Year: 1876

ing 70 the Exp0siuon but that last year having
travelling again in Denmark, Sweden and parts OF
Germany he found that persons who had intended
come had changed their minds, saying that the
American people we're too mean about II, and that
the celebration was TO be purely local But sand he,
let this appropriation pass to-day and the OF IL
viii reach Europe tomorrow morning and new i'm
petus will be gwen TO the desire OF regners visit
The country and the tide viii be limited only by the
steamship accommodations Commenting on Mr. Will
ls statement yesterday that the rich men OF Phila-
dephia ought TO advance the money he suggested that
the still richer men Of New York-the rich men OF Mr.
Willis own distrct-ought rather to do it,


Mr.. WILLIS replied that the city Of New York had
subscribed $40 600, which much more than had
been subscribed by all the rest OF the country


MT hARklsoN-Ihcn they should have subscribed all
that wanted rather than have the celebration fail
II the people are not patriotic enough to subscribe
voluntarily for this purpose then II Is time to do
thing TO rouse again the spirit Of patriotism which
once burned brightly, but which has been
deadened by civil strife, by internecne and by
100 great attention to the almighty dollar. Referring
July celebrations and 10 the fact that he made
which might be called ''spread eagle he expressed
the desire that there was to-day spread eaglesm
in the land.


Mr.. KELLEY rep.) ofPa replied to his colleague and
said that while listening to him he could not help
thinking las his colleague did not speak the senti
ment OF the tenth Of one per cent OF his consttucnts
of the disagreeable duty Imposed the Trappist
monks Of digging their own graves and keeping Them
good condition. tLaughter) He had also thought
of the venerable democracy of his friend from New
York willis, which was now nearly eighteen months
old (aughterl who had appealed yesterday TO those
traditions which he had opposed until eighteen months
ago II was never too late to be converted and new
converts were said TO be unusually jealous If the
arguments of these gentlemen Cochran and
Willis had any force thsre would be dome the
Capitol; but was state rights democracy that had
ordained that dome and that had paid for the pictures
that embellished IT, and yet his colleague and the ven
cradle democrat from New York could find warrant
the constitution for buying flag TO float the
Capitol as il was not necessary for the national defence
for the public welfare.


In conclusion Mr. Kelley related the anecdoe OF the
democratic Congressman who on his death bed asked
his friend not 10 have him buried in the Congress
sional Cemetery, because he thought il unconsti-
tutional and he assured those two gentlemen
that II thew should this Congress he would see
that the constitution was not violated by their being
buried in the Congressional Cemetery,


Mr.. TUCKER, OF Georgia. spoke in opposition to the
appropriation, and IN the course Of his remarks,
speaking OF George Washington, he said that George
Washington the arst great rebel in the country,
and he ventured to say TO the gentleman from Ohio,
(Garteld) who spoke the other day about perjury,
that George Washington was in the view of the land
perjured REBEL Tor he was ohcer IN His Majesty's
army, and he Mr Tucker took it for granted that he
swore TO support the Crown and then went into rebel
lion.


NJ GARFIELD-Did he hold commission in the Brit
tish army at the time OF the revolutionS


Mr. TUCKER-No, sir.


Mr. GARPIELD-Then / think he did not commit
perjury


Mr. TucKER-Then you claim that his oath only
lasted so long as he held his commissionY


Mr. GARFKLD-It ceased when his commission ex-
pred.


Mr. rucKER-But he resigned


Mr. GARFIELD-He did not resign


Mr.. TUcKER-He did resign.


Mr. GARFELD-He was not an officer at the times


Mr. TuckER-Why, the gentleman does not know the
history OF his own country. (l.aughter)


Mr.. GARFIELD-Did he resign to take service against
the Crown


Mr. TuoKER-oh no. That is another thing


Mr.. GARFIELD-He was trying to get service IN Great
Britain bee the and failed.


