The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-10

Isv. and charters OF the District Of Columbia 40 A to
make .colored men competent 20 hold ONCE and
jurjes Sas taken from tho Speakers isis and passed.
yeas 1906 nays IS.
ssoro,Ep sssrnnrIos or rax issvAL ssyssus sr
", M ,sxx, trepl or Mass moved 70 suspend the
rules ,hs, = might orsr the following resolutoa:-
.osd II sin. Il As Sgaos !. q sas no%.s he %
reo Hundred a. lions q d'ii.rs The, che comm;iec on
nts sqd Means be Il rsgGc- liz revenue fr, aiepa.
tss sa s,sa'g A. sTse hundred mens OF do lars
ana thA tie Committee be a.irastsi ass
il Ito sSp ses s% ,eas inc House
In support Of M ,a,,, Dr.. Hooper said il has al
ways peea considered that osa,n .s,a sne pulse
s.'.ns ~ 'ne naton and should mon =, s'ah 80"
.ne use OF lhe government we'll srs 's ~ mhi.o
! sn aosa " laInlsad Cpon this q the aossa ~
Representatives. During recon, VAR o. ne reoeii'on
.oagrsss "as nseessaIy obliged . depend . m.nsr
that would DO required by The goyernmant; ba ,ns
uine has now returned wnen II bsccmos the duty o. s
House 70 judge and determine the amount OF moA ~
that should DO required for tie purpose of .as goyo
ment. With tie assistance OF ths sbe reports FRO
the several departments, which have land beiorJ
the House, there be- dnicHlty in possessing all
the Information 70 form jsss conclusion a regard
the amount that should be drawn by taxatow
from tue people, The dnt effective step
keep down the expenditures OF tho governments and 10
secure ~ economical ADMINISTRATION IL 10 miL tho revs
me 20 tho cum required for that purpose and never
was tais moro Important than at thts Time wren the
ndusI interests 81 the country are oppressed almost
beyond precedence 10y the c0nnuancs OF those heavy
burdens OF taxation which hey cheerrly bore whiis
The war rendered them necessary but wisch Tue people
nov Claim TO DO no longer necessary. vpears ny INC
report OF the alary the treasury hasne res enas
for The year ending the 2o.h Of June 1904 was four
buatred and ninety millions and he esimateas the rsve-
for kc year ending The 30h OF Juao 1868 A. iouF
hundred and seventeen millions, and for the ycN eao-
ing tho 30th Of June 1907, a. hundred and sNghy-
ono millions The expenditures Tor fsc! wer5 tnroe
hundred and forty six millions and arc esiimaseSa los
1868 three hundred ana ninety three millions ssa1
for 1869 three hundred aud seventy two millions Tf
Secretary OF tho Treasury adds, however, that nc -
hopeful that Congress- wi o oceans 70 largely reduces
that steady reduction Of tue debt may be continued
without reducing the revenue below Three hundred n
lions. If the taxes may be ieduced one hundred
Millions u seems TO me that ongress should NAYS
something to do with the osnpos for the future 81.
pendtures and should as the Secretary hopes. tsks
measures 70 largely reduce expenditure "a all brancnss
OF the service; but think Il should DO done for the
heavy taxation when Weighs down the industry Of ne
country, and not for an nmeda 70 reduction Of iss
public aob The only way to sec NEe economy ~ "a.
expenditures Is 10 diminish tie hnpphes anu ,1
doing that the heavy burden or ZION which y nov
Weighing the people VIII DO tighten ed Inc pes way
10 increase the money ia circulation " 10 diminish TIC
amount exacted from the people by tai fng on nty ni.
tho people, which they for othei purposes;
While MIR. Hooper speaking me Vnbets Ehtnc.o"
around him, eyncng great interest and snxeS ~ sas
subject and making various suggestions. 100
atee on Was and Means WA 10 ois,r ute tho three
hundred millions and requested Mr. II scpof ~ Wv
son,o indications on tbat point. e.. s.-
Mr. Hoo'TR said that That was matter uos ior nm
but for the cOmfnlttee ,.,.-~
Sr. EIDrIDuE suggested an amendment alb vut h"s'oS
$3.50, a,,ar s"1aos,;nna 49, r,sss put as the
ff,r, ,od ~ asoona H. 80 a.. rdSs let Mr..
uoonor,s resa,n,ion - odar.s ths xSoio matter fed
through for the present.
" r,,.x.'sv .ra, oS sn 49, 4 resd t'ution for
re ,r,; 80 }s,r,nr,;on ,n,onn ~ coma uls OF the
nitos s,a.s IN Ern. nm ahs,acs ~ 40 inn ormsiion
.ontanes IN ina reno,, ~ the Com isson or OF le 0a
,ral Land once. Adopted.
IMPROVEMENT or stUGATrcy HARi soR ..
Mr. Upsox frep of Mich ofered resoI, zion II strlAS
mo- the Comsttea on Comnercc N inonira into ~ en-
,ad encv az in nrovng sangauct harrnr the Ieoutn
e tho kajamazn, river Michigan vhIcs " W adcpts1
several rosoutioas Of innnrS IN ra1erarce vnyi0S
wore offered ana agreed To- and the uoast -
wenty minutes to four O'Clock, adjourned.