The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MENT BONDS.
Mr.. HOOPER, (rep) of Mass. from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported bill TO collect ten per
cent on United States bonds by making the six per
cent interest I'VE and four tenths per cent tile five
per cent four and fvetenths and the three per cent
two and seventenths. The bill and report were read
the report declaring that the Committee on Ways
port in obedience toAne order Of the House. The
bill and report were ordered to be printed and re-
ferred to the Committee OF the Whole.
CHANGE OF PHRAsEOLOGY IN THE Whisky SECTION
OF THE TAX BILL.
Mr.. HOOPER also, from the same committee, re-
DAYS since by Mr.. Butler, of Mass substituting the
word 'or' for the word 'and'i In the bill in rea-
ton TO exporters Of rum, so that the language VIII
be intended for export or actually contracted Tor,
which was passed. .k
EQuALizRD TAXATION AND THE REDUCTION OF THE
PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. BUTLER, (rep.) OF Mass, asked leave to intro
duce a bill to equaize taxation and TO reduce the
public debt proposing funding system OF perpetual
four per cent anuuites, payable In gold, and untax
able He asked that be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. RANDALL, (dem) of Pa, asked to have the bill
read.
Mr.. ORTIZ, trep.) Of Ind, insisted on the regular
order OF business.
Mr.. RANDALL then objected to the introduction of
Mr.. Buffers bill.
TWO MORE STATES TO BE FORMED OUT OF TEXAS.
Mr.. STEVENS, (rep.) Of Pa, from the Reconstruc-
ton Committee, reported bill to provide for the
erection OF not more than two additional states out
Of the territory OF the state Of Texas.
Mr.. BOUTWELL,. (rep.) Of Mass, asked whether
Mr.. stevens proposed to ask action on the bill TO-
day.
Mr.. STEVENS replied that that was his purpose.
MI. BOUTWELL, hOped'it would not be put upon its
passage to-day He said he did not assent TO the re-
port.
Mr.. SrEvENs-what day would suit the gentleman
Mr.. BOUTWELL, think the bill ought to be
MIR. STKvENs-It has been printed once, but If the
gentleman will fix day Will withdraw the bill TIL
Mr.. BoUTwELL-Let it be printed and recommitted.
Mr.. STEvENs-Very WELL received last night TWO
very urgent kilograms from the Convention, saying
they were anxious that we should act ID the matter
So that they might act.
Mr.. BECK, dem) OF KY, suggested that Mr.
the bill, and saying that Messrs. Bingham and
Brooks, members Of the Reconstruction Committee
who were absent, would then be present
Mr.. STEVENS saidh he would not fix any time now,
because II might not suit his friends as WELL He
would let the matter stand.
The bill was ordered to be printed and recon-
mitted.
PRIVATE CLAIMS.
The House then resumed the business of the morn
ing hour-the bill reported yesterday from the Com
mtee on Private land Claims, to restore TO certain
parties their rights under the laws and treaties Of the
Mr. STONE, DENY Of Nd, who had charge of the
bl accepted the amendment suggested yesterday by
Mr. Johnson saving the rights OF settlers under the
After considerable discussion the bill was passed.
Mr.. BLAIR. Tep.) Of Mich, asked leave TO report
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs bill Tor the
relief Of Knott Co., being claim against the CHI
nese government.
MIR. STEVENS, Of Pa, objected.
Mr.. ORTIZ from the Committee on Land Claims
reported bin confirming the title of 4. K Clark and
samuel w. Clark 10 tract OF and five miles square,
south OF ~. Marys river, Florida, under grant by
the Spanish government to John Underwood, and on
which Underwood erected sawmill In 1905. The
bill contains provso that II Is not to prejudice any
claim 70 the lands by John Underwood;
ing OF the report.
The SPEAKER inquired of Mr.. Doth whether he
Mr.. ORTIZ declined doing 30 for want of time, but
suggested that the gentleman from Illinois might
read IL for himself
Mr.. WAsHBuRNH remarked that If the gentleman
from Indiana (Mr Ortiz had had much experience
in reference 10 these land claims a. he tMr Wash
burne) had such as the Henmas grant and the SliLe
and Benjamin grant, he would not think Of pressing
them through without discussion.
Mr.. ORTIZ admitted that he had nothad as much
experience rs the gentleman from Illinois, but
claimed that ne knew what he was reporting as well
as that gentleman did.
Mr.. POLAND rep OF W, remarked that as mem
Senate he had some years since considered this mat
ter very carefully. and that bill similar to that
before the House had been unanimously reported
by the committee and unanimously passed In the
Senate.
burne Of H.; Butler OF Mass. and Stevens, OF Pa
and the bill was further advocated and explained by
Messrs. Ortb and Poