The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-15
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
10 THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
CON G r E S S.
Randall Reviews the Work Of
His Party.
Foster Reviews RandaIPs lngeni-
Gus Misrepresentation.
President Grant Throws a Bomb;
shsll,lnto the House. -.
An Angry Debate in Which the
:. Lie Passes.
The Hawaiian Treaty Approved
by the Senate.
dUUSE.
WASHINGTON, August ii.

The House met 10 o'clock in contlnua'
ton Of Saturdays session.
On motion OF Mr.. Packer the Senate
bill authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to use the surplus Of certain
moneys heretofore appropriated for the
purchase Of a site for public buildings al
Harrisburg, Pa, was taken from the Ia
BILE, and after explanation by him was
passed.
Mr.. Singleton then proceeded to adj
dress the House on the condition Of pub
lie affairs in Mississippi He gave an
emphatic denial to the statements made
in the House and Senate that there had
been frauds committed in the recent elec.
tion in that State, and said that no such
thing had been charged on the part OF the
Governor Of Mississippi or Of the election
judges.
The Senate concurrent resolution au-
tnorizing the House Committee on En-.
rolled Bills TO make certain corrections
in the enrolment Of the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill was agreed
to.
Henry Watterson, the member elect
from Kentucky TO fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Mr.. Parsons, presented
himself and took the oath Of Office.
Modified Senate bills for the printing
OF the report of the Belknap impeach-
mcnt trial, and for the appointment of a
Joint committee TO frame a Government
Tor the District Of Columbia were passed
Mr.. Schleicher made speech in advo.
cacy Of the silver bill. Hisspeech closed
the legislative session OF Saturday last
and that OF to-day begun.
Under the call Of States few private
bills were introduced and referred.
Mr. Randall submitted report Of the
Committee Of Conference on the Indian
appropriation bill. The report was
agreed to without discussion.
Mr.. Randall then proceeded to make
some general remarks on several appro-
priatiOns.
RANDALL ON ECONOMY.
Mr.. Randall gave an extended account
OF tho reduction policy OF the House,
charging the Senate with having defeated
still greater economy contemplated by
the House. He denied various appro.
priation bills as insufficient and arraigned
the Republican party as obstructiye TO
economy and given TO extravaganza. He
dwelt AT length on, various economies
proposed by the Democratic House for
checking extravagant expenditures and
securing economy and efficiency in the
public service and showed how many
hundreds Of employees were in the De-
partment who were not needed. He de-
lined the position Of the House. in the re-
duction Of the Presidents salary from
$4,000 10 S25,0 900, and expressed the sin.
cere conviction thatthe people would sec
the matter in its true light. As TO the
proposed reduction Of the compensation
Of the Senators and members, the SEN
ate had urged against 1t the abolition OF
the franking privilege, but the Senate had
since the passage Of the bill restored the
ranking privilege, an action which will
certainly not escape criticism. Another
valuable result which had been accom-
plished had been the enactment Of pro.
vision against the political assessment Of
Government employees. He gave the fol-
lowing recapitulation Of the ,appropria-
tion bills: The estimates Of the depart
ment for the year were S203, 900, ,027; bills
as reported by the Committee on Appro-
priations, $137, ,293, 1856; bills as passed by
The House, SlSs, 1852, $40; bills as passed
blythe Senate, Si5s,26O, ,59S; bills enacted
into law, Sl47,719,7l4; against aPpropri.
ations for last year ofSl77,663,327, being
a reduction Of S29, ,944, ,252.
Mr.. Randall in conclusion said that
early in the session he had statedit as
his belief that heexpenditures would be
reduced between twenty and forty mil
lions. This statement Of his had then
been regarded as an exaggeration, but
events had demonstrated ils correctness,
He regretted 10 say that atihstruggle with
the Senate, the House had been eompell-
ed to yield to the extent of, $l0500,000.
He hoped and explained that in another
year, the Senate would concur with the
House in that regard and he asserted