The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-07-27
Congressional
TOR7Y-FOUR7H CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July II, 1876
SSICN ATE.

The impeachment trial was resumed,
but owing to the absence of Evans, the
Senate, sitting as a Court of lmpeach'
ment adjourned till Wednesday.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS,
The Senate then considered the River
and Harbor bill, the pending question he'
ing on the motion Of Mr.. Thurman to re-
commit the bill TO the Committee on APP
propriations with instructions TO report
bin reducing the aggregate amount OF
appropriations contained in it to sum
not to exceed four million dollars
NORTON DON'T WANT TO RETRENoH.
Morton opposed the motion. In the
course of his speech, he made a general
attack upon the policy of retrenchment
pursued by the House, characterlzing 1t
as demagoguery. When appropriations
were made affecting members directly
they were not willing TO carry out the
principle of retrenchment, but when the
Government, then they raised the cry Of
economy and voted to cut down appro-
priations, simply fer political capital.
Thurman said he desired to say to his
Democratic friends that if this bill should
pass, they would hear much more of the
same sort between this time and Novem'
Der next. ...
Morton said the bill as it now stands
was as much the work Of Democrats as
of any other. Hence, there was an end
to all talk about retrenChment
Thurman said it was true the bill had
broken down all party lines 1t broke
through everything. He did not say the
Government could afford 10 appropriate
more than four million dollars this year
for rivers and harbors, and it was a great
fallacy to advocate extravaganza on the
ground that the resources Of this country
were boundless.
The debate WAS continued by Messrs.
Logan, Caperon and Wallace.
Norton said the debate here had been
to the effect that the country was on the
verge of bankruptcy. Tilden, who was
nominated by the Democratic party for
President, in recent speech, where he
was serenaded said the wolf was at the
door of every house in the country. He
iMorton) thought it was that kind Of
talk which was to enter so largely into
this campaign and which was SO largely
false. There was some distress in the
country, but it was nothing like what it
had been said to be. The statement that
the country was on the verge of bank
ruptcy was false and put out for political
effect. appropriations should be made
according to the House bills, there would
be large surplus to apply to the pay
ment of the national debt, but the people
would have rs much taxes to pay as
ever.
Herman argued that the people would
I've relieved by having surplus revenue.
Let there be such surplus and then tax
alton could be reduced. Congress must
cease to make such large appropriations
ifit ever intends to reduce taxation. The
people should be relieved from every
dollar of taxation that was possible.
There were people all over tie country
out of employment, and if Tilden was
wrong in his assertion, and the Senator
from Indiana (Morton) was right, the
whole country would know it, He
hoped persons would not be moved by
the argument of the Senator, that the
state of the country and National Treas,
ury WAS such that large appropriations
might be made
Pending discussions the Senate ad-
iourned.