Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-08
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Mr. Blanchard
from the Committee on Ways and Means
reported back the Senate amendment to the
House bill to facilitate the expectation of
distilled spirits and amendatory of the act
in relation hereto. On his motion the
amendments were nOn-concurred in and
the bill was sent TO Committee of Con-
ference.
Tie House then went into Committee of
the Whole, HOskins in the chair, ON the
centennial celebration bill.
Niblack and Small opposed the bill,
Crocker and Cain advocated it.
Mr.. Garfield opposed the bill. If the
national faith was pledged to the support
of an international Exposition at Philadel-
plia, he would not only vote for an appro-
priation, but for as many more appropria-
ti0nS as might be necessary TO keep to the
uttermoSt the last word of the public faith.
But then provision should at once be made
TO impose
Additional Taxes,
sufficient to meet the emergency of the new
demand. But il had been thoroughly and
overwhelmingly proven not only that the
national faith was not pledged, but that by
every possible meaning of words Congress
had hedged itself around without posi-
bility Of misunderstanding against the idea
Of pledging its faith on the subject. He
had come to the conclusion that the origi,
nal purpose for which the Centennial was
created had be-! entirely departed from in
the course of the last year and a new
scheme brought forward. He expressed
the opinion that the Exposition
Would be n Failure
whether Congress aided il or not. 1t was
simply impossible, when the great foreign
counties failed in their expositions that
this sparsely populated country could equal
them in the magnitude of their show.
Again, July, 1876, was most inappropriate
DAY for such purpose. That was
A Day For Home,
for the country and for its achievements
as against all the world-nOt in contrast
with others who were their guests, but
then solemnly to go over the record Of the
century, and inquire what America had
done. 1t should be day in which all over
the country voluntary associations should
spring up to commemorate the past hun
dred years and in no place should there be
more sacred and solemn assembly than in
the city of Philadelphia. Where the
National life began it should be made a
solemn day, day of recognition of the
past, of study of the present and for contem-
plation Of the prosperity Of the future.
But not day for haring out before the na-
tions of the earth for which America had
done so much in shattering their princi-
pies and crumbling their monarchies
Mr.. Hooper Scudder of New jersey,
spoke in support Of the bill.
Mr.. Dawes made a speech against the
bill. He said up to the beginning of the
11th month of the fiscal year, the Treasury
was not able to bring the two eIsds of ex-
penditures and receipts together.
Not One Dollar
of the public debt had been paid this year.
The Government is pledged to pay before
the 1st of July next 29,1O0000 into the
sinking fund, not a dollar of which had
been paid, and not dollar could be paid.
He (Dawes1 invited the gentlemen who
were so troubled about the national honor
involved in n9te of invitation. to turn
their attention TO the fact that the Govern
ment's pledge stood unredeemed, and could
not be redeemed, but stood broken before
the nations of the earth.
MI. Hawley, of Connecticut-Who is
chairman of the Finance Committee?
Mr.. Dawes-I am chairman of tbe Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Hawiey-Then redeem the national
honor.
Mr.. Dawes-But that (meaning his posi-
tion1 does not make money.
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