Mr. TUCRER-He resigned and then he took service in
the rebellion. When the gentleman was speaking OF
the of the South the other day he spoke of those
who resigned and aterward took service on the Con-


Mr. GARPIELD-I did not speak OF those who, having
resigned took service but spoke of those who, being
still under their oath, contemptuousy violated II and


Mr. TUcKER-If you had so qualified your phraseology
should not have interrupted you the other day, ior
know of such person The reason interrupted the
gentleman that represent on this floor district
and little where sleep the remains of one Of the
noblest Americans who ever trod this soil (meaning
Robert Lee) He sleeps in death, and no dishonor
ever, by implication or expression, be thrown on
that honorable grave that the Representative from that
district Will not rise here and repel Sensation and


THE COMMON SCHOOLS


Mr. TUCKER then proceeded with his argument in
the course OF which he quoted the gentleman from
New York tMr. Hewitt saying yesterday that the
government conicssedly an educator Of the coun-
whom never confessed it. not only do not con.
fess it, but deny 1t in toto, deny that this govern
ment ntrude the control OF the common schools
of each State the Union. ceny that this govern
ment can go into common school system in the
STATES and upturn according to the views of members
OF Congress here, who know nothing IN the world
about it. (.aughter.)


Mr. TUCKER then went on to say this government
and beg my New York democratic friends TO remem
Der it-has mission except execute its power and
perform its duty under and in subjecton to the su
preme law Of the landthe constitution OF the country
spoken with strong emphasis and great etect) Show
either the power 10 pass this BILL or that this bill is
essential to carry out power conferred, and VIII vote
for it, but otherwise before God and my country can
not vote for IL The only limit 10 the growing c0rrup
ton OF the country is limitation on the power OF the
government believe that the mission OF TINS govern
ment this time Is economy, retrenchment and re-
form. We have reached that time when IL becomes US
put the brakes down. TO call halt on lavish expen-
ditures II the is only cent TO carry out
constitutional scheme will remember the adage that
IL the last straw that breaks the cames back and
will vote against IL


Referring to what he called the spread eagle speech OF
Mr.. Harrison to-day in which he spoke contemptu-
ously of the three and one-half cents additional tax
that would be involved in the passage of the BILL he
quoted the saying Of Edmund Burke that no man ever
doubted that the commodity Of tea would bsar an inn
position Of three pence that twenty shiIlings would
but the payment Of half shilling the
principle which il was demanded would
make him slave, aud so, TO make him or
his constituents pay cent on the principle demand
ed in this bill would make hum and them slaves Ho
did not care about the three and oneha cents but he
would tell the gentleman from New York Air. Hewtt)
that II this scheme got through somebody would come
with another ike scheme Tor big show at Yorktown
Bunker H or Chicago, and, In the language Of the
old scotch proverD, hohny htue max a
muckle.n IL the accumulation Of the lit
ties that made taxes burdensome and oppres-
sive. he declared himself opposed altogether TO


'ssPLESDID GOVERNMENT"


He knew it old fashioned say so, but he old
enough TO be old fashioned, aud he opposed 10
splendid governments and squalidly poor people He
opposed seeing the tax consumers revel in place
and luxury and to nearing the wall OF from
the burdened people II was the mission Of this
House aud OF his political friends TO say thus thing
should and right here, and now they should
immediate the altar OF duty their sentimental
patriotism and 20 back TO the simple vir-
tues and economic manners and habits
and customs of their fathers a hundred
years ago In this connection he quoted Samuels
proof King SAUL obedience is better than sacrhce
and hearken than the fat OF rams" SO 70 obey the
constitution OF the country better than
sentimental patriotism. He also quoted from the
sage Of Governor Tdon, OF New York showing the
OF taxation from $50 600 600 In 1850 TO Sl4
0OO 900 in 1860, and TO $3.50 O0O, 900 1870, the
increase per capita being from 50 81 1850
s. SO in 1860 and to SIS 81 In lS10 and
that connection recalled the saying OF Louis XII OF
France that he would rather have his laugh
at his parsmony than his people weep at his prodi-
gality. He had no envy Of the prosperity Of the
States himself and his associates from the South
here motive but the patriotic OF advancing
the great OF the Union in conformity 10 tho
constitution Referring 10 the fact that the Legsla-
ture of Virginia had declined to make Appropriation
for he no expained that