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IN SENATE
Friday, December IS.
! Mr. Ruggles, from tie Committee OH Claims reported
.the following resolution:
! Resoiced. hat there be added the Standing Com
Claims
| MIR. Ruggles assigned a reason for this resolution,
the great pressure OF business on the Committee Claims
ami the growth OF Revolutionary claims.
| Mr. Bell advocated the resolution the ground,
and stated that iusead of diminishing the claims OF GER
tain class OF revolutionary soldiers had increased, and
would continue increase for years; and as there
were Senator'S who had arrived late and were
ploycd in any aborio,ls Committees although thew were
competent 10 any station he hoped the abors of the Com
nitiSc Claims would be divided Thus the public bu-
ness would be expedited and deserving applicants would
receive justice.
| The resolution agreed 10.
cUMBERLAND ROAD.
Mr. Buckner from the Committee Roads and Canals,
reported The bill Tor the continuation of the Cumberland
Road from Vandaa the Capitol of Illinois, to Jefferson
Ci,y' the Capitol OF Missouri, without amendment.
MIR. Sprague offered the following resolution:
RtSof0ed, That the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads be instructed to prepare and introduce bill
ducing the rates OF postage.
ILLINOIS CANAL.
Mr.. Robinson asked and obtained leave 10 introduce
bill 20 amend entitled an act to grant quantity of
land TO the State of Illinois, make canal or rail road to
connect the waters of the Illinois river with those Lake
Michigan which was read twice and referred 10 e Com
niiltee on Roads and Canals.
The Chair laid before the Senate report from the Sec
rotary OF War enclosing list OF persons making appica-
tons TO be placed ON the Pension Roll.
On motion of MIR. Gundy, the Senate then proceeded
to the consideration of Executive business.
when the doors were opened,
MIR. Bib presented the petition of William c. Wallace,
which was referred to the Committee Revolutionary
Claims.
The bills which have passed the House this week were
severaIy read twice and referred appropriate commit
The Senate then adjourned 10 Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Friday, Dec 2S
MIR. Verpanck, from the Committee of Ways and Means
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by mat committee yesterday to reduce and otherwise al
ter the duties on Imports
REPORT COMMITTEE.
thThe Committee OF Ways and Means in obedience TO
order OF the House, have under consideration so
such oil the Message of the President OF the United
utaes referred to them relates such further reduc
con In the revenue may not be required for objects of
general welfare and public defence authorized by the Con-
/ utuuon,' and now submit the following Report:
The whole OF the debt of the nation remaining unpaid
at the expiration OF the present year. amounts onv TO Sc
millions sixteen thousand dollars sum less Ian the
| Of he Rau nffI, IT,itod
! States owned by Government The application of ths
fund alone, Independently of the other ncorpo
rated companies subscribed for held by Government
and amounting at IFS original par value TO the further
sum OF l,SSO,OOO) may make the commencement of the
next year the epoch OF that happy and memorable EVENT.
on the near approach Of which the President has Justly
congratulated Congress and his fellow citizens the eX-
ncton OF the public debt Of a great and free nation"
ne ue and the occasion, whilst they fitted awaken
the nobest feelings OF the patriot and give confidence
and ardour to the principles and hopes of every friend Of
republican Institutions call also upon us with equal force
TO discharge those weighty and honorable d-
ties to which we have been cordially invited by our Chief
Magistrate. The removal of those financial 'burthens
which may be found to fail unequaly upon any, and The
reduction OF the revenue to such limit shall be con-
sisten with the simplicity of an economical Government
and necessary TO an efficient public service"
The examination Of the general accounts Of the receipts
and expenditures of the United States for the years
presents the following results The aggregate expendi-
lure Tor The six years ending with the 3st of December
1882 ncludng the estimated expenditure OF the present
month"; amounts TO l62, 400 600 dollars.
During the same period that expenditure has been
suPphed by an aggregate amount of revenue from various
SOuICes, cHeuy from the customs, OF 600
IN addition to an uneXpended balance the Treasury at
the commencement of that term of 6,35S $50 dollars
ABOUT oneXth OF which consisting of the broken
Dahks and similar iunds has remained unavailable in the
Treasury.
Deducing from these receipts and expenditures the
amount received and paid out of claims our
citizens against foreign Governments of which the Urea
snry was merely the channel of receipt and payment there
will result an annual average Of t,cesir millions dol
lars OF annual income, aud annual average expeudi
ture absorbing this amount together with the balance in
Tie treasury at the end of 1926 anouating TO nearly
twenty seven millions Of dollars year.
During the same period, so, IT'S 900 dollars Of public
DEBT was paid oil leaving average annual ex
pehuuFe Tor all other purposes of something less than
thirteen millions five hundred thousand dollars.
These amounts are stated in round numbers, as they
are sufficiently accurate for all the purposes OF this
and present the views of the Committee unembarrassed
with minute detail, in minute pcrspicuous manner.
In the gross sua upon which this average annual ex
pendture IS calculated included the payments for the
settlement of the claims Of Massachusetts, Virginia and
south Carolina the large expenditure qlcn on the
emigration OF the Indian Tribes aud the eXtngushment
OF Indian titles, all made during the last three years
MAKING allowance for these extraordinary expenses the
income necessary Tor the ordinary operation of Govern
men providing literally for efficient civil, military
and naval service need not than thirteen
millions OF dollars annually, including the Pension sys-
TEN of former years. This calculations deduced by the
Committee from the Treasurers accounts from 1927 TO
1882 inclusve corresponds in its result very nearly with
one furnished by the Treasury Department. founded on
somewhat different data by which the average expend
ure OF six years from 1926 1881 inclusive for ali ord
nary aud liked expenses together with those OF less