New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-21
Mr. EATON IDem Comb and the matter was laid over
The Senate then at Sis D. M, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

in the construction OF the snip isianu' h'iPi0' GNU nv
lucky Railroad. Referred.
Mr. RAINING CDem Ohio) offered resolution call
ing on the Secretary of War for information rs 10
whether transfer to the Pension Once OF me
not facilitate the decisions OF applications Tor pchsions
Adopted, ~ os.roa r.sou,,op calling
the Secretary OF War for information as 10 WIFE, W
any deposits have occurred near the junction OF New
town Creek and the East River suihc!eIt TO impede nav
gation If SO, TO the cost OF removing the same
THE LETTING OF MAIL CONTRACTS.
The SPEAKER then proceeded to call the committees
for reports:
The pending bill reported from the Printing
Committee yesterday regulating the advertisement OF
lettings 1t provides that notices shall be published
in one parers in each State interested that prOpO
sails for mail lettings will be received at certain date
and that oil information pertaining thereto snail ne ss
tanned ON application TO the Second Assisuahl roS'
Mr. DUNNELL Rep., Mimi opposed the bill as being
advantageous to straw bidders IN Washington.
Mr.. WAITE (Isep, Comb also opposed 1t. He said
Si m in Wilmington had saet their contracts
and when they had received their pay iney had lst "r
Mr.. HALE rep, Mel said that, in order settle the
question, he would offer amendment providing that
no sub-lcttmg of contracts should he permitted
would not have the desired effect that the Post Office
| Committee should bring in some bill, which would
Mr.. CANNON rep. ILL., opposed the amendment. he
it would give more power to the ring
carry mails over long route and would refuse 10 pa
| while the contractor would HOOK upon tlc term
suuletting" technically and would proceed
to bid, and hire ont his contract instead Of subject
| Mr. MONEY Dem. Miss.) thought Mr.. Hae's amend
ment step IN the right direction ana II 1t went hte
further, the department woul" soon pay us own eA
Alter further discussion Mr.. Hale's amendment was
The bill as amended was then adopted.
CLAPTRAP BY MR.. COX.
| ELOQUENCE IL BEHALF OF TIE LABoRING MAN
WHICH DRAWS OUT COMMENT.
The House then, 1870 p. went into Committee OF
the Whole, with Mr.. HuntOn Dem. Val III the chair
! and resumed consideration or the Deficiency Bill.
Several for the payment of small sums due FOR
labor at the Newlork. Portsmouth and League Island
| Navy Yards having been reached, Mr. COX tDcH n II
inoured where the blame for the non. payment of
aborer and mechanics at the Navy Yards whether with
the House might do something once in wniie 10 alcvi
ate condition of the aborng men. II might adopt
enable to obtain farms in the new states or in the
Southern States He advised the Committee on Appro-
priatons stand up boldly and deiianty ior the pay
ned Jefferson ms say ing thai that winch constitutes
fne wealth of nation Is it, laborers not III millionaire
| Mir. FOSTER rep. Ohiol a member oi the Appo,
priatiOu Committee replied to Mr.. Cox. He confessed
himself hardly able answer the question why these Ia
borers have not been paid, but said the committee pro-
| himself to the House leader OF economy In The
measures which had passed The House. Nj. FOSILR
therefore desired to tell the gentemans laborinc men
that Mr.. Cox much to blame as anyone Tor the
failure TO pay them. lie had not seen the genIlcGans
deiighiul countenauce Tho Of the Appropriation
| Committee urging these claims.
Sir FOsTER-T6e gontleman's colleague Cir. Chitter
dem did before the committee and did plead clio
thing from the gentleman Alr Coxl He contents him
self with writing cold lett 10 the committee; Nhv
he not before the COMMITTEE ana plead for his
Mr.. COX-I was there. but You was not present.
