The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-07
we have not had an adequate army TO
keep down the Indians.

not use the troops tnat are now In the
South instead of being on the frontiers.
Mr.. Gsrfeld-And all this is done bs.
cause the gentlemen want 10 make an
impression till after the election is over.
and then they will come in here and
make up by deficiency all they have cast
in public policy by ruinous delays, not.
withstsnding all their party wrath. |
will help in all honorable means 10 re.
duce where a reduction is possible. have
complimented the other side Of the
House for reductions, believing the
expenditures may be reduced from $2U,-
0O0,0OU TO SlS,000.SO0 to-day. We are
informed that the Senate agrees IL u re-
ductlon TO the extent of 81, ,OOO,0O and
yet these gentlemen stand up here 10
make an impressi.n on the country that
they are the honest men and that they
are saving the honest hardworking peo-
pie, while IN fact they are swindling the
men who don't know whereof these
gentlemen are affirming. Now sup
pose you know thst-s large number Of
the very best and most popular men on
that side rf the house don't agree with
your policy. They don't agree with the
course OF your conduct in that regard.
bnt they submit 10 il as n matter of dicts.
ton. Several Democratic members.
Who are they2 They are the men who
AK money tor the finishing of public
buildings The men who are not run
ming the machine OF politics, are trying
10 do their duty As loyal and worthy rep
resentstives Of the people, and You will
lind II out after the election, IL not be-
| lore.
Mr.. Cox, in reply 10 Mr.. Garfield. said
he had held the gentleman from Ohio
Garfield responsible for tho eHtrsvs-
gsnre, because that gentleman had been
chsi rman of the Committee ON Appro-
| priations Tor the last two Congresses. In
1872 the net ordinary expenses oi
the government had been $l63, 2Ol 900, IN
1872 under the auspices Of the gentle
man they had run up IA $3.50, 1880. and
in 1874 to $l94, 1ls,OO0. II therefore ~
quircd great deal of audscity for thst
gentleman to call him Cox 10 account
for voting appropriations for public
buildings.
Mr.. Garfield intimsted 10 Mr.. Cox that
his chairman Mr.. Randall would
tell him that il was not correct state
ment.
Mr.. Cox-My chairman tells me II is
correct, and would rather trust ~ my
chairman in that matter than IA the eS-
chairman Of the COMMITTEES on Appro.
priations. Did not the gentleman say
the other day that we had saved or could
save from $4,000, 900 to $ls,OOOOOO, and
did not some one beside him
say $3O,OO0OOO2 Oh, yesl it Was
the distinguished fnSnci"r from
Ohio [Fos,erl sitting beside him 10
prompt him. One says IL and the other
says 80, which is right1 ihkely they
src both wrong, but they ARE in the right
direction. Keep on, gentlemen, and after
while you will Hni that stated the real
truth in st. Louis when l said the APP
preparation this session had
been cut down $6IOOO,OOO
below the estimates and nearly
forty millions below the appropriations of
last year, and 50 il will <" ~ the honest
men OF Ashtsbula and Fostoris, Ohio.
Laughter suppose the gentleman
Garfield wanted " m ke the eleven
southern States tho goat ot the wilder
ness 10 carry off the sins OF the Radical
party in the years Of bad economy,
and worse, something else, but that will
not answer. IL has been time OF pro-
found peace since the surrender t Ap.
pomattor Court House, and. all distur-
bsnces made since then have been csurcd
by political interference with local sell
government and now you talk
about the army when Sheridan II IN
Philadelphia rollicking at the Centennial,
AMI when the Custcrs ixll 10 the wilder
ness, and you say you have not yet troops
enough. Where are your 1900 m.ni
1890 Of them arc In Mississippi. Louisi.
ana and some other Southern Stat@.
Whist are they doing tberc' There 10 no
revolt, no rebellion, no election
yet, and only 1000 men are
sent out " fight the Wild Sioux. Ioant
understand what the gentleman means
when he says the army nceds 70 10 in
creased Does he want more troops Ia
the South than there are nowI Wber.
does he want them, and for what purpos"'
Does he want still " pnbbb the
eleven Statesi !. Il u. purpose
h. carry the election In that wsy3 Then
iur another reason forty snliIons of
people well undentsnd why ! didn't
mean " bs drawn INTO this debate, bat
the gentleman male personal " me
because ! fixed the responsibility for
the large expenditure since the war on
him, and bis party. According N his own
idea We can save Gfteen millions
this year, or double tnnt according 70 his
colleague. Then during ths lsst Tan or
eleven years the Republicans sre rcspon.
sible for this increase Of ertravsgancs.
We know that ali through our civil ~
,ninistrAtion there ~ = rIot. and prodi-
gAIity, and bsdn.ss that has been IN.
e.rtbed by cur committees and which tho
people IN the name Of pr0priety and
reform will recognize, ~ trust IN 6od
for our salvation by tho election of sh
honest man IN November who 10 this day
the Governor of New York, Samuel j.
Tiiden. fApplause on the Democratic
SIDE and cSntemptoun sDoen on The
RepublI~n side. The discuss,n wS
The conference report wD agreed 70
and new Conmittss OF Coaferencs sp-
pointed, consisting Of Aasn. Randall
Morrison and Ksssop.
Conference COMMITTEES were ordered
on the silver bill and ths sundry civil
appropriation bill.
The Senate joint resolution fof the
completion Of Che Washington monu.
ment va. taken from the Spsakws table
and passsd unanimously.
Mr.. LAvrence called up . blu 70 RS
quire the Pacific Railroad Compsniss 70
create . sinking fund 70 rsinbarrs Che
governmeat but vitAosi sciiso, ths
Houss adjoarned. -
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