New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-25
A VICIOUS SYSTEM DENOUNCED.


Mr.. cnIrrENDENs REMARKS on THE MANNER OF
ERECTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS - MR.. BLIss's
DENIAL.
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WAsHINGroN. May 24.--In the course Of the dis
cusson on the Sundry Civil bill in the House to-
day, Mr.. Chlttenden made short speech which
attracted much attention He said
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: believe there Ia but one greater
scandal Il mean the tariff connected with the admins
erection public buildings IN various portions Of the
county. l was struck with the yic,ousness OF tho
greenness attempted repeated OCCASIONS to impress
The gentleman from Kentucky Ir. WilIs) has placed
every member Of this House and tue country under
cost Of certain public buildings IN our leading cities
Fret New.York has public buildings WHICH have cost
s.. 600 900 But / will come to my point az once.
BrooSIyn the hird city the Union, not Federal
sens other he pulley Is adopted than nai which has been
pursued in this House last year ard this.
Last year trolling scheme the worst ever heard
of in Congress- brought the floor Of tins House.
1t was proposed to erect sixteen or eighteen public
strictly language could mi: them to Specific sums.
The Brooklyn building was limited to $:oO0Oo. IN Ian
guage strict as LANGUAGE could limit IL NY colleague
brought It aud asked me to support It, SAID;
No, that is not right; Yon know yoe eannot 9ay me
tnan $3OO,OO0 and probably $i00Ooo." sfIe replied:
"3n G@ Is al ES wsn ans .as eams ass bNcS and S 80
was all right toll him that I would oppose It, al
believe then. and know now, that II Brooklyn had
kept ont of that pool she would have had build
ing as ana o So ssSS NJ 9
inform the House that the gentleman has never conde-
peat what said then never wt Jet what VIII nap.
pen vote for an appropriation Tor public onidng ior
New York CITY and District that does not fairly admit,
cost more than the sum appropriated the fact
that it will cost more.
pl0yed the construction of these pubicbudings The
gentleman from Georgia (sir BOunu has exposed it.
fhe representatives OF the PEOPLE come their
this subject In heavens name why come cG aCFe sSd
and home and toll your constituents we VIII
get million more 6ye,andoye ~ LauSater;l @ Mira,
Mr., Chittenden afterward obtained consent to
make few remarks on special subject. and said:
Ihold in my hand paper which was first prepared
to show that the Funding br ported by the Committee
any body except Wall street Spectators. When the
funding debate abandoned last week. with the tariff
SSTse pfSpe S without a cbac the aues
% to e wSse Sa %y Sr sSa Il
into The Congressional Reeordf As have never yet
ins It is Very disaSreeabe TO me auehteri bur firmly
believe Mr. Chairman, there are enough grains OF truth
before next Winter, II wisely employed and in that
faith bundle myself and ask permission st 70 print nv
unpOken appeal for tarn reform In The Record OF to-
The ChairmanIs there objection to the request Of tho
gentleman from New York .
Mr. CongerIf the results are as serious as what tho
gentleman threatens them 10 be- perhaps thar speech
had better be kept closely under guard where
The Cnairman-Does the gentleman from Michigan
objecti -,
Mr. Conger--No no only want TO ask the gentleman
II the speech dangerous he says; but a. under
stand him say that 10 not very DANGEROUS after a
then withdraw the objection. tLaughferl
A few minutes after Mr.. Chittenden had con-
cludcd, and while he was absent from the hall, Nj.
Bliss took the loor and denounced Mr.. Chittenden's
reference to him as not only wilful misrepre-
sentation, but 90 an unjust and malicious state.
ment which was unqualifedy false. He hurled