New-York tribune., 1872-01-18

close 10 where TINS piece OF corundun hau been taken
Mr.. DAWES Gaep. Mass.) said that he hoped the men,
bors OF the Committee OF Ways and Means would take 10
in good part II he should that he deprecated this
premature discussion In regard to the two bills that
House lie gave them his suppor for the that the
gentleman from Missouri Finkelnburg) gave them his
would relieve industry Iii this country, AVID would there
fore TO that extent develop the resource tue country
posed the bin because. If that true in regard to
these particular industries, Il should be made unyer
sal law, applicable to everything. The gentleman from
Indiana tMr Kern had also given the bill bis support,
aiding iha NC agreed WIN the 90 doctrine OF me
and distinguished gentIeman from PENNSYLVANIA lMr.
Kelley had risen 10 the defense OF the great principle OF
protection It seemed 10 hun, however, that there
good deal Of wisdom in the old adage that 1t il not wise
TO leap until you to the stie. The Committee OF
| WAYS and Means was cndeayorng to see IL il were
possible so 10 reduce the revenues of the coun-
Try by the amount of s5O,OOOOoo or. sioo,OooooO,
more or less. consistently with the current
expenses the Government and with paying the proper
portion OF the public debt 80 as on the one hand not TO
Ray, and the other hand to relieve and revive
much of the industries OF the country possible II bis
friends from Missouri ana Indiana had already arrived
at the conclusion To see the process by which, with
one h9r7onta stroke all these tnngs could be accom- %
phShed ne tMr Dawetl was exceedingly grained that
they had done and that they were prepared before
nd rho No. cohy S' Fo an bmse W had 70 been most
difficult task, He had found in the little examination
which he had been able to give TO the great subjects OF
the Revenue, and Of Tariff, aud Of Free Trade to the
ramlca0ns OF Industries, aud to the Investment Oh
capital to the paths of industry and to the field OF enter
prise that they almost infinite AMI that, like the
meshes of network 1t was Impossible TO touch them at
country He confessed TO his utter neOmpctcncy tn the
task to which lie had been unfortunately assigned II 1t
to have clearly how by one horizontal
reach that great end it had been utterly inn
possible for him to do to come to any Intelligent
conclusion the subject. There was such thlng a9
sayng well such thing reviving Industries, and
he only made these remarks merely 10 Geprccae il4
fOrestalug OF the action of the Committee OF ways ana
Means by the Committee Itself IN TINS discussion OF the
principle which review of the tariff IN connection
with the reduction of the duties in one place ana me
II
facure plate glass; his friend from Indiana Cir her)
has supported the bin the ground that IL new
industry In this country, and that therefore he desired
TO have The duty taken off the machinery in order to
have it introduced here. The gcntleman was mistaken
in his facts Right in his CIr Dawes') District and
in ls own village there being pat up machinery to
he employed manufacturing pae GaS: aud they were
manufacturing plate glass within six miles OF his own
residence, Sinch would compete in any market in
| the world with any article produced by any
foreign house or by any foreign 1nufacre ana YET ne
in favor of this bill II there was to be fonnd
abroad process when would 40 the WORK pet'ef uah
| il could be done by American machinery he wanted to
hat process brought here, ana rought Trc oi dny
because every such enterprise that would fad work
for many hands would mud investment Tor nih capital
which follow in the footsteps OF profitable nVestmeht
and frugal industry.
help duties hand in hand 10 Work out this great PROB
lem. He who looked TO free trade alone, as well as nc
who looked 10 Protection IN the common ace mon OF
the word would fail short Of cOmprcnending the true
method of bringing up this country to an iudep nience
Of all other countries III the world In its manuicties,
in its investment of capital, In its employment oi una
chnery iii its use water power, and IA The thousand
! trades aud Of cmployments develops himself,
his country and hia race He was for Eis M and for It
against it, could not follow that gentleman IN the
IDEA that what was good LOT tngse Pdtdr @ Industries
Mr.. MAYNARD again stated the points OF inc bi ana
deprecated any general discussion o the IarE question
| on such measure. He moved the previous question
| which was seconded, and the bill was passed.
