The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-19

ducti0n Of sallries. Tue majority In this
ch imbcr sbould in with the Dcmocrlts IN the
good work OF reducing expenses. u that IN,
iorlty did not do So, the people would repudiate
then at the b'ilot Dox. Sen tors on the other
side had charged that this River and Ilarbur
hlll WIS to secure the r. Election Of mentors oi
Congress. but they pointed to no single district
waer' any memncr Of tn House exp cted To he
rcelecte on account of any appropriation In
tins bill. Tie tnOn spoke Of the history Of the
Repu lie m party, an aid Its mission q been
accomplished; II had performed all its work by
MIR. sherman aslel what SINGLE reform had
TIE Domocr Tic PARTY accomplished since 1867.
cNf I'd he could show nfty for the Republican
49, Morton dtcr, Ind)-I would ike my friend
to nlmc one single good act Of any kind mat
the u mocrdic y rtv mad done within twenty
i've years. Applause in the gacries.l
RErvBLIcAN rRAUps.
Nr. Mcrri non sUid that no country. In the
uuror Va II the republic, down to lso', ever
uro-percd Ike tuis country. No one could lolnt
To- the time when the - imOcratic party stole IN
revenues OF the country md had 20 conu mn
itself = tIe Republican party ha To 90; Do"n
to 1854 there was scarcely even a COMPLIANT That
anything was stolen from th9 GpNcrhmen, me
only en-, LIANT ever rrought Hgans TIE Demo-
cratic marty wa that brought against II 10y the
81. hncans that 1t VS. for slavery lie or
Nefri.ncu) wished to ll.attention to the m alad-
MIN ia ION II the Government. ho frauds
M we're so ~ Hing that the better zen Of the
party could not fail "a see the evils. aud com
mission was raised to emdcaVur To reform the
civil st ryice of the Ivetnment. That commis-
\
\. q. JltteI, joseph McItll, u. a. Walk T, T. B
Elliott, Joseph II. blacktan, ana ~. 4. Cox ana
WIS cuuor.ed o. the Republican y rty. hose
gen lcmcn he suppose }, belonged to the better
elias. OF Erpubucau md he did not deny that
tnetc were % d men Ia tie lieyublic n party,
tut they wore iW 9otent - control the party.
Mr. Mcrlmon then read from the report Of he
Clvil service Comm sion To show thai abuses
existed In that service. ana that much OF the
rev n 10 WIS lost In t.s e election. lie COM
neuied CA the loss IA collecting the whiskey
y. It,d quoted from the REPORTS Of the Internal
Ike venue Eilfp Z sun ct.
MIR. Morril u;ep. W. asked how much Of
H. los, Vus a, ls 10 illicit d. tiiltng IN The
noun, aim Oi Norm Carolina.
Mr.. Mordmon replied that the Republican
"a " had tue whole country AZ its back, ana II
VS. duty TO eDfOice the law.
tlr. sherman said that much Of the revenue
lost on account VI tue whisNsN tax WIS during
tue DrMociatic Administration OF Andrew
Nr Mcrrmon said the efforts Of the senator
fr IN OliO a d others TO IA he tho county ne-
ii.Ve tnat tue iminis lou Of Andrew 'hn-
ssn was Democratic Admini- ton rs
! u-haoly absurd. lie WIS nomin ted AMI
elected ug the Republican y lrty. mt p riy
qulrfclea with MN. ana made him ), ep r.
putucaus ia uhce o. the Tenure OF on act
In tus face of an that, thu senator f. ON Ohiu
cdr. suorihlu) IA u the tu.du.ss to st-nd up
mere and s.y tie Administration VI JOHNSON
VS. . DtmtC.atlr one.
Nj. Suerm n saii Andrew johnson abandoned
$50 t,.r.y when elected hin. mo- gave oil the
u'",r vested la aim oY tue { Constitution to the
.. ar, serlmon ia that Congress prevented
Sig. ohasra ir m t4r ing uAl men cut u
lALNt nl.u kl.i tAt revenue was lost.
noSr.r OFFICERS TURNED ADmFG.
Re suminc hi. argument Mr. Mcr imon said ,hs
country now s.W C1,inet o1lcer. vino dis
charged tn 'ir du'y torned ou; "a ufice without
a wuri Of explanation 10 the peoulc. lie argued
thAt The number of empipyec. Il the Govern
ana now numbered 9hlg. ud this army wds to
secure tue continuance of ths "a " ia power.
IT. then qu tel from lengthy ttnivs t. snow
that the eNpenoi urcs Of the Government n
lnctc sd stncc lcJJ aud said t1at from l'-l 10
inent amounted t 81 - 2jt .jg.G.
AR. Logon ttte9., l!l.i ,siI tuer- we're not only
large expenditure, Guring the period. but those
expenditures were all paid oy tue Northern ueO-
PIE. aud II the : natur would look little fur
tner ne would d ID the cause OF these expsna-
lures.
Mr.. Merrimon. rqsumin-. said the deb, OF the
count wts to lie y III bv the p pie IN the
country, and IL was tue ny u every ptuot 4
see THAI our resources were husb .uded. He
then referred to TIE arguments # Messrs. L..
gal, MVrlOa, anl other and said II was not his
intsntiun when this ban was nr7t debated TO
IN liz I'd u-l.u - politics, hut alter sJcCclts on
the other sid he tell IL du' t. the senate. 90 tue
Huise oi k"prese utatves. md to the Demo-
or uc plftN tn somebody -Aould say ON =
thin- ~ reply 70 waat VA said On the other sido
W. 5.er.i non then spoke Of the pending bill
ard argued Ia TIE G Government could net d
better tnins than the openlng up Of the rivers
amt harlni- pf tie c. mr..
NJ M,r.un id b. Ii "a no DOUBT his friend
Mr.. Mer1mou " : sincere in an b sud, AMI
therefore ne wOulI not q ie>tl0n nj, motive.
Ii had heen SAID tL4t hGu es .uli not he. bNt
/; was weN kn wa tina. taev c,uid be 50 VI .cei
IS he prldigionsiy- tne hsur-s gut va 10y
MS fr.euI Gar. Merr.tnpn) dii lie IludsloAsl.
Ne did not Gnow IN, rut them in his hind. b /
hey a. 'ie ~ od.s 'lisly Again, he ask a. Iat
couutryl
Mr. s.ulsbIry Opem. Dell, ud the Democratic
party IA tte House OF Keprcsc uta ives had u
tier lhvss liza ms btousht 10 ght oorrupsiOIs
wnicn as onisnei tne whole l4ntry.
| Nh NJ iyu, Continuing. sara he would tell his
| fiend CIR. NerriuiOn) aud those VINO acted with
| M tnal they were Responsible lor all these
he -a' or s'' Of I ihe no R:p"baa p snTa
| lie (Nr. Mortoul well Understood tue Den,o-
| cratic party. lie h d been mingllug with Dem
ocrats a = l1l many years.
Mr.. Mrrrimon- ldu used to be one.
Mr.: Norton Yes. bat left that Darty In lsii
ana am Vi ave IN the republican parry now.
Whenev-r Democr .t wan ~ hurt my feet
ings, he charges me witn having Teen a Demo
crat. [Grea, .ugn,erl
Mr. Mrrrimln aid nt did not want TO hurt the
feelings Of his friend. lie spoke OF him beng a
Democrat, thanking they were the proudest
days VI his HE.
MoRTON's PROUDEsT DAYS.
Mr. Morton replied that the proudest DAYS Of
MS ME were the diys when he assisted In pu'-
tln- q wn the TeDeiiiOn aud cOnquerins MS
fri nd lr. Sierri uogl AID those who acted wnh
"lm. lie then referred 70 tue Administration
~ Andrew johnson. and denied tnat il was a
heuublran Administration.
SIR. ul.pu,y dem. ID 40 favored the mo-
ton Of Mr. thurman to recomnlt the bill 10 ms
Committee On ApDroarl atoms with Instructions
t. reduce tue amount. aud ircusd la favor ~
tetrcnchment. H. believed 10 " be one II the
nr.t 4 tiles Of the Democratic p.rty to uphoid
the pilgttcd fsith OF the Government, 10 uphold
It's credit, VIII tner they approved Of the meas
ure- hy wlich tue a. debtedness had been trans-
fe red b fOrei-'n Capitalists or not. Referring
10 TIE Argument Of Nr. Morton, be lid the
Democratic Uarty took nold # the country in
its Infancy. and rs brst act o. wipe out the
seditiOu laws flOm the statute books. 1t took
holi II tne country when II was Cpmnosed II
u. thir cen small colonies and ad LED the
great Western domain; II added the LJua
star OF Texas and golden L lifOrnia II
took hold Of the country when II had
"a "sninplsster 70 currency, AM substituted god
aud silver u pad IN the natiOnIi debt dur
Ing the Adm inis.ratiOn OF Gen. Jackson, and
l. would pB IN the national dsut watch tho
Republican party bad created. Mr. salisbury
tAen referred 20 the Resumption acl Of the II
se,sl "a, aul silI The acf Wa passed by the Re
p4nli AIS withOu any Intention Of resumns
suecle pay nent. II was tub to the whale when
the ID III cratic party cane into power; and they
" al take nae rs res to resume at the proper
lime, and a. no very distant day. Referring 70
the inYe stiSltiOn by the House Of HepresentA-
lives be -ad they would snow H. q men of IN
Il euce IN the present Administration had been
specuihtIng on tnAt influence, I'd sold their in
Il renee 10 cOntr ,ct0is, and the ivernment had
l. pa, IN he end the pr e paid for IT,.
an corruption In the country, he hoped the
senator NOuld snow n; aud he, for one would
do all he could To Investigate the matter, add
plhi,n the blenders.
Mr. stnl* Iuiy $40 the senator (Nr sherman