The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-07
Cmemtg=SrOenth Congress.
FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE,
SATURDAY, Sept. 4, 1871


appropriations Tor the purchase Of ordnance and ord
nance stores was taken up and after some brief re-
marks from Messrs Mangum, Sewer and Wood
bury
Mr.. ALLEN moved TO amend the bill to the erec,
that the appropriation be made from the sales of the
public lands, any act the contrary notwthsland-
ing
Mr.. SMITH, ofIndiana, regretted to see the course
Senators were disposed to take Would they never
cease to assault the Land bi2 There never had
been bill 50 long ard desperately contested by the
Opposition Every amendment, including the one
now offered, IN principle, that the ingenuity OF that
opposition could DEVISE had been offered III the pro-
gress OF the bill IN the Senate, and had been voted
down. Were these amendme is to be repeated upon
every bill that came before the Senate Would Sc
majors persist in this course? The whole matter con-
nected with the distribution bill had been solemnly
decided at the present session. Were Senators not
willing TO let the People try the measure If It was
wrong they would find ii out and correct it, He SAID
let them try IT, This fighting a measure indirectly
he did not like He would submit It in all good feel
ing TO Senators to let this measure take It's course
he bill authorized lis repeal when ongress should
say II should be done Let the question at all times
be larry and openly met and decided Mr. S. was
neither to be driven nor coaxed into re-argument OF
that measure at this He had heard with pain
and regret the Senator from South Carolina Mr..
Calhoun the other day, call upon the President to
put MS veto on this important measure. He Mr. s.
did not object to the opposition of the Senator while
the bill was IN the Senate but regretted that he should
liamentary rule, and advise the Presiden, to veto
measure that had gone from the body and which was
specially recommended by h,mself in his last Message
and urged by him upon Congress for its adoption
MI >. would not pursue the subject. He wished to
see the session brought to close and he would say
nothing that would lead 10 debate. He hoped The
| amendment would not be adopted
Mr.. ALLEN said they would constantly unitedly
and with accumulated energy follow up The subject
1t had all along been said that distributing the proceeds
of the public lands among the States would neither
tend 10 loans nor additional taxation Now hat had
they witnessed He would give them fair notice that
his side OF the Senate meant to do all il could repeal
the distribution law to help alleviate the burdens of
the People, which the land bill had imposed for the
benefit OF foreigners and these foreigners enemies
moral and political.
Mr.. WALKER said the Senator from Ohio talked
of the land bill though il had already become law
He expressed the hope if the bill was signed that no
bill which violated the spirit OF the compromise would
receive the sanction Of the President
Mr.. Mangum replied; when the question was la
taken on The amendment and decided in The negative
| as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Calhoun Clay,
| Of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton King, Linn, Nero
berts, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, SEWER Smith, Of
Connecticut, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury., Wright,
Young-l9
NAYS Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien,
Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Evans, Ora
ham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum
Merrick Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter Prentiss,
Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Southard Tallmadge
White, W. odbridge-25.
The bill was then laid over 10 be taken up on Mon
day.
REVENUE BILL.
pending being the amendment Of Mr.. Woodbury., TO
exempt tea aud co1cc,) when
Mr.. CLAY, as Chairman of the Committee who
reported the BILL addressed the Senate, at some length
E,Ha hi IF tha a,,ft
sury, and showing the necessity for the passage Of
his BILL bare outline only of portion Of which is
here given.
He first compared the actual revenue for the pre-
sent year with the actual expenditures giving state
Of which for the first halfofthe year. actually
ascertained from the Treasury Department. and estl-
mating it for the latter half of the year, under the
listing laws, supposng the present bill not to pass.
Actual revenue for the first half of the year 1871 as
ascertaned from the Treasury Department as
follows
Customs 56,ll34l0 81
Lanls 500 69 93
Bank bond 637 049 AZ
Miscellaneous items Ga 945 SO
$7G42 OTIS &c
Expenditure during the same time
Civil, Miscellaneous, and Foreign in
tcrcourse $1,000, 524 II
Military 6442, 1893 So
Naval 1858, 700 81
$l2,O65, 1874 &c
Public debt 1887 35
Treasury notes redeemed including
interest 1862, 45O GA
$l4,i3l SIP. rs
Difference between actual receipt AM
expenditure the first half OF
1871 G, 769, 437 90 I
The probable revenue for the second half of the
veal under existing laws, he estimated the same as
that known for the first half excepting that derived
from bank bond, of which there none for this |
part of the year Deducting that the actual
for the second half Of S4l would be $7005, 02G 20.
The items Of penditures he also placed at the
amount excepting the redemption of Treasury notes,
which was known would be "a Oi7 49S l6, making the
total probable expenditure for the second half Of the
year SIC $50 Al thus making defer, of 50 ILL.,
534 ~ To this adding Sc, 7S9, 437, the deficiency
for the is half of the year, IL amounted To 800,
97l lS u near sixteen millions dollars the total de-
felt for the wear 1871 This sixteen millions would |
absorb the loan OF twelve millions authorized this
sion and Treasury notes to the amount of about SIX
millions leaving only balance Of two millions in
the Teasuiy the end of this year. This would be-
than absorbed by the appropriations Of the pre-
session. and contingent demands for The lreasu-
ny, and thus the year 1912 would be commenced wlh'
out single dOiid+ in The Treasury.
He then glanced at the probable state OF the lTea-
sury for 1912 under the existing lave. II was known
that Treasury notes were he redeemed IN the hrsf
half of the wear, TO the amount of four millions
-Four millions one-third of the loan authorized
this session. would Justly fall on this year TO ne pro
vided for, which with the redemption OF tne tea-
sury notes amounted 10 eight millions demand on the
II reasury independently Of current expenses Esti-
mating the revenue for the year the same as from Gus
toms az the year ls4l-the lands having passed from