Evening star., 1870-02-12
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings,
SATCRnAY. Eehrnarr 20


SENATE.-The Senate is not in sess,o, 10
day.
H0USE-Mr. Judd (IIl.) introduced n hin ,o
relieve provision dealers generally from the
payment of a manufacturers tax imposed by the
act of March 4th, 1865. Referred to Committee
of WAYS and Means.
Mr.. Dixon, CR .I;,) from the Committee on
Commerce, reported joint resolution TO refund
certain moneys paid by the whaling vessel Ham
ilton as hospital dues. Passed.
Mr.. Banks (Mass.l offered bill 10 provide n
pension for John kits. The revolutionary sol-
der, who was on the floor of the House a dlav or
tive since-l Referred TO the Committee on Revo-
lutioT ary Pensions.
ON molten of Mr. Dawes. Mass. the Honse
resolved itself into the Committee Of the Whole
and resumed the consideration OF the legislative
appropriation bill; the question being upon the
motion of Mr.. Dawes (N. - TO strike out the
paragraph appropriating -, 500 TO the reporters
OF the Congressional Globe for the third session
OF the Forty-iirst Congress, as additional COM
pensatOn.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Finkemburg MOI moved TO reduce the
appropriation for the public printing from
$4,000 to 50,GO0. He said as the franking
privilege was about TO be abolished the neces-
sity of so much printing was not necessary, and
the appropriation could therefore be reduced.
Mr.. Latin IN. " hoped this would not be
done, and demonstrated that the Government
could not get along with less, a vast amount
Of printing was ordered by the Departments
Mr.. Ella n. H. also opposed the amendment
he said the printing for Congress had decreased
the last year, while that for the DEPARTMENTS
had largely increased.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) did not see why this House
should attempt to regulate the amount of print
ing head of Department might want We
could do that by cutting of appropriations, bat
there would be no advantage i'm it. There was
no consistency in trusting the Secretaries with
the expenditures OF millions of money for other
purposes and yet attempting to cut them down
IN the matter of printing, and virtually saving
we could not trust them to say how much print
ing they wanted done. Ii was simply another
expression of want of confidence in the heads of
Departments, and in his opinion il was time that
the filings at these officials should cease. He
thought that this interference with the Depart
ment printing and Department duties was all
wrong, and suggested that the Appropriation
committee would have better performed its
duty If il had given more consideration to the
thought that the Departments knew what they
were doing when they made their estimates.
After some further discussion, Mr.. Dawes
(Mass.) obtained the floor, and said he did not
wish to prolong the debate, but he could not
allow an opportunity to pass without noticing
the lecture given to the House and the COM
mittee by his colleague, Mr.. Butler whose con-
version seemed TO be as sudden as that of him
who Journeyed to Damascus. The representa-
dves OF the people are held responsible for the
appropriation of the peoples money. The re-
sPonsibihty of scrutiniZing carefully where
every dollar OF the peoples money goes to was a
matter that those who pleased might get md OF
but as for him he felt il his duty to Ciligent in
curry make where every dollar has gone, is GO
ing, or VIII 60 so long as he might have the
confidence OF the House and of the country he
would continue TO pursue this course OF scrutiny
without regard to lectures on the subject from
any gentleman on this floor. In their proper
sphere the Departments had duty to perform
and he did not question that they did it we'll
But he also had duty TO perform, and he would
subject. VA viz
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) said he had no desire IN
lecture the House or any member thereof: but
he was dealing with the estimates of the public
Departments. He had nothing more to saw on
that subject now, but he wanted to save the
public money in the matter of printing by once
ard for all putting bar between the compari-
son that was continually drawn between Saul
OF arsus and himself. He had heard that com
parison just nineteen and a half times He saw
no reason why the expense of putting il an type
Should be received every time, and he would
suggest that it be kept standing so that all might
re al ~ There were three standing accusat; ;oas
that also might be kept in type and they we're
lst, that he voted for JEFF Davis; I'd, that his
commission to republicanism was sudden one.
anu ID, that he was not in the Republican party
so long as some other people. That was all true.
But I'm the olden time he had no doubt there
were many who would stand by Judas, only he
cause he was the oldest disciple. laughter
The amendment was further discussed by
different gentlemen.