The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-07-13

To defer to the House on this subject.
Cox New York denied that the House
and Senate stood exactly in the same at
titude with reference to appropriations
Something being said in the debate
about retrenchment in the army and our
Indian policy, Mr.. Cox Dem, n. ~
said: II knew these contractors wars
would not put down the Indian troubles
and if to-day's kilograms are to be be-
lieyed, we have another illustration that
some other policy than that of expend'
inc large sums of money for army purpo-
ses must be resorted to. Istand here tor
retrenchment, as in the old days England
stood ND for retrenchmen. You remem-
ber the old song in Southern England
And shall Trelawney die?
And shall Trelawney dieY
Then forty thousand Cornish men
Will know the reason why.
I could almost copy that by saying
And shall retrenChment die?
And shall retrenChment die
Then forty million honest men
win know the reason why
Laughter and applause
Garfield rep, 0hio) rose to reply, put
the previous question was demanded by
MIR. Randall.
On seconding the previous question
the Republicans declined to vote, ana
manifested disposition to continue the
filibustering movement, which was pre-
vented, however, by Mr.. Randall yield
ING ten minutes for Mr.. Garfield and ten
minutes for Mr.. Cox to reply.
Garfield, in replying to Mr.. Cox, SAID,
/ would like to know where the gentle
man has been for the last eight or ten
wears, | would like to know what he
has read and what he has heard and
what he has remembered that he should
make statement, such as he has done,
on his responsibility, and should send 1t
to the country? Does not the gentlemen
know that in 1865 the expenditures Of
the Government were 81 ,297 100000?
And why were they $l,2975OO,OOO? 1t
was because States, and all the assistance
they could get, piled up the enormous
debt of So, 500, 100000 for the faithful peo-
ple OF the country to meet. Since then
it has been a steady, constant; downward
grade toward the old level of peace, and
the gentleman from New York knows It,.
1t comes therefore with a bad grace
from him to rise in his place and taunt
us with having made no more reduction
than we have made. We have to-day
the bloody news of hundreds Of our SOL
diers having fallen in death because we
have not had an adequate army to keep
down the Indians.
Randall Gnterrupting)-Why not use
the troops that are now In the South IN
stead of being on the frontier?
Mr.. Garfield made no reply, and after
few more words sat down
Mr.. Cox replied to Mr.. Garfield, and
said he had held him responsible for ex-
travaeance, because he had been the
Chairman of the Committee on appropri-
ations for the last two congresses. Mr..
| Cox said it has been time of profound
peace since the surrender at Appomattox
| Courthouse, and all the disturbances
made since that time have been caused
by political interference with local self
government. And now you talk about
/ the army, when Sheridan is in Philadel-
phia. roilicking at the Centennial, and
when Custer falls in the wilderness. And
YOU say you have not troops enough.
Where are your $4,000 men? Three
thousand of them are in Mississippi, Lou
isiana, and other Southern States. What
are they doing down there? There is no
revolt, no rebellion, no election yet. And
only 5000 men are sent out to fight the
wild Sioux Indians. cannot understand
what the gentleman means, Does he
want more troops in the South than there
are now? All through, our civil admin
istration there is riot of prodigality anc
badness that has been unearthed by oul
Committees and which the people in the
name of propriety and reform will recog
nize, as trust in God for our salvation
by the selection in November of an hon
est man who is this day Governor of New
York, Samuel ]. Tilden. [Applause OIL
the Democratic side and contemptuouf
sneers on the Republican side.
The Conference report was then agreed
to and new Committee of Conference
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Randall
ofPennsylvania, Morrison oflllinois, ano
Kasson of Illinois.
On motion of Mr.. Payne Dem, Ohio
Conference Committee was ordered OF
the Silver bill.
On motion of Mr.. Randall (Dem., Pa. }
conference committee was ordered OF
the Suudry Civil Appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins (Dem., Pa.
the Senate joint resolution for the com
pletion of the Washington Monumen
was taken from the Speakers table anC
passed unanimously.
Adjourned.