The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-10
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HOUSE
Mr., Singleton, from the Committee on
A., ,ropriations, reported the Consular
and Diplomatic appropriation bill, which
was made the special order for Wednes-
day next. 1t appropriates $922,847, and
fixes the pay Of Ministers to Great Brit
ain, France, Germany and Russia at Sl4-
600 each to Spain, Austria, Brazil, Mex
leo, Japan and China at $4,000 each; to
Italy at So 5000; to Portugal, Switzerland,
Belgium, Netherland, Denmark, Sweden
and Norway, Tuakey, Venezula and the
Hawaiian Island at S. 800 each to Chill
and Blivia, one mission, $500 to Peru,
Ecuador and Columbia, one mission $6,-
500; to Argentine Republic, Paraguay
and Uruguay, one mission, $6,500; to
Gautamala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Sal
vador and Nicaragua, one mission, $lO,-
900, and to Liberia, $4,000, The report
and accompanying bill is prefacsd by ex-
tracts from an enactment upon which
the service stands, embracing some of
the sources of information, the Commit
tee had before, in their exhaustive re-
search and study of the South American
counties, in which a reduction of repre-
sentation is principally made These
data consist principally Of tables show
ing the commercial extent and popula-
ton at different portions since these
countries have established an independ-
ent form of Government.
ACTION ON THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole (Mr. Hoskins in the chair
on the Military Academy Appropriation
bill.
The Clerk proceeded to read the bill
by sections for amendment.
Mr.. Hamilton (N j. moved to amend
the clause for the pay of cadets by strik-
ing out the words as 450 each in addition
to rations and substituting the words at
$40.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out 459 and substituting
800, In support of this amendment Mr..
Hale said he deprecated anything which
should be looked upon as an attack on
this institution.
After discussion the amendment was
rejected by vote of 6S to 96.
RADICAL PARTY OPPOSED TO REFORM.
Mr.. Cox complained that members of
the Republican side of the House were
obstructionists to reform. They had COM
menced opposing reform on the Civil
Service bill. Where was reform to be be-
gun if not here in this particularly prod
igal and luxurious system at West Point?
There was no other place where they
could begin so well. He had here an or
der from General Townsend signed by
order of the Secretary of War in which
he read that 'no officer, either active or
retired shall directly or indirectly, with
out being called upon by the proper au-
thority, suggest or recommendany action
to member Of Congress on Il question of
military business. He feared that the
gentlemen from Maine and Illinois Hale
and Hurlbut) had had the advantage of
some suggestion from officers and from
professors at West Point, or erhaps from
General Townsend himself. This very
curious order of General Townsend con-
tains also this sentence "The foregoing
is not intended to prevent officers from
illustrating measures before Congress,
which have received the sanction or fa-
vor of the President, Secretary of War or
General of the Army" Now, Mr.. Chair
man, ask simply to have this paper put
on record (alluding to General Town
sends order) so that members
can see whence the information comes
by which the gentleman on the other
side of the House oppose economy.
Mr. Hale-I do not propose to take
any lessons in economy from the gentle
man from New York. | have had some
experience in this House in attempting
to reduce the expenditures of the gov
ernment. Neither or the chairman nor
any member of that Committee, nor any
member on this side of the House, ever
received assistance in that work from the
gentleman from New York (Cox;) yet he
stands here to-day and points to us and
to me as standing in the way of reduc-
ton in expenditures Of the Government,
and he arrogates to himself and to his
party the credit of first seeking to lessen
the burdens of the people. Mr., Chair
man, that gentleman knows that we are
to-day two months advanced in this ses-
sion. He knows that the main time of
the session has been taken up in the in
PRODUCTION of bills by himself and his
friends on that side of the House making
fresh demands upon the Treasury. He
knows that these claims are coming up
from the South in demands running from
ten dollars to sixty million dollars, and
that they aggregate ten times as much as
the Republican party has saved hereto
fore. He knows that there is not man
in the South who lost a mule through
the advances of the Federal army that is
not coming up here and clamoring for
pay from the United States. He knows
that there claim here for sixty million
dollars to pay cotton tax. The point of
all that am saying is that when these
claims come up and are pushed from that
side Of the House he will not dare to
vote against them.
A TILT BETWEEN COX AND HALE.
Mr.. Cox-I have voted against them.
Mr.. Hale-I will submit to the record
when it comes up. | do not care what
the gentleman has done in the past.
Mr.. Cox-I do.
Mr., Hale-I know that now he is
drawn along in current which he cannot
resist, and that when these claims come
up and word is said to him by his mas
ters, he willno dare to vote against them
and that these claims will be sustained |
with some exceptions it may be) |
on that side of the House, and l say now
that l do not believe he (Cox) will be in
that exception.
Mr.. Cox lin reply to Hale) said: The
gentleman cannot find anything in my re-
cord or votes either for retreenchment or
to Justify him in saying that
l have any masters except the people, my
What did he mean by my
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