New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

orOuGht Def0re this tnQufsitoriei poHcl
up at least something to swell the pockets Of these Treas
these persons cannot BE- known The dovernnsnt
not and OF course Congress cannot know Conder
directly % the proSasiIit'os ai %sn srs Ina.
ye OF the amount recovered has ever found s way 70
sSows that su ,sess nss nss Sso
within three years at least 100000 apiece The Comns
dollar been INTO the Treasury from
sources that could not have been as well
whatever for doing that ho Is already clothed Win a
to have eSe ros Sa Se ses
tion OF this authority outside and independeent
Of him. while has GTossh' come' mo'nhSs has
considerably hnderod and embarrassed oar s
agents in the Sscsa5sc OF nes oS,a Ss,eSus
which could have officially created these persons & or
eessfuiiy been obtaining them since. There is
secret influence somewhere. and IL Is not for me 70 sy
who and what Sufficient for the day tne eva eva
thereof" We have TO deal with facts as they exist ana
so perform duties as to remedy abuses OF suGn a
character. Upon my motion the Committee OF w Mays ~
and Means have unanimously agreed TO report D 70
repeal that section OF the law to which have reieea
which authorized the Secretary to make these appoint
ments When that bill is before the House for discus
shah have something more to say upon TINS SUP To-
distasteiul to some members of this House. ,v.
In conclusion Mr. Wood charged sae RepubiGan Gas
created with all the public evils OF the times as Wen 10
the general private destuton and parayss OF sie
the party deed contradictions as to the accuracy
/ and truth of one or them:
Pr: Through Government OF ITS creation y has maintained
large standing army at great expense during time Of pess ,,.,
called legal tenders without taxing one step
producing anarchy pOdston Of their moses obga
Fourth has increased the civil list from 5oO 1860
execution Of ibe enc0us custom
house and other officials without siding the psoo ssu .;h mill ~w
has in ts country since the close
S j, has stealthy absorbed whole governmental Of
, @ 5 aIS P F.. viii H all State are mace
EgI: 1t driven circulation gold silver the only
tuon medium notwithstanding its receipts coin from
mines does nothing toward It's restoration
II ssS % aSo s % PG s1S1
metals instead Of retaining here for it, necessities ana The
a Il has increased .e. Of all o,. including that q
and poverty goes starving through our streets
Eleventh: has maintained protective sarn in tho interest
TcU1 has 1869 anticipated ho public debt not due for 20
900 the privilege Of doing although the
Immediate Obligations GOttuuen. dsSOnOrod sNi the
Ia Il hA: Haasnsi f Dsy in it, ,r,a%ss Of ,Ss tss
w,rfs the Pe'Ceu thus ,dins tho
and 1psH Dsb RsPe & m be S e Of e cS
saoy eIrsv,gnce its horde of Ocsl preeDds the establish
few cIert. in Washington 10 be had but
ignores elsewhere where party service as reward for oco re-
FGtnn has tsed erroneou. idea, the Govern
s..ns P @ iG Sa' D G 1' T %o to ss hs
order and public Welbeing.
REMARKS BY MR.. BECK.
Mr.. BECK Dem, Kyj. another member OF tho Ways
and Means Committee criticised tho course OF the Sec
retary the Treasury and rdculed him for the panic
he had got into about the finances. He Cdr. Beck)
thought that occasion for that panic, and
he had no hesitation in ayowing that no would never
vote, in the present condition OF things either TO IN
taxation or 10 add 10 the bearing debt OF
the country The Secretary had seen fit, in pal.
pable yCl1tSn Of Law" to t,sito Issue sOo sSs Of
reserve" lie (Mr Beck intended 10 insist that that
act should be egalized but he would not hde the fact
TO md characterization in the Executive Departments
when the President of tho United States to
lent opinions. previously obtained from drunken judges
the FsdeTa @ SGt on 6e 9sGE on s S
reference TO the deposit Of the Naval Fund with tno
the taking OF lot Of railroad iron as security.
Mr. HALE GRep., Me- remarked that not dollar OF
danger Of being lost and that Secretary Of the Navy
had put the money anywhere without the ampiet
' Mr. B5ECK-was not railroad iron taken as security
Mr. HALE-Neyer account of any apprehension Of
Mr BECK-wss it taken at sllf
! Mr. HALE--I do not know; but know the Secretary
of the Navy deposits money without the ampcst
security. Does the gentleman complain that the Sccre-
MIR. BECK-Whst DO complain of is tina. he drew out
| Of rhe Treasury over five OF his six and quarter
millions and put it in dangerous place. and that he has
take security from firms that were supposed to
nsOlvent and which the creditors OF these hrns are
now asking for 1 have warrant for saying that the
firm of Jay Cooke McCulloch Co. believed TO be
i II
and have warrant for saying that the Government
money taken by this Administration away from the
we'll from the foundation OF the Government and given
political psrtsans such as Henry Clews Co.. where
IL was no safe and where II known not to DC
safe that done because they were tools OF the
Government These very .,% men men - Henry Ciews ana
defaultng Collector and were never sued on their
bond for years after Balleys flight IT, indeed they have
been sued now, because they we're Government pets.
After discussion with Mr. Garfield Gep., ONO on
arrad tn M
cias in NewYOrk and Boston, and stated that the Col
ector surveyor aud Naval officer OF New-York. whose
principal business 1t TO control primary conventions
stuff ballot boxes had received since this admins
senate of the United States for year aud half. He
had no sympathy with the talk about irredeemabe
BE while the Government collected averaging for
years t6l 100000 and which by taking payment OF
duties currency, could absorb every dollar OF
| Rreenbacks IN twelve months; The merchants would
have been gaa OF H. o0d nS wo aS
abolish the National banks and make banking Free or
better STILL the Government ourrenoyu 1t would all
come right.
| Mr. KELLEY cRITIcIzEs MBssRs DAWES AND GARFIELD.
Mr.. KELLEY Rep.. PENN. another member OF the
| Committee Wages and Means. next addressed the
House. and stated that he agreed with the Chairman Of
that Committee (Mr Dawes) in his opposition to the
bills to abolish the duties watches and bank checks
BE regarded such propositions as nndicio9s because
the from those sources was easily and faithfully
collected and cost the Government smaller percent
internal taxes but from tho remedies sug,
gested by Mr.. Dawes for the emDarrassment OF
the Treasury he Mr. Kelley earnestly dissented
He illustrated the present condition OF tho
Treasury by the of Of water from which,
one by one Of supply had been cut off, and
4. was Thought by q skul engineer that the cause OF
the failure supply Of water number Of leaks
effected by vermin in the embankment of the reser-
yor and the remedy suggested the soppage OF the
banks the destruction OF the vermin. The simple
minded people, however, discovered tho inadeQuacy of
the means proposed, and ses to work and re
moved the fallen rocks aud general debris that had
obstructed tho sources Of supply, by which
process they soon accomplished their object. 80
said he NAV We not profit by their example, Our imam