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CURED 10 meet the appropriations for private |
bills. or other objects beyond the official est- |
mates, nor for the redemption Of Treasury
notes, of which there are ll,OGS977 60 |
outstanding and redecnable during the year
lS43. or these, the whole except S2,402,39O
81 carry interest after maturity, and will not
probably be presented for redemption. But the |
sum Of $2,302,390 Sc, on which the interest
ceases after the year from the date Of the issue,
will require to be provided for and will not only
absorb the balance of S300,627 0S, but will
need further supply of upwards Of two mill.
ions to maintain the public credit. ] have pro.
posed TO the Finance Committees of Congress,
TO place these notes on the same footing with
regard to interest as the other notes, and to
authorize the Department to reissue such
Treasury notes as may be redeemed previous
to July, 1874. Should this proposition be adop.
ted by Congress, the estimated balance Of
S390,627 OS will remain unaffected, except
by such appropriations as may be made beyond
the estimates.
Believing it necessary that some further pro.
vision should be made by Congress for the pur-
pose OF ensurlng an amount of receipts that
will enable the Treasury to meet punctualy all
demands that are likely to be made upon it,
have this day addressed communication to the
Chairman Of the Committee of Ways and
Means, recommending duties upon tea and
coffee, together with several other articles that
appeared to he proper subjects Of taxaton.--
However desirable it NAV he To avoid this re-
sort, it was thought to be mpera'vely called
for by the condition Of the finances and the
public credit.
On motion Of Mr.. Fillmore, the House refer.
red the message and estimates to the Committee
of WAYS and Means, and ordered that they
should be printed. Mr.. Wise disapproved of
this course, and Immediately moved reconsid.
Grafton. lie supported his motion at length in
in speech. in which lie charged on the Com
mttee Of Ways and Means desire to enbarrass
the action of the Executive. An alteration
ensued between him and Mr.. Fillmore, respect
ing MIR Fs opinion as expressed in private
conversation few days before, Mr. w. charging
MIR F. with desire to evade in public a ques.
ton on which in private he spoke freely. Mr.
Fillmore defended himself successfully, at some
length. We see nothing in the discussion OF
any general interest, but the following hints as
to the possibility Of an extra session OF the next
Congress. In reply to q question Of MIR Fill.
lnore's,
Mr. Wise said tell the gentleman that though
do not lmpugn at all the veracify and sinccri-
ty Of the report of the Secretary, believe that
instead Of surplus of S390O00 on the first Of
January next, there will be a deficit to that
amount or more. Ii the Secretary's statement
be true, and proceeds on our appropriations be-.
ing equal to his estimates, and we have cut down
the appropriation bills, then it follows that there
must be between three or four millions in the
Treasury on the 1st of January. The chairman
knows that very we'll and the editors of the In
telligencer told him and all the world that sucl
a result would follow from the premises; AM
1t puts forth this statement to prepare the way
for the prediction that there will be no callet
session. | wish to avoid called session.
, dread the very name-I dread it as a curse t.
the country; but there are gentlemen who us!
there may be called session that they may
cast the entire odum and reproach Of it upon tbs
. President of the United States.
In aluslon to this train of remark Mr. Fill
more subsequently said
AS to this debate, both IN the former occasion
, and the present, I admit that | did not under
( stand what was the object of the gcnt.enin II
4 putting his inquiries, aud called upon the yen
a tenan purposely 10 inquire. But now discnv
er what could not then now the real object /
disclosed, and do not regret il. HIS object ev
4. identity was to pare The ,cay far an extra session
r and throw the responsibility of that measure,
r possible, on the present Congress.
Mr. Wise. Did the gentleman understand
n that to be my object!
J.. Mr. Fillmore That is what now understand
d it to be.
n Mr. Wise. lfthere is any one measure wIsl
!, to prevent, and wish my friends to cooperate Il
o prevent, it is the necessity of having called
II session. So far from paving the way for ii, IN.
n object is to make it certain, by the action OF tn
" Committee of Ways and Means, that it may b.
r. prevented. That is my object. But | avow
" as my firm conviction that if Congress shall ad
e journ on that report of tie Secretary, Govern
}. mcnt will be driven into the necessity Of tina
?, measure.
Mr. Fillmore said he was much gratifed t
$. learn that the gentleman was opposed to call
ed session, because he was understood to spea
according to the mind OF the Administration
Mr. f. did not himselfhe in any such neces
a. sity, This had hecn the short session; and tn
&c Committee of Ways and Means had had to ex
anime a double set oi appropriation bills, and a.
is ST. TO consider by what way they might bring
Mt the money formerly squandered, and also to de
ne wise ways and means TO carry through the Gov
he eminent to the LIST of January.
n. 1t was curious circumstance that Mr. Wis
G. throughout was attacking the estimates Of tn
ns Secretary, in an argument made in behalf Of III
70 administration. After this discussion he will
We drew his motion and the House adjourned.
ch WASHINGTON, Feb. IA.
he Mr. ARNoLp's bill, which was acted on
as Committee of the whole House to-day, has or,
ated much commotion here, and there is muc
NJ, no trembling and fear among the very large nun
lis Der of people IN public employment here, lest
lic become law. 1t provides that the pay OF mer
70; hers of Congress be reduced Ia SIX dollars a d.
ed while in actual attendance, unless absent on a
a count Of sickness OF themselves nr families, or
:, :, leave Of the House of which they are member
10 six dollars for every twenty mics, estlmated
NJ the most usual route from The members pla
10 of residence. actually trareled, but not to exec
VIC in any case 500; reduces the pay of all ol
tn GERS, Except those in the Diplomatic servit
iu. the Commissioner of Pensions and those W
Of emoluments do not exceed $1,000 per annu
my and those whose salaries are fixed by the CO
D, s,ituton,) those of $1,000 aud towards, 20
' cent those between $1,000 and Si,lO0, II
hn, per cent.-provded that none except Dplom
no. &c officers receive more than $4,000 and
duces the pay of the Navy &c, 20 per cent.
c,s The bill was taken out of Committee tod
after being somewhat amended. ! presu
cir that it will come up Tomorrow, and It is thou!
,ry will pass. doubt whether it will get throu
''es the Senate.
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