Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-04
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In THE SENATE, yesterday, the bill to donate
lands to the several States for the support of
agricultural purposes was brought up again by
q motion to reconsider, and made the special
order Of the day for Monday.
The consideration of the Indian appropria-
ton bill was then resumed, and the debate on
il was participated in by Messrs Hunter, Doc
little, Harlan, and Bell.
After the adoption of some amendments, the
bill was passed.
In THE House, Mr.. Faulkner introduced
resolution requesting the Committee on Print
ing to inquire If measures could not be adopted
for printing the Presidents message and ac-
companying documents, so that they may DO
furnished to Congress earlier in the session.
Mr.. Letcher amended so as to request the
Committee to inquire If a stop could not be
put to the practice of paying twice for the same
composition.
Mr.. Houston also wished to % amend the
| resolution as the prevent the publication of %
much matter In the Presidents Message and
| accompanying documents Mr.. H. said that
| at least two-thirds or three-fourths of this
| matter is altogether worthless, and he uttered
some severe structures on its publication.
Mr.. Faulkner also reported Senate resolu-
| ton for the benefit of the nearest male heir OF
the late Major General Towssn, of the United
States army, and asked that it be put upon its
passage.
After considerable discussion it was laid over
The House then went into Committee of the
| Whole, Mr.. Barksdale in the chair, and re-
sumed the consideration of the legisl alive, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
| sundry amendments were proposed and dis
cussed, but without action on the bill the Com
| mittee arose.
The Speaker then laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary of the Treas.
ury on the subject of the revenue.
| The Secretary states that the receipts for
| the present quarter at Boston, New York
Philadelphia, and Baltimore amount to up
wards of four millions of dollars But partial
1 returns have been received FROM other ports,
which are not sufficient to justify statement.
| The receipts confirmed the statement made in
his annual report, and he was of the opinion
the result for the remaining quarter of the
| present year and for the next year would not
vary much from the estimates submitted to
Congress. lie was compelled, however, to say
that the receipts were not adequate to meet
the public exigency unless the expenditures
were reduced below the estimates; on the con.
trary, the bills partially and wholly passed by
Congress would very largely increase the ex-
penditures. The pension bill alone would add
several millions These expenditures should
be reduced to the estimates or other means OF
revenue would have to be provided
Inc Secretary believed il Congress had
passed the bill for codifyng the revenue laws
and recognizing the collection districts, the
operations of his Department would have been
facilitated and the collection of the revenue
more economically secured. The building OF
custom houses, court houses, &c might be
postponed. The recommendation to abolish
the Thanking privilege and raise the postage
to live cents; If carried out, would also greatly
relieve the Treasury. He opposed adding the
twenty millions of treasury notes to the funded
| debt, but recommended that the act of 1857 in
relation thereto be extended, and they Their
! can be redeemed as the condition of the Treas
| ury will justify. He also states, that by the
3Oth Of June next, there will be upwards o.
seventeen millions of dollars Of these Treasury
notes due.
House adjourned