The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-23

| cons deration of the Deficiency bill. II
appropriates $l0,677, ,525, including the
following items: For reporting and pub
fishing debates, $420, 600; for the New Y ork
post office, 100000; Boston post office, in
addition to the unexpended balance for pur-
chase Of site, $64 ,280; court house at Mad
ison, Wis $2l ,S99; court house at Portland
Maine, $29 49, appraisers store at Philsdel
phis, $40 900; public printing, paper aud
binding, $225 900; for cavalry and artillery
horses, $200,O00; army clothing and camp
equipage, Sl00, ,000; army medical upplieS,
100000; army pay, and mileage and
clothing, S2,045, 900; Qusrtermester Gen.
erals department, $755,000; Freedmen's 8
Bureau, 900; collecting revenue from
imports for half year, $275.O0. The last
item was not included in the aggregate.
The item for the Boston postoffce elicited
some discussion. Mr.. Farnsworth opposing
the item.
The item for furniture in the Treasury
Department, brought out Mr.. Fsrnsworth
again, in sn attack upon the architect of the
| Treasury. in which he mentioned the Incl
| dent of two expensive mirrors, being taken
To aaorn the house of a distinguished mem
her of Congress in Washington City, and
that one of them, costing $4,000, had been
broken.
Mr.. Butler of Mass, replied to Mr. Fans
worth's ipsinustions, denying their truth
comparing Mr.. Farnswortn to g mud-throw.
ing machine, and said that he who accused
all the world, convicted only one, and that
was himself!
Mr.. Farnsworth said that he had not
stated that the house of the member from
Mass. had been graced with mirrors belong
ing to the Treasury, but as it seemed that
the coat fitted the member, be would now
say that it had been proved before a com
mlttee OF the House, and Was susce ptible of
proof again, that that members house was
graced with mirrors belonging to the { S.
government, and that some of those mirrors
| mad been lost IN the transmission to and
from the Treasury.
Mr.. FarDsworth then proceeded at some
leagth to detail the circumstances upon
which he based his charges.
The item for contingent expenses Of the
House being under consideration. Mr..
Dawes explained that the principal cause of
the exhaustion of the Contingent Fund was
the payment of contestants for seats in the
| House, who had received during the recent
| congress ' tUjUUU, DoslASb S-OyVUV p6lO lOI
exp penses in connection with these causes.
/ The deficiencies created some discussion,
principally by Mr.. Brooks, and in opposition
to the policy Of sending troops into states
to control elections.
Mr.. Logan expressed the opinion that the
| President had no right to send the army or
navy into states except upon the request OF
the Governor or Legislature, but did not
| believe the President had violated the law
| in that respect
Mr.. Brooks, of New ork, expressed bis
satisfaction at having elected a rebuke OF
the President for the use OF military at
elections, from the gentleman from Illinois
| logan, who was the Presidents So.
perior in civil life and his equal in military
life.
| Mr.. Wood moved to strike out one Of the
Items for the Freemen's Bureau, and charged
that Bureau with having plundered the pub
lie treasury.
Upon this a discussion arose which .ooh
wide range, and was participated in BY
8 number OF members. It Involved the
history and character of the State of Masss
chusettS, the democratic party, the Freed
mems Bureau, Mr.. Woods {oi n. y wa
record, and the character of General How
ard, of the Freedmen's Buresu,-snd WA
only ended by motion of Mr.. Dawes Il
suspend tbs rules and pass the bill, which
motion was agreed to, and the bill passed
yeas "a, nays "A.
Adjourned.