Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-13

He recounted the various bills that were
pending in this session intended
to draw large amounts from the treasury
and mostly for the benefit of the Southern
section Of the country, and in regard to which
he said theft support would come mostly from
| the Democratic side OF the House, and the
| opposition to them from the Republican side.
Among them he enumerated the bill to pension
| soldiers of the Mexican and Indian wars. which
would take from six to seven millions a year
from the treasury. The Giddings claim, which
involved the principle of paying the Southern
mail contractors, and which would take about
a million from the treasury. The Texas Pacific
railroad bill, representing sixty millions, to be
assumed by the government. The Mississippi
levee bill, involving twenty five millions. The
bill to refund the cotton tax, involving sixty
millions: The bill to reopen the old cotton
seizure taxes, and the bill to abolish the SOuth-
ern claims commission.
MIR. Singleton reminded Hale of five millions
which the government had to pay to Canada
for fish taken by the gentlemen's constitu-
ency.
Mr., Hale asked Singleton whether that had
any bearing on pending legislation. He would
appropriate that five millions Gams before the
house, its strongest Opposition would come from
the Northern States. He went on to say that
the trouble was that any man who had present
ed any one of these bills, and there were four
hundred of them, every member who had re-
ported one of them from the committee, and
there were dozens Of them, would
claim that from his view the legislation which
he sought to engraft on the statute books was
just and right The radical fault was that the
same gentlemen, were clamoring for Cheese
pairing economy That was the trouble. The
members on the other side made cry for and
Vt Of NV e6,1ci MI herr IF
clerks, by cramping consuls. by turning out
ministers, but whenever they were confronted
with any of the classes of claims to which he
had referred it was as clear as chat water runs
down hill; that they would vote for them and
would advocate them and if they
to go home and face their Constituents.
He did not feel like sitting still and listening
to those homilies about retrenchment and re-
form without calling the attention of the House
and of the country, to the surfeit of bills that
had been presented, and many Of which had al
of the treasury.
He proceeded to contrast the small salaries
paid by the United States to their ministers
and consuls abroad with those paid by the Eng
lish, Frcnch,. German and Russian govern
ments, and said if they were further cut down
the President would have to seek for rich men
to occupy those posts. He characterized the
policy Of economy, particularly as applied to
consulates, al calculated to dwarf the country
and 10 dwarf it's commerce,
Mr.. Whitthorne said if he had tiny doubt
about supporting the bill, the statement just
made would have removed that doubt. The
bills that gentleman had brought to the
attention of the House, the Mississippi levee
bill, the cotton tax BILL &C., were all old
stagers, which had been first introduced while
the Republicans had control Of the House and
of all departments of the government Refer
ence to them, therefore, came with an Ill grace
from a member Of the Republican party which
had robbed the people, for the benefit of the
credit mobilier, of twice as 1auch as would pay
all just claims of the South.
Referring to Mr.. Hewitt speech of yester~
day, he said that gentleman had advocated
civil service reform. What was civil service
reform? He (Whitthorne) was in favor Of it if
Democrats in. MIR. Townsend, Of N. Y.-Thats
the meaning of it--that' a good definition land
he thought that was the reform needed by the
best interests of the country. But If it were
to be understood az system whereby the peo-
pie Of the United States were to be taught that
better and purer class of men than politicians
was to be educated as class to be indicted
into Office maintained and supported there for
life, he was not for such reform. He believed
that was heresy, monarchial in its tendency,
and as corrupting as any proposition could be.
AS an example of the foolishness of civil SER
vice ne sGated q man IN new 10TH haO peen oe-
MED position of letter carrier because he did
not know the latitude Of Calcutta.
Mr.. Dunnell spoke in defense of the con-
sular system, which was not only self sustain
ing, but actually brought three hundred
thousand dollars year into the treasury. He
attributed partly to want of consular agencies.
the decrease of American commerce. He de-
clared himself in favor Of voting government
aid to American commerce. Congress sullenly
and stupidity refused to give aid to commerce
because the cry Of subsidy was rung in its ears.
The great American question to-day
was how American producers could
reach foreign consumers. He characterized
the impending tariff bill, ''The Wooden
Horse" overlooking the walls and threatening
the prosperity Of the country. 1t was a direct
attack on the great agricultural interests and
got up in the interest Of some little two-penny
manufacturing institution. He regretted there
was proposition to revise the tariff, but its
posed they could pass it. Returning to the
question Of subsidies and referring particular
ly to the Brazilian trade. he declared himself
ready to vote 800, 900 or 5000, 000to an Amer
lean ship lneito Brazil,as having a tendency to
| revive American commerce, for in it's revival
I there was increased protection to agricultural
interests.
| Mr.. Cox, Of New York, criticised Mr.. Hewitt's
speech of yesterday The draft of that speech,
he said, could not be misinterpreted. It was
intended to quiet title. His colleague, how
ever, could not quiet one particular title. He
could not read his title clear to the White House
or any other mansion. His colleague was in a
great part responsible for the electoral COM
mission, and he naturally desired to have the
| result certified as good. The result however,
| was BLOOD and no washing would rinse out the
damned spot. With it's stain, the multitude
marian seas would continue to be
incarnadined, until the present executive
|! g. lo2l r., ln,>
| non-elected man held the high Office of the
Presidency through the crime Of convicted
forger, and that convicted forger had an import
ant part in the customs. He (Cox) had the
other day somewhat informally, in the honest
fervor of the moment, characterized the Pres
which he would point his colleague is that
when one takes an Office to which he is not
elected, and takes it through corrupt means, il
is better not to trust any thing he does.
He proceeded to discuss civil service reform
! policy, and said civil service reform under the
present executive. was lame humbug, and
| both sides of the House knew it to be futile
and foolish. The fountain of honor itself was
poisoned. He enumerated various appoint
ments under the present administration, al
specimens of civil seryic reform, and asked
why Wells and Anderson had been appointed
and retained in Office, when one of them was
already sentenced to the penitentiary and tn,
other was about to be. The reason was the,
had to be rewarded for assisting to build VI
the rotten fabric Of the very throne which dis
pensed power.
/. When Coxs hour expired motion to extent
his time was made and passed, and Cox pro
ceeded with his speech. He characterized
civil service system as a bundle of incongruitie
based on false pretenscs. They all know how
futile and foolish were the inconsequential an,
disobeyed orders to officials to abstain from al
interference in politics. Hence the ute