The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-01-28
T,he Outburst Of Dawes.

.rARrLING SPEECH or \ MASSACHUSETTS,
pADICAL- ENTRAvAOANCE of GRANTS
ADMINISTRATIONS ENORMOUS INCREASE
or PUBLIC EXPENDITURES.
WAsHlNGToS, January Is, 1870.
Mr.. Henry l.. Dawes, OF Massachu- !
.etts. chairman Of the Committee on APP i
uronriatiOns, astonished his fellow Re I
nubliceus not less than tho Democrats {
In the House to-day by his expos ton of
what he terms :" the tendency of the adj
ministration TO protligaie expenditures II
The immediate OCCASION oil the speech
wxs the proposition now before the
House to transfer the Philadelphia Navy
ward from its present site 10 League Is
land. Mr.. Dawes opposed the bill on
the ground, first, that il would take ut ,
leost A million out Of the Treasury, and,
second, because the bill gives tie Sccre-
trv vi the Navy power to dispose OF the
land where the yard now stands, AMI
also gives him the control OF the money.
lie broadly limited that 10 would not
trust the Secretary OF the Navy with any
such power. When lac made this an
nouncc,nent members on both sides OF
The House prickcd up their ears, eager
"a hear what might follow. This, how
ever. was only The prelude To n general
onslaught upon all the members OF the
Administration. with the exception ~
Attorney General iIoar.wlio, said Dawes.
lis the only one " ho has moi asked ior
enormous appropriations, and ii Is pro-
po,cd at the other end Of the Capitol To-
iurn him out ot Office This "rn pas
.,nt' compliment ~ the crn.!i;1 .N,t"r-
ucy General was received - i good
josc, and created 4 ripple OF laughter
on both sides. AS Mr.. Dawes warmed
% with his subject. the members len
i,.~ir seats, and Logan crowdiug around
linn where he stood. The Democrats,
who seemed to catch the first notes OF
what he said about cxtravasani spendl-
lure, in connection with the Admins
tr.,ion, came over from their side OF the
to ,i, i.epuulican -Ii. aii .i>,rm, d
.tcn,ivrly. AMI no ionui .i,,.ov.d-,y -.
10 the Startling array of official facts and
nsurc>. iawcs did not speak iro!n
memory or vaguely. When he referred
AZ figures he held in his hand the official
S,iinl.,cs furnished the committee b!
i,M. heads OF departments. Or approurir-
lions Tor the fiscal year OF Grants adj
minIsirlion. and he gave dollars and
cents. la about half an hour he had eA-
4tOttu itS IuC >t1teu'UlS w hANS
been cirrulai~,l 50 industriously in the
new spaprrs and on the stump. about the
Arvuuiuy aud yeireiiclincnt oi' the pres
rnt ADMINISTRATION. The appropriations
a.xed lor the nary-yanls were grcai,l
ihan eyer bc.orc. he only hope oi re
trcnci.ancni The Navy Department hclo
out IL the country wus in the itcmof coil
licre, il WA. said. ne would save 5000
-. IL,
ihsl The Goa! used by the navy last year
.,m,,cr Old F.abrr Mcllcs. Only amount
~, To .lJltstu Al This loint tie Demo
.rxis INDUCED in u laugh al the expense
at The joii. iiobpsun. The l'ost-inastc
Gcbcral. %lih whom il il said Dawes i
not un The best Or icriDs. cainc ia for hi
.u.rr oil ridjculc and b!amc. Crrsmell'
calculation thai ii cost the Goyernmcn
S5.UO0.'Uv year 10 maiDtaiG The frank
in. privilege vas di>scctrd, and Dave
Asserted Thai il The postage ou all In
matter sent BIZ members OF Congress wa
paid il would uot amount 10 '2sU..p0.-
'ihis wOuld allow every member 10 mai
eigni hundred letters every DAY in ii.
year. Dawes comparison of the esii
mates 0f appropriations asked for du.
jng the last year OF Andrew johnson
Administration with those of the frs
year OF the present Administration wa
highly credlablc Ia the former and dt
cidedIy damaging 10 the latter Scycra
prominent Democrats said. no better de
Isnse oil Andrew Johpsan's Admins
tratiOn could have been made than Wa
exhibited to-day in the comparison I
estimates for appropriations
According TO the showing Of the Chat
man Of the Appropriation Cominitic
and he is regarded as q careful maD. III
estimates OF the present administrator
for the trst year exceed those Of the la
year Of Andrew Johnson's Administr'
ton $49y0UO,OO0! This did not ii.clud
he said, the millions cd for San ID,
mingo. for tho New York Posi-oiiicc
he said nothing about the Boston Pos
Officc--apd for League Island. The col
clusion Of Dawes speech was, the AZ
ministyatiOn and the Republican part
had not kept faith with the people &
the promises of economy and rcirenc
ment, through which they were place
in power. The speech made marks
effect on the House, and is the gencr
subject Of conversation ia official al
political circles tonight The Dem
Gratis, as might be expected, are deligl
cd with II. Judge Woodward says it
the best campaign document the Dem
Gratis can distribute next fall, and q
HAT ehor,o for d;ecuas;ou IN tlo ~ mn,