New-York tribune., 1871-12-16
xLIId CONGREsS-SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

the Committee ON Public Expenditures to report the
expense to the Government Of printing binding folding
public documents also tho COST OF transportation OF the
same and report bill to abolish the printing and trans
be sent at the public Of the MEMBERS the whole
scheme being rauglt with great and totally Inneces-
mittee on Public Expenditures.
The SPEAKER then proceeded to call the Committees
for bills and reports OF private character aud many
such were presented and disposed Of
Mr. sLOCUM Dem. n. ~ presented petition OF the
merchants Of EewYOrk and Boston for reduction D!
the duty on rice. -
Mr.. GARFIELD Rep., OhO), from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported bill authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to purchase at private sale or by con,
which the PostOaico building I'm In Chicago, recently and
stood and not now owned by the ana mem
to purchase some other sqare not more than Two 70
dss rS fn S for 70
mediation Of the Custom House, Sub Treasury POST,
Office, United States Courts and Pension and Internal
vides that the total cost Of the site and buildings sha
not exceed S OOOO Mr. Garfield explained tile features
uf the BILL aud advocated its prompt passage.
Mr. RANDALL Dem, PENN moved to strike out that
part Of the bill which limits the selection or the sG 10
He thought that such Limitation would place tne Gov
Mr. PLHTT nc Ksp, vaJ spoke against the amendment,
and explained that even with the proposed Limitation inc
Government would still have "a squares to select from.
that there nothing to be feared from any Such
Mr. HOLMAN (Dem, 1ndJ moved to reduce the total
M Mr.. rLxTT opposed that amendment and referred to
the fact that the POstOice buildings In New-fork anu
Boston cost s3.OoOo each. and to accommodate
only the Post 0iice and United states Courts. ,u,,
Mr.. RANDALL advocated Mr.. Holman's amendment,
contrnding that t2OoO,oOO was liberal allowance for
Mr. KELLEY (Rep Penny dssented entirely from tho
views of his colleague. Tie Government could guard
against fraud in the expenditure Of the money there as
il could anywhere elseexcept perhaps, IN New-fOrk,
where the Tammany leaders had corrupted the whole
atmosphere that honesty was almost Impossible IN any
department in that city He was willing tO vote for
millions Chicago, ana only regretted tnat
amendment had been reduced from five Inlllions-the
Mr. RANDALL reminded his colleague that the ques-
Mr. KELLEY replied that he not asking charity;
he was only asking that the Government would deal
with generous justice to stricken %ople-that was
A' Mr. RhNDGLIDThat Was the line Of the gentlcmans
Mr. MARSHALL (Dem.. ILL., said that as a member OF
sn sen to- the @ on e that neither
Illinois asked any appropia@Sn lon on account IT, OF chsrty
had been desdatsd and LAID in ashes The
there, no Ccurt.Mouse no PostOioe. no public build
ings and it was the duty Of the Government to furnish
Mr.. Holman modified his amendment 50 as to make the
sii Mr FHKSsSSRTH Rep:: H., opposed, the amend
cs courts. and Rev.
nS an @
Custom-House building in New-York which had cost
anu tHcTe Detn eAItnucu on
Post Oicc, which had not got beyond the first floor
nearly s2OOO.OOo The building would probably In the
erected in Chicago. for all the Government offices.
only to 81 OOOOO. He did stand there asking
aion as it has been great in its life it was rising from
s ashes, and would show that it would in few years
require building Of me extent proposed for the trans
Mir. DAWES (Rrp., Mass) said he desired to disabuse
ings in York He believed that the bill should
upon its own merits. AS to the Ncw-iork PostOhce
MIR. RANDALL said he meant slO.OOOOoo for both the
New-York and Boston post-Oiices
Mr.. DAWES regretted the gentleman did not always
say what he meant 1T were necessary to drag the
Boston Custom House into the discussion he was GER
tainly willing that CustOln-liOuse had never been
larged hairs BREADTH nor had dollar been expended
OH II beyond the Limitation put on the original bill The
led to confusion in bis mind, and to mistake to what
he talking about 1t was the New York Court House
that he thinking about that had cost % and
lie regretted that the role the nteman MR. Ran
DALI wa, attempting had Ie;,% LED him into confusion
accommodated in the PostOfiice building.
Mr.. DAWES-Do your own talking in your own time.
Mr.. RANDAIL-I will correct the gentleman's state
Mr. Boston Court 3 s has no more con-
necton with this subject than the Orleans Custom
economy which the eentemans political associates are
accustomed to illustrate in their lives and votes The
and the enlargement which the gentleman refers is
underground when they came to lay the foundation 1t
could get solid foundation and Congress appropriated
eS0aoOo more to nnish 1t up-that underground work,
areemcnt; and 100000 is the Limitation the entire
cost II would never exceed that unless those who
control the Treasury Of the United shall pass
power aud that shall 60 the hands Of those
who would rather preach than practice.
attempt had been made 20 make this party question
He approached without reference to party He APP
Community which had been Visited SS eSamty T
precedented in the history Of the country. The gentle
mah from Pennsyvana tMr. Rndall) had said that this
was not QutStOn OI charity. He (Mr Swami did
approach as question Of charity but he did approach
that every dollar Of the millions would ss required
to erect building adequate the business necessities of
aud trade Of that great city He did not advocate any
niggardly policy Ia reference to Chicago any other
back ne. once great CITY TO ancient prosperity
the amount tSbe expended He had been tainted with
newborn yea, but no later than yesterday there had
been seen In the Senate attempt to the Amiu
The SPEAKER called Mr.. Randall to order, reminding
o. nun snas was not In order to refer to what took place
MT. RANDALL remarked tha. there WA no disposition
S%.s,. s1; i5ssa h. AS%isi;ssS
can side who had the courage the integrity Or tbs hon
ssG;.a esy Of @ Charles oconof samuel Tdn who had
The hazard 81 tie defeat Of their own party
ps ss%sy'i BY N..si %sss xs CAR
n11itd, raEtD, e snd cox Mr. GARFIELD saving that the
poston OF Messrs Randall and Holman reminded him OF
statute passed by the Legislature Of Massachusetts
authorizing the establishment OF "hie vale" leo
speed 12 miles westward from the town Of Salem, and
TIC West a. road will ever be needed"
as 1t came from the Committee on Appropriations
APPROPRIATION BILLS PASSED
Es and the two sSe
ported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs making
o S % aS.s s.s g Il. @
sppropr,atng t2s 900 to meet the deficiency caused by
clerk OF the PostOnee Department. Adjourned until
Monday.
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