National Republican., 1878-06-07
The amounts recommended by the bill are

The amounts recommended by the bill are
as follows:
For regular DEFICIENCIES for 1873 and
piloI .s36ls,blb ~
Al proprlations formerly permanent. 53j,i962l
Ioml.. 81 $40, 2O.l2
Mr.. BLOUNT said there were features IN
this bill which had not appeared in any other
deficiency bill, because OF decision OF the
secretary Of the Treasury, that what were
formerly regarded as permanent appropra.
tions had to be covered into the Treasury at
the close Of the fiscal year, Under this de.
cision there was therefore added $535, 100 -
to the gross amount In the regular def
ciencies there was an item to pay for contracts
made by the Navy Department. Many mem.
bers OF the committee believed that these con.
tracts were all wrong, but a majority deter.
mined to insert the items. II they had not
been inserted the amount of regular def.
ciencics would have boon only about S2,6i0,.
002.9S
Mr.. HERBERT obtained the floor and said
he did not propose to discuss the pending bill
but would speak In opposition to the bill Ia
construct the Texas Pacific Railroad. He op,
posed II because II would not benefit any State
east Of the Mississippi In tho course of his
remarks he contcnded that the Texas Pacific
was not Southern enterprise, because II was
entirely under the control of Northern men
He bitterly denounced the bill rs one which
should not receive the consideration of the
House.
Mr.. MILLS said as the Committee on Appro.
priations had allowed an attack to be made on
the Texas Pacific road he hoped that its friends
would be permitted some time to reply.
Mr.. SPARKS said the friends of the Texas
Pacific occupied two hours when the army bill
was under consideration.
Mr.. WILLIS IN. " said he would address
himself only to that part of the bill which re-
lated to deficiencies for contracts Of the Navy
Department. He argued that all the amounts
named in the bill were correct, and he regret.
ted that tho Committee on Appropriations had
left out amounts which were equally Just.
The Committee OH Expenditures of the Navy
Department. of which he was chairman, had
made thorough and laborious investigation
Of all these contracts and claims and found
them TO be Just and due. Tee contracts were
made by the proper officers of the navy, and Il
r>Aald be TO defraud the contractor not to pay
th,m.
Mr.. CLYMER said that tho money had been
illegally expended and the contracts illegally
made, and these contractors should go TO the
courts for their money.
Mr.. WHITTHORNE said that he, as q
member Of the Committee on Naval Expcnli.
lures, had not agreed to the report of tho com.
mitteo recommending these claims. The re-
port, as originally drawn, was an instruction
to the Committee on Appropriations to report
an appropriation In the sum Of 1921, 1876 to
enable the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay
these claims. Because he opposed that 1t was
said that he would rcpudiate the just obliga-
tions Of the Government.
Pending further consideration the commit
tee rose, and all general debate was closed by
order of the House.
On motion of Mr.. SAMPSON the Senate bill
to provide for times and places for holding the
United States Circuit and District Courts In
Iowa was taken from tho Speakers table and
referred to the Committee ON Judiciary.
Tho House then, at 4:55 p. m, adjourned.