New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07

sueke Of the preat ip1rasse of public expenditures
from 1874 to 1853 from $40 000 900 10 $Sh 200 00 scd
the importance t. the oiuo'ry and tee Dem >cra ic
party ,f an iumedise reduction by Congress. Toe
committe4 we've ~ ooibDo that miloo- could he cut
Off He thought bimsef. from Si4 go 600 TO 3 900 .
Go. He warned his Demoo-a''c friends that they
would be held responsible 10 1860 and be obliged TO
enswe' for II
MIR. Gro ~ford, from the same COMMITTEE, sud neu-
ber Of the Comm,te- "f Ways aod Mesps, prs. nted
q table OF items 'bosug, specifically, that 10 them
alone there could be teduct,oo Of upward OF
sfD00o,Oo0.
Mr. Csvapaugb ~actsd to know Of Mr.. Crawford if
beexptc.ed any revenue frou pool aods ia case the
Homestss sd bill ~ oud ts-s the SeDs.e lie thooght
Government ought not 10 lo.'k to puoic iands Tor
TeveIUe az s'. - .
Mr. era sford said he did not expect that OIL wouid
ever becoue a lac.
Mr.. Phelps aovocstsd AL possible reduc,ion OF e1-
pepdituree bnt aDs I'd N ant VS. Dot e the 90 yer
of the Con mrtie~ 'f Wa,s and M~aus 20 enect as
much IA ttey would dtsir-. he tbOoght Mr. G1roet
had over est,u ted the amount 81 'evoon- toe ius
beng re duced BY the t,f Of 1851, much larger i'm,
portstoL would oe nec~srary to rase revenue eq la
To that "a, der the farff oi 1916.
Mr. t4pbsLs (Gs s4id he did not want 10 know
how theee p.Ddr pres h-0 been brought about fne
Que they bad met 30 cons der was boa they cHud
be reduced and To ~b4t exfent. He thought there
might be good mapy mDliols saved Mr. Cta~'
hros table, he thought accurate, ani the reddc-
ton practics ole.
Mr.. Sickles said that the estimstes had been fur
DIfht0 by tbc Dchgs OtpHFtiDShLo WI" "ct'
,ible for them aud nndrfetDOd what they we're abod;
They had no doubt Gu th.u down IS low AZ possible
He did not think portiOh Of the members OF the
House oogbt TO upoer AXE TO revise them. DE meant
no dfrsspect otbsrs but he tbougbt showed want
of COL fder CO in the bescs of departments.
Mr. VallsDoig am said the saot Of confidence was
not personal but only iust such as legislative bodies
opebt alwbye To bby-.
Mr. Boroett asked Mr. Sickles to point out wherein
the Conuittee wrong.
Mr.. Crawford b-,e offoted a resolution that the
Secretary Of the Treasury be authorized to reissue
fhe twelve million Treasury NO'es and that aoy
other deficiency should be .uppled by retrenchment.
Mr.. Bdi Dett demanded the previous question.
Mr. Sicklss denied that the previous question OBJ
taiDed IN cdocus.
The Chan cveJruled the objection.
Mr.. Groesb.ck desired 10 make remark.
Mr.. Bornett refused ~ yield.
Mr.. Taylor spike strongly and exctedly against
ootpg cf bate.
question was Sustained; but Mr. BarDstt withdrew 1t
by ubauiu,ous consent.
Mr.. Groesbeok til, o, for the purpose of avoiding
al feebrg upoD tie subject, moved that the caucus
adjourn sine Ole with the understanding that gen
ers conference Of the patty sboud be held next week.
MIR. StepbeIs approved of the suggestion.
The MOTION carried aud the caucus adjourned
We understand that the Co nmttee will reduce their
report to form FIR puoncauon Pennsylvan New
Jersey, C0Dbecticut aud California were not repre-
septed. New.Yoik was represented by Cocersne,
Sckles Taylor aid Hatch. Iadaus Illinois and ONO
WeIe fully TepfeseD'ed.
The ID. mocistc Menbers OF the Pennsylvania del.
egatiop net in one Of toe Committee rooms this even
ibg, and passed the following Resolutions;
Frat Opposed tO p~rmsnent national deDt.
Second IudorsiDg toe PresideDts recommendations.
Thrd. RepUdiatiog the acts snd proceedings OF the
other Democratic caucus; and htally appointed
Committee of three TO take steps for united action
With other Democrats wno approve OF the position
they have ASSUMED.
An the Penpsylvapia Democrats were present but