The House then went into Committee o. the " 1c on
the state the UnOn Mr.. Blair Of Missouri IN 5 chair
The Committee was addressed by Mr. SNAPP gtep,
I'D in support Of the views expressed IN tbe resolution
which he had introduced earlier IN the day. denodnclng
the proposed mode of reforming the Cvl service HIS
speech created much amusement.
PERSONAL EXPLANAToN.
| Mr. POLAND (Sep., VtJ then made personal eypla-
days since aud referred to the Conmte on Rules
mttee all resolutions ealing the departments FOR in
formation and which proposition Of hi' had been 9t-
| sign shield the Postmaster General and tie Post
Mr. Poland rcpudated tho motive assigned to him, and
defended his proposition as one that "as emihehuy
! proper. - - -. ,.,.,
! Mr.. GARFIELD (Rep., ObiO), Chairman OF the Com
miUee on Approprations TOOK the same vie% Oh tie
proposition, aud said that he had made several efforts TO
palnt which the people had any more rigt 10 make
against Congress than of the enormous amount OF mate
be very considerably essened by the adoption or such
rule Information WAS constantly Oelhg c;ed Tor ana
punished py the Department anu prhcd by OrdcF OF
Congress which had been furnished ana III pln' weeks
Mr EIDRIDGE Dem. Wis., inquired why the De
partDents could not report the fact That the Information
! called for had been already furnished.
| Mr.. GARFIELD replied that il because the call
might vary somewhat in describing what was wanted.
The Committee on Appropriations had just been looking
over the accounts the public printing This Govern
had at present much the largest pdntnghose ou
the globe, where there were over 1000 men and women
enpo, ed paid by the year to carry that business
and where enough pT!ningink was bought every year
float tho biggest man-Ofwar In the navy. tram Of
army wagons reaching three-fourhs Of the way from
Washington to Baltimore. and loaded with one tun
piece packed closely the road as SIX milceams can
be packed would not be able to haul the mass of public
documents printed every year IN that prntns house.
Congress was asked 10 and would appropriate more
than two millions TO that establishment for the next
fiscal year With all that before tie H0u e. ana rcnein-
fact that there had inst been erected an add
o 10 that buding Of 400 fee long aud 70 feet VIDE he
wished call attention of the House the fact that.
unless IL the brakes that enormous outlay, ii
! would become a scandal In the eyes OF the nation
Mr.. SCOFELD (Rcp., PENN said he could suggest
! remedy that would stop all that expense.
| Nj. GARFIELD would like - hear Il.
| M. SCOFIELD-A Abolish the franking privilege
| Mr. GARFIELD--I aq1ee tO that perfectly. / voted
for it three -four timef, and am ready 10 vote for IL
again, except that would call it, not the iraukng prv
! l.gc, but the franktnc bnr1en.
| Mr. RANDALL Dcm.. PENN remarked tnat the fear
Of exposure through investigation should be the last
thing ineIered with, and the knowledge that any MEM
her could call for information from the department OPP
Grated Wholesome check upon corrupt tendencies
and sad that II seemed 10 htn as II the gentleman from
Ohio (Garfcld) had been maguifyng the printing qes
CATION If there one wholesome thing, thing OF
more Importance than another 10 the Civil service IL
was the fact that representatives could with facility oh
tam answers 10 neriOgatores from Officers OF the Gov
ernnent IL held them i'll check, and II totally alb
| sdrd TO present the patry consideration Of
the cost of printing objection TO II.
He did not believe that 10 he the motive certainly
could not be the motive He regarded the proposed rule
as OF the worst that had offered in
II would prevent all information from being obtained
from the departments, and the whole thing would be IN
the hands partisan committee, which would cover
mp the corrupt practices sought to be exposed The
| Committee then rose and the House adjourned,
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