National Republican., 1878-12-18

the Departments could be properly run, and at the
the Treasury. But under The Democratic admins.
tration too little was appropriated and the defi-
cheney bills had 70 be reported Such deficiency
100000
the Treasury Department that for the two years Of
Democratic administration the reduction had been
about s20oO000o, while for the two preceding years
Of Republican @ administration MIN the reduction had
Mr. CiYMER. You have not decreased an appro-
Mr. FOSTER. The decrease has been continual
every year from 1867 down.
Mr fosrER asked Mr., clymer II he denied that
decreased every year since is67 save one,
Mr. HEWITT IN W deny II, aid wfll give the
gentleman my figures g He quoted from % ihe report
the expenditure In ls7l were s57 600 900 70 lsT2
sl53oo0Ooo; in 1879 slsoooo0ooi in 1874 sloi ooo-
600; in 1875 sl53DO0OO: In 1876 slGi 700. Then
followed the Democratic era and In 1877 the expen:
dtures had been reduced TO sl4i 10000 and would
| this year fall below sii0, 900 900
The gentleman from Ohio had admitted that in
Republican Congresses the deficiencies in four years
had Appropriated $4,000 600, and had stated that
in deficiencies. II the Republican Congresses had
paid larger deficiencies the Democratic Congress
| would have had smaller deficiencies TO meet. De.
| fcicncies 10 the amount of si8,000,OOO had been
paid by the last Congress TO cover appropriations
made in the Fory.sccond aud fortythird Con.
grcsscs
Mr.. FOSTER. cmphatically deny the correctness
Mr. HEwITr. They are bills passed by this House.
Mr.. Foster said that. as he had stirred up such
hornets nest on the other side, he would not con-
| tinuc
Mr.. DURHAM. I think the gentleman has got worse
| stling than any one else.
| Mr. F0sTER But more have been sung or your
side There never was, In my judgment greater
| fraud pcTpetraied or maintained by any party than
| the fraud Of your Democratic claim that you have
| reduced expenses $4,000, 600 year
| Mr.. CLYMER was surprised to hear such Language
| from tho Qentpm1n frOm Ohio when lp accused
gentlemen on the Democratic side OF fraud In max.
Ing statements which were official Twas not that
courtesy which should characterize intercourse be.
tween gentlemen on this floor. Such language would
do on the stump. but not on the foor Of the House
Mr.. BrRcnARp asked Mr. Hewitt why he had not
| he had done so, he would have found that the Re-
publicans had decreased the expenditures from
| what they were IN 1867 or 1868.
| Mr.. HEWITT replied that he had commenced with
the year 1871 In order TO show with what excellent
intentions the Republicans had started In endeay-
| oring to economic but how soon they had for
gotten their good intentions and increased the ap-
| preparations the succeeding years.
| The general discussion having closed the com
mittce proceeded 10 consider the bill for amend
| ments.
MIR. PHILLIPS moved to strike out the provso
which prohibits the increase OF postal.car service
during the year beyond what II was OH the lst OF
| December, 1878.
| The motion TO strike out was advocated by Mr..
Mitchell aud opposcd by Mr.. Atkins.
| In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Atkins asserted
lin reply TO Mr. FOstcr) that half OF the deficiencies
| WHICH hlc bculOSlutit lhty hhhc uppIO
priations had come down from the years OF Re-
| publican administration, and that the Democrats
| had been clearing up old scores.
| Mr.. COSGER also advocated the notion and, in
his remarks, branched OF into the discussion Of
the cipher dispatchcs. How, he asked, did the
gentlemen OH the other side defend themselves
against the cipher dispatchcs2 by crying fraud.
No; beg pardon. Iiy silence which Is ominous
as the grave. lLanghIrr on the Republican side. ]
| No living soul of The Democracy, not even the
| distinguished gentleman from Gmincrcy Park, the
head Of the investigating committee, Is permitted
to nllude 10 the subject, lest that gentleman should
be called upon TO investigate H. the country calls
upon him 10 do.
Mir sPAEKs. You know that the gentleman tPot.
