The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-09
POLITICS In TIE HOUSE.
REPUBLICAN, REoP EEING THE OLD
PARTY FfGHT
Mr. Hale Going Oct Of bic WAY 60 Attack
Democratic Poiicv-Again Raising the Cry
of Kebeis-Mr. Cox'a Arguments Ia Reply.

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.--I1 the House M.
Landers Dem, Ind introduced bill to secure
the prompt resumption Of specie payment. Az
ter discussion the bill was referred to tho Com
m,vee on Coinage, Weights and Measur,s.
Mr.. waddeh Dom, n. C) asked lie We to take
FROM the Speakers liable and pass tie Senate
bill flowing the Pacinc Mail Ste mship Company
to carry the United States mats on their new
iron steamships. Mr.. HOLMAN Dem, Ind oo-
tected.
NJ. willard O,ep.. Mich) introduced a bill re-
pealing so much Of the act for the requirement.
Of Pebnsylv MIA avenue as provides that such
pavement shall Do completed by Dec. 1, 1870
Passed.
The House then resumed the confederation of
the Bland Silver bill, whereupon dilatory mo-
tions were set foot by Mr.. odel Dem, N.
". and Mr.. Pierce uiep.. Mass.l. In order to
consume the morning hour.
At tue cluse OF the morning hour, Mr.. Bland
nem,, MOI announced his willingness to how
any amendments TO be added TO the nil. but
his proposition VS. not acceded to by the OPP
Mr.. II lie (Rep We.) obtained the moor by the
| parliament ~ device OF calling up the motion
message on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
! WIS referred some time since tn the Cnnmtttee
| on Appropriat ions, and he proceeded to make "A
speech ON the su bject Of general politics. Discuss
! lug the controversy between the House and the
senate III INSERTED tn TIT d never been tn ca 9
| aud IL never would he the case. that the popular
branch OF the American Congress when COM
pitted to any ist measure OF reform. any
| wida-re ching q lesttOn which met with the aD
| proval Of the people. could he STAYED either by
the senate or the Executive. In that regard,
| whenever that q iestion and that time should ue
| reached American history would duplicate Eng
| l,sb history, and u would De found that WIN
the House arr y d for the tight. and tue Senate
| OF the Executive arrayed for toe wrotis, The
| Sen te or / Ex ecu I've wo I'D and must Yield.
| The dominant "a " IN the House OF Representa-
uves mai such an opportunity al irded II wnen
| II assembled last December as no party h I'D ever
| had. That party had been elected on certain
| promises Of reform; on questions Of cisiI ser
vice ref, rm; of relief fr1n I. xation. and oiner
| oroi O ana general questions. He reminued the
House Of the spectacle winch tue city Of Wash
| ingtrn Dreeen' ed 10 the cOun nv at the meeting
| 81 Congress, when the streets and hotels were
crowded with aophc nts for the 800 oficvs In the
| House He referred 10 the nrst Ofhcial act OF
the House In the selection. by ia Speaker, of tho
! commit ees, aud he showed that of the thirty
twcnl v-one was ven to members from the sec
| ton Of country for when Mr.. Lamar cliimed.
the other Day. 80 muco modesty. He aiso COM
| mented the changes made In the
| personnel II the officers Of the House. IL
iustrntin. that question oy the House Post ONCE
| Appointments, tue Istn Al er OF the last "A luse
| wno had lost nis leg In the UniOn army at Ken
| es,~. having to make wav for one VINO had been
| &. ptured IN the r.oei armv, and had served wi u
| J u H. ~tuart's raidiDg cavalry, and the subor-
dnstes (most Of them DID Union soIdlersJ nav
| served In the re bel army He also noted the re
movsl of toe veteran journal { erk Of the II Vuse
Mr.. Barclay, anu his being replaced oy n nian
|
Oh This oint he was corrected by Mr.. Harri
VINO reminded uim that Mr. Il relay nad RESIN
eos but to this he rrpl,ed that tue res'gna
assistants had been removed, aud he
knew that has time was soon TO come.
