Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-19

17' Me-. Morrill,, Of VI, argued that this was
not the time 10 hold the exhibition; the
country had not sufficiently recovered from
the prostratlon Of the war TO 20 into such q
thing, and furthermore this was too close
aHer the time OF the exhibition In France,
and II could hut be failure to hold II In a
city Of such sparse population, and as for
going TO work TO bnild Washington up into
very large city, he did not want 70 do Il;
be never wanted to see this city rival New
York, and have million OF Inhabitants,
because he regarded Now York as an evi.
dence Of the failure Of our system OF Gov
| ernment. ...
lie further held that an immense expense
would be entailed upon the Government. II
would take two or three hundred ships to
transport the goods, and the eleventh sec
tlon provides that the Secretaries Of the
| Navy and the Treasury shall furnish trans-
ports for these goods. Then, In the thlr-
teenth section the President ia authorized TO
assign to duty at the exhibition officers In
the army and the navy. This would alto
| be very expensive. Furthermore, the dim
cultles Of access hero werc very great. New
Jersey and Maryland charged excessive
tolls on every passenger that came over
their territory TO this city.
Mr.. Stockton caid this WIS IN on repeated
Blander on the State OF New Jersey. She had
her territory, She exacted OF the railroads
certain proportion Of the earnlpgay which
did not hmountto as much as II the rall-
road property was taxed. But New Jersey,
| In Difference 10 the senseless clamor that
bad been raised, had repealed that ProVl'
slon. .-. ...... .n..-..,a gt ,g,yLLl5,,
Mr.. Thurman had Just been Informed BY a
Citizen OF this District OF another objection.
| II was well known that this was city where
extortIopato rents were demanded. Even
now tho poor clerks aud mechanics were
barely able 10 get covering for theig heads
and tho heads OF their families. 4 Pass this
| bill, and the landlords here would immo-
dlaEely put up the rents so high that these
poor people would DO utterly helpless. He
| regarded this whole thing as humbug.
Mr.. Patterson would not have favored
| this thing did he suppose II would cause any
drain upon tho Treasury, But he was as
cured this would not be tho case. The citl-
zenA OF Washington had come forward so
| literally that mon OF means and Of position
| In other parts Of the country were co-operat-
ing with them. He thought Washington
was the very place for this exhibition. It
was midway between the North and the
South. ...r ..fr.. ........... .....
In regard 10 tho rents being raised that
objection would apply wherever tho exhibit
ton was held. He wes amused at the SEN
ator from Nevada, tMr. SteWaTt.l That
! Senator thought this was not the place.
| Probably Nevada was the place. Nevada
had $4,000 people, and the District OF Co.
lumbia had 10000. It paid as much Inter.
nal revenue as Nevada, Ncbraska and Kan.
sas combined. He thought Washington had
been shameiully treated BY the Government,
which had not appropriated as much TO her
during her whole existence as the interest
on the value Of the property eeded by the
| original pIoprietors. r...... ...-n..
Mr.. Stewart insisted that Washington was
not the place, aud he did not want foreigners
to come hero and see what a poor place II
was-unpaved streets, no rallroads, and the
evidences OF decay all around. Washington
| was sick aud wanted doctoring, and II this
exhibition must be held here, let US do right
and spend ten or Yffteeu millions " put
| Washington In q decent condition. ....
Mr.. Nye Eaid Washington was not dis
grace, but an honor to the country. Suet
recollections clustered around Washington
as did not cluster around any capital In tn,
world, and there was no capital that hht
such public buildings. There was no suel
building as we are now In In the world HI
did not think his colleague need be ashamet
of Washington. He wanted this bill passed
he wanted the people Of Washington to hayI
an opportunity to show what they eau do
and suppose this did cost q little money q
the Government, why should 1t not be done
Mr.. Sherman thought 1t was an exhibl
ton OF great illiberallty not to allow the
people Of Washington to hold the exhibition
when they wanted to do 1t. There was NJ
money asked for; they were willing to bea
all the expense themselves. What Stat
Legislature would dare to refuse such 81
application as this. II may be . bad specu
latlon, but we should not deny TO them the
power TO 20 into It. He should have advises
the Washington people that thiS was no
the way to show their enterprise thel
should rather ask Congress for the power 4
govern themselves, to pave their streets, 4
build railroads aud telegraphs. Tho peopl
VI Ine District Of Columbia woro tho MGR
Yassals and serls OF Congress, and the,
should be treated with more consideration
He regarded this as n mere show, but Their
was no harm In 1t. --...g .
Mr.. schurz was surprised to hear the Sen
ator Mr.. Shermanl call an lnternRtiona
exhibition a more show. Did the Senate
know this was enc Of the most importRn
enterprises that nation can enter into. II
was opposed to this bill. III Congress ha
treated the Dist rlct Of Columbia BADLY, b
thought to let them hold this exhibition
here would DO treating them worse thai
they had ever beeu treated before. Londo
and Paris, where these exhibitions had bee
generally held, were centres Of trade, con-
merce, population and wealth. Either Q
them had populations greater than most 0
our large Btates, and within fifteen hour
moro people could DO brought into thoI
than cover the whole surface of the Unite
States. These are tho advantages Of th
two cities named, and look at the result.
Mr.. 8, then read from the statistics Of u
different expeditions held In London an
Paris, showing that only the first, wheI
great economy OF administration prevailed
and whore the novelty OF the thing added I
its attraction, proved a pecunlary success.
Now look at Washingtonj IL has but on
railroad, 1t has less trade than any 9th,
city In the United States that approximAt,
itslpopulatIon lnthe least. Talk about Gul
scrfblng $4,000, 900 for this purpose her,
Why any amount Of money cannot make
a success hero. The building alone In Par
cost $4,000, 900 In gold, and where the waE,
paid 10 tho employed averaged not mo-
than S1.20 per day, here 1t would certalnl
not be less than $3.50 per day. Now tn
idea is, rs the Senator from MaSsachuset
would style 1t, monstrous preposteroalt
Just for the reason that he was friend
the people OF Washington would he oppo
getting them Into such n scrape. He wantt
TO keep them out OF q grieVous loss, becaul
they had not much money to spare. II
tradespeople Of Paris found that the expos
tlon diminished instead Of increasing the
sales, because every one went 70 the expos
tlon to buy; nSI one would be benefited
this thing but the hotel and boarding -houi
keepers, and they were certainly the Ia
class that We should attempt to benefit.
without further action the Senate, at 81,
p, M, went into executive session, and an
some time spent therein, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Stone, of Maryland, presented pei
, tons Of cigar manufacturers, journeymI
, clgar-makers, &C., Of Maryland, prayiI
for duty of IS per pound and my per cen
. ad ValOrem on Imported cigars. RefeTI
! to the Committee OF Ways and Means.
: Also, presented sundry petitions for q
abolition OF tho franking privilege. X
, ferred 10 the Com mittee on Post Ofnc0s al
l Post Roads. 81.
= Mr.. Bennett, Of Eow York, made DC
sonal explanation In denial OF certain charg
that have been made against him In q
columns OF the Buffalo Commercial AdUs
Z Hgsr.
The Speaker laid before the House q nuI
Der Of executive communications, and amor
: them the following, which were referred
| RlaIHd