The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-10

deficiency OF 5000 in the contingent iund OF the
House. The necessity OF that arose from the fact
fund, made about ten days ago, an additional sum
Of tle,oO0 had been paid out under resolu-
Sns U seats MAKING gross sn% Of nas fsOm
time to time during last Congress to persons who
the House has decided had no right to dollar OF IT,
The item Of $4,000 for the Scheldt dues the diff
ference in the rates Of gold and paper money the
amount stipulated in the treaty. Another item
once cresmd about two months aeo, and not pro-
vided for In the general appropriation bills.
allowance not only for pecuniary deficiencies, but
for moral, mental, and other deficiencies in the
Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Dawes retorted, that II Mr.. Cox were able to
understand plain English he would not have been at
in the bill had occurred To an ordinary compre-
hension the matter was sufficiently plain.
Mr.. Cox replied that to an ordinary compre hen.
sion deficiency bills were entirely wrong In princi
pie and in detail, ard that somebody ought to cha-
M. Dawes remarked that Mr. Cox had no occa-
sion to be constantly finding fault with the action
Of the Committee on Appropriations. There was
mtee Of the House that had caused the necessity
for the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Cox remarked that it was the duty of a con-
stitutiona opposition TO challenge all those bills He
had criticized in the best spirit Deficiency bills were
wrong in principle. Provision ought to be made in
advance OF the emergencies. 1t was only In the
direst emergencies that bills were permitted. He
had done nothing more than his duty.
Mr.. Nblack recognized the duty OF the opposition
to be to oppose everything that needed opposition
but he thought that good taste well success in
the enterprise itself should perhaps suggest little
discrimination.
Mr.. Cox-How does the gentleman know what the
bill contains? We challenge IT.
MIR. Niblack-I know all aDout t.
Mr. COX-Why did you not say 30?
MI. ib.ack-Btcause you got the start OF me.
Mr. Tahe offered an amendment adding an item
OF oOU for the post office building at Omaha, Ne.
The bill was then passed.
Mr. Hale moved to go into Committee Of the
q no dutf nm al an
moved that all debate thereon, under the five minute
rule, cease in 4o minutes,
Mr.. Kelley argued against limiting discussion,
claiming that there was plenty OF time and that
the House should not act In hot haste. lie thought
there should be half an hour allowed for discussion
Mr.. Wood remarked that the proposition Mr.. Kel-
ley made was in the interest OF the opponents of
the repeal OF the duties salt and coal. That gen.
tleman wanted discussion on each amendment, and
would bring forward the whole tariff bill, compris
ing many HUNDRED articles and propose an amend
ment as to each OF them, and make speech upon
it. To crafty that gentleman would be virtually to
abandon the interests Of the people. and to defeat
the VIII OF the House, Which was to repeal these
duties before 1t adjourned.
Mr. Kelley ntimated that he waA quite able to speak
Mr. Wood replied that they all knew ,ery well that
gentleman's capacity not only to speak for
himself, but to make the worse appear DE better
reason, and to resort to parliamentary strl+agems
to defeat proper measure. There was rearS no
discussion needed on the two simple propositions to
repeal the duties on salt and coal The people hal
reached nearly unanimous decree on that subject,
with the exception or those positions Of them that
directly and pecuniarily interested in keeping
these duties and the only question for the oase to
determine was whether It would permit the interest
Of the whole people to be sacrificed to the pecuniary
interest of localities.
The motion to limit discussion to As minutes was
agreed t0--ayes, 9S; nays, 50.
The motion to go into committee was then agreed
to- yeas 10b nays IA. and the House at O'Clock went
into Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Dawes In the
chair and resumed the consideration of the bill to
repeal the duties on salt and on coal.
Mr.. Blslr of Michigan, offered an amendment re-
duciDg the duty on salt to 10 cents per 100 pounds
In bulk and TO 16 cents per 100 lbs in sacks bags
He said that his opposition to the bill was based
upon his unwillingness to go into the question OF
tariff In this manner.
He did not know the interests OF his cousti-
tuents in the matter OF coal and salt from those OF
the people at large. The friends OF the tariff were
willing TO meet It's opponents half way on the SUBJ
ject OF the ta to let the subject be referred to the
proper committee, and to let the proper reductions
be made uniformly throughout the country.