| He aiso spoke OF the disci line which II was
soon necessary TO apply to many OF the new ON
ellis; specifying the journal Clcik. who had sue
SseasdM M g4rsiss tie ana t ,S Cs
| OF the Committee on Was gnd Means, VINO lad
been convict oy the New YORK Tribune 4 nav
ing named his Innocent Guild liter the ass 'ssain
OF Abraham Lincoln. He confessed that the
moment the CHAIRMAN Of the Committed OF
Ways aud Means, a fair and honorable m n, be-
came convinced tost the change ~As true. hs
sent the Clerk reelius from the door of his com
| mittee room. lie then spoke OF the gr Al pu o
lie questions with wDich the House should have
uesit; quesa ions OF noance, currency, com
merce. &c. out which I. bad ignored. preferrios
connection with these invrstisations he ref rred
To the SEIZURE OF tei' grams, and declared
that the committee which mad been cuit,
Of that seizure bad no more right to those t.le
gr ms than II had to his purse, aud tnat II hhd
gained possession Of them In ~ better way thar
VI its memuers hau stolen into his house mid
under his bed and listened 60 all his secret con
versatinu. ono Of these telegTams thus 5eiz d
| mad been from the W.T. Of Carinst Minister Il
her husband, telling him Of ny and some
domestic matters, out the committee had sen
| Tor that Cabinet minister and seriously de
manded the CIPHER key TO that uesp tch
| There never had been such ridiculous dis
play since Sergeant Buzfuzs famous speech
on mutton chOus ana tomato sauce. Pasein,
on to lne question Of economy, lie asserted tn Al
tnsre were more CON mittee CLERKS IN this n gu
than in any Republican House; that tue ex
penses OF the numeIous commit ees were enor
nous that instead " two stenoeraphers &
up seventeen of them at THIS session. He ven
tured To say that the additional expense caused
former years would sRgr gate In tue neigh
= | borhood OF million dollars. He ad
> pTis.ions s" Would reach sss,OOooo. but '' 10
3 that the Consular and Dipiom. .ic system haC
been put In peril, the navy aud the army na
been out on short commons, tue Government
! works had been cut on small laries had beel
reduced, and 10 a few days thousand helpies
streets OF Washington. Il might TIE said that HI
mad admitted twenty i've millions OF reduction
; | OF the paOlc burdens. He Omitted no suci
thing. No man coulo tell what credit was to b.
Z given TO TINS House until the closing day VI II
=. Session, on the An OF Murch, 1871 There lac
been some desirable red uctions Ia which he wa
glad to nave helped uut. when II was foun
: how mucn those $25.O0.0co was simpiya post
| ponement Of necess ry expenditures, the
4 some better measure OF credit would ne give
: to this House. He spoke Of the Southern claim
a | which were uenIinG, which he asserted woul
a | aggregate $l6O,0OOO, ana wo'ld ~ through
I ever the DrmUcrauc party obtained pOssessio
a | vi all branches Of the Government.
a Mr. Lawrence (Rep., OH a--erted that tn
pending claims were mostly entering wedges
!, and that all the southern claims would eventu
ally aggregate 500 OUO.UO
= Mr. Haze. continuing, said that II was ir
- tended that the North should paw these OIL
and that he VINO hveJ long enough would see
pr yideu tue DemOcr tic party gained power /
ali branches Of tho GOvernment-that that W.
the case. .
Al tins point OF his speech Mr. Hale's hot
10 expired aud "a motion TO extend his time wi
ou1ec ed TO by Mr. singleton Dem.. MlssJ
whom MIR. Ii 10 had. in the course OF his speec
c declined to weld. He, however, obtained De
"a mission to nave the rest Of his speech prntt
,e IN tue record.
'e Mr. Cox dem, n. " replied 20 MIR. Fl ale
~ speech which ne ironically characterized
x "ma. nceutly heftI" and a a ma.uihcent CO
ne lee lou of minute things, III KING up no thing
NJ the aggregate. The gentleman from Maine n.
T., not referred to the "unlod ing " OF Gen. Or
&c and his administration, nor to ali the rio
o. fAuds connected with the executive deprT
q. ments. Tnat not in the gentleman's I'M
Il Hat he had CHARGED to tine House ~ 1 II h
- actually SO reformed itself as that one COMMIT
Ia tee uad 1, cared out clerk aud that the Coz
j. mittee on Rules had cleared out two ON cials
ri one, the Journal Clerk, aud the uther, the d.,
s h, eper-for certain lnproprletles but DOT
ne tine wing. All that Oe (Mr. hale) had said OF Z
as House ana its ORGANIZATION was tuat the COZ
-e mIItees had he IN badiv IN de w by the ~ eak
~ He CuxJ would not compare the committees
H. the present House vita tuOss OF the last iOu
e, as made up by the distinguished citizen
" Maine (lilaiue), although no believed that out
iu thirty-seven Chairmansnlps only seven uad be
r. gwen to the South
ie Mr. Durham dem, Ky.)-Only seven out
TX forty four. .
j. Mr. Cux-Of course my friend from Mai
(Air Hale would not look at that. The cnalrtna
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