Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

so'"'"' ""'" was 'eou '",ee and referred ,, IA.
committee on In eo0pseoon NE, ,@.
subject, he also offered a resolution ,o,N, ~" Vs
committee on Commcrcc to inquire into M, s,s.
diency Of obolishing the tax levied on Scam,a nm
der the name Of Hospital moncy'-which he. owe,
one day for consideration.
Rev. Mr. Goodman was elected Chaplain ofu,
Senate.
Ihcrptndcd Balances.
Mr. Benton moved to print 1000 extra copies a.
n statement of the balances which will remain un.
expended in the Treasury on the LIST Of Jan. 1881
five copies of each to be sent to the Governors Of
each of the States, and twenty copies to be sea
to each branch % the several Legislatures. Nf
Benton prctncod his remarks by stating that Nh,
statement showed that there were fourteen million.
and a half IN the Treasury, which had been oppro
printed, but which remained uncXpcndcd IN the
Treasury. lie contendcd Tat under the Deepest
Bill, this balance would be distributed among the
States, and it would be necessary to levy taxes. or
10 prevent reduction of taxes to enable the govern.
mcnt to meet these appropriations.
Mr. Calhoun replied that there was lcn IN tho
Treasury n reservation Of five millions TO meet an,
deficiency, and that a large sum, equal To four mil.
lions, was always in advance in the hands of N,
dIsbursing officers, and further th., a great part Of
these balances would not be called for until The
l tpdsNIN WAS rcIlpnlSncO DN inc revenue who
was constantly flowing in. He considered it &C,
tain that every effort would be mode to defca, Il
Dcpositc bill. 1t was n contest between those Sh
wish to send the surplus to the States and tho"
who desired 1t TO be in the hands of the DISTURBING
icers-betwoe the people and those who su
either Office holders or office seekers. He took hn
stand for the peoplc-others might take wha;
course they pleased. lie then requested the char
man of the Finance committee TO state On whN
ground the committee had determined to oppose
his bill, to continue for another year the Deposite
bill. Was there to be no surplus, or was it intcn.
ded to leave whatever surplus thee might be In
the Treasury Banks 7 The Senate and the coun.
try were entitled to u reply.
Mr. Wight briefly expressed his determination
to make no explanation on the subject until tho
question should be properly before the Senate.
Mr. Calhoun reLukcd the chairman for the unprc.
cedented and even ~despotic course he had thus
chalked out for himself and repeated his wish that
the grounds for the rejection of his bill should be
laid before the country.
Mr. Hubbard expressed his inability to comprc.
bend any good effect which would result from
sending this document to the Governors anu lie
gislatures.
Mr. Benton made some further remarks, in which
he charged gentlemen on the other side with de-
laying appropriations last session until it was too
late for the motley 10 be expended this season. 3
was nrst, keep on-keep on-keop off npproprs-
tons. What next II was, cut down-cui down
cut down appropriations What next II was,
drfeat-defeat-dcfcat appropriations. Then came
the surplus. lie stated that there ought to have
teen six or seven millions appropriated last session
more than had been and that this added to the
fourteen md a half millions in this document, would
have left no surplus beyond the current wants Of
the country.
Mr. Calhoun repeated and strengthened what
had before stated, and added TINT he believed The
revenue of The next yeal would be 30 millions
(unless some interruption took place instead of2j
millions as now estimated. lie sgain declared tina,
he was prepared to see the operation Of the Dspos.
lie bill resisted at every step. lie then asked for
the yeas and nays on the motion, and they were
ordered.
Mr. Benton withdrew that part Of the motion
which relates to sending copies to the Governos
and Legislatures of the several States. The frat
branch of The motion. which was for the printing Of
1000 extra copies Of the document was then carried
without q division.
HOUSE. The bill to amend the act establish.
ing the Mint ofthe U. States, was read q Sd time
aud passed.
The bill nppropria,ing two millions for the sup.
preston Of Indian hostilitics, was read a third time
and passed.
The bill making appropriations for the paymcn
Of the revolutionary and other pensioners Of he u.
States, for the year 1887. was read a third time
and passed.
Mr. Howard offered a resolution lnstructing The
commlttee on Naval Affairs. to consider the sxpe
diency Of establishing a Naval Academy, which wa.
agreed to.
THURSDAY, Dec. 20.
Il The proceedings were quite embarrassing. Ia
the Senate, Mr. Grundy from the committee on the
Jddlciory reported a bill to admit the State Of
Michigan into the Union. on an equal footing with
The Original sta.es; which wns read a first and sec.