The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27

the foregoing raies. -
eessity for it, peace should be restored in Utah they
would not be ordered out even, the appropriation should
be made. +h'
Mr. STANTON trusted that the eoni,nittcc would not
report the bill to the House Evidently it wds
question for the House TO determine when the necessity
existed for the calling out Of these regiments seemed
TO him that the Committee of Military Affairs, and the
members of the House. should make an inquiry ss to
whether relations with Utah rendered this step
necessary He hoped that time would be permitted to in
tervcns that the subject could be investigated,
MI. j. CLANCY JONES said il there a disinclina-
tion the part Of the committee to report the bill he
should ntefpose objection to taking up another bill
! No objection being made, this bill was passed over,
and the bill making appropriations for collecting the
revenue from customs was taken up. ~ N'st
The bill being reported. aTi8ss.a 8.tef9oh9b 0t
+, Mr. j. CLANCY JONES said that prior to ls49
these expenses were deducted from the customs collected
and the balance paid into the treasury The Act OF
ls4g provided that the whole amount collected should
be paid into the treasury without deduction The act
Of 1850 excepted the coast Of the Pacific but tho Sece
ary tho Treasury had recommended and the bill pro
vided or tho repeal Of THAI ACT 10 make the sys
tenn general Throughout the country, The bill made
appropriation Of four millions Of dollars permanent
appropriation for this purpose. rs sI9@ vsdi
= Mr.. COIFAX, OF Indiana moved to reduce the appro
priaon to three millions Of dollars II true that
the collection Of the larger than years
ago. but the had recently greatly diminished,
Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES believed there were
penses incurred in the collection Of the
cept those under authority of law. The estimate was
Just the amount required the suppostion that the
vival Of trade would be such that within the next fiscal
year the Secretary Of the Treasury calculated that the
revenue would be equal to the expenses Of the govern
ment The Secretary had rerenched to the fullest extent
in his power and there could be no further reduction
unless they repealed existing laws. gg Fl8 o@
Mr. COLFAX said he did not believe there had been
an appropriation of four millions of dollars for this purpose
He contended that when the revenue diminished
present they should diminish the expenses Of collect
1 ". Y & ,Es.
Mr. j. CLANCY JONES replied that the reform should
commence by remodeling existing laws. N 1871 oH
The question being taken the amendment WAS not
MT GARNErT, Of Virginia submitted the following
amendment which WAS agreed to: M aa4@ oa
ma BE- q further a,aca The Secretary Treasury
Of Congress plan and estimate for ret
cnE expense collecting the with
general recommendation in his late annual report
The bill was then laid aside to be reported to tho
House, and the bill making appropriations for the
service of the Post Office Department for the ensuing s
cal year was taken up, s a13 ..4s, s Ess So
The bill being reported
Mr. MfILsON, Of Virginia, did not think that bill
called up at this late hour 6 o'clock. p MI could re-
ceivc that attention which its importance demanded He
necessity for passing the appropriation bills with
out that degree of deleration which ought to be be-
slowed upon them by Congress. It proposed to ad
ourn the 7th Of June, and therefore the public bust
ness must he despatched without proper consideration
He thought there necessity for aournng every
day four ocock than there for adourning sine de
on the 7th Of June He willing to stay until the
7th Of August the 9TH of September. He therefore
moved that the comnitte rise 49,, ,,sf,E
The motion was lost,
q Mr. LETcHER, Of Virginia, moved to amend thc bill
providing that il the Of the Post Office Depart
mcnt should be insufficient for increase of the three
cent rate postage to Ave cents to take effect the
first day of August next 9 'iF9 s45 Gro
Mr. ENGLISH, of Indiana, inquired whether tho amend
ment would not change existing law -
The CHAIRMAN replied that it would. 1a
Mfr. LErcHER contended that his amendment was
strictly in order. Il t5t
The CHAIRMAN ruled it out of order,
Mr. LETCHER said 80 far the present year
ccrned the revenue of department intended to c self
sustaining from postages had fallen short three mil
lions Of dollars Of paying the current expenses In order
to bring the department back to wlat III nmers design
ed 1t to be- self sustaining he proposed to provide the
means While he had idea that this increase would
cover the entire deficiency, he felt persuaded that it
would 20 far towards accomplishing that result, and in
stead of having to apply such sum that contcm-
plated by the BILL they would probably reduce It one
third or one-fourth. 0ig1e kafpsa4Aef g6gaE thl1
Mr.. MAYNARD, of Tennessee protested against the
| ing That was, in his Judgment, most egregious
error If they carried it out they must stop every
mail route upon which the service would not pay
penses He did not why they should pay millions
for the army, millions for the navy, millions for the leg
slaon Of the country and pay nothing for this branch
of the public service which directly home to
the people, and in the benefits Of which they gen
erally participated .8igtf8 4tr sio;gb at I4
On motion Of Mr. WASHBURNE Of Illinois the com
mittee for the purpose Of closing debate the
| BILL pa daf4eolab @t3 hae 8ta4TGE sii I
Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES demanded the previous aues-
appropriations for the collection Of te revenoe reported
from The committee with favorable Recommendation
which was ordered.
! The House then adjourned. = S'A.N@'