The New York herald., 1878-03-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WASHINGTON March 4 1878
Mr.. MCMAHON, dem OF Oh.o from the Committee
on Accounts, reported resolution authorizing the
Committee on Rules to employ seven experts, 10 DO
assigned by the Speaker to such committees Of In
vestigaton 10 him may seem proper.
Mr.. SPRINGER, (dem) of ILL.,, offered a substitute
authorizing the committees on expenditures In tho
several departments Of the government TO employ
e,ch CLERK or expert pending Investigations, and
also authorizing The Committee on Post Oaces and
Post Roads to employ two experts
Mr.. SPRINGER explained that he did not mean
any rehcciion the Committee on Rules but that
committee he understood did desire the respon-
sibility Of making The selections.
Mr. BLACKBURN, tdem.) Of KY, chairman OF the
Committee on Expenditures in the War department.
said that that committee could do work whatever
unless clerk or expert were sIiowediI
Mr. CoSGER. frep) OF Mich. opposed the resolution
He would not oppose the appointment Of any clerks
that mighl be needed, but he denounced the attempt
TO show to the world the economy and retrenchm ment
OF the democratic party In cutting down clerks in
every department. OF tho government where they
were needed-in the Pension Office, Tor instance
who they Insisted unnecessarily la appointing extrn
clerks IN the service OF tho House.
Mr.. HEWITT, (dem.) oil Ala Tne Commissioner OF
Pensioas says he has all the clerks hc needs now.
MT. kosTxR, (rep) OF Ohio, SAID tnat This but
proposition 10 Increase tue number oil deaobeats from
ONO, wno last year drew Thousands OF dollars from
Mr.. MCMAHON, OF ONO, SAID that Notwithstanding
the gerry ynandsring ONO, Illinois Indiana tho
democratic party mad still respectable majority IN
the House. aud that was on account OF the inycsti
cations carried on last Congress. Rolerrng 10 Sir.
Fosters remark about deudbeats he said That that
gentleman was acquainted with all the gentlemen who
had inlo Office Dy fraud recently. (I.augh,cr)
Mr.. SPnINGgRs substitute 10 the original resolution
was agreed toyeas l33, nays lO4and the resolution
amended was adopted.
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL
Tho House then went intO CVminiLtec OF the Whole,
Mr. Potter, New YORK, chair on tho Del
cheney Appropriation BILL tho pending amendment
beng the Que offered yesterday by Mr Hannn of In
DIANA increasing number temporary clerks au-
thorzed 10 be employ ed IN tho Treasury Department
from twenty u cghty-hvc, and making proportion
ate increase In tno amount appropriated Tor pay
OF such clerks.
SIR. BLotsr, (dem.) Of Ga, opposed the amend.
meat ana called attention TO The nct that the
eight years there have been three times as many
clerks as were necessary IN the deparim notice
view TO induce members VINO had trends In onlce 10
vote Tor large appropriations. In the Bureau vi En-
craving ana Printing m'ons OF dollars had been
pcndeu not Tor the work Of the government but tor
the purpose oi corruptiny legislation.
Mr FOSTER oi Ohio, argued In favor OF the increase
Of the clerical iorce, and spokc Of ths Immense
amount OF labor thrown on The departments by reso-
Iuons Of inquiry adopted by the House. He said
IL required moro than sixty clerks to answer all tho
inquiri,s made Uy The House, aud instanced one
csse-a resolution offered by Mr.. Buckner or Missouri
Ia regard TO the stock holders iu national bangs
where required three years and months 10 pre-
pare tho Information asked for and which had never
been printed.
side OF The House OF the resolution adopted to-day
the employment OF dozen experts TO nose into
everything. anu 10 make capital 10 be used probably
In some constablcs election, and he asked them 10
reconcile that vote with refusal TO allow the Secre-
tary OF The treasury the temporary clerks which he
required. He hoped the democrats would 40
the canvass with the cry Of "Tidcn. Hcnaricgs
and Reform" (Laugbtcr.)
Alter urthcr discussion the anne mt offered by
Nr. Hanna was rejected.
Mr.. BAKER, (rcp.) OF INDIANA offered In amendmc
requiring tbe ts to be dstfb.
uted among the citizens OF the various States aud
Territories IN proportion TO populaton Dut, objoc
ton oi Mr. Durham, oi Kentucky II was ruled cut OF
orLor
THE MATTER EcoxoMY.
Mr. Cox, (dem.J OF New Yvrk, twtled tho republican
side oi the House with its opposition to reform aud
economy aud SAID thai IN the nrst OF the last
Congress thoie had been reduction OF $50 600 600,
and IN the second session reduction $40 200 00J
M FosTkR OF Ohio, asserted that tho books showed
only reducton OF SIS 600 600 In the last Congress,
anu that against that there was a dencicncy Of
S6,C00, ,OO0
Mr. kANpALL tthe Speakcr) asserted that the 1gurcs
gwen by him In the last Congress- chairman vi the
Committee On Appropriations, ana from winch MI
Cox hau quoted to-day, were exactly correct and that
Ihe House mad succeeded (uolwithstanding tho oppo
sIton OF tue republican SIDE OF the House aud oi tho
SsnAIsl ~ cutting aVwn Ihe annual appropriation