Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-25
To One ON Trial.
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, April Is,

IhE SENATE was not In session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr.
Bromberg (Ala.) asked that the report Of the
oank examiners in relation TO the Freedmen's
Bank. sent to the House yesterday, might be
printed, but Mr.. Hawley Conn objected.
Mr.. BTomberg entered a motion TO reconsider
the vote by which the report was referred.
Mr.. Merriam IN. }, from the Committee on
banking and Currency, reported q resolutio
calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for
detailed statement IN relation the issue Of the
nfty-sx millions national bank currency au-
ChoriZed by the act to retire the tenn porary IAN
certificates and increase the issue of national
o1nk notes, &c, with statement as to the
number OF applications, the location OF banks,
the amounts to each, and the applications re-
jected or pending, &c, &c. Adopted.
Of executive communications, among them q
letter from the Secretary of the War in refer
ence to the security of the foundation Of tue
washington monument.
From the Secretary of the War in relation TO
the cost OF proposed telegraph between Santa
From the Secretary OF War transmitting the
estimate Of appropriation for supplies for desti-
tute persons on the lower Mississippi.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
The pending amendment to insert 500 900
for Judgments OF the Court Of Claims was
adopted.
Mr. Nesmith (Oregon) moved to strike out the
item OF 81 900 for horses and carriages for the
office OF the Attorney General. He criticised
the expenditures of the Department Of Justice,
and charged extravaganza. In the course of
his remarks, he said put a beggar on horseback
and he win ride to the devil.
Mr.. Negley (Pa.) called him to order, and
SAID the gentleman had spoken OF an officer OF
the government as begssr.
Mr.. NesmitA said he had made the general
remark, put a beggsr on horseback aud he
10 60 in that direction he had no objection, but
he did not want the people to pay for it.
MIR. Durham (Ky.) said he had been made a
partment, and expected in a few days to report
on the extravaganza in expenditures, and he
desired to know how many horses we're provided
for in this bill.
Mr.. Garfield said the committee had xed the
amount at what was thought just, without ref
erence to the number of the horses.
Mr.. Garfield admitted an unjustifiable use of
the contingent fund OF the Attorney Generals
office, but defended the Attorney General say
ing it had been done by subordinates without
the supervision of that officer.
Mr.. Maynard (Tenn.) asked IL the gentleman
(Mr. Garheld) thought the remuneration of the
Attorney General too much, including horses
Mr.. Dawes (Mass) If the gentlemen intended
by his Undergraduates to exc out the salaries of
officers Of the government he had not expected
to learn this from the gentleman.
Mr.. Wood IN. W stated that this appropria-
ton for carriages for the heads Of departments
and bureaus which had grown up under the
republican administration. In the days Of the
democratic administration no head of depart
ment ever attempted to be carried through the
streets of Washington at the public expense. He
charged that there had been gradual, ana In
his opinion, dishonest increase OF expendi-
lures In this department from 1868 down 70 the
present date.
Mr.. e. X. Hoar Mass.) agreed with the prop
osition that public property ought not to be
taken for private use, but he contended that the
use Of a carriage was necessary for the use OF
the Attorney General. He had frequent calls
to the Supreme Court, Court of Claims, and
elsewhere, and to carry books and papers.
Often the carriage afforded the only oPportu-
nifty TO look at the papers, and 70 read his ON
cial mail. twas part Of his ONCE and was
as absolutely necessary as an ONCE or fuel.
Mr.. Wheeler (N. Y said there was doubtless
an abuse, and in the army bill which he re
ported there was . clause which he believed
would correct this at least as far as army off,
GERS were concerned. He took issue with his
colleague, and produced bill which he said he
had found in looking over the papers Of the
War Department. 1t read May IL, 1852 For
the Office Of the Secretary Of War to Andrew
Joyce, DR.. For difference between fne Ger.
mantown carriage and old wagon, $500. This
sas in the days OF democratic rule when John
B. Floyd was secretary Of war.
Mr.. Wood said this was not to carry the sscre-
tsry OF war but for the use Of the Office [Lauxh-
teri