The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-17

a description Of the toilets OF Thomas
Jefferson and John Hancock at . ball
iu Philadelpbis He read itwith run.
ming comments to the great amuse'
ment OF the House.
Mr.. Cox said he had supposed the
two gentlemen from Massachusetts, had
hsrmouized their differences on acsonot
OF some little local issue. Laughter J
he had been surprised therefore 10 flo"
this little divergence Of views between
them. He was surprised that his friend
Dawes had taken back 90 many wise
and good things which he had hereto
fore said about economy. All that
had been said BY Butler about the Pc
culiarity OF dress, aud about the luxury
Of the days Of Washington and Jeffer-
son and Hancock didn't effect tie fru-
gslity, the honesty, the iuco'ruptibility
OF men who served the public on those
small salaries. He, himself, dida't
care how men dressed; be didu' I care
about sumptuary laws; he didn't care
il his friend from Massachusetts, (But-
ler) came in sky blue pants and ad-
dressed the House. 1t would add to
the attractions Of the General.
T Laughter 1t had been said BY .
distinguished New York editor who
was in Washington recently, and who
had given q lecture in New York on his
return, it seemed as il everybody
10 the States desired to come to
Washington, and that the Governors
of the States only became local mag.
istrates in order to become United
States Senators. All the architecture
and all the grandeur Of Washington
tended to lessen the old Democratic
idea OF frugal, simple and honest
government. He was most surprised
that his honest, simple-hearted, frugal.
minded friend from Massachusetts Mr..
Dawes, should be inclined TO take back
some things which he had said before
on this subject. He quoted from .
newspaper paragraph o statement in
which somebody 10 represented q hav-
ing inquired OF Butler what the effect
OF the circulation OF Dawes speech In
the convention was, N which Butler is
represented as saying. Bad for
the Republican party" and add
ing that "When an old br!n-
die steer like Dawes gets in the
habit of breaking out oil the pound
when it is dark and drizzly there's no
corn field in the country safe. up
roarious laughter. in which Dawes
ioined heartily, while Butler sat look
ing solemn and staid as il he didn't zee
the fun OF the thing
Mr.. Cox went on quoting from q
newspaper paragraph in which Butler
is also represented as saying that
Dawes knew too much OF party secrets
and must have q bell put round his
neck" but who said Cox is the man
to bell the gentleman from Massacbu.
sets, let him step forth and do it,"
Nobody but himself can do it and has
done it to-day" alluding TO some re-
marks OF Dawes in defence OF items for
the Presidential mansion.
Mr.. Dawes replied to the remarks oi
Mr.. Butler, who, be said. was never 90
distinguished in debate ss when he
made and belabored his own issues.
He denied that he, (Dswes,) had said
anything as to the unreasosableness oi
the single appropriation for the Pres
ident,s mansion. What he bad said in
the speech referred to, had reference
to the appropriations for the Executive
ests tsblisbment. He admitted that he
might have been q little more explicit
| in his words, and made the distinction
clear between the items personal to the
President aud those that went 70 the
carving on OF the Executive establish-
ment. Replying to Mr.. Cox, be de-
DIED that be had taken back in New
Hampshire the speech which he bad
made 10 the House o few years ago,
and said he had only added
10 it the message Of the President to the
people of New Hampshire that wben'
ever it could be pointed out that . dol.
lar could be saved 10 the Treasury, thai
dollar would be saved.
Finally the question came to avot'
and Mr.. Holmsns amendment Wal
rejected. Several amendments were
offered and rejected and alter further
discussion the committe rose, having
proceeded through four pages OF TIT
bill to-day.
Adjourned.