The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-18

lpI many uhuUS, WOuIl IlUu INVESTMENT
for much capital, and would bring along
with il train Of advantages which wnul
follow in the footsteps Of profitable in.
vestmenl and frugal industry lIlsthrury
was by the help VI free trade and hy The
help OI duties hand in hand tu work out
this great problem
Mr. FISkELEGuRG remarked that hc
had not said, 0r had hc intended L. rra.
vcy the idea, that hc had arrived at a
solution ui the taril problem. IIr was
but q patient labOrcr on the subject. the
difficulties Of which he recognized rs well
rs the gentleman from Massachusetts
did Nor was h" in favor Of striking all
duties oil machinery lie was opposed,
however, To making certain kinds IL ma.
Chincry tree in mn exceptional manner,
until the House had arrived at q proper
point 10 which all machinery should br
reduced, with due reference lu the rrvc.
nues Of the country and the credit ol the
government.
MIR. MAYNARD again stated the points
of the bill and deprecated any general
discussion Of the tarilI question On such
measure
He was seconded and the hill passed
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole on the state of the nion,
MIR. BLAIR, of Mo, in the chair.
The Committee was addressed by Mr.
SNAPP In support Of views expressed in
a resolution which he had introduced
early in the day dcnouncing the proposed
mode OF reforming the civil service. His
speech created much amusement
MIR. POLAND, OF Vermont, then made Il
personal explanation in connection with
the resolution offered by him some DAYS
since for the establishment Of rule that
will refer to Il committee all rules calling
on the Department for information and
which proposition ui his had been atlri.
buted, in an article IN the Washington
Patriot as n design To shield the pOslmas.
ter General and the l'nsioilicc Department
from inquiry into the mail ContrnctS. Mr. .
POLAND repudiGtcd the motive assigned
To him and defended his proposition as
one that was cminrntly proper
Mr.. GARFIELD took the same view uf
the proposition, and sail that he had
made several efforts to rrt lust such Il
resolution adopted He knew of M one
complaint which the people had any more
right to make against Congress than OF
the enormous amount 0t material that
was being printed by the Government,
which would be very considerably lessen.
Cd hv the adoption ri such rule. lniur.
nation was constantly being called for
and furnished hy the Departments and
printed by order "l Congress, which had
been furnished and in print wrecks and
months before.
Mr. ELDRInGE inquired why the de-.
parlmcnt could not report. The facts that
their information called for had been al.
ready furnished.
MIR GARFIELD replied that it was he.
cause the call might vary somewhat in
describing what was wanted The Com
mttcc on Appropriations had Just been
looking over the accounts for public !
printing This Government had NJ pres. |
cnt much the largest printing house ON
the globe, where there were Overa thnus. |
and men and women employed To carry
on that business, and where enough print !
ing ink WAS huught every year Ia lloqi the !
biggest man.Ol-war in the navy. and a |
train ui army wagons reaching three ,
IOurths Of the way from Washington To !
Baltimore, loaded with umr ton apiece, |
packed as closely ON the road rs siN.mulr |
teams can bc packed, would not hc able tn |
haul the mass oi public documents printed !
every year in that Printing House Con !
grrSs was now asked, and would have Ia
appropriate more than $2,0OO0OO 10 run
that establishment Tor the ncNr fiscal
year. With all that before the House,
and remembering the tact that there had
just been erected. an addition 10 that
building OF one hundred feet long and
twenty-five irrt wide, he wished Ia call
the attention ui the House Ia the tact that
unless il put the brakes on that enormous
outlay it would hcc0mra scandal in the
eyes Of the nation
Mr., SCOFiELn said he could suggest
remedy that would stop all that expense.
Mr. GARFIELD-l would like 10 hear ii.
Mr. SCOFTETn-hhOlish the irNnkinr
privilege
Mr.. GARFIELD-l agree To that perfect.
ly. would call it not franking privilege,
but franking burden.
Mr. RANDALL remarked that fear Of OK
pOsurc through investigation should he
| the last thing intcrirrrcd with, and the
knowledge that any member could call lor
information from the department operated
rs n wholesome check upon tn" corrupt
tendencies.
Mr. ELpmW'E expressed similar views, |
and said that it seemed 10 him as il the
gentleman from Ohio tMr, GARrIETDl
had been magniiying the printing qucs.
ton in order to cover up, ard perhaps, |
prevent investigation. Il there was one
wholesome thing, ore thing Of more i'm
pOrtanCc than another To the Civil Service, |
il was the fact that representatives could
with the facility 10 obtain answers IN in
tGrrOgalarics from the officers Of Grant.
absurd to present the palIry consideration
of the costs Of printing. AZ m objection
to it he did not believe that 10 he the mo
tive. II certainly could not he the mo.
tive, lie regarded the proposed rule as
one Of the worst thnt had been offered in
the House. II would prevent ull nior.
nation from hrng obtained from the
departments, and tile whole thing would
be in the hands Of II partisan committee
which would cover up the corrupt praC.
iiCcs sought tn he exposed The commit.
rose and the House adjourned
SENATE.
WAsml%GTn%, January l;.-ln the Srn.
ate numerous petitions were prclonlrl,
and bills were introduced ny inlIOws
by Mr., CnTE 10 admit len AMI cole"
Tree
BY Mr.. Wilson For ihr rrlirfnfIlr East
Tennessee University.
by Mr.. STEyESs0S To indemnify Ken
lucky aud other States expenses incurred
in the defence Of the L y. The bill pro.
vilrs that the State Of Ky shall be rg6nd
ed the expenses incurred for all lroopa
thereof that acted in concert with and in
mid ol the troops Oi the United Slntra, aud
were mnlr subject to the orders "G the