Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-27

Andrew johnson for lS69-70 Of $28,-
097, l7462 But we cut down bis esti-
mates $40, 900, 600, so that the exact DIFF
ference between this book of estimates
for the present administration and the ap-
preparations made the last year of Andrew
Johnson's administration is $40, 6S2, 537.
OIL. 1t is due TO the Postoffice De-
partment to say that there is an
error of $1,000, 900 in the footing, which
reduces the amoupt to some $42 900, 900.
But behind and not entering into theses
Inmates is the little sugar plum of $500,
900 that my friend from Pennsylvania
(AIr. Scofield) proposes to prepare the way
for the LOCAL Representatives from Phila-
delphia to advocate here for the League
Island. Back of it, too, is the Bay of
SANTANA, and the Island of ST. Thomas, at
$1,000, 900 in gold. And back of it, too,
is what every man who has heretofore
been in this House knows as the millions
of dollars that will come back on those
appropriation bills from the other end of
the Capitol. All of these items are to be
added to the figures have given. Sir,
here and here alone, upon this floor, are /
the pledges of the Republican party to be |
redeemed. Wecan have no aid from the |
other end of the avenue; we can have no |
aid from the other end of the Capitol. 1t |
is here and here alone that the pledges are |
to be redeemed. And they shall be re-
deemed here in this House. Here is a |
public work which it is proposed to be |
not rfl Cd hut
new work not required by public neces-
| slty, not required by the exigencies of any
department of this Government. Now,
when we are considering that question,
| put it to the representatives of the people
here whether we will inaugurate new pub
| lie works upon the broad estimate of
| $24, 000,0002 1t is here in the matter of
| public works that we can cut down these
estimates. / complain of the other end of
the avenue that with all its professions of
economy
Mr.. Stiles-Mr Spoken
Mr.. Dawes-I cannot yield now.
Mr.. Stiles-I desire
The Speaker-The gentleman from
Massachusetts OIr. Dawes) declines to
| yield, and ii is not in order to interrupt
| him.
Mr.. Dawcs-I have right to complain
of the other end of the avenue, that with
all its professions of economy and reduc-
ton of unnecessary force in the depart
ments, with all the heralding by telegraph
or otherwise of its purpose of reduction,
there is not one of these departments that
does not estimate to-day, in the book
| have before me, for an increase of eX-
penditure over the appropriations of last
| year, save only one, and that is the poor,
unpopular Attorney General. l hope it
is not because of this remarkable trait in
his character that it is contemplated at the
other end of the Capitol to relieve him
from further public service and to drive
him into private life. There is no reason
why we should refuse to consider ques-
tons of this kind whenwe are commencing
public works. l know the importance
of many of our public works. l do
not profess to speak at this time for any
body but myself; but do not believe
that the Committee on Appropriation con-
template or desire, by any means, a gen.
eral warfare upon public works. They
recognize the necessity of completing
those already begun, the necessity, it may
be, of beginning others; but in consider
ing questions as to beginning public works
they propose to ask this House to stand
by them in scrutinizing to the utmost
farthing the proposed expenditure. Why,
sir, there is the postoffice in New York
city, which the architect of the public
buildings say will cost US $4,000, 600;
and the superintendent of its construction
says that the granite to be used in build
ing it will cost 81, 800, 900. No man can
tell what the postOffice in Boston will
cost Are we going on with such ex-
| penditures as that Are We going to ex-
pend upon League Island $4,000, 600 of
value in the old navy-yard, together with
| $685. 600 of q new appropriation,
when that work can just as well as
not wait five years! | see no reason for
these vast OUTLAWS at the present time
in that direction, unless it be the reason
kindly stated to me and limited to mem
bers of this House in a paragraph in
| Philadelphia paper, a paragraph init
mating that the Republican party will
| make mistake in treating Philadelphia
| so badly as to refuse the passage of this
| measure | understand what that means.
| Perhaps that was the reason my amiable
/ friend on the other side of the House
| from the first district of Philadelphia,
| (Nlr. Randall chimed in for once in the
| grand quartette of the Philadelphia men,
bers. while their colleague from the Erie
| district (Mr. Schofeld) led the music and
| kept time behind them. The gentleman
| from the first district of Pennsylvania IN
derstands what spending $4,000, 900 for
| the benefit of any party means, and
| suppose that is the reason he came to the
| aid of his colleagues of the second, the
third, and the fourth districts in that
grand music with which we were enter
tanned the other day in support of this pre-
paratory bill Oaughter) which my friend |
| from the Committee on Naval Affairs |
| offered. Two things, Mr.. Speaker, seem
to be desired by this administration. At |
the other end of the avenue they are bent |
upon paying the public debt; in this |
House we are constantly crying out for
relief of the people from taxation and the |
burdens of tina; debt, l apprehend that |
neither of these objects can be accom-
piished without that other thing, which |
seems to have been overlooked on both |
sides-a reduction of expenditure. How
do they propose at the other end of the |
avenue to pay the public debt unless they |
reduce these expenditures? How do we
propose to relieve the people and the |
Industries, the enterprise, the capital Of |
this land from the burden of taxation |
under which they are groaning, ex cept it |
be by reducing the public expenditures
tell my friend from Maine (Mr. Pc
tiers, who has emancipated himself from |
care about the pennies and has gone in a
vain search for dollar without any cents |
in it upon whichhe proposes to economize,
that the pennies taken in the form of tax
alton from the spikes, the cordage, the
sails, and the rigging of the shipping of |
Maine are what make the commerce of |
the country decline. l tell my friends of |
the Committee of Ways and Means that