The sun., 1873-01-11
House Of Representatives.

on motion of Mr. Wilson rep, IndO.
Chairman OF the Select Committee No on the
Credit Mobilier matter, that committee was
permitted to sit during the session OF the House
and to employ a clerk.
The House, at loo went into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. Dawes (Rep., Mass } In the chair
on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill
An amendment TO increase the appropriation
for the Bureau of Education was discussed at
some length by Messrs. Cox, shellsbargcr, Beck,
Townsend OF Pennsylvania, Burchard and Farms
worth Of Illinois, Bingham Of Ohio and others.
SCHEME or GENERALIZATION.
Mr. Beck Dem., KyJ denounced the principle
Of the bureau a. part OF the scheme OF central
ization and consolidation by which already one
third of the States were controlled by Federal
authority, and by which senators and Repre-
sentatives, so called. occupied their positions
the general scheme which looked to the
absorption by the Government Of the railroads
and telegraph and express lines Of the country,
and which would make the President OF the
| United States IA thorough Rn autocrat "a the
argued that this was no time to engage in such
vast enterprises, ana that Congress ought rather
to be ondeayoring to reduce taxation. tighten
the burdens, and enforce economy and honest
admins tratlOn.
THE PRoFLI0AcY OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS
| lie showed that In the seven years from IsS5
| toms aud Internal revenue nearly three thou
| sand million dollars, and had realized from the
| sale OF stores Sl35,OD0,0O. During the same pc
rod the Post once Department had collected
| tE50neo and the Patent Once Department,
$i,5OO0CO. Toe total amount received into the
SAC, 536,ti2, out Of which the debt had been re-
duced by the payment Of 427.3aS,54l, leaving the
at the rate Of t42S,Oles7 a year; and yet. he
| said, gentlemen talked about economy, reduc-
tion OF expenditure, and honest administra-
| tion.
The deba'e was further continued by Nessrs.
| Sargent. Kerr. Stevenson. storm. Porre, May
neid.' -''''' '"'''' " o''''''' w. ''''
FINALLY the vote was taken, and the amend
ment wa rejected by ~ To ,s.
After the usual struggle over the appropra-
tions for he Agricultural Bureau. which result
| ed In the increase OF the Item for the purchase
and distribution NJ seeds from $4,000 TO S75.Wn,
there wa no question until the itom was reached
| Court Of Claims.
ANOTHER Jon UNEAnrnEp.
Mr.. Smith Dem, y. Y offered an am endment
to that item, providing that no part Of Il shall be
tured or abandoned property seized before the
3Qth Of June, 1853 and that no such Judgment
| shall be paid except under special appropriation
| by Congress. Mr.. smith explained the object OF
and the reasons for this proposition. lie had
casually looked oyer the record OF judgments OF
| the Court Of Claims, and his eye rested on one
! item OF over StOO,OOO for one man In Georgia,
| who had not only not been loyal TO the Govern
| mont but had heen one Of commission N nego-
tiate aloan Of Sl5000,OO for the Confederate Gov
m d4 iS 6SSsS qn the The asSst nshs Of e 4
| Lamar Of Savannah, man who was celebrat ted
II not notorious. ~ the most daring aud intrepid
| blockade runner during the rebellion.
! Mr.. Young dem, Ga) explained that the no.
| torious blockade runner referred 10 was the son
| tie Of the war. -
Mr.. Smith repeated that he had reliable In
| formation that the claimant had been partner
| In that notorious blockade running firm
| Mr.. shellabarger (Rep, Ohio) suggested that
| the object sought by the amendment was pro-
| Vided for under an Xisting law.
| Mr.. Smith admitted that, but stated that, new
| ertheess, many of these Judgments had been
| paid. He supposed there was a defect I'm the law.
| without dsposing Of the question, the COM
| mittee rose, and the House, at 4:45, adjourned.