until the very day
that Fort Bumpter was fred on, aud he (Mr.
VooThees) had been informed since By
Southern men that they carried what these
Republican papers said about In their peck
cts, and their hands were strengthened BY
what these papers said. He rceollected that
Just when the war commenced he made q
speech In which he declared that he could
never consent 70 tho dissolution OF tho
Union. For this he was denounced BY No
bile and Richmond papers, and so were
Pugh, Of Ohio, Pcudleton, Of Ohio, Richard
son, OF Illinois, aud olhers, mon who were
In public life at the time. They were de-
nouncod A. inlmlcal 10 the South and South
ern men had told him that their best re-
cruitlng sergeants Wero the Radical speeches
sod Radical presses OF the North. ia ed
The bill was then read By sections for
The appropriation OF 81, 900 for repair
ing the eustom-house at Richmond, vap
was retained.
Mr.. Farnsworth, OF ILL.,, moved To strike
out an appropriation for a oustom-house at
81. Paul, Minnesota, and then he sent .
letter 70 the Clerks desk 70 DO read eharg-
log Mr.. Mullett, supervising architect OF
the Treasury, With hregularily In conuec-
tion with this building. Tho writer, II
seems, was a dIIappolnted contractor.
Mr.. Butler, OF Masa., denounced these at
taeks upon = man who had no opportunity
OF defending himself The COMMITTEES on
PoSt Ofices and Post Roads had Investigated
Mr.. Mullst's conduct, and why had they not
reported He did not understand that Mr..
Mullst would shrink from any Investigation,
and Of the proper hme no would offer . reso.
luton dlrerting tho Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds 70 investigate the
whole OF Mr.. Mullets conduct. -
Mr.. Sehenek, OF Ohio, said his heart
shrunk from these inslnuAtlons which were
made against this architect. II was not pre-
tended that this appropriation should be
stricken out, and the whole motive Of
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