Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-29

lEo tho Territory Of Lincoln, and consolidate
the Indians under o Territorial government.
Referred 10 the Committee on Terrltories.
Also, bill for q Territorial government In
the District Of Columbia. Referred 10 Com
mlttee on Territories. ~
Mr.. Knott, OF KY, introduced o bill 10
incorporate tho Concrete Company Of the
District OF Columbia. Referred 10 Committee
on District OF Columbia.
Mr.. Farnsworth, OF Ill, introduced bill
70 arch Tlber creek, south OF Pennsylvania
avenue. Referred 10 Committee on District
| OF Columbia.
Also, presented memorial In relation 10
postage on newspapers. Referred 70 Com
mlttee on Post Offices. ...
The Speaker laid before the House several
Executive communications; which were ro-
The House then went Into Commute OF
tho Whole on the Legislative appropriation
| bill. -'..-...
Mr.. Voorhees,, Of Ind, addressed tho com
mittee. He alluded TO the remarkable de-
| bate that had lust been closed between the
two distinguished gentlemen from Massa-
ahusetts, and In his opinion the defence Of
the Administration recently witnessed in,thls
hall afforded ono OF tho greatest and best
evidences Of magnsnlmity, aud an utter for
getfulness OF past wrongs. Mr.. voorhees,
then proceeded TO review the progress made
In contracting the debt Of the United States.
He stated In detail the number Of bonds that
had been Issued each year since the war
| commenced, aud he denounced the bond
holders, who, he said, had all along trafiioked
ln their couutry's woes. He commended that
tho bondholdcrS now held obligation and
paper Of the country more than double the
tSInsd il for. They had never given the
Government an equivalent for the value Of
bonds now held by them.
When the country Was In war and trouble
they gave the Ooyeumeut one dollar with
the expectation Of getting more than double
the amount. He showed how the example
oftaration Of bonds WA unjust 10 the labor
ing men and the iudustriai interests OF tho
country, While II enhanced tho value on
the bonds, Il crushed the poorer clsssos with
taxation. The amount Of lands held. WA.
ho said, d, b55. b5s. e6S, That was the pres,
emit value. For them tho bond.holder had
paid only Al an. 49A 2ss leaving afro ia
1l9 mora In the hands of the bopdholder
than the Government had ever obtained an
equivalent for. And ali this was because
! the bonds were favored and were not subject
to taxation. He showed then that almost
every other article yas eubIect To taxatlou.
he referred 10 the excuse offered, that In.
comes were taxed, and that thus the bonds
were taxed; but he contendsd that that was
not so, as Il was shown oy the reports that
the incomes were NOT half paid.
Mr.. Voorhecs aiso reviewed the plans sug-
gested for the payment OF the debt and the
payment OF bonds, and argued that the
Prssident's Recommendation In his annual
message was All on the AIDE Of the bond
holding mouopolV and nRaluHt the laborinR
classes Of the people. N The debt was paId
In the money In which II was contracted
ample justice would be done 10 the bond
holder. The bonds ought to be paid in the
legal tender currency Of the county, and his
party was not the only one that had adyo-
Gated the payment In this way. The law
was so plain and beyond doubt that leaders
Of the majority Of the House had frequently
declared for payment 10 the Legal tender
currency OF the country. And they held
that doctrine until the present Administers
tion came Into power when . new point OF
departure was suggested and taken. In
conclusion, he argued against the contrAc-
ton Of tho currency. Il was contraction, he
ontended, that was now crushing the busl-
ness Of the country. Adopt another plan,
and trade would revive at all points and
everywhere, and more and better than all
the liquidation Of tho public debt would
| soon commence successfully. II would re-
VlVe lAnguiShing energies and restore the
trade Of the country.
Mr.. Conger, Of Mich, nOTt addressed the
House, and then yielded q portion of his
time TO Mr.. Butler, OF Mass, who said un-
| der ordinary circumstances he would not
| trouble the House AFTER the long speech he
had made. But he rose TO defend the Republl-
can party and Republican administration
| from the assaults that had beech made up
on II. The Republican party could stand
any assault that had been made upon Il
/ from the Democratic party, but IL could not
stand an assault In the house Of Its friends.
i He then said that Mr., Dawes in hla speech
Yesterday had not refuted ono statement
| he (Mr, Butlerl made on "wednesday. The
| whole object ofhIs colleague seemed 10 DO
/ TO prove that he had read the book OF estl-
mates accurately. He (Mr. Butler) did not
dlsputs mat. What he ala complain OF was
that ho read the book OF estimates only too
accurately with clerical and typographical
i errors ali included,
The gentleman said In his speech that he
/ had made tho book OF estimates hIs compan-
i ion for Ilx weeks. Yet he never discovered
i the errors In II in all that six weeks. II the
/ gentleman had said that he slept for six
weeks with that book Of estimates under his
arm, the matter might have been under
stood. Referring 10 what Mr.. Dawes said
nbout his interview with the President In
1 relation To the estlmates, Mr.. Butler said II
Would have been In much better taste %
have stated that conyersatlou Al the time Of
hi. irst speeeh InStead on Al once arraiRuIpg
tho Administration.
Abiding 10 Nj. Dawes' reference yester.
day that the House should reduce expenses
BY Liquidation, and that the House ought 70
commence at once with tho army, Nj. But
ter said he thought that was one OF the most
lmpudent suggsstlons, under tho clrcum-
stances, that he had ever heard. AT the last
session OF Congress he (Mr. Butler) intro.
duced a bill to get rid OF all these supernu'
meraries In the army. He fought Il through