The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-22


Mr.. Aucona tPa \, offered a resolution. that tho
senate concuring, thc House Of Representatives
""Id adjourn on Wednesday nou 10 Monday,
Jun, ~ Lad On 10 table, by Is sgans, ii.
hscation Hll.
Mr. voorhees, tIowaI, reviewed the financial poll
cy which hhs governed the Administration sine. il
cane into power, characterized IL as unsouud IN.
Wis. and rLiuUus. The criminals who have plun.
dot.d tie ounury have MT been brought h. Justice
nor hAs honesty psryAiei tho d.psftin.n nts By
means OF mismsnaRemont and fraud the public
deit yosr hence Will bo one-sisth Of tho entire
wealth oi thc country Now the proportion g. overy
voter In two hundred dollars: twelve months from
TINS time will he four hundred. The Mexican
war, though carried on in II distant country, cost
'or every man less than onc-'ouTth what WAS now
expended.
M. Morrill, tvt) expressed his surprise At tho
g'ntleman's extraordinary speech IIo would yc-
mind the gentleman that our sriules are IN pntt
commanded 10y Democratic Generals, aud II there IL
any estrayngnnce or responsibility, they must take
r'ir due share, The office Of Secretary of War IL
hliei too hy Democrat The charge came " ith All
III ace from tie gentleman. when tie acts shall
Ice Investigated lie tMoriillI woud bs as willing
as the gentleman t. '.st tue delihquen,s with
lnt punishment, aud hang them ou gihbets
tor eI-cration in oil time ~ come. lie Thought
there would bo found az many Of them IN the BEN
ocrntic m In any other party. Ia relation N tho
peniit'reS, he would merely say tie entire Nnount
Of the appropriation for the year ending 1861 la
$sJ, 100000, and for that ending 1903 S55 900 900
so II the war continues then tlI the end OF smother
year the expenditure will notcxce.d l3O 900 900
The present debt including tho old, In lits over
$OOnOOO,OOO The Interest even over o per centum
would not lie more than sioOOO, 900. Admitting
that the war will continue another year, the inter
est would not DO over sIocoo,ooo per snnuln.
There was hope, however, that the war will he
closed long before 1868. II s. Of course
our expenditures will be largely diminish with
regard to tho ability ~ our people 10 support an
enormous load of tsIston lie stated that those Of
England were taxed 10 tie amount Of one fourth Of
their annual income. We could support four
thousand millions OF debt, and not be- more heavily
taxed than they are To show tho real yaus nf o,,r
securities, We have only H. go ntl the money mar.
kot Of the world, INTO Wall stree, or Chestnut
street These securities at this moment there bear
premium.
Mr.. Kelly tPenn.l said that the speech OF Mr.
Voorhees had been made in the hall Of the Confsd.
crate Congress- It's well rounded perlols would
have drawn down vehement applause. Was John
B Floyd member Of Abraham L.ncolu's Cabinet,
Who WAS lie but tho man who stoeths srms from
tho well stocked arsenalH, aud gave them u tho
rebels 10 create this Mar, Was Howell CoLb u
morl l'r of Mr.. LincolI's CahiIetf II was he who
put the credit Of our country SO low. We could not
borrow money at l2 per centum. II caused every
foreign nation 10 turn up its nose, ~ y speak, st
American securities Was jacob Thompson a
member OF Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet the man who
stole the Indiana bonds. Was Toucey . mernte
on Mr.. l.ncolns Clhinstt--ie that dlsInAnttd the
lew ships remaining In our waters, and sent
others H. distant shores. These were tho hlryeg
aud scoundrcs Ufth former Administration, over
whnse overthrow the gentleman from Indiana
mourned. Th- gentlemsn's remarks remii.ded
him Of Satan reproy ny ain but he had never he.
fore seen il practIsed on SO great . scale ss now
Mr. Vporhecs rose 70 reply, but Mr. Eslly ia
olined TO yield the floor. Tue former was called 10
order, but amid the noise and exctslr ant he ae
nounced Mr.. Kelly's remarks as false and cgl,In.
nous, saying he would allow no ma. " iInpes
Mr. Kelly, In further reply, said the la,or Of tho
eouhtry WI! Pay the taxes. Strphen A. Douglas
truly sad there will be only two psr,ies 10 his
wsr, "p"sriotH aud traitors neutrsls
Mr. Lansing N. "a advocated hs Ca,fscatlon
plN, hc held thst the sav-s of rebels should he
emancipated, AZ u mean, of uro.scntn, the war.
ihsy should be stripped of teir property, their
leaders hange l-svery portion of tho i.surrcclion'
Ary staies sutJugstsd " the donuion of the fede-
vanlals robbers and c,in.nals be stopped, but
measures tskon asal..-i a recurrence VI insurrec-
ton.