Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. I do not wish to be interrupted by any such impertinent question. I have not voted for printing any campaign document. If my colleague wants to justify himself for voting for this measure he may do so to his constituents. Gentlemen talk about the necessity of this appropriation in order to send forward the specimens of Americaningenuity and American industry. No man feels prouder of these things thaiiI do, but such specimens can and will be sent Without a charge upon the national Treasury. Why, air, in that xhibition of 1855, one of the grandest specimens of Americaningenuity, one of the most useful of inventions was the mowing and reaping machine of Manny, then of my district. That machine, which attracted as much attention asanything else there, was taken there by the public spirited inventor, Mr. Manny, now no more, but whose memory de serves a monument for what he accomplished for the agricultural interest. He scorned to ask the Government for ecuniary aid in exhib iting his great and useffil invention. On the other hand, by the exhibition of his machine there, be attracted the attention of all Europe toit, and found his return, not only in dollars and eents, but in the personal gratification be derived. Let me say on behalf of Illinois, as the Gentleman alluded to my State in his speech yesterday, that she does not come here and ask to put her hand into the Treasury in order to pay for the transportation of any property or persons that may desireto participate in that x position. Our Governor, as I see by a recent paper, has already a pointed an a cut on behalf of the State who will attend the “xposition of 1867, either at his own expense or at the expense of the State. Illinois has not come here and etitioued Congress to intervene in this beha f. Now, sir, I desire to call attention to the particular provisions of this JtResolution. Let us see whether members know what it is they are proposin to vote for. My distinguished friendfrom i assachusetts, like a skillinl military man, finding that his real position was weak, set up a tremendous cannonade along other parts of the line in order to divert attention from the weak point; and I do not know but that, amid the roar of artillery and the screaming of shells and the shouts of anticipated victory, the attention of the committee was somewhat diverted from the real provisions of his measure. Sir, it reminded me of an incident of the battle of the Wilderness, on that terrible 6th of May, when so many of our brave sons laid down their lives on that blood moistened bat tle field that the nation might live. About 11 oclock at night, when all was appar ently quiet, in the lines of the rebel center a most terrific and prolonged yell was heard, which continued for a long time. No one in our lines was able to divine what it meant. No one could tell the reason of this proloned and terrific rebel shout and hiss. It was on y since the capture of Lee s army at Appomattox Courthouse that I learned, in conversation with a distinguished rebel general, who was present on the ground, what it meant. I asked him what was the cause ofit, and he replied, “ Our right was very weak, and we fearedyou would attack us there; so we set up that yell in the center to call your attention from our weak point.” So it is with the Gentfrom Massachusetts. By his plausible and ingeniolls speech, talking about everything else except the reposition under discussion, he undertakes to givert our attention from the weak point in his line while he puts his bill through I. [Laughter. hfow, Mr. Chairman, I want candid, plain, country members to come and talk with me a little about this JtResolution on which we are now about to vote. The very 1st line of the very 1st section gives away $100,000. Now, $100,000 for what? “For the purpose herein s eeified.” Whatis the purpose herein specifie I It is, 1st, for the compensation of the principal agent of the Exhibition in the U.S., whose salary for the period of his service shall be at the rate of $2,000 perannum. Here is the 1st new oifice we make, and pay a salary of $2,000 perannum. What else? 2nd, for other new offices and new compensationl Why, sir, it is for the compensation of 4 clerks in NewYork and 4 clerks in Paris, whose salaries shall be as follows: one at $1, 600, one at $1, 400, and 2 at $1, 200 each. 4 clerks in NewYork city and 4 more in Paris, to be employed indefinitely atagiven annual compensation; and to do what, all of these 8 clerks?.Can any man tell me how they are to be employed and what they will have to do except drawing their salary? Then next we have, as number 3, a provision for the compensation of professional and scientific commissioners, ten in number, to be appointed by the President, at the rate of $1,000 each perannum, $10,000. en “ professional and scientific commissioners "wit salaries amounting in all to $10,000, and what are to be their peculiar functions, except drawing their salaries? Now, Mr. Chairman, 1 hope my distinguished friendfrom Pennsylvania fMr. STEVENS] will not take advantage of his great influence with the President to secure all these appointments. [Laughter and a plause.]