The sun., 1878-06-11
SHARP HITS IN TIE HOUSE.
DEBlIE WAxING WARM ON EMPLOY
ING IDLE WORKINGMEN.



who Tell the Unemployed to GO West.
WAsHINGToN June 10.--At the expira-
ton of the morning hour Mr.. Beobc dem,
n. " moved to suspend the rules and pass
tho bill appropriating ;2i0,O00 for the cree
ton OF II barge Office at tho revenue dock in
New York city. and the extension Of the sea
wall. provided that the city Of New York shall
have conveyed TO the United States portion OF
the Battery grounds. The motion was agreed
to-ycas lGl, nnys GO.
On motion Of Mr.. Hewitt tDem.. n. " the
| Senate amendments 20 the Army Appropriation
bill were non -concurrcd in.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Civil Sundry Appropriation bill.
all general debate having been dispensed with.
The section making appropriations for public
buildings having been reached Mr.. Gambler
| Dem. Gal moved to amend the clause appro-
pratng s2O.UOO for the continuation Of the
public building Mt Atlanta, Ga. and making it
100000 for its completion.
Mr.. Atkins Dem. TennJ opposed the amend
mcnt as one that would open up the question in
regard to all the other public buildings and
Mr.. Ellsworth tRcp.. Mich1 asked Mr.. Atkins
whether this was, moi the proper, time to COM
! plcte all these public buildings. when mon were
Mr. Atkins referred him for an answer to the
| report NJ the Secretary of the Treasury insi ist-
| ing on the necessity of reducing the estimate.
| and said that it WIS evident, from the manner
] i'm which the revenues were falling of. that tho
annual deficit. instead of being eleven millions,
would b. likely To bc Mt least twenty millions.
Mr. Foster ui"p,. Ohiol said inat this was
| the most appropriate time for completing the
! public buildings. on the ground Of economy in
The saving OF rent. ol economy ~ taklne adyan-
! tage oi the chcapn"ss OF ais and labor.
! and on the ground Of giving employment to the
! UNEMPLOYED luhorcrs NJ the country
| MI. Eden tDem.. lll.l said that the Govern
| way to r'licvc labor was t. make equal and Just
! laws. and TO relieve th" people from ih" burdens
OF taxation. SO that they might be able to give
employment TO labor.
Nj ltincr tRrp.. Ms.l snid that unless Con-
gross did something in this way for the labor
| Ing men OF the country, instead of lndulging in
| drmagoguery and tomfooery. God only know
Mr.. Wright Dem. Pal said that it afforded
| him grrat satisfaction t. IND that the number
| very rlpidly. lLaughterl At the opening of
| the called session he had presented u petition.
signed 10y 250oO men OF his district. asking
Congress 10 All ri relief 10 the ahoring classes.
| hut he could g"t no chance To say anything in
favor Of that petition. He had then heard the
been been denominated fool and iiiot. and las as
man unw9rhyt2 represent his district md
| he thanked God that he had added to his com
pany. and that now he had very considerable
| gun TO find out that there was To be- an election
! IN November for members Of the FOrtv-siXth
Mr. Durham tDcm., KY protested ngninst
the doctrine that It was tho duty of N" Govern
ment 10 take care OF all the paupers Ia the
| United States. He did not mean 10y that men
who were s,rugglI M fora living. because every
/ body who struggled faithfully could always
mike n living The trouble In The country was
that people cungre gated around the cities who
ought TO be " work in tn" country Cries Of
Ihats 80. they anne around IN" cities look
INK for Government employment. when they
ought 70 lee cut on the Western prairios. tilling
the soil and making "A living for the purpose Of
supporting their wives and educating their chill
MI Ewing Dem. Ohio said that he would
vot' tor an incrrpse ot the appropriations for
the erection of public buildings in this sous IN
Of hardship. H. WAS opposed To- the policy of
chess par,ng sc9nomy a. iu'h a a time. ne re-
f"rred to tho mixing iund to which tho Sec
reary Of the Treasury looked v"ry largely
i.r aid IN cWrying ont his urcufsed scheme
fund from the Secretary and put it on public
works. II that was in-uili lent. no would ssue
tn" sloOOOuoO of treasury notes now held in
the Treasury against the fractional currency.
II that were not enough. he would, give back To
the people the s7uOO1OOO wrcsted from them
hy the siealthy resumption law. for which the
other side Of tho House was rospous ihlc The
sinking fund hal batter he sunk i'm the ocean
than devoted g the purposes of resumption.
Mr.. Buti"r ik'p.. Mass SAID that the gentle
man ir,m k'nn'ky lurhuml hal made an
| ovt rsisht in saying that the people should Eo
upon farms in the West Tho trouble was that
they had no money To 20 West. and If thry nt-
jersey as trarnus.. iInWehteri IlIc denied that
he was advocating nnything lor paupcrs mqde
So 10y their own tlleness Every dollar that
would he paid them under this lll was to be-
earned 10y them in the sweat 81 their brow. ind
! II theN were pNAl"fS II was heruuse tntN nui
boon made SO 10y a damnable financial system.
| Mr.. Durham-The geutemHu'- party did that.
Mr.. Butler replied that he cared not who dil
il. lie spoke Independent of party. The logis-
lation OF the country fostering the rich and
crushing out the poor had brought about the
present condition Of affairs.
Mr.. Luttrell Dem, Call said he would vote
for appropriations for public buildings up to
the last cent recommended 10y tho cstimato s.
He was Democrat. but not one Of those who
denied the nahoring man the right to work ior
his living. PubAr buildings We're going to ruin
for want of proper appropriations. II that was
economy. God deliver him from any more Dem
ocratir eeonomv. Laughter
After further dis 'ussou MI. .Candlcr's amend.
neut was aIuptrH-lOi TO 81.
Tho Speaker announced Mr.. Hewitt Dem.
" ". Sparks ODem.. llil. and Foster tRep.
Ohiol ~ conferrcos on the part Of the House On
the Army Appropriation bal.