The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-07
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Mr.. Ward on behalf Of the managers
conducting the impeachment of w. w.
Belknsp, offered a resolution directing
the clerk of the House 10 appear before
the Senate sitting as Ms n court OF inn
peschment with such papers of the
House rs the managers may require, and
giving permission tn the members Vi the
Committee on Expenditures in the War
Department 10 appear and give testi-
mony before the said court, and Ia pro-
duce such papers ~ the managers may
require. Adopted.
The Geneva award bill WAS then taken
up. The minority bill was rejected. The
motion to lay the majority bill on the
tabls WAS lost by vote Of 80 10 ll3. The
bill WAS finally passed by vote Of lOs
to "a
Mr.. Randall has reported that the
Conference Committee on Legislative,
Executive and judicial bills have been
unable 10 agree.
A debate ensued which Mr.. Randall
put n stop 10 by moving the previous
question The Republicans desiring fur.
ther time for discussion resorted 10 the
tillibustering process.
The iillibusLering move was finally pre-
vented by Mr.. Randall yielding 10
minutes for Mr.. Gar field and 10 minutes
for MIR. Cox to reply.
Mr.. Garfield in replyingte the charges
of Mr.. Cox OF extravaganza on the part
OF the Republican party, said: i would
would like TO know where the gentleman
1 g.. last I
would like to know what he has read and
what he has heard, and what he has re-
membered, that he should make state
ment such Ms he has done on his own re-
sponsibility, and should send it 10
ths-country. Does not the gentleman
know that in 1865 the expenditures of the
government were sl,297 10000? And
why were they 81 l,297, ,500,0002 II was
because eleven States and all the assist.
ance that the eleven States could get
from those who would net help ~
prevent the rebellion piled up the en-
nrmous awful debt Of $500, ,OOO,-
OOJ. For the faithful people Of
the country 10 meet that load which was
hesped on the shoulders OF the laboring
pay. Did he COX and his help 10 pre-
vent il or did they do all that belonged ~
his class OF opinions 10 help 10 pile up
the debt and 10 compel the nation 10
pay it, | say 81 ,297 800 900 were paid
that year, of course IT Sas an
extraordinary amount, but in the year
following $500, 100000 were psid over to
a.. Coln.al ,,oy.rp,n.,t IA ,pa.s IN.
necessary expenses Of war, but sInco then
We have steadily rcduced the expenses Of
the country IN every year In the last ten
except two in which there was slight
increase. We have reduced them from
$52O. .O0O, 900 " S263, 100000. IL has been
a steady, constant, downward grade 10.
wards the old level of pesce, and the
gentleman knows il. He is not partly
blind " every iact IN his eountrys bts-
tory. He knows that for the last four
years we have been Bghtiag a steady
battle IN favor oi reduction Of the sI.
penditures. lie knows, moreover. that
when we were overwhelmed by propo-
sl,ions 10 enlarge the public building,
and 70 begin great and enormous
expenses he was lesding the members
from New York toplungc us into the er-
pense of the great Postotiice building 10
that city, great work, aud . work
which perhaps ought 10 have been done,
bat be WAS foremost in pressing IL on the
House, and when, two years ago, the
chairman Of the Committee on Appro-
priAtions, instructed by that committee,
attempted 70 reifIst the great
expenses of this public building, be
ioined all around On his. side
with the men on this u prevent IL.
Il CONES therefore with Ill grace from
him % rise in his place and tAnnt us
with hi. having made more reduction,
than We have made, and when the gen
lleman goes away 70 distant, turbu.
lent, stormy and popular assemtiy, and
talks about the millions of reductions
made BY his psrty in this House, and tha;
the es,imstes for the year are thirty nine
millions below the appropriations of lsst
wear. Does he know whereof he sfirmsi
Does be not knox that four millions of
ths, has no right 70 be counted because Il
is re-sppropriation which has not sp
peared IN 6gures7 Does be know his
side OF the House hAs lsft out Of the
Appropriation Of this session two mil
lions 70 pay the judgement OF the Court
OF Claims and the Supreme Court Of the
United Sts,ss, and chs. " they mean 70
loan that amount they mean 70 repadj-
ate the solumn obligst,ons Of the govsrn-
ment; and be calls that reduction. Here
is . gre4, public tuilding Ior which
81 800, 60 Is asked, for the War and Navy
Departments and they give Oy0O and
call that q saving Of over
. million. Let the Navy and War De-
par,meni burn, Up Aad where will The
saving Be, and where Will the re-ponsi-
b,lTty oon,e I. tha: IS what they call
saving. Let the country know II wten
the gestleman gcs 10 . great
stormy, popular conveation and
says thai the army can be dis-
pensed With till November next ssd
ths, the Indians can be ga along With.
He reminded them Of the bloody nsss
which came 70 day of hundred Of our
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