, 1859-02-10
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TO THE PRESS AND AhA"oHH'

XxXyth CoXG7ESS---.-sEf0SD sls>'oa'
WAsu,sGrox. Feb. 9.-SsHArk---LtVe oaa-
TESS 81 importance Was transacted during sne
morning hour.
. 4 resotutic1 offered By Nj. kisg. directing
an inquiry into the working OF the Reciprocity
treaty AID tho e1pedieneJ Of iss sbfogauon ~ss
o. notion Of Mr. Baya.d. . vote by which
The PernivlyAnis Avenue r. r., w7s defeated
yesterday, aud reconaidered- 80.
The Senate resumed the confederation OF Ar.
Big.es's resolution. shas large paol'e dshs II
inconsistent with this t1ue policy Of the country,
to adjust the revenue and expenditures
Mr., Toombs proceeded to reply to Ar. Big
ler'a speech Of yesterday. and wen. over it sec.
tion By section. After showing that The first
paragraph of the resolution expressed Iulsn
that it ID inexpedie in time Of peace 10 incur
large public debt-the trnism. however, depend
ing on whether the debt be Of easusi or perms..
nent defcieucY-aud that the SECTION assumed
this deficiency to be inevitable and fixed as the
laws Of the Medes and Persians. 4r. Tooubs
proceeded to demonstrate that It IS not only
avoidAhle, but ought to be avolded; that there
at their present stsndald, but that the present
tariff is ample to meet the Just aud proper
e1penzea of this Government
The Secretary Of the Treasury, ea&!mstes for
the fiya years prior to 1857. SHOW : revenue
exceeding the expenditures. hadiug that there
WIS a revenue Of go, ,DI0, 600, sith an expendi-
ture Of As, ,0oo. 600. The tariff vas reduced
without party discussion-South Carolina aad
Massachusetts, the extremes OF ssctlonAlam,
unilinR to do it. He did not propose by his
vote on the tariff Of leo7 to cripple any branch
OF the public service aud he did not propose it
now. The country il aolo to bear s0y snoznt
Of legitimate husiness, but be did propose to re-
ouire that the government shall confne itself
10 its Legitimate service, not lor the mere rea.
sou Of cprtailipa the expense, but for the better
object of avoiding corruption sud Of making
tbs couatrJ great aud able for tuiure action,
either in pesce or WAT. We hare 20 extrsordl.
nary occasion, no wars exceps Win Indians,
which Y. always hare; hence, there IL no
occasiou for increased expenditures 10 exist
The tas,G was rlt On with The deliberate consider
alton u the Government and people, and il has
lcne Whist it WIS expected to d0, notwithstanding
the semparary falling of ct the Receipts during
the Time Il .percaltile depression; II Is not 1he
Pos. Office has ab,nrbd nearly 90 600 QUO Of the
Jt 6cisury over the estimates. Further, the esti-
N ,tts asspp,e thst every dollar of tue appeuNtia-
tin, nut Ouy for the present but 10: past Year,.
nj H.. required lot be tsca! yeaf Of lka9G0.. He
showed 1hat the estnaites ara framed 70 e3hlhls
deficiency, fuf 1t is impossible that all these ap
proptiAtioas car he laid cut within year. Ut,
further, to iurce deficiency, the surveyed public
lands WeJe not Uttered, as it Wus tue duty OF
the Government " of{es them, for public sale.
HID the proceeds Ut the seventy Of eighty mill
lion acres Of surveyed lands been brought into the
treasury there would nut have been one dollar Of
1t[lc!ehcy. We're iha expenditures rc1uced WITH
iu proper limits there would TX 30 deficiency. but
instead Of thesc Irtreuclments tbs expen-es nrc
swe1el into ex,ray.gauce to Increase 4 deficiency
in the estimates OF lSG0. which Is sud to be lneY
liable.
VI, Toomts spoke further in the s,ms strain,
afIer Which the sul jccs NILS postponed.
Ar Hunter attempted TO bring up the Consular
and Diplomatic I'LL, and Mr.. slsdelt WAS equally
anxious to have up tue Cuban question.
4 heightened discussion eusued in which tbs
lea6ing Republican Senators expressed &hen-
selves against taking up tha Inter. though
ready as any time when required to discuss all
its bearings. The Cuban bill was duslly tsten
up, II aga,nst Is. when Mr. Siidell, By consent,
made correction Of the clause Of the bill pro-
viding for i've per cent. bonds psyabl aemi'an-
nually.
Mr. Dooli:ts made sous remarks aud offered
substitute appFopriatin9 $5o. .0o0. 600 10 enabEe
the President 70 purchase incatan, Central or
South America for territory on which free
negro nation can be located under the guarantee
of the United Slates. Adjourned.
Housk.-The Speaker lald before the House 4
reply from the Secretary Of the Tresauy to re-
solution asking Why the construction of the
BI!limore Custom House had been delayed. He
says be has postponed the construction OF al
authorized public buildings which had not been
commenced previous 10 tbs lase xexulatou,
owing to the insutticieaey OF money IN the Tres-
sury, aad that hs will continue on this rule until
Congress- shall provide meaus to meet the !iabil-
lilies, or shall otherwise direct
Nj. Harris Of hid, called attention 10 the taet
3200, 600 tor the Baltimore Custom House with
unmistaseabIv ,nstF1e.ions The reason asai9n-
cd BY the Secretary is untenable, especially AZ
it is reeotiecsed that when tho last CouRtess 3D.
ioarbed there wss 81. .000, ,o03 surplus reveoue,
Il. .ooo, 900 Of which was, iu his opinion. upne.
cessartty applied TO the redemption Of GoTern-
meut securities, At 1eh per cent pre- nium.
hr.' Phelps of Missouri, justified the reasons
given BY the Secretary, saying that as no valid
compact had been entered into, the execution Of
tho !.= might properly bt extended 10 fur-
ther time, oonsidefir: the condition Of the
ar. Harris moved to refer the eoumuuica-
ton to the Committee Of ways and Means,
With Instructions for bill re-approprlastng
! $200 ono.
Ar. Curry Of Ala, moved substitute, in-
structiuK the Committee to rspor. bill repeal.
| ing ail Laws authorizing tho construction oi
| Custom House, Court House and Post 0tics
buildings, where no contracts had been 1nsds.
| The House resumed the consideration Of the
l
on the State Of the Union to the Executive Ju.
dicisl and Legislative Apprpria.iou bill
The Executive Appropriation bill wa
| considered, aud the striking out Of tbs
following items concurred in; &3oo. 900 for mile
sge next Congress, SO, 600 for repairs Of turui
ture and boxes Of members, upwsrda Of sc, ,ooo
for tho CongrsssionaI 91ob<, 300, 900 for hi
San francisco mint, t23, 900 Tor the Nav York
assay office. 1885, 900 for purchasing property
now leased BY New York District Courts, aud /
few smaller items. and adding SITS, 900 10 sup
ply deficiencies in printing appropriations
The bill then passed BY sixteen majority.
Nit. Brauch. from the Foreign Committee
reported back the Cuba $3o. .0o0, 600 bill, whiel
was referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. Davis. Of Miss. ga;a notl:s that whs'
The bill cou1ea ~ he should moye to strike ou
the word puEchaae and substitute talk.
Mr. phe'pa reported the Past Qaics Appropri
alton bill.
Tbs House then proceeded to consider III
Nebrasta contested seal, hut without concladin
adjourned.