Mr.. F0sTER1He did moi even send a bouquet T. me
committee tlIuding to Mr. Coxs ohalIni,siip OF me
Library Comnitiee, which has cOhtroI oi the fabhc
Mr. cox committee has not earned it YET.
| Mr. FosTER-It is a pretty piece of dcmaGogusn for
Record 10 show that he work here Tor the labor
ing but why did he not come before the Committee
APPROXIMATIONS. like his colleague (Mr tntenucnD,
and tell us the necessity for making these hpmopra-
irons. instead Of coming before the House aud mahng
IaughterI Why does he claim to be the leader OF te
1IOuse IN economy, AID then come here ana complain oi
appropriations not being made
Mr.. COX-When spoke of leading In matters OF econ
Omy referred 10 certain matters only connected Win
pay and backpay Economy does not cut down the
Ta Of men honesty earned Long before my n.y. COLLEAGUE
CNr Cthuea t0Ts oh-rar y ihf ma injured
Gh ad % dad the "re nj 81 m S ,aS
Of the Committee on Appropriations TO H. and had been
assured by hurth 1t would he attended to PROMPTLY
nave also been before the committee urging IT, what
more could DO being simply on the Committee ON Bon
sions the Committee Appropriations. one thing
do aud that H. here and AZ all tme< without dcIna-
gOguery without duplcity without pretending 10 be on
the sides OF anything. to stand up ior payng ihc
honest deols earned honestly, by laboring men viii
not .be deficient tcyen when II comes 10 n bcicicncy
bllll politically, financially, OF morally.
Mr.. WHIlrHoRNE (Dcm,, Icnn1. chairman Of The
Committee on Naval Affairs, expressed ms hclei that II
would be shown, the result Of tie investigation now
going that the properly 10 the mtcDaulcs
and iaborcrs at The navy YARDS mas gone To- tuiSh con
tractors and he should not be surprised TO discover
that OF these contractors are among the cOn5u-
ents of the gentleman from Newly ork or. COx)
Mr.. COX-I do not represent them.
| Mr. WHlTIhOIiNE-Ihe money which was que TO
these laboIers and mechanics was appropriated by Con
grcss but nisused and diverted 10y the last Admin
| Mr. HEWITTy(Dem y. ". member OF the Arpro-
| pratons Committee sad that lie resented his col
leagues imputaon against Tire committee. The first
knowledge OF the matter whch Mr.. Hewitt had had was
derived IRON leter Of MI chtienden which h"d been
m,flI nkeu %
Navy Ii il had been known 10 the committee sooner
bill would have been reported for the purpose IL was
cheap method OF bidding for popularity to airagn that
committee for not doing that when under the cIrcum-
Mr. RASDAiI Diem. Penn the speaIcr)-Does not
the gentleman know that finding fault with the Appro
prialions Committee has always been chronic com
plant .
Mr.. HEWITT nave not been on that committee
long enough TO sustain The chronic complaint win entire
equaimiiy i propose 10 have The Just debts OF the
Government discharged at the earliest possible moment
and do not propose that any cheap popularity shall
be made at my expense.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| A BRIEF DISCUSSION THE TARIFF-DIsTRICT
| GOVERNMENT.
Reference having been made in the OF the dis.
cusson the refusal of appropriations for public bald
ings Mr.. BLOUNT Dem. Ga, member OF the AUpro-
! piiatOns Committec) said: II is not the question
whether or not buildings can be put up
money to come fromi viii the present revenues supply
ia The Secretary of the Treasury does not think
The constantly decreasing, and something
must be dOno 10 repair thefi 49,
| Mr.. ONEiIB (Rep., Penn)-1he people 40 not Ol9fct
to having their money expended n they can what II
is for II had not been for the agitation OF
the money question by Congress many OF those who arc
| now out OF employ would have been employed II
| would have been better for the people II Congress
had not been III session at all Another means OF
| keeping up the agitation has been the attempt
! OF Congress TO revise thc tarif. That has homo
more than anything else TO stop the Industries
of inc country II had not been for that revision
there would have been millions and hundreds OF millions
| invested which now remain uninvested. / have no
doubt that there VIII be enough money III she Treasury
TO meet all appropriations and believe that Congress
should stimulate enterprise. help the building OF rail-