The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-07

has in his possession the Naval Regis,
ter for the year 1870. If not, then il
he will send page to me will send
him copy 1.-THE Naval Register for 1870
was sent to Mr.. Washburne. In the
estimates furnished by the Secre,
tary Of the Navy, used by him in his
argument, and upon which this bill was
framed, find that an estimate is made
for the pay of one hundred and eighty
naval Lieutenants on the active list.
4 Now, sir, if the gentle
man who reported this bill will turn to
page 26 of the Naval Register he will
find that instead Of there being one
hundred and eighty Lieutenants on the
active list there are only sixty-four,
while an appropriation is asked for one
hundred and eighty. Estimates are
made for Masters to the number Of one
hundred and sixty, but page 80 Of the
Register shows that there are only
ninety-nine pay is asked for sixty-one
more than are in the service"
And thus did 1 continue the analysis
Of the estimates sent in by the Naval
Department But will read further
from the debate:
Showing beyond contradiction flor
! was not contradicted) shat an ap-
preparation was asked for four hundred
more naval officers than are in the ser
vice. lay these facts before the House
in good faith, and in good faith l invite
investigation.
"Mr. Washburne, of Wisconsin,
wish to ask the gentleman from Ohio
whether these estimates were not made
under the last Administration
Mr.. Morgan-I esteem the honora-
BILE gentleman from Wisconsin; but his
question compels me to make state
ment which | did not intend to make
| am talking about abuses in the gov
eminent which ought to be corrected.
The gentleman talks about Admins
trations IT this thing commenced in
the last Administration, the gentleman
compels me to say that it has continued
up to and so far through the admins
tration Of President Grant This abuse
did exist in the last administration, but
it exists to-day in the present admins
tration. | do not care where it began,
or by whom it began; these are out
RACES upon the country, which this
Congress is bound to remedy or be pre-
pared to meet the just Indignation Of
the people, -,
(To which remarks Mr.. Washburne
made no further reply)
How did Congress meet these abuses
Were the naval officers charged with
the money they had illegally received
from the Treasury in excess Of their
pay2 On the contrary, the salaries of
the Admiral and Vice Admiral were
increased two thousand, and Of the
Rear Admiral and Commodore one
thousand dollars each. 1t is true that
the Secretary Of the Treasury was pro-
hibited from taking money from the
Treasury in violation Of law, but the
three million seven hundred thousand
dollars wrongfully taken was not re-
quired to be paid back.
HOW THE MoNoPoLIEs OF THE EAST GROW
RICH UPON THE INDUSTRY OF THE
WEST.
Some Of the finest specimens Of man
hood | have ever met, whether estimat,
ed by the standard Of courage or intel
lect, have been children Of New Eng
land. But the sterility of their soil
and the severity Of their climate have
given a granite hardness and sharpness
to New England character, but so have
they developed sturdy manhood which
corresponds with the cold grandeur o.
their mountains.
battle against New England monop
olists because by tact and trick they
have become enormously rich at the
cost of Western and Southern industry
| assail them, because for generations
they have extorted tribute money from
the people Of other States. | attack
and will continue 10 attack them be
they are sapping the very life blood o
the industrial classes of the entire
country-those Of the Eastern States
included.
] ~ HOW 1T Is DONE.
New England is the great champion
of protection, which means to make tn,
people of the West pay one dollar ant
eighty cents for every dollars worth o
goods they buy. The dollar include
the value of the goods and fair profit
while the eighty cents is the tribute psit
by Western industry to New England
cunning. Protected or, all she makes
New England has free trade On all sh
uses in her manufacturers dye stuff
and salt.
In his report, Commissioner Well
states: The amount Of salt draw
from bond for the fisheries in the Dis
trict Of Gloucester, Massachusetts, TO
the third quarter of the calendar year
1869, was S,032.77S pounds, which COS
S.. 3O7 free of duty, as salt used in rs
packing is not taxed. But had Wes
ern pork, beef or butter packer pul
chased that same salt, at that sam
! place, it would have cost him $24, al
because he would have been require
to paw a tariff tax amounting to $l4, Az
or 81 S. on every one hundred dollar
worth of salt" Nor is this all. W
are taxed to pay a bounty OF sewers
: dollars a tun on every vessel fitted on
In the Eastern States for the cod-fshel
: les, and from an official statement fu
, nished by the Secretary Of the Trea
fury Il appears that the amount or boul