National Republican., 1877-02-08

otnor cltles. They had informed the printer that
the committee would sustain him In any step he
might take in that direction, In spite OF dictaton
fn m any society or organization.
IL the Public Printer had needed that advice
and Recommendation the appropriation made last
session would have been ample for all purposes,
and there would have been no deficiency Any
private party with the same amount OF money at
his disposal, would have done the same work and
made money ont of IT,.
Mr.. CONGER, OF Mich, opposed the amond.
ment
Finally Mr.. vAScE's amendment was agreed
to by vote OF rs yeas to los nays, and the bill
The House then won't into Committee Of the
Whole on the
DRPIciENoy APPROPRIATION BILL,
Mr.. EpKS, of H., in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. CONGER, of Mich, tho ap.
propriation for printing and binding for the
Patent ONCE was Increased to sti,OJo, and so
much OF the revised statutes as provides for the
printing for gratuitous distributions Of specin.
US notion SnS dgfaMMnF nf Mn c RI!Ns
the contract for the rent of wrights building,
corner Of Eighth and q streets, on or before june
contract shall be made for tho rent Of any build.
ing BY the Government until an appropriation
shall have been made therefor.
ANiCE PKRoUIsITE CREATED.
When the paragraph was reached to pay for
two thousand copies Of Barclays Digest, Mr..
REAGAN moved to strike out tho clause which
pared and published by the Journal clerk Of the
House,
MIR. BANKS, Mr.. HooKER and others argued
business Of the House could not be inteilIgentiy
performed without It, The work had caused
Barclay was entitled to the bcnedt % Of bis T labor,
In any new digest that could be prepared, much
Of Mr. Barclays labor would have to be avallod
Mr.. BLACKBURN, OF KY, said he under.
s!oSl that Mr.. Barclay had already been paid
sbe,oo for this work, and 1t was time that the
Mr.. WILSON, OF Ind offered n further amend.
ment to pay the journal clerk Of the House 81 900
work he should receive extra compensation. The
latter was adopted and Mr.. REAaksthen modified
his amendment so as to include the striking out
The motion TO strike out was rejected, so that
the preparation OF the digest is to devolve on the
Mr.. wALDRoN, OF Mich, by direction OF tho
committee, offered an amendment to refund to
John e.. Thompson, sargent-at-arms, the sum
investigator committees, which shall be In add.
tion to amounts heretofore appropriated for this
Mr.. FOSTER, OF Ohio said that ho had
warned the House that the amount OF money ap.
proprated for Committees ofInvestigatIon would
understood that there were large amounts yet to
come In. There had been willf1l, downright OK.
travagance In tho expenditure of this money,
and warrants had been handed about the streets
Of Washington at a low rate. He looked about
gates to the Ohio Democratic State Convention
getting fees as officers. They were
RKsPEcTABLE DEAD BRATs,
who were serving here rs deputy sergeants- at
dollars would bo required yet to meet the expense Sc
MI. s2TTT4Rp, Of Ohio asked his colleague
Mr.: FOSTER replied that he could name Gen.
Steadman, Mr.. Donami, Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Aleshire,
And others who were regular delegates to the
men, and the Ohio Representatives should be
thankful tha the sergeantat-a has recog.
MIR BL0UNT, Of Ga, said that Mr.. FosrRR
always tried to turn matters into ridlcule when
he referred to the economy of the House.
amusing and laughable than the economy Of this
House. He asked II II was not true that an ad.
ditional $4,000 would bo required for the investi
Mr.. BLoUNT would discuss that question when
Il came up. This money had been advanced by
that the appropriation should be made.
Mr. ATKINS. Of Tenn, said that this money
had been 9dyanSSd M to pay the expenses Of son
60 to pay gentlemen who had been reflected
Mr. FOSTER disciaimed having reflected on
Nj. ATKINS; You called them dead beats.
Mr.. FOSTER. said respectable dead beats.
Mr. HTKfNs. Inever saw dead boa. who
Mr.. F0sTER. Come to Ohio and you will and
Mr.. ATKINS. They are Republicans, then.
Mr.. FOSTER. No, they are Democrats. They
are o: Q urse respectable, or how otherwise could
they have got on Mr.. ThomIsons roll. Ho
asserted again that there had been wifl, reckless
sxtrayagance in the inyestiyating COMMITTEES,
and he predicted that further appropriations
would be required.
The amendment was then agreed to.
Mr.. HANCOCK, Tex, offered an amsndme ent
topay large number Of claims for Indian dep.
Rotations, for supplies furnished the Government,
~, amounting In the aggregate TO nearly half q
million dollars.
The amendment was adopted. Very few mem.
bsrs kssw what wastranspiring on account Of the
excitement caused BY report Of tue action Of the
Electoral Commission. Pending further consid.
eratisn the Committee rose.
Mr. BLOUNT, from Committee on Appropria.
tlons, reported the naval appropriation BILL, and
1t was ordered printed.
Mr.. DURAND, Mich, from Committee On
Commerce, reported q river and harbor appro.
priation bill, and 1t was ordered printed and 70.
committed.
The House then at 4:36, took recess until 10
o'clock tomorrow.