New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-13
Mr.. Hawley-Ts This a public debt
~. AN, Enn-No a priyntr one.

Mr. Uawley-Ts This public debit
Mr. McMahOn-NO, private one
Mr. Hawley--It is not private one. u,,o,ts r.
Mr. NcAiahan-Is 1t n debt OF the uO'erLn0n'' -
Sir Hawley FRAT Is to be argued 49,. .u,or ron.
Mr. McMaho-I say i Is private sd G sasTe hat il
the Government aid not pay them' private p'i''"'
would. -, .. oorsiaer tho nm
INFORMATION made tor the Public Printing ONE ait
quoted from the Public Printers reports pr e ee r
rive years To show that the expenses or me Ouue
The present wear were excess OF those for any year
since S7S WnnI was Ie cS Extra session
Mr. McManon contended that the extra session wa, Mas
not RESPONSIBLE for the enormous increase. ~ NV -, mo-
brosht about in part by extrayagan purchases OF n
terla and part by the fact that tnefe was 10 IN me
the number OF persons who might De emploIeu III '"0
Mr. HIsCOCK Rep., n. " said that the gentleman
raj the man At the head OF the printing office
had been squduderng the public fun1s II tneIe la 10,
been stealing IN that printing ohice haI Deen III ILL., e
DHrehsse OF material and in nothing else, ara those
uur chnses had been made under the SUPERVISE u W
S,irs Of the Printing O1ce had beel managed ecOhoh
caIly and honestly Passing on 10 the appropriation Tor
grend from ohio oar McMahon) had announced
that the Democratic party ana NOT proPoSe d ia t
propose to obey the decision OF the supreme court Az
Naii11 sbnuld De starved the Federal ccton laws
were not repealed The same ISSUE lad again 0eeu .e
Gercd AZ the meeting Of the next Congress The Two
nHrtIes mad met on that issue and mad gone 10 tue
country upon IT, and the country had heen hearu rom
lie wondered that the gentleman from ONO Win tnat
sod experience shOud here ana announce That tue
Dcmoerac party would not obey The decision OF tue
snnrene Court liability had been incurred by Tie
Mr. McMahcn-Under whose authority, how, aud by
Mr. uiscock-Not bV n head OF a department, hut oy
observation-disclosures o1icers-under the provisions OF
statute which they could have been compelled 10 exc
cute by order OF "A Court. ,. ,..
NJ McMahon-D0es not the law say that no depart
reut shall expend any sum in excess OF Appropriation
MI Hiscock-Gs a marshal "A Department.
Mr. McMabOu-lf Quartermaser 81 Inc ARMY oh-
tered into cOntrHct-- a.,
MI. Hiscock-Ihs Is no contract; it Is an "thcial
duty Wi NY friend friend from OuO gay that ne De-
hrycs provisions OF tie law he refers 10 nave Deeh
Vloatedf
Mr. McMahOn-Ycs, I do.
Mr. Hisrock-Weli, IL rad 10 believe that 50 good
LAWYER will so hazard his reputation. Mr.. HiscOck
e cxprrs.ed conclusion, MS benef tnat the Demo
cratic PARTY would in the end yiold TO the inevitable
ana appropriate money.to pay the special deputies
what Trey lad earned.
Mr. FINLEY DEM Ol1o) attacked the manner in
which the Printing Office was being carried on. he as
serted hat other Department had been carried on so
exirayAgnnty and Ia support OF that statement, htht
tnnt Franklin RNcs, former publisher O me cDhyfeS
sO,qI GlObc mad offered To take the printing Office "a IL
now stood The public printing for 80 per cent OF the
ureent cost pay 600 Tor the rent OF the OdlnR
and realize &125,OOO by the transaction.
The following oils were ina ruduceO aud referred:
Bv Mr.. COVERT Dem, y. G.l-FOr The suppression OF
peufo-pneumCula IN neat cattle.
BY Mr.. SCALES DEM. y. C.)-IO accept and ratliV
the agreement submitted b. he Utc Indians Or the sale
o. tncig .dnes lH Colorado aPprOprauug 05SoOOut
The House. at o'clock edouincd untl Monday