The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-01-14
Congressional.

atienaou 81 that body DAVld 4 Wells
SPECIAL commissioner en- the Revenue
has made 81 elaborate Report which Is
attracting mach attention he shows
plainly thar ihcro IS need Of reform 10
the manner 81 raising aud collecting the
internal revenue taxes Mr. Weiles
makes the the following recommends
tons which it Is hoped Congress viii
give heed To-
/. LIST That al expenditures fer the na-
W be restricted d On amount merely
sufficient 30 maintain the police Of the
seas, proserey The public property from
deterioration
2gThat the numerical strength 81 the
army be not increased, but reduced, as
soon as practicable that no appropria
tons be made f1r ordinance except what
is necessary for immediate use or for
! forhEcal30ns beyond what is required
20 keep the sans Ia repair
3D. That no appropriation be made
for public works, other than fortified
tons, except such a. are Of the most
urgent necessity
4th That Sd long as the necessities
! of the nation are paramount TO those Of
individuals, no tlaims for damages sus-
tanned in consequence Of the rebellion
be either,paid o. considered
5t-That the heads Of the various de
departments be required by Congress
topractiee the most rigid economy, ,aud
to reduce their employees to the mini
mum number requisite for the dis
charge Of the public service
6th-Ihat nomoney be appropriated
for tho further purchase Of foreign ter
tory, and that no commercial treaty
with any foreiga nation be ratified of a
r character calculated materially to di-
minish the customs revenue.
From his exhibit of our substantial
prosperity aud actual increase wealth
IN spite Of war, and the depression fol-
lowing war, and from his comparison ci
our condition as compared wits other
so-called civilized countries, we may re-
new our confidence il free institutions
T and the democratic principle Of govern
ment, and We congratulate the country
, that we have in Commissioner Wells }
rare combination Of honesty, ability and
the courage to present his facts and
: his conclusions, unbiased By
: any prjort theories, without favor to
any special interest Or 70 amy particular
party, and without fear Of any ultenol
. consequences to himself
! Senator Howard has made lengthy
!, report on Secretary Stanton's case ano
|, after a full discussion and review Of the
{, subject comes to a conclusion embodied
in the following resolution, which he
recommends to tie Senate to pass, anC
:, to notify the President thereof
RcSOired, That having consio cred The
evidence and reasons given by the
d President in his message Of the 10th o
. December, 1867, for the sus pension
"a from Office of the Secretary of W ar, Ed
+ win Nj. Stanton the Senate do OF con
IS eur in such suspension.
> In the Senate, Jan. It'll, a number 0
re bills were introduced and referred The
bill to repeal the the order Tor n he ~
: was taken up, the question being on NJ
+ Johnson's proposition to exempt crop
!, Of grain remaining in the hands Of tn
1, producers. After the debate til
= amendment was lost Messrs. Johnso
I Frelinghuyen K Patterson spoke in fa
" yor Of repeating the cotton tax, and M
it Morrill, in opposition. Mr.. Morton al
le gued in favor OF a reduced tax. Al
IS amendment exempting cotton grow
r 1868 was adopted. The bill was rep ort
2 ed to the House, when this amendmen
Il after debate was agreed to-yeas "a
d nays 90 The amendment TO secure tht
ls resumption Of the payment Of the tal
x after 1868 was also adopted, after wllicl
= the bill WAS passed, and the Senate ad
y journed.
! The Speaker of the House laid bel.or,
: that body the report of Commssio mel
: Wells, Commissioner Of the Revenue -
!. The bill to facilitate payment Of solid err
j. bounties came up as the unfinished
il business OF yesterday A substitute was
e offered and agreed to directing the Sec
II rotary Of the Treasury to employ SUI
re ficent number Of additional clerks not
q less than fifty, Ill the division Of the
as Second Auditors Office, in the Treasury
r Department, for the purpose of furnish
g ing information to the paymaster-G en-
lo in reference TO soldiers claiming bounty
!, under the act Of July, 1866, to be con
! tlnued so long as necessary, and pref
= erence to be given in this employment
y of clerks to discharged soldiers and
I, sailors Dir, Pike, from the Committed
d on Naval Affairs, reported back join
p resolution authorizing the Secretary o.
:, the Navy 10 dispose of such iron-clac
al vessels as IN bis Judgement are not re
lg quired by the interests of the service, al
IN a price TO be determined by apprisal, tc
y be made by Board Of not less aal
d five naval ofliceas, two oi whom shaA b.
=. engineers; report to be made 10 Con
u gress as fast as Che vessels are sold, 0
4 the amount realized from such sales
" and Of the parties % whom sold. Dur
I ing the debate which followed, it wa
{. charged that great frauds had hereto
fore been perpetrated in the sale Of wal
= vessels. The resolution was finally
As adopted The Speaker presented
number Of communications and report
from heads Of departments, which wer'
= referred to committees Mr.. Scher eel