New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The lloUse scted OF the amendments to the Naval
Appropriation BIZ, reported from the Committee Of the
Whole OF the State Of the CIion, and noa conoarred
10 that ior filing in The pu-chase at the Brooklyn
Navy Ia.d. The bill was then pxsed-fsas ITO,
nsys1J.
The bill prop, iating s., 900 900 for the expenses
Of tie COLLECTION OF the rovenue WA passed.
Mr.. STANTON (Ohioj msds a report from tie
Tarlf Investigating Committee, and On his motion the
report srd evidence ordered to be printed aud
the Committee discharged from tae further cJns'dsrs-
tOn Of toe subject.
Messrs. MOORE ALA, and PURyIASCE PA,
eeyeieliy, made monty reports.
Mr.. PJRVIANCE concuis fully with the report Of
the COMMITTEE sScfs'ng tie P H. w [ssyo to 'Ao
The soiity say. that if hs h I'D not been reles>e
the Committee would have obtained additional evi-
dence.
tLet having participated in the ps'.7ge y: the ent
which publishes cCutUmacIOus wtEesses aud especial
" after Mr ACCT had been in prisoa under tue
Ger Of Il IIouse from Feb. 10 10 March - it seemed
to him II at 10 withhold Mr. Waeott from tIia you'll
lie 90 arbitrary refusal TO test the very Ian he ssstsd
10 pas, snd beoides would op:rs,e csnsure upon
he action Of tie House.
III MOORE dissents from the report of the ma
iOrlty, because contains ctUeure OF this HJ1se 0t
the release Of Nv Wacott, and because willis slndry
iIovdusls have been severely censurd, others have
either been excused or their conduct paseed over In
silence.
Mr. CAVANAUGH (Minueeots, offered rssou-
ton, which was adopted, directing the Committee oo
ELECTORS 10 inquire AID r. port as TO me light OF r
kirgsbuIy 10 a seat ss Delegate from that portion
of the Territory of Mnueoa outside of the present
The SPEAKER said he had thought Mr. King'bury
had ceased to he Delegate, but on locking into sew
oral pIecedento, he found that Delegates we're per
mitted, 8s in the OF Michigan and Wisconsin.
lie called on the House TO relieve him from the en-
baIiassmen.
During TIE conversation it appeared that A. G.
Fuller lere, claiming to be delegate from Ds-
cetab. His credentials were referred to the Commit
tee on Electors.
Mr.. CLAY KY asked, but failed to obtain uusu-
imOus CT nseit to introduce bill TO restrain and
press outrsges the flag and ctizeia Of tue Untod
Sta,es.
The House went into Com nittes GA the Post O Iics
Appropriation biz, but it soon laid aside, aud ths
Army oil taken up.
Mr.. SHERMAN 20 This was the secotd loan
bill demsnded by the Administration this session.
While he wiling to take all p Oper measures Ia
preserve the public faith he would not vote for this
bill. II should he eccOmpa nied by come radical
measure reform. The expenditures for this fiscal year
exceeded tie revenue 81 900 600, aud for next year
would exceed tie revenue $i3 900 900 over sS00O0
Ct0 in two years. The $50 coo 600 of Treasury notes
and the balance of 600 900 in the Treasury in JGiy
last exhausted. The insncial result of the first
two years Of this Administration would be an empty
Treasury ard permanent debt Of SOL ,WU, GOD. H.
stead Of proposing means Of retrenchment and
reform, they demand loans and Treasury
notes and oeieat every effort Of the Opposition 20
lessen the peLduTes lie then in Diet all stated the
expenses for t,s year tn be $S3 900 OOO aud csated
them for next at 500 tO0 0U and contrated the
e4peIses in different periods of the Government with
the expt nsss 81 the present and tue last Adnnlstra
ton The expenses Of President Peiccs Administra-
ton were $50 OO0 more than the entire expenses Of
tie Government prior to 1915, exclusive OF payments
on the public oeb. The first year Of this Atninissra
ton cost tie nston s. geo mole than the expenses
of the Government prior to the close Of Jeher-
dnIp 8.
Already bills had been introduced appropratlng
SO eco OOO and other propositions are pressed upon
requiring many millions more. While p'plation
has Incl essed since 100 sevenfod expenditures have
Increased forty.eghtfold From 10 cents an iuhabt-
ant it is now 81, $50 for each family aud S2| for
each voter. When the comparison ia cslred toto de-
tails, It is found that the great proportion OF the IN
create il in contingencies miscellaneous iucidsntsl',
and an army Of useless officers Tbs miscellaneous
expenses have arisen since IS46 from 900 70
$1,000, OCO covering multitude Of jobs and contracts
The Thirty third Congress, famous FOR repeating the
Missouri Compromise expended g OOO, 900 for print
ing or over $40 900 for each member. The expsases
OF the Military establishment for this year are near
$50 900. Under these circumstances, while loan
they should he accompanied by proper measures Of
rererc hment and REFORM The House alone can apply
the remedy by reducing the appropriations. Inc
Constitution has conferred upon the House full and
exclusive power over the public purse but this power
has been practically usurped by the Executive, By
transferring appropriations made for one purpose to
dfeIeIt ore, by usieg money appropriated for one
iscal year for another, ard by contracts made 10 ad
vance q appropratiops-thus compelling the House
TO sanction reckless expenditure yolae the public
faith; ard, by direct usurpstion of each OF these
abuses lie gave examples. An earnest eh'rt to pre-
vent ttem is met with opposition and denunciation 6y
the friends of this Administration. lie condemned
the habit of the Senate loading down the appro-
priation bill with anendments once rel scted by
the House, ard of introducing revenue bills IN ylo-
lstion Of the express provisions OF the Consttutop'
IL ko. 1orn uUl falta u.
tional powers. il mas thrown too much on a sin'
gle Committee of Ways and Means, which. by
being burGsped with too much business, has De-
Gene mere transcribing clerks of the Depart
uents. We ignore the principle Of grievances be-
fore subsides ard vote money Teckiessly, and then
do not lock after its expenditure. VS. have seen
Committees on expenditure, and none of them ever
meet. They entirely Ignored by the Chairman
of the Committee Of Ways and Means in tie reference
Of the PRESIDENTS Message. We also neg,ec.
the power OF impeachment. Every violation OF
Law by an Executive officer should be fol-
lowed by impeachment. or bill of indemnity.
Wien these reforms are completed, loan bills will be
longer needed and expenditures will be reju led
within the revenue He had confidence that this
IIouse, as now composed would accomplish any.hog.
The power ard Influence of the Executive hs, been
too recently felt. He hoped the next House would be
opposed Il the Administration and tia, it will lesrn
om the example set by the last House how hankless
task il is TO yield 10 the urgent demands for money
by an Admnistrat on. An opportunity will then bs
offered 10 check the uup sons OF the Executive and
Senate and cOrfne the within their Constitutions al
powers
Mr.. LETCHER Va was glad that the public eV.
penditures attracting degree Of attention,
and that the gentleman from OHIO had invited tho
scrutiny niucn demanded. Why did he mo- press
his reforms in the last Congress, when political pitles
in TIE UonSe were nearly balanced, so a. to bring
about practical result He hoped the gentleman
would exert mis- sslutary influence the bills yet 10
lie scted upon, such those for rivers and h1bors 10
be launched OF by the Senate and involving Isl &c
amounts Of money. When TIE tine Gomez, they