Mr. CoXGrR lie was in his seat not minute
MIR SPARKS. lie is not there now.
| Mr.. CONGER. Then lie started out when he saw
me rising. Laughter
Mr. ICCKER rose To made q remark
Mr. CoNGEn noticng the movement and turning
| toward Mr.. Tuckcrh The gentleman from Virginia
| is In his seat Being fearless Of danger when re-
mote from the scene Of danger (laugltcrl. why, in
| Heavens name, has he not called up the cipher
| dispatches? loud laughter. Is nobody on that
side honest enough, bold enough to speak about
this thing when talking about the proHgacy of
Oh Mr.. Chairman. | canno, blame any Demo-
eIat for never alluding TO the cipher dispatches.
| There IS no man bold enough to defend them.
There Is no committee that dnrcs TO examine
them. They stand there arFnyed and backing up
each other-one two, three. Even my long friend
| from Kentucky (nlluding TO Mr.. Durham) rises
here before he Tctires from the arena OF his great
ncss, 10 make an attack on the gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. FOstcrL who accompanies him IN his
exile. l.augherl Why could they not wait to
discuss thoc questions amid the scenes of do
nestle happiness to which they are about TO re-
The hammer icii and Mr. Durham rose to reply.
As Mr. Conger still tried to hold tho floor Mr.. bur
ham claimed that he had been recognized by the
Chair.
Mr.. CoNGER. guess not 1t wNsI wl,orccognized
the gentleman. Laughter But If the gent leman
will speak to the subject 10 which alluded, or II
| any gentleman Oh that side WILL | Will gladly
yield,
| have directed my attention 10 the matter on hand
rarely ever going out Of the subject under conSid'
Grafton for the purpose of making merriment Con,
sCqucnty disregard everything that my friend
has said of iovial character The cipher dis.
patches will take care OF themsclycs. ! suppose
that the whole country understands that the Ad
minlsrhtion now In power was fOistcd there
| through fraud, aud II makes no difference whether
the cipher dispatches or not show that fact Laugh
ter on the Democratic side.
| Mr.. CoNGER Is that the explanation of the cipher
dispatches? tLangherl
Mr.. DURHAM. No; leave them to work out them
selves. | was amused at my friend from Michigan
who has scarcely got a respectable town In hts
country, aud where railroad train Is rarely seen
talking about @ postal car Why ons Of them % were
Laughter.l Let him be content, as am, with hay
Ing Star service We are glad to get 1t twice n
for the sake of making fun. Tin All admonitory tone
| To Mr.. Congcr) C0nfnc yourself to your own see.
ton of country, and don't putting on airs Lshouts
Mr.. CoNGER I have been told that in the gentle.
mans (Mr. DurhRms) district there Is not u manu-.
mCturing establishment o! any kind, not even
shOe.peg making, unless II be- either IN public or In
| private, the manufacture Of alcoholic liquors.
| have been told that there Is one newspaper pub
shed in his district and that there arc three pub
lie school hOuses-rcmOtc, very remote from the
residence Of the gentleman. Laughter have
been told that that gentleman, when once travel.
Ing In Michigan, and seeing tho splendid school
houses there, turned to some southern colleagues
aud said "lt Is no wonder that the United States
| Treasury Is depleted when every village that we
| pass through has grand Government building IN
| It," Laughter Oh, that the gentleman had but
had school house when he was young, where he
could have studied geography Laughter.
do rot wonder that the star service is all the
service that they have In his district | do not
know whether the Mammoth Cave is In his district
hut II 1t is not then should say that the gentle
mans district Is (ahOve ground the dark Mammoth
| Cave of the United States.
| Mr. DURHAM TO Mr., COngcr) Honor bright
did the people Of your country ever sec postal
car? Nome OF your Munchalscnsms. Loud laugh
teri
Mr. CoNGER. We have them Oh every one OF the
FIVE railroads that centre IN the little town where
live. | myself have the appointment of seven ol
: eight route agents. Laughter The little car
houses for the accommodation ot drUvcrs are sup
posed, In the genllcmans district TO be posta-caTs
laughter
. lfthc gentleman will come up 10 Michigan ifhe