The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-02-04
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.

lowing spicy debate on economy trans
pired:
The House then, on motion OF Mr..
Randall, went into Committee of the
Whole on the Military Academy bill.
Mr.. Hasisins, OF New York, In the
chair.
Mr.. Hamilton, of New Jersy, offered
an amendment making the pay of ca
diets $54O and excluding rations.
Mr.. Randall, of Pa, said that 1t was
mistake to suppose that one cent OF
this money went to the pocket Of the
cadet. The appropriation was for the
support ofthe cadets, and the commit
tee believes that 1910 is ample for each
one. The committee had, of course,
made exception in certain cases of sala-
ries, dut they did not think an excep-
ton could be made in this case.
Mr.Cox after referring to the fact that
MIR. Hale, of Maine, (whom he called
"Blaine's little Bub, "and was called
to or.ler,) voted last year against and
now for the Centennial. MIR Cox said:
'H haveno personal feeling against him;
he is nothing to me, and am, sup
pose, nothing to him. What mean il
after Il hard old struggle to get into
power, after the scoundrelism, after the
swindlng, after the protligaiNy OF
many years, never straight, always
crook cd on your side of the House, and
OF the part of the administration,
comes in here with one little bill for
West Point, not seeking to reduce the
expenditures beyond what they were
in 1867, it is opposed by the Republican
economists eating their own words, and
the name of the people who are
distressed, in the name of all honest
men everywhere, I protest In one
word against the whole body Of
that side of the House AS wanting in
square economy. All your platforms
favor retrenchment, and the people cry
FOR it everywhere, and yet, on the first
opportunity, when there is an honest,
square, fair bill brought in here, which
cuts down the luxurious living at West
Point, the whole body of Republicans
fly in the face Of their own platform and
of their previous-recorQ."
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, said he, for one,
did not propose to take lessons in econ
o,ny from the gentleman from New
York. lie NHnle) had n good deal OF
experience in this ffOuSe, and he knew
that the party he acted with had made
every effort to ccOnonize when they
were in controlling power. He knew,
too, that they never did receive nssis-
lance in their efforts from tho Democrat
| from New York, who now arrOgates to
himself and his party the credit OF first
seek ing to lessen the burdens of tho
| people. That gentleman knows, as
| every member o: this House knows,
that two months of this session are
already gone, and the whole time has
been taken up with Introduction of
bills making claims aud demands upon
the Government for losses sustained
during the war. These claims aggre-
gate over twice as much as was ever
proposed by the Republican party.
Voice on the Democratic side, "the
bills have not pissed yct."J
Mr.. Hale without needing the remark
went on to say that there was not much
lost in the South for which pay was not
demanded, while claims for cotton
amounted to $40, 600, 900 or $50, OOO, 600.
The demand for their payment is from
the other side of the house, and when
the tiffs came into the house for con-
| 9i.ler,tion the gentleman (Mr. Cox
won't dare to vote against them when
| they come up. and word OF command
was given to the gentleman by his
masters on the other side. He won't
care diSobcy them. IScnsatiOn.1 The
word of command viii not fail to be
cmphntically responded to. The record
Oi DIS introduce shows great demands
| that will he made upon the treasury.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, said that in
the whole course OF his service here, he
never heard suck It speech as that of
! Mr.. Hale's. The gentleman knew very
well that the cotton claims of which he
I spoke were not new to this House, but
they had been here ut other sessions,
and the House had repeatedly refused
| TO pass them.
The Southern Claims Commission
which was organized and authorized
by the Republicans, had passed upon
claims involving millions of dollars,
and yet the gentleman from Maine has
the efirOntcry TO come here and to offer
rs an excuse for resisting retrenchment
that the Southern members have offered
u large number of bills for claims o
their people.
After further heated discussion the
amendment of the committee making
the pay of cadets 500 and striking GU
the ratiOns, was agreed to.
The Mississippi legislative commit