The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-26

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Prehsnson Of its psraacious effect and he Dsparms
deslrod therefore, TO throw on for itself suy conse
quences which might result from the reduction psopss
ed which would make difference in The re<es, a. o.
zen .noussnd oonar' o. SeIaAp double that cum pr
pressed the hope that Senator Who had voted il.
the affirmative would move to idcr the vote by
which the bill ordered to be engIo.sed for third
reading.
Mr.. LINN would msve TO reconsider the vote !;
but before taking the question, he thougt that they
| had better proceed with the private calendar.
Mr.. MERRlCK desired that they should
store the original section in relation to postage;
could be done in very short time, and would occupy
but few moments of the Senate.
MI. LINN thought thai they had better postpone
the further consideration of the subject until to-mor
row; and on the question being taken motion TO
this effect made by him. decided in the afiirma-
tive.
The bill to provide for the satisfaction of claims ars
ing under the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, was
after brief debate, laid the table until tomorrow
And the Senate then proceeded to the consdeTa
ton OF the bill to provide from imports and
to change and modify existing laws imposing duties
on imports, and for other pui poses
Mr. EVANS addressed the Senate, and expressed
the hope that the bill would be disposed Of with little
delay as possible. The subject had been already
discussed largely and fully during the present session
and he dId not know any dissenting opinion 70
any considerable extent that 1t is absolutely indis
pensabe to provide revenue. This was the
sixth year which the expenditures of the Govern.
ment have very largely exceeded its receipts, and
since the OF the year 1887 to the pre-
sent time Give years and half the excess of expen
diture beyond the receipts has fallen but little short
OF forty-sx or forty-eight millions of dollars and
tins operation was still going on. In 1916, heavy
debt existed, to defray which, and at the time
to support the Government they had to resort to re-
ceipts from customs and under the tariff bill passed
during that year, the first after the war; they collect
ed the enormous amount of $780, 1868 0OO enabling the
Government to discharge $24, 800,O0 of the public
expenditures, and leaving in the Treasury 22O0O,
OOO for other purposes In the next year, 1877 when
double duties did not exist $265OO,OOO was collect
ed, We, 100000 of which was appropriated to the
extinguishment of the public debt In 1924, the to-
tai receipts were Sl7,0OO,OOO, which afforded the
Government the means to y the current expenses
OF the year and discharge $l6,5OO,0O0 of the public
debt. In 1923, the total receipts were nearly
Twenty-Five millions of dollars, and after pay
ing twelve or thirteen millions of the ma
tonal debt, and discharging the ordinary expenses
OF the Government, there left in the Treasury
balance of six millions. The affairs of the Govern
ment at this time very inadequate to carry its
operations and it seemed to him that they cali
ed on by much higher and patriotic motives now than
by any possibility which existed at the periods to
which he had REFERRED to remove the cause OF COM
plant. The country called for relief well to dis
charge its public debt to sustain its credit and
store It's ancient for strict adherence to its
pecuniary engagements. After showing the probable
effect of the bill now before them, Mr. E. alluded
the subject of the public lands and commended that
most OF the States in condition than the
General Government and that by assisting the former
| by distribution among them of the proceeds from
that domain, their credit would be sensibly improved
and this would, consequence have indirect ef-
feet benefcialy, upon the credit fthe General Gov
ernmen
The further consideration Of the bill was postponed
until tomorrow and
The bill to regulate arrests mesne process in the
District of Columbia taken up, and several
amendments made thereto.
And the Senate then adjourned.
In the House, Monday at the request of Mr..
ARNOLD, the fact of his having moved suspen-
sion of the rules for the purpose of introducing his
bill, entered on the Journal.
Mr.. FILM ORE said that the present session had
been unusually protraced, and that the Army bill had
been already long under discussion. He, therefore,
offered a resolution that all debate in Committee
should cease that day and on his motion, he moved
the previous question. On the main question, Mr.
Pickens called for the yeas and nays which were Oh
dered. On calling the roll, the vote stood yeas 3d.
nays ST. So the resolution prevailed.
The House then went into Committee the Whole
OH the State ofthe Union and took up the Army APP
preparation bill. The question pending was whether
the House should concur with the Senate amendment
striking out the provisocs reducing the Army
This briefly discussed at first by Messrs. John
son, of Tennessee, and Stanly. The former argued
that the reduction should be made in the Appropra-
ton bl-since the action of the House the bill for
the re. organization of the Army must be extremely
uncertain.
Mr.. STANLY declared the determination of the
a fin tn hrin ard
special bill for reduction at the very first opportunity
Afeer some brief remarks from MIR. WARD on
the pressing necessity ofpassng the bill Immediately
Mr.. ADAMS said he was opposed to concurring
with the amendments of the Senate. The only GER
tain way Of effecting reduction in the army by
Selling the first opportunity of doing SO. A bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush The object de-
signed might be gained by the present bill, and gained
with certainty. If we pass the matter by now, and
depend on bill yet to be acted on the chances are
that we shall not gain it at all But it has been
serted, that the Appropriation bill must pass and pass
Immediately. Have those so anxious to make de-
mands on the Treasury discovered how those de-
mands are to be metz The Executive is raising
revenue, is collecting taxes from the People of the
country on his own individual responsibility without
authority ofaw Just Charles the first did without the
authority Of an act of Parliament. How will this
end What the termination Of the career o!
Charles l. The block which his head fell answers
the question To be the of the President
in collecting ship money is backed backed by the
opinion Of the Attorney General. Mr. ADAMS
wished to speak of the Attorney General with
spect but he had heard opinions from that gentle
man. which he did not think savorej OF sound law,
and which were not sanctioned by others, whose le-
gal reputation was of the highest order If the
nue. can be collected under existing avs why did the
gentleman from Ohio present bill here for conside
ration providing for the collection of the revenue He
certainly could not accord in opinion with the Attor
ney General Nor could the gentleman from New
York, (Mr. Roosevelt distinguished lawyer, who
had presented bill OF purport similar to that Of
fered by the gentleman from Ohio. Did the distn-
iniraduced hills of Ike charnc.