New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

M OTERO New Mexico, introduced bill for the
cons'rrct or Of wagon and emgrant road In New
Mexico.
TIE House then went iu'o Com nittee Of the Whole
on TIE Deficiency Appropriation bill.
MI LETCHER (Na.l said the Committee on ways
and Eea, placed 10 an embarrassing postcn,
They hn1 be fred On ON the Democratic side o.
the House. Soue Democrats wore againss a tne
provisions Of tie bill 8td others against partcuia'
proviopF, but oil seemed to c0Dcur IN the
That IN es the bill in its every provision Gao be maze
acceptable 10 trem Trey ore prepared 10 Vo'e IL
down and ltavA the GOvtroment without the means
of carrying on tue poy d ~heh o 1t hs
of the reRulsr appropriation, would enaO'e the va
Depsrtn,eIt pow TO make cheaper contract for the
trapsportaou OF supplies to Utah than II 1t were oe
Iayed till Autumn. ,.,
The million aud quarter deficiency to be suppiled
by this bill came as legacy from the previous an
Initis,ratcy If the Utah expedition was lmpropsiy
beeuh ss 1as said why did the House pass reSoIu-
-tpn declaring taat rebellion exists there ana SUISSE
oue1tiy pass n bill to furnish volunteers
II was pow too lae to urge ~ plea lOr tne oeteat
Of The Deficiency bill that the Pfesldent ad ao' ge.
the troops in Utah. Mr.. LEfCHER defended the Dill
generally. " NJ.
WASBBURN (Me.J aud GRANGER IN. ~ opposed
granting the eupphes for the Utah Expedition, on the
grourd that tue Prssdent il prosecuting the war
agapst the Mornons without the authority Of Congress
Mr. LOvEJOY (Hl) was willing to undertake tn, the
war sgsinst Utah by contract at half what the bill
proposes 20 appropriate All the Government has TO
SAY u. wbethtr Brigham Young is to be hanged and
how many men il wants killed
M. LETCHER VA replied that it was not known
before that the gentle nan was lighting man, other
wise probably the Secretary OF War might nave
spoken tn him upon the subject. Laughter.
MI HUGHES Dd in TSPy b.ss to 40 on ,ngesns Ksnsss
was Cpenfd ty the Little Giant from ONO tCo1l,
and Re Hugfes only spoke at that time a6ont .tsn .ts
70 speeoh he could correct bin. Laughter
Mr.. COLFAX Clnd.D replied that his colleague Woud
find his l-bor in vain.
Mr. HCGHFS-I have converted you, for you de-
clared you would not vote for the admission OF Kan
vas under tie LecomptOn Constitution and yet CID so
,vose the other day. laughter
Mr. COLFAX replied that he had not voted -
rstfy, but 10 reject that Constitution. lie had voted
10 admit Kanfas as State, without lndors'og any
COnstut leaving the people To vote on Lecouiot'n
under such circumstances, as The HaShngt0n ItoI
declared would induce them to REJECT II. lie hao
voted for The Crttendeu Amendment which the san'
osper said was rs iull of Black Repubicamsm az an
egg is full Of mat. -...-.,,, 81, - c..;...o
rose end reported tine bill with recoinme no atioH una
II be recon mitted 20 the Committee OF ways ana
Means with in tiuctous 10 report in separate tus ue
Items r dec, ucy under each head for the expendi-
ture fer service Of the present fscal year. ana 10
bill all sppro prstons designed for the next tScal year.
and also with Inatruc ne to Inquire what iurther og
eato, il neces ary TO restore to Congress an ecier
control over the tSpenges Of the Government. ,.
MIR LETCHER Va raised question that such IN
stIuctops cOu no, be given, as 1t wouid De mpoSsi-
ble to comDI, with tbom.
The SPEAKER replied, that the report was novel
in its character. but at the SANE time 1t was coupe
te1t for the Committee to max the recoomenoauon'
Mr.. CAMPBELL (Otio) said that ii the recon n
nendat.on ehouId prevail, il would amount 10 the
practical defeat Of the bill.
The previous question ordered, on agreeing tue
inst,uftion 10 the Committee on Ways ana Means,
pt tnding which the House adjourned.