Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-12

ciary, submitte ed report on the bill relative to
'Faae on motion motion Of o Mr. Me- Mcmahon. the morning
hour was dispensed with, private business was
laid aside, and Mr.. Mcmahon reported back the
deficiency appropriation bill from the appro-
priation committee.
The committee recommended an amendment
approprlating 5000, 900 for the payment of fees
and expenses of Q. $. marshals and their
general deputies for present fiscal year, thus
making the total amount appropriated by the
bill 81 ,265,5
Mr.. McMahon inquired whether four hours
debate would be sufficient.
Mr.. Conger replied that If no political riders
were placed upon the bill the time would be
sufficient.
but he understood that the printing committee
proposed to offer an amendment relative to the
election OF the Government Printer.
The bill was referred to committee OF the
whole, and, without coming to any understand
ing relative to the length Of debate, Mr. Nc
Mahon moved to go into such committee.
Pending which the Speaker hl laid before the
ing report from the Secretary of State with
accompany papers. in answer to resolution of
the House asking for such dispatches as have
recently been received by the Secretary of State
from the consul general at Shanghai on the
subject OF slavery in China. Referred to commit
tee on education and labor,
MIR. McMahon'S motion was then agreed to-
and the House. at 1:10, went into committee of
the whole (Mr. Carlisle in the chair on the de-
fcfency appropriation bill
MI. tut dlltullOu vi tlS
House to the fact that nowhere in the bill was
there any appropriation for special deputy mar
shals, and he doubted whether the democratic
party ever would appropriate any money for
special deputy malshais so long as the law stood
in the present shape. The last session or
Congress had adjourned without making ap-
propliations for special deputy marshals, and 1t
was improper for any officer to appoint special
deputy marshals when no appropriation had
been made. 1t was said that 81 600 worth OF
special deputy marshals had been used in Cali
NOR lkD not N a n
any relief at the hands of the government, for
i'll his judgment they had long since been paid
by the republican central committee.
Mr.. Hawley.-Had the gentleman any right to
make that statement. or has he any informa-
ton on which to base it?
Mr.. McMahon.-1 have it on fhe wcll-known
character OF the republican party
A Republican Member.-For paying debts?
Mr.. McMahon.-It pays its debts early; even
public debts.
Mr.. Hawley.-Is this a public debt?
Mr.. McMahon:-No; a private one.
MIR. HaWiey.-1t is not a private one.
Mr.. McMahon.--Is it a debt Of the govern
ment? If So who incurred it?
Mr.. Hawley.-That is to be argued.
Mr.. McMahon.-I say it is private debt, when
gentlemen are put on republican duty and as
sured that if the government did not pay them
private persons would.
MIR. Mcmahon passed on then to consider the
appropriation made for the Public Printing Of
flee. BE quoted from the public printers re-
ports for the last five years to show that the eN
penses tf the Office for the present year were
far in excess OF those for any year since 1875.
What was the cause of the increase?
MIR. CoDger.-The extra session.
Mr.. McMahon contended that the extra ses-
sion was not responsible for the enormous in
crease. 1t had been brought about in part by
extrdvagant purchases OF material, and in part
by the fact that there was no limit to the num-
ber of persons who might be employed in the
Office.