New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-01
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CONGRESS.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The resolution
prohibiting the supplying Of special metal
lie cartridges to hostile Indians passed, ant
goes to the President.
The bill authorizing cavalry regiments Il
be recruited to companies OF 100 meR ant
appropriating the necessary money, passed
The bill preventing the counterfeiting O
trade marks was sent to committee O
conference.
Impeachment resumed. The Senate
agreed to vote on the main question at II NJ
tomorrow.
The river and harbor bill was reported
Calendered.
Resolutions continuing appropriations ten
days longer passed.
Adjourned.
An Intellectual effort was made to with.
draw the minority report of the Navy Com
mittee on the ground that it had not been
moved and the resolution was not before
the House. The chairman overruled the
point. 1t was rejected by vote Of IS to
lI9, many Republicans not voting. The
to "a.
The bill appropriating $l5O,00O to pur-
chase supplies for the Indians until the
regular Indian appropriation bill passes,
passed.
Also, bill extending appropriations to
the tenth Of August passed.
The Speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the President pointing out some
defects in the sundry civil appropriation
bills, in making inadequate provisions for
some branches Of the public service
among the former being the rev.
enue cutter service, miEes, signal service,
lighthouses, public buildings, etc., and
among the latter being the proportion of
the government for the expenses of the
District Of Columbia, judgments Of the
Court of Claims, examination OF rebel
records, etc. He did not feel warranted in
vetoing an absolutely necessary appropria-
ton bill, but in signing it, it was his duty
to show where the responsibility belonged
for whatever embarrassment might arise in
the public service.
MI. Randall said he had no objection to
the President putting in as many objeo-
tiOns as he saw fit, if he could only sign the
bills reducing the expenses Of the govern
ment, assisting the House in it's great effort
in that direction.
Mr.. Conger, of Michigan, called for the
regular order.
MIR. Randall-Better let me be heard.
Mr.. Conger-I guess not.
Mr.. Randall want to show
Mr.. COnger-I ask for the regular order.
Mr.. Randall move the message be re-
ferred to the committee on appropriations.
Carried.
The usual tactics of demanding the read
in u Of hills fO prQvont tho rannal nf tho "a.
sumption act was continued to adjourn
ment.
Mr. Randall, under his motion to refer,
continued: Of course l can not, having
heard the paper read for the first time. fol
low the details of the Presidents objec-
tions with that care which time and exam
ination would enable me to do. One
of his objections is that the appro-
priation for the cutter service is not
sufficient. If the President had ex-
amined it, be would have seen
that the reduction for that service was very
moderate. If we had taken into considera-
ton the misuse of the revenue cutters in
junketing and pleasure excursions. we
might, perhaps, have reduced it somewhat
further. As to the signal corps, we have in
no degree impaired it's efficiency. The
President exhibits still more his lack of
when he talks of the Insult
cheney of the appropriation for the mints;
he should have known that a large
sum is annually appropriated for the mints,
and is this year in the legislative bill.
Again he shows lack of information when
he tells US that we have not provided sufi-
ciently for the lighthouses. We come en-
tirely up to the estimates. The President
finds fault without any reason whatever.
For one l accept the issue presented by the
President, and l am willing that the
people shall have the opportunity of judg-
ing between his dictum and the action of
both branches of Congress, after close ex
animation.
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, defended the action
Of the President in sending his com.
He had pursued very
moderate and guarded course, and no
fault should be found with him. The
President was presumed to be seated in
, serene atmosphere, free from the party
influences which affected either House, and
there was no occasion for dissatisfaction or
sffront to be taken. The communication
referred to the Committee on Appro.
priatiOns.
Bills for commission to take into con.
,ideratiOn the relative value of gold and
,ilver, ETC., were introduced By Messrs.
Hewett and Cox, of New York. and Gibson,
If Louisiana, and we're referred to the Com
ultlcO OA O0uAIus 0Au SuAACACy, ANA. WA
the hope that the committee
would be able to report tomorrow.
The Presidents Message.
70 the House of Representatives:
The act making appropriations for the
,undry civil expenses of the government
or the year ending June 30, 1877, is so de-
ective in what it Omits to provide for that
can not announce it's approval without at
he same time pointing out what seems to
ne it's defects. 1t makes but inadequate
provision for the service at best, and in
ome instances fails to make any pro-
7lsion whatever. Here follow details en-
bodied in earlier report
The President continues: Finally, with
,ut further specification of detail, it may
20 said that the act, which in it's title pur-
PORTS to make provision for divers and
greatly extended civil service, unhappily
lpprOprlates an amount not more than
ixty-tive per cent Of its ordinary demands.
The legislative department establishes and
lefnes the executive departments. The OBJ
igation of submitting annually the needful
OF expenses of such service Con-
,ress properly exacts implicits obedience
o the requirements of the law in the ad-
of the public service and rigid
accountability in the expenditure thereof.
and obligation rests upon it to
make adequate appropriations to render
possible such administration and tOlerable
uch exaction. Anything short of an ample
provision for q specified service is neces-
arily fraught with disaster to the public
and is possible injustice to those
,harged with its execution,
In this eighth month of the present ses.
ion of Congress, nearly one month of the
iscal year to which this appropriation ap-
lilies having passed, do not feel warranted
a YAt0ing an ahsnlnfelv neceaaarv annrn.