The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-27
CONGREGATIONAL.
WASHINGTON, April Is.
HOUSE.

WAsHINGToN, Apfll ~.
',i" 80 HOUSE.
The House went into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. Woodford in the chair,
on the legislative appropriation bill.
The amendment pending yesterday sp-
propristing one million dollars to pay
the judgment Of the Court of Claims
was agreed to without discussion.
Mr.. Nesmith moved to strike out
from the paragraph relating 10 the deb!
|of the Justice, the item OF Sl4, ,000 for
the care and subsistence o. horses and
5000 forrepairs to carriages and harness.
He spoke OF the Attorney Generals
81 500 laundalet, aud remarked that
lawyers Of the Attorney Generals cali.
bre in his State rode on the outside OF
. fifty dollar mule. Laughter. There
was, . Spanish proverb to the effect that
il you put beggar on horseback he
will ride to the devil.
/, Mr.. Negley objected to the COMPARE
son of the officers OF the Government
to . beggar on horseback.
Mr.Eesmith-I simply referred to the
mule. Laughter.
The Chairman-.Tke gentleman from
Oregon will continue, being careful to
keep in order. - eaa -.
Mr.. Nesmith--I was only quoting
tie Spanish proverb. which says: Put
Q beggar on horseback and he will ride \
to the devil" Ihave no objection to
ths termination of the journey in that
particular direction, but l don't want
people to pay for the transportation.
Laughter. yySa =.
Mr.. Durham said, as a sub-commlt-
tee OF the Committee on Contingent Ex-
pepses In the Department OF Justice,
be had investigated the subject and in
q day or two would be prepared to
make report of the e1traVagances OF
thS department. But he now desire
edkhe chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations 10 state how many
horses were provided for in this fours
teen hundred dollar item. -.
Mr.. Garfield replied that the bill
said nothing about the number OF,
Eorses He supposed it meant as many
as could be provided for with the
amount. - =
Mr.. Durham repeated the question
la a somewhat different form, and said
he wanted a frank and candid answer.
Mr.. Garfield replied that the Com.
mittee on Appropriations had required
from the AttorneysGeneral q fnll de-
tailed abatement OF his contingent ex-
pepses for the past year, and instead OF
appropriating the sum in a lump, as
has been previously done, the commit
tee had now reported the appropria-
lions ip close detail.
Mr.. Durhsm-I still put the question
to the gentlmsp, as he has itemized
this matter, how many horses this item
is for. ;.
Mr.. Garfield-If the gentlemen as a
subcommittee has made q careful ex-
lenirstion, he can answer the question
sssHsl as 1.
Mr.. Durham-There were three
horses Kept in the past year, l want
to know how many there are to be for
1875. .
Mr.. Garfield-The lumber OF horses
lin future, suppose, depends upon the
amount appropriated for their care and
keeping. =. ~,
Mr.. Durham-How much have you
provided for p
Mr.. Garfeld-I am utterly incapa.
BILE Of furnishing brains to understand
my statement. We have a limited
amount to be used for the keeping Of
horses and the repairing Of carriages,
and il the gentleman thinks that the
amount is too large. let him move to
reduce. &C.,.
Mr.. Durham-If I have not brains
to understand, l have caRdor and hon
esty to answer, but the gentleman who
is at the head OF the Appropriation
Committee, and who asks an sppro-
priation OF sl,400 for the keeping Of
horses, will not have the fairness and
candor to answer on the floor of the
House, / will leave the House to judge
between himself and me-
Finally the debate was closed and
Mr.. Nesmith's amendment 10 strike
out the items for horses and carriages
was agreedto by a vote OF IS to SO.
Mr.. G. F. Hosr moved an amend
ment providing that no civil officer oi
the government shall hereafter receive
any compensation or perquisites, direct
ly or indirectly, from 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 services or la.
Dor OF any person employed in the
service of the United S,stes, which
service or labor is paid for by the
United States provided this shall not
be construed to deprive any officer OF
the United States OF such fees as are or
may be provided by law in addition to
the salary of such officer, or the use OF
such property as may be expressly BY
law appropriated for the use OF ssid
officer. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson moved an amendment
providing that every clerk Of Circuit or
District Court Of the United States,
United Ststes Marshall or District-At-
torney shall reside permanently in the
district where his Official duties are to
Be performed and shall give his per-
sonal attention thereto, and in case
any such officer shall remove from his
district or shall fail to give personal
attention to the duties OF his Office, ex-
cept in case Of sickness, such Office
shall be deemed vacant: Adopted.
The third section Of the bill increas.
ing the Office houss Of the Department
from ak to seven was struck ont on
motion of Mr.. Lawrence.
The last section OF the bill which
provides that on the 1st of July of each
year all unexpended balances Of sppro-
priations that shall have remained up.
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