The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-15
REMARKS.
OF
HON, WILLIAM N, SPRINGER,
OF ILLINOIS,
In the House of Representatives,
Wednesday, June 81, 1876.


Wednesday, June q, 1876.
The house being in committee of the whole on
the state of the union, having under consideration
the bill III. r. No. 3,T49) making appropriations for
sundry civil expenses OF the government for the
year ending June 80, 1876, and for other purposes
1.-THE debate being limited to five minutes)-
Mr. Springer said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: [ am very glad to
learn that the gentleman from Penn
sylvania Mr.. Kelley has on this occasion
made one exception to the uniform rule of
his life. As member of congress, so far
as have observed his career, he has
always been the most devoted to the in
terests of his constituents of any of the
members on this floor. But tonight I see
that he is advocating higher wages for the
printers in the District of Columbia than
are paid in the city Of Philadelphia, which
he has the honor to represent upon this
floor. | think in that respect the gentle
man Is departing from the uniform rule of
his life. He has been faithful in repre-
senting the interest, as he calls it, of labor.
but to some it would appear, at least to
me, his efforts in behalf of labor tend to
favor the few great manufacturers at the
expense of the laboring millions. He
advocates the great faIlacy of the pro-
tectionists. which is this That the more
you tax the people the richer they will
get He is for high protective tariff
upon all articles which the people of this
country consume, aud hopes to make them
rich and prosperous by taxing them to
DEATH
Now, Mr.. chairman, something has been
said about the great reduction proposed by
the appropriation bills which have been
passed by the house. ln this respect
think the committee on appropriations
have pei formed a work which entities
them to the gratitude of the laboring men
and the taxpayers of this country. be.
lieve our committee on appropriations and
this house will receive the thanks and
the gratitude Of the people when our work
is finished and submitted to them.
have before me, Mr.. Chairman, care
fully prepared estimate of the appropria
ton bills which have passed this house
and the one now pending and | will send
it to the reporters and have il printed as &
portion OF my remarks. 1t includes the
appropriations made by bills passed al
we'll as those 10 the bill pending, and wher
this table has been examined in detail il
will appear that, although the officers il
the various executive departments of this
government have estimated the amounts
they desired for the ensuing year at $203,
100000 for the purpose of paying th'
necessary expenses of the government
this committee and this house have re
duced those estimates down to $l3S, 900.
600, being reduction Of $64,OO0,00O il
the appropriations below the estimates
made by the various executive department
OF the government.
1t will be seen also by this table tina
although the appropriations for the curren
fiscal year were SIT, 100000 and upward
the appropriations made this year, a
appears by the bills already passed and b.
the one now pending are only 1888, 100000
being reduction for the next fiscal yea
of $50, 42l 1904 SO. Here we have, then
as the work Of this committee and of thi
house, q saying in expenditure to the tax
payers and to the laborers of the countr
of nearly $4,000, 200 annually.
The Chairman. The gentleman's timt
/ has expired.
Mr.. Springer. | ask that the table
published with my remarks.
The Chairman. The chair hears u
objections
f The table referred to by Mr.. Springer
as follows:
Statement Of appropriation bills passed By u
house Of representatives. ht The present session
, congress, storing the estimates of the .depaT
EleatS for each bill: the amounts dppr0pFidtt
t for the ensuing year ending JHne 30, 1911, by tn
| house; tie reduction made in each bill bsLO7C q
I estimates, and the reductions mate by this hOu
bet01C the amounts appropriated for the preSe
: gear.