New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-07
~ or,,,.r.uy TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1862.

- and would finish it now. We
douso " ,.ake the very first reduction ne'e ~ '
~ NJ The Government ny begihhi, WIN o''
Tben We will lie able to meet The onl'e's 81
! - army WIZ they come mere W io"V"9'i"'
We -, the reduction Of th>ir pay.
"sWr SHERMAN ngaio mo 'lied hl5 ahehuiNeh'
90 o.. 10 read az when be lirs offered II.
Mr. HOWE rep, Wis moved to s'nke out the
whole section lie thought the resources oil Tue poo
pie sufficient. III. h,ro .o-
sources. but the Government have none i ne To''
meut was in debt $40 COO COO to-day and there was
not dollar in the Treasury 10 pay II win' we are
here to-day complaining II want OF progress ih 'Ie
army but if we made any more progr's- mn 'n ~.
army did, be (WilsoDl would hhe s1neop.! ~
| roint il out The Government was rruue,d TO the
condition of issuing Taper money a'd oil making
LEGAL tender. If anything Is needed' b. 10 snow
Inc people of the country that we are wliliog 10
make some sacrifice. Why, the view tie world has
Of us is that We are nation, he h"d h,hos' SaI %
"tbieye. " but he Wilson) wonid say OF !" Plunder'
ora - in the midst of u war for the lie OF tie coun-
try Fven vet Committees Of the House are report
/ ing on great frauds. etc. -.
Mr. Dixon rep, Conn., thought that the credit
of the country was not 80 bad thoubn ne a9feeu
with much the Senator Wv LsVnJ uAu si'u' nc
| Dixonl believed that il a patriotic appeal were
made 10 the people they would ralse one hundred
mIllion. of doliars. He believed we should begin
yirIn ourselyes first. He would be glad to vote Tor
reduction Of - yer cent NJ tue Jay Oh mehoets oi
Congress The public ought TO be tati.utd ,hst we
are willing 70 make sacrihce' ne D, NC, cu 'ne -.
sources Of the country were ample out some selee
nu. be devised TO raise sufficient revenue. "re"'
Britain, in times Of peace, raised $50 OOpoW'
! ur. HOWE WAS opposed TO tho nnih seolion on
the around that employees OF the government, u
! ucir salaries were not too D2h, ough' hos 10 Oe
were TOO gb, then they ought t. ne reuueed ioE al
. ti,t. moi merely durlng the ret clitJu.
lr. SIMMONS rep. Il. H. cont Tended thst the re-
sources Of the country were aDIoth.iy aDie 10 81
por the cxpendituro. lie had iaith IN The people
| md tbey were all and willing 10 a.cet all expenses
I'VE never resorted TO any other branch OF taxation
exeept customs. TIE country was iull OF Immense
resources If we would ouly borrow OF our owl
country, we would never be impoverished. lie ha'
no IDEA of submitting The country 10 an lfseceeu Il
/ parer currency. lie did not believe mere was AM
,cessity. Tie banks Of tie country had been We :
,at,ioiic 80 (ar but the main reliance was on tb,
veope the masses OF snail means.
\ M. WILSON aid he Lad III abundant faith in
The resources Of the county, but he Government
lad not vet drawn on those IL .ources.
/ Mr. IEUMBULL rep, Ill sald here was hii
correcting geat abuses aud saving slo,Wooy
carefully considered, aud how was II met ! By
uroposious 10 reduce - per cent, aud the question:
If mileage and taxation and we are told that Cougre
i. TO blame. II you want 10 ruise money teil =
,.euctals 10 90 forward and give Ms victories. Ha
uot God Almighty give such weather - rever wn
youchs..cd before Taxation il not vi a. We wait
4 We wlnt strong arms aud sOIebody TO lead on
crmie. ami put TIE rebellion down. lie hoped tLej
voull PASS this bill. and thcn make Other Ieio NJ
We Can DO one thing 81 @,y rale We casno, DO al
~ once.
Mr. DOOLIrTLE sai1 /, wac the fret du'v 70 re-
form our Own abuses, and then look the officers o
the aluy in tie face.
Mr. DIXON thought the reo,le demanded taxa
ton sd victory both nst Congres- womb rroc' e
10 taxstion ara leave fighting alone, and The arm!
90 TIE L-hims.
\ NJ. SHERMAN : amendment wa. olorted.
N Nj DAVIS tn, Ky.l spoke al sor.c length, con
tending hat we could not raise enough - taxation
ED tuc Government must Issue inter e,,-JeaIir,
raper.
Jr. DOOHTrLE Offered NJ amendment. pr
duciug the inb aye Of members o. Congress - pc
cent, % he computed IN the mo,t aIIect tlaNtlC'
rore provided, u,"l a railroad was bn.lt 70 ,h
Pacific coast, tic mileage " momlefs beyond IN
Rocky Mountains to be futed by tie usual route
Agreed u. Yeas, ~.
Mcnolg. 81 Drill Ne n.,n, o. rou.. Wll.a.oa. ~ ilioa
No-il
Mr. HOW moved to strike out the ninth scc'ion
Disagreed 10. leas, 2. (he-srs. Hove And Ah
u Doula.Lj NAYS, -.
4 Mr. HOWE moved TO recomnii TO bill 20 ih'
Military Committee.
Ihe senate went irto executive -e'oion. Al
Ijouf-cd.