Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-22

rules and PASS the bill. The motion was
rejected, yeas 80, nays II, not two-thirds
In the affirmative.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on Print
ing, reported resolution to print -255, 900
copies Of the agricultural reports OF 1872,
Laid over.
Contractors Rings.
The House at O'Clock went into Commit,
tee of the Whole on the sundry civil ap-
preparation 3ill.s aka AAl&As<S
On an amendment offered by Mr.. Farms
worth, requiring all government buildings
to be erected by contract to the lowest bid
ders after public advertisement, discus
sion sprung up, in which Mr.. Farnsworth
denounced the manner in which the gran
lite for the Treasury buildings at New York
and Boston, and other public buildings, had
been supplied. He connected the contract
ors for supplying Dog Island granite and
the Cape Ann Company with rings extend
ing into the House and Senate. The Credit
MobiIier ring was nothing to those granite
and other rings that were piundering the
treasury. The government had plenty of
money, and it was being s'A sd
-asvs.s shoyeled Ont teak
to these rings by millions. IA
= Mr.. Dawes said the contractors whom
the gentleman had alluded to belonged to
no rings, and were not represented in any
ring In the House, or Senate or In The coun-
try. The gentleman should discriminate in
his charges, and not charge honest and hon
orable men with being cheats. If the gentle
man had one particle of testimony that these
contractors had wronged the Government
to the extent of one dollar, he should pro- /
duee Is or else turn his attention to these, if
there were such, who did belong to rings.
After further discussion the amendment
was adopted in modified FORM. 4
The Brooklyn Navy Yard. e.
Mr.. Garfield said an appropriation for
naval station at New London was aske for,
expecting that when the work is sufficiently
advanced the Brooklyn navy yard would be
removed there. The appropriation was
therefore increased from s., 900 to $50 900.
Public Printing. ee,
Mr.. FarRsworth offered Mr.. Banks
amendment prohibiting after the LIST of July |
next the printing of books by the govern
meDt for gratuitous distribution, but with
the right to the Secretary of the Interior to |
order copies of any books or documents |
printed for the government to be furnished |
to the departments and members of Con-
gress, and also to allow copies to be sold TO |
individuals
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, moved an |
amendment that no part OF the appropris- |
tons in the bill shall be used to defray the |
expenses of the civil service competition. |
In order to cut off debate on these |
amendments and TO pass the bill, the COM
mittee on motion of Mr.. Garfield rose |
and the Speaker having resumed the chair, |
Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the rules |
and let the bill and amendments come be- |
fore the House. |
Pending the vote, Notwithstanding the |
order for an evening session Mr.. Sargent |
moved that the House adjourn. !
The Speaker declined TO entertain the |
motion, as an evening session had been |
ordered under suspension of the rules. |
He suggested to Mr.. Sargent that the even |
ing session was for debate only. |
MIR. Sargent remarked that be understood |
very well what it was for. 1t was to |
Advertise |
the Sutro Tunnel. The House took a
recess till halfpast seven. |
At the evening session not dozen mem |
bers were present. The Sutro tunnel was |
discussed, but no action taken. Mr.. Banks |
made |
A Speech ON Cuba. |
He referred to the proclamation of the Re- |
public in Spain, and said, without doubt, |
Prince AlfonZo would soon be called upon |
to rule over Spain, and the Republic be |
overthrow as in '6S. The few Spaniards |
10 Cuba were ruling with a most |
barbarous system. The Cubans had |
fough BIT their oppressors five years and |
lost 50,000 msa, yet the President |
had sent message to Congress year ago |
abiding TO the struggle as being limited to |
occasional shots. Mr.. Banks denounced |
the massacre of prisoners of war and the |
barbarism with which the struggle Is car |
ried on, and said it was the American Gov |
eminent which INSTRUCTED the way of prog |
Iess and reform in the waters and Island |
IL Cuba. 1t was the United States that |
e, Iabled Spain to continue this barbarous |
DO. icy. He believed the colored people of |
this country would participate as unit in |
This question and force on the Government |
a chs uge of policy. -..-.-...-
Mr.. Sargent replied TO Mr.. Banks, and |
defended from bis asperslons and imputa-
lions the foreign policy of the Government. |
The policy of the Administration be |
claimed had been wise, firm and successful. |
The Treaty Of Washington. |
Mr.. Banks referring 10 the illusions by |
Sargent to the Washington treaty alluded |
to The fruitless effort be had made yester- |
day to get the House to consit'er a bill to |
carry out The fishery laws o. The treaty |
which was of the greatest imports uce, and |
said that only four of the administration |
men had voted with him to take
up that bill. If the President were
nnwise enough to allow Congress
10 sjourn without passing that, there
would be recurrence of the controversy
between Great Britain and the United
States that had brought those nations to the
verge of war. Tbs fifteen million dollars
got from Great Britain by that treaty would
be the
Curse and DishOn0r
Of the nation. 1t had been wrung from |
Great Britain by fraud and dishonor. Adj
iourned.
Nall /