Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-09

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mission to inquire into the change
which has taken place in the relative
value Of gold and silver, the policy of q
restoration OF double standard in the
| country, etc. Placed on calendar.
The senate then went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. ThrockmortOn offered resolution
directing the clerk of the house to pay
| L. A Fitzhugh, the late dOorkeeper, an
amount equal to his salary from May
/ 2lst to August lat, which was referred.
Mr.. LanGers introduced q bill to Sc
cure the prompt resumption Of specie
| payment. After discussion the bill was
| referred to the committee on coinage
and weights and measures.
Mr.. Garfield's motion to grant leave
! of absence to members, some twenty in
number, who desired it, was agreed to.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen introduced bill
| to print one hundred thousand copies of
| the report of the committee on agricul-
| ture for 1874, and two hundred thousand
copies of the report fer 1875, and appro.
| priating one hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars therefor. Passed.
The house then resumed consideration
of Mr.. BANDS silver bill; wheTeUpOa
dilatory motions were set on foot by
Messrs. Odell and Pierce to consume the
morning hour.
At the close OF the morning bour Mr..
Bland announced his Willingness to al .
low any amendments to be added to the
bill, but his proposition was not aceeded
by the opponents Of the bill.
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parliamentary device OF calling up the
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the Presidents message on sending the
civil appropriation bill was referred
some time ago to the committee on ap.
propriations, and he made speech on
general topics, in the course OF which he
referred to the first official act of the
house in the selection by its speaker Of
thirty-feur standing committees, the
Craftsmanship of twenty.one was given
to members from the section Of the
country for which Lamar claimed the
other day so much mOdesty. He also
commented on the changes made in the
personnel of the officers of the house,
llustr 4ting the question by the house
postOffice appointments, the postmaster
of the last house, who had lost his leg
in the Union army at Kenesaw, having
to make way for one who bad been cap
tured in the rebel army, and had served
with J. T.. B. StuRrHs Faidins o0~alrJ,
aud the subuIdinstes, most OF them cid
Union soldiers, having to make way for
others, seven OF whom had served in
the rebel army. He noted thu retire.
ment Of the veteran journal clerk of the
house, Mr.. Ba clay, and his being re.
placed by man who Immediately set
to work to make merchandise of his
Office. Passing on to the question Of
economy, he asserted that Ihera were
more committee clerks in this
house than in any Republican house;
that the expenses of the numerous COM
mittees were enormous; that, instead of
two stenographers to the committees at
former sessions, he had counted no sew
enteen Of them at this session. He ven.
tured to say that the additional expense
caused by this house above the ordinary
expenses of former years would aggre-
gate in the neighborhoOd OF million
dollars. He admitted that the
reductions in the general appro.
priatiOns would reach twenty-five
millions, but for that the consular and
diplomatic system had been put in peril,
the navy and army had bsen put on
short commons, government works had
been cut of, small salaries had been re-
duced, and in a few days thousand
helpless men and women would be
turned cut on the streets Of Washington.
It might be said that he had admitted
twenty-five million dollars reduction of
the public burdens. He had ad-
mitted no such thing. No man could
tell what credit was TO be given to this
house until the closing day of its session,
on the fourth OF March, 1877. There
mad been some desirable reductions, in
which he was glad to have helped out;
when 1t was found how much Of these
twenty-five millions was simply post
pOnement of the necessary expenses,
then some better measure of credit could
be given to this house. He then spoke
of the southern claims which are pend
ing, which, he said, would aggregate
one hundred and sixty million,
aud would get through II ever the
Democratic party got possession of all
branches of the government.
Mr.. Lawrence asserted that the pend
ing claims were mostly entering wedges,
and that all the southern claims would
eventually aggregate five hundred mil
lion.
Mr.. Hale, continuing, said that it was
intended that the north should nav
these bills, and that he WIN lived
long enough would see, provided that
tie Democratic party gained power in
all branches of the government, that
that was the case.
Mr.. Cox said the gentleman from
Maine had not referred to the unloading
of General Grant and his administrs-
ton, nor to all the various frauds con-
nectsd with the executive departments.
That was not in the gentleman's line,
but he had charged to the house that 1t
had actually so reformed itself that
one committee had cleared out its clerk,
and that the committee on rules had
cleared out two Officials-One the journal
clerk and the other the doorkeeper-for
certain improprieties, but not for thiev-
ing. He went on to criticise the admin.
istration for getting Tid-or unloading,
as he called it-of Jewell, postmaster
general; Bristow, secretary OF the treas.
uIy; Pratt, commissioner Of internal
revenue, and various other officials; and
he asked why the Republican party had
found it necessary, the other day, TO IN
load its candidate for governor-Mr.
Ortiz.
Mr.. Robinson replied that the Repub-
lican party of Indiana had followed the
precedent set by the Democratic party
in unloading four of its candidates for
the judiciary; that these four had stolen
sixty-seven Thousand dollars, and that
the Republican party in Indiana was
ten thousand votes ahead.
Mr.. Cox, passing from this point, again
ridiculed the speech made by MIR.
Hale as not being worth answering,
and declaring that it was nothing but a
little microscopic fault-tinding with the
house and with the conduct of the
speaker in the arrangement Of his COM
mittees from sectional standpoint.
Mr.. Hsle-I made no sectional refec-
ton on the speaker. 1 only claimed that
he was impelled by his party.
Mr.. Cox-NoW, In answer TO th's re-
marksbIe speech, this nor ,lt be
repFGsehed for anything e&H he in.
! discretion of some Of its appupAtoes, and
| they were ""Nved. Mr.. Cox accused
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