Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-11

over without amendment. The section max.
ing appropriations for public buildings having
been reached. Chandler, of Virginia moved to
increase the appropriation for public buildings
at Atlanta from S20, 900 to $4,000.
Mr.. Atkins opposed the amendment as one
That would open the question in regard to all
other public buildings, and would swell the
bill up to $50, Co., 900.
MIR. Ellsworth asked Mr.. Atkins if this was
| not the proper time to CONF lete our public
buildings when men were suffering through
| want.
Mr.. Atkins referred him, for answer, to the
report OF the secretary of the treasury. insist
ing on the necessity Of reducing the estimates
and said 1t was evident, from the falling off of
| revenues, the annual deficit would likely be
$20,0OO,0 900 instead of 1,00O,OOO.
long discussion took place, in which Mr.
roster advocated completing public buildings
on the ground of economy in rent, cheapness of
materials and labor and giving employment to
| the unemp loyed.
! MIR. Eden did not understand what relief to
shoemakers would come from employment of
mechanics on government buildings and Mr..
lttner replied that when a mechanic got EN-.
| ployment be could buy shoes from shoemakers
| MIR. Wright-That is the doctrine, stand by it,
Mr.. Eden suggested that the true way to re-
heve labor was to make equal and inst laws,
and to relieve people from burdens OF taxation
SO they might give employment to labor
Mr.lttner said unless Congress did something
for the laboring men instead of demagoguery
and tomfoolery, God only knew what would
happen Applause and laughter.
Mr.. Harrison spoke in the ssme vein and
charged the committee on appropriations with
| want of capacity. Members could not safely
60 before their constituents with mere preten-
! sions to economy.
MIR. Wright said it afforded him great sat-
| lsfactlon to find that the number of dema-
| gogues IN the House was increasing very rapid
w. Members had begun to find out there was
to be an election in November.
! In the course of short discussion with
Foster In answer to the question as to whether
he owed a duty to Mississippi paramount to
what he owed the United States Singleton
| said he owed his first and highest duty to the
State OF Mississippi. That was his doctrine
| and ever would be.
Mr.. Sparks twitted his colleague, Harrison,
| for stating he was business man. He (Sparks
rather supposed he was in the musical line, a
! clarionet player in the Maine band. Laugh
ter. That gentleman ought to know that in
| this bill there was item of $500, OOO for tie
Chicago custom house, besides an item of SlO,-
600 for it in the deficiency bill. The remedy
for labor troubles for the government to
furnish just and wise laws. The secretary of
the treasury and his partisans had inflicted on
the country financial policy which had brought
numbers of the people to The grindstone.
Mr. Durham protested against the doctrine
| that it was the cuty of the government to take
care of all paupers in the United States
Everybody who struggled faithfully could al
ways make living. The trouble was people
| congregated all around cities who ought to be
at work In the country. (Cries of that's So.
They came around cities looking for govern
ment employment. when they ought to be on
Western prairies tilling the soil and supporting
their wives and educating their children.
MI Ewing stated he would vote for an in
crease OF appropriation for the erection Of
| public buildings in this season of hardship.
| he referred to the sinking fund, to which the
secretary of the treasury looked very largely
| for aid in carrying out his accursed scheme for
| resumption. He Ewing moved to take that
fund from the secretary and put it in public
works. If that was insufficient he would issue
the ten million treasury notes now held in the
! treasury against fractional currency. If that
were not enough he would give back to the
people seventy millions wrested from them by
the steal by this resumption law, for which the
other side was responsible. The sinking fund
had better be sunk in the ocean than devoted
to the purpose Of resumption
Mr.. Blount said the action of the secretary
of the treasury was in obedience of law.
Mr. Atkins said the bill appropriated for
| public buildings million more than the bill Of
last year.
MIR. Cannon said in his country they took
care of their own poor and INDECENT and taxed
themselves for that purpose, and they did not
want to be taxed beside for the benefit of the
p"or IN other parts OF the country. The proper
principle was to let every man in the country
root, hog, or die. Laughter
After further discussion Gamblers amend
ment was adopted by 1O4 to 81, and pending
further action the committee
The speaker announced Hewitt, of New
York, Sparks and Foster as conferrees on the
army appropriation bill. Recess was then taken.
The evening session will be for the considera-
ton OF reports from the judiciary committee.
Erening Session.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-At the House evening
session the bill releasing all reversionary claim
and interest of the United States in certain lands
granted to the State of Michigan by act of
Congress approved June Sd, 1856, passed.
The bill directing suit to be brought in Kan
sas to set aside and annul patents issued for
any of the lands of the Black Hawk band of
Shawnee Indians in Kansas, and to test the
| question to title, passed.
By Mr.. B, tler-To enforce, under penalty of
tine and imprisonment, section 1850, revised
statutes, which provides that soldiers and sail
ors honorably discharged by reason
of disability resulting from wounds
or sickness incurred in the line
of duty shall be preferred for appointments to
civil offices, provided they possess the necessary
capacity.
! Mr.. Thornburgh offered an amendment that
the bill shall not be construed to exclude any
soldier disabled in line of duty and honorably
discharged widows daughters of killed OF
! disabled soldiers. Agreed to, and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Stenger, from the judiciary committee
reported adversely the bill giving additional
representation in Congress to the State of Ne.
braska. Made the special order for the second
Wednesday in December. Adjourned.