The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-26

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the dinerence between an old wagon and nne
Mr.. KELLOGG, (rep.) OF Conn.,, thanked Mr.. Gar.
neId for his good sense and manly speech. Abn
vice Reiorm) to furnish TO each OF the depart
msn,s good r strong box wagon made very
by the gentleman from Maryland Adr. O'Brten).
and he tAr. Kellogg did not know but that IL was
maker ae had to the
had found that In almost every case the carriages
used by the heads OF departments were one-horse
House would put its foot on this little superser-
viceable sort OF an attempt to throw discredit on
0 Mr. G. HoAR q rep o. Mass, did not agree
with Mr.. Kellogg that this was small business
The question whether any otiicer OF the govern
PERSON pad BY one Of
before the House. Every possible safeguard
should be devised to prevent such an abuse, ana
81 sHe DOWN
the groom VINO gave the oats TO the Presidents
horses. The question whether the public service
required the use OF horses ana carriages by the
Attorney General OF the United States was sep
arate question. He believed that q reasonable
Attorney General, and he asked the gentleman
from oregon (Mr. Nesmith) whether ne would like
to have the Attorney General riae down Penn
Mr.. NEsNIrH, ldem.l OF Oregon. first noticing
the statement OF Mr.. Wheeler Of New York, said
travagance had been 'AI increasing ing. at at the
ratio Of the difference between $500
wagon and $1,000 landau,et. In reply to
Mr. hoar he said that he had seen the Attorney
General General ride In Oregon on mulei that
Philip the Second OF Spain rode an Andaiusan
mule through the streets OF Madrid when he went
TO marry Mary OF England, and that sacred history
gave an account OF better man IMAM either Of
them riding on one Of those useful animals that mad
no pride OF ancestry and no hope OF posterity.
Mr. Mr.. o'BaIrs, (dem., Of Md, replying to Mr..
as private servants OF persons IN the employment
of the government and borne on the rules Of the
MI. E. r. HoAR, (rep.) OF Mass defended the
use OF the public carriage and horses by the At
torney General. That was as much reasonable
and proper provision as stationery and Office iuel
Nj. WARD, tep.) OF Ill, read lecture to repub-
lican members Tor justiying and defending the
MIR. HOLMAN. (dem.) Of md. said that this was
the frst time that Congress was called upon to
vote distinctly on sucn proposition. Hitherto 1t
had been allowed in lump sum.
Mr.. BURROWS, trep.) OF Mich, favored striking
Mr.. WILLIAMS, rep) OF Wis, SAID that the OBJ
lection to the thing was that 1t was little ped
ing, .picayunisn attempt which smlrcned honor
can nation and OF the world.
MI. O'BRIEN stated tnat ne had been informed
that they mad been compelled, through the tnreat
OF being deprived OF their positions, to do menlal
service In the households Of some OF the cher ex-
ecntive officers OF the government.
MIR. HALE rep) OF N. r., expressed the desire
that such information should be brought formally
ana explicitly to the attention OF the HOuse.
Mr.. 0'BR1EN replied that he had requested the
committee to submit the statement in writing next
Tuesday, and he said that he would hand that
statement to the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Hale) and let HIM make 1t The foundation OF any
charge he might choose 10 present. Finally the
70 strike out the items OF horses and carriages was
agreed 10 by IS to 80.
MsanAs eR ON started 10, OF to make
quently interrupted BY points OF order. which,
however, the Chairman overruled. He commented
other day, that the currency was based on moon
shi.e
that remark was made IN the same spirit OF jocose.
ness that the remarks OF the gentleman from Mis-
souri, (Mr. Parker), to which they were reply,
PROFESSIONAL capacity assisted in maintaining the
constitutlonality and validity OF the Legal Tender
law. H. however; he had then been asked
peace, he would have been incliled to
answer, as Mr.. Lincoln had answered an address
much danger Of them being continued in time time Of
peace as there was OF a SICK man who had been
taking calomel and talap continuing to take them
thought the greenback currency the best irredeen-
able currency that had been issued Tor 1t was
ordinarily in the history OF the world, irredeema.
BILE currency had gone down to zero.
wSetser his Of the majority rOm aae
West and south for lack OF patriotism honesty and
in tellgence was also IN the spirit OF pleasantly
should have been supposed to make the slightest
reflection on the honesty or integrity OF the gen.
tlemen rom the West and South, and he dlsclaimed
any such intention.
Mr.. G. F. HOAR, OF Massachusetts, moved an
amendment providing that no civil officer OF the
ton or perquisites directly or indirectly rom the
Treasury or property OF the United States beyond
the salary or compensation allowed by law, or
shall make any private use OF such property or OF
the service Of the United States which Service or
labor is paid lor by the United States; provided
tlat this shall not be construed to deprive any
officer OF the United States OF such fees as are or
may be provided oy law IN addition to tue salary
OF such oiiicer or the use OF such property may
be expressly BY law appropriated Tor the use or
proyanr tat eyery CLERKS Of ~ urcns or
District Court OF the United States marshal or
District Attorney, shall reside permanently in the
district where his official duties are to be per-
formed, and shall give his personal attention
thereto; and IN case any such officer shall remove
from his district or shall TAIL to give personal at
tentlon to the duties OF ms ONCE except IN case OF
sickness, such ONCE shall be deemed vacant
Adopted.
ment that there shall be no payment on account
OF mileage beyond tue actual individual travelling
expenses OF the person. Rejected.
Mr.. BECK, (dem.) OF KY, sent TO the Clerks desk
and had read q letter from the Comptroller OF the
Currency IN defence against the allegations made
against that officer by Mr.. Beck yesterday in refer
ence to the undistrbuted national bank currency.
Mr.. PHELPS, rep.) Of N j.. compmented Mr..
Beck on mis- magnanimity In the matter, ana re-
marked that while the S25 000,0 600 which the East
now mad beyond its proportion should be taken
and redistrIbuted as fast as called for to the
South and West, he should Vote against the
bnl for that purpose. because the $25,000,O 900
would be only sop and would be still
keeping up wrong and unjust system. What was
wanted was not SOS, 000 600 or any definite amount
OF currency, but destruction OF the banking
and the establishment OF Tree banking
Tor ali sections and Tor all States.
Mr.. BECK objected to Mr.. Phelps statement that
he had taken oack anything which he had said
' Yesterday. He had not done any such thing. He
had caused the C0mptrollers letter to be read ue-
cause ne could not be heard in his own defence.
lie lair. Beck maintained what he had said yes
terday, that the comptroller had not ad-
the law; tnat the $54,0 900 in
his hands ought to have been distributed
to the States which had not received their proper
ton. The Comptroller had been circulating
speeches. OF members on the financial question,
and had gone out OF his way time and again In the
tntprpst al the rich mOuQved artstocracv M fha