The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-26

on the Postal Car Service itself but on the whole
railway service. Since July 18th, 1875, had n
creased 45 per cent on the PoSal Car SelvlO9 "
self The deficiency had arisen IN the deeImIua'
tlon Of the Department against the will OF Con
qresR that the Service should be Increased Con
Rress had bpeu ignorant that there had been grow
ing up In silence this system OF POSTAL Oar oetVue'
Congress has not heen Teeted with common cOur
tesy y'the Postnfiee Department The deficiency
Was chareeable tO the Department. and now On'
Gers ni the PostOflce Department spoke triunl /.
phantly OF their Victory over Congress on 'n@'
question. - -.,,.
| The Postmaster General could not have done any
thing else than reportto Congressman there wes
| d hCleney. He could not stOpt eherVlce, Az
he could do was " notify Congress The welRhl
| Of mails WAS constantly iuGrehtlug' ana Tue Jaw
was pitlless on the PostmaSter'G General 10 pay ior
postal service.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
Mr.. Clymer said there had been coucealnent on
the part Of the Department, and the Assistant
Postmaster General or his subordlnates had been
derelict In their duty, He declared the average
saving to the Government by the Democratic par
ty was well on IL $50 100000 a year aud II II had
not been for that economy tie Treasury would
have been bank upt
Mr. Foster expressed his amazement at the
statement made by Mr. Clymer Headmtied that
the saving in 1877 over 1876 was $40 600 900 and
that the saving the next year was 81 ,Ga5OOO, but
aaid that the current year would showan Increase
ofS4, 100000 Under the Republican admini'tra-
ton, liberal appropriations had been made so that
all the departments could be properly run, and II
the close Of each year, large amounts were re-
turned to the Treasury Department, Under the
Democratic administration too liule was Appr0'
prated and deficiency hills had 10 he rpnorted,
Such deficiency bills amounted IN sl8 000000 IN
Two wears while In the four preceding years there
had been only sl2,0OO00o. Actual facts we're las
shown by the figures Of the Treasury DEPARTMENT.
that for two years Of Democratic administration'
the reduction had been about $50 no C00 while
for the two preceding years Of Republican ad
mipistratOn, the reduction had been about S26,
900 O00
Mr.. Clymer-You have never decreased an ap-
prnnriatiOn since 1869.
Mr. Foster The decrease has been continual
every year from 1867 down,
Mr. Foster asked Mr. Clymer II he denied that
the expenses Of maintaining the Gnvernm mt had
been decreased every year since 1857, save one
CONVINCING FIGURES
Mr. Hewitt IN. Y III deny it, and will give the
gentleman the figures He quotes from the report
expenditures in 1871 were sI57 OoOOOn; in 1872,
s5a OOD OOO in 1873 $3.50 900 900; in 1874 sl9iOOO,
OOO in 1875, Sl5S 600 O0O in 1876 Sl64 0OO00 Then
followed the Democratic era, and in 1877 expen
dtures had been reduced to Sl44 ono 900, and wo'd
this year fall below SliO0OOOOO. The gentleman
from Ohio had admitted that in Republican Con.
crosses deficiencies in four years had amounted
10 Sl2 100000, and had stated that Democratic
Congress had to pay $4,000 900 In deficiencies II
a Republican Congress had paid larger defcien'
Giles, Democratic Congress would have had
smaller deficiencies to meet deficiencies to the
amount of Sl3, ,OOOO 900 had been paid by the last
Congress to pay appropriations in the Forty sec
ond and Forty third Congresses.
Mr.. Foster-I emphatIcally deny the correctness
Of these figures.
Mr.. Hewitt-They are bills passed by this
House.
Mr. Foster-There never was in my jndgmenta
greater fraud perpetrated or maintaiued bv
any party than the flAud Of your Democratic
claim that you Rave reduced expenses $50 100000
year
Mr. Clymer was surprised to hear such language
from the gentleman from Ohio FJSter). When he
accused the gentlemen on the Democratic side of
fraud IN making statements which were official,
II was nor courtesy which should characterize in
JtTtOOThe OeIWeen Eenleule0 Ou TINS uOOT, Sucn
language would do on the stump, but not ON the
hlnr Of the House.
Mr. Burchard asked Mr. Hewitt why be had not
gone back in his figures for three or four year. If
be had done sOhe would have found that Republi.
caus had decreased expenditures fIom what they
were in 1867 or 1868
Mr. Hewitt rep!led he had commenced with the
year 1871 in order to show with what excellent in
tentiOls Republicans had started 10 ecOnOmiEing,
but how sOou they had fOrROrter their good inten.
tions and increased appropriations in succeeding
years
General discussion having closed, the committee
pr ceeded to consider the bill for amendments
MOTION To STRIKE OUT THE PRovIso.
Mr. Philips moved to strike out the proviso
which prohibits the increase of the postal car ser
vice during the year beyond what it was on the
1st Of December, 1878.
The motion to strike out was advocated by Mr.
Mitchell and opposed by Mr.. Atkins, Chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations In the course
Of his remarks, Mr.. Atkins asserted (replying to
Mr. FlSter) that half the deficiencies for which
the Democratic party had made appropriations
had come down from the years OF Republican ad
and that the Democrats had been
clearing up old scores.