New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-18

biz proposed 10 tax new s,sesrs psSsipe in sugs
Ttis wee pct tie fac. Tie deal n wns, that period
cal teaier sbsi receive their mal matter co the zane
terms regular 81 oscrbcrr. Another sectiyn .hoe
lied uaps AID hthosfhpS to be carried at | cent
Der ounce; heretofore, such mst~ has beea
excuoed from the mails. The third section pro-
ace ~ rlis.she but wnuy ard frsutu'anty onttia2
10 return them; ard cleo persous who Ia like m4nneS
fail to spply lorey handed them for the props yueut
Of postage etc There ia ct present sdequste la
g. puish such efrnses and tire bill proposes ne OF
SlO0, or one yeat imprisonment, or bot5.
TIE bill wss paste5.
Mir. ENGLISH made On Intellectual effort to coz
slider the proposition to abolsh TIE frsnkng privilege
Mr.. COLFAX stated that by the phreseolcgy Of
one secton Of TIE bill, every newspaper publisher
would be compelled to prepay the posag on mis- 90.
tire circulation passing through the nAls-a change
asktd for by DO one.
The Houie weot irts Committee, John Cochrane
Chairman, and tho Army Appropriation bil was ia
Eir. DAVIS Mir defended The Democratic patty
from Mr. Garrett charges Of extravaganza. Why
the last year Of Dir. Fulmores Administration vas
seected for eorpsrsoo WITH DIR. Bichsaao n ltss
10 oeteruite. This vas not fair test. lie aoc0uhtsa
for the Increase by tie extension Of mail facilities 70
the Pacific he Utsh tro1bs-, the oenses ateod1g
tie Territories Of Kansas AID Nebraska tle sappre::'
sion Of iudian to.t,tiee and other objecs OF eXpeu
lures required by tie progress ard consequent neess
sites Of the country For those increased eHpeudi-
lures the Pree 'eu ard the leads Of the depatm
rot to blame If there is any complaint, it should
fan 90 the Congress, Of whatever party
Mr.. GRANGER made speech 10 show that Now
York is guardiI the liberty Of every person, regard
Lea Of com xOD or CONDITION. who sets foot % her
coil. As enc claims their aegi lnce, She owes pro-
lection in return. II ste fulfI her constitutional
obIy6iiors DO person come within her territory
and take away a bu nan being to bs made slave.
Congress has power to eglsi1te the retun OF usl
tive slaves.
Mr.. LETCHER Val, abiding TO the remarks here
tofore made the subject Of economy, said the Com
mitee on Ways and Means, whenever they could on
adequate information had reduced the appropriations
" the other Committees especially charged with
retrenchmeIt and the correction OF abuses bal pre-
sented their programme, something more Imgnt nave
been saved 10 the Treasury.
Nj. PHELPS MOI showed that millions had been
expG nded under the direction of army officers for OBJ
ects which have no connection with the army, whlie
pointing out the manner in which this branch OF the
ice as been increased he stated that the four new
reg ments CO So OOO which together with the in
creased pay Of the army ard ratlOns made nearly
5 1900, 900 annually. He would be happy to aid in
reducing the appropriations il 1t could be zone.
Mr.. ChAFFEE lMsss), in supporting the BIZ, sad
that the facts Justify the assertion that orr army Of
l6 000 men is doirg the work OF at least SO,UO
men. II any extravaganza exists let IL be pointed out
and will be more Jealous than himself to aid in
reform.
Mr. STANTON Ohio moved to strike out the
$780, 600 appropriated for tue recruiting service. Tdis
he said presented distinctly and fairly the question Of
reduction Of the army which lie now four times as
large as necessity requires. Backwoodsmen are their
own best protection.
MIR. BRANCH IN. c. opposed the amendment.
TIE expenses of the army do not arise from the pr
Yates but from the outside operations connected with
the army which roll up millions of expenditures. Be-
sioes, the number Of officers ought to be reduced.
Mr.. FAULKNER Va said the blow Mr.. Stanton
was striking at the existence Of the army iself.
Fourteen hundred recruits are nov required to with
hold these would materially impair the efficiency of
the service.
Mr.. STANTON did not advocate reduction simply
as question Of economy but because the army was
now used as an instrument of despOhsm TO aid IN tue
enforcement Of offensive laws, and preventing the first
principles of civil liberty.
The Committee rose without disposing Of the
amendment, and the House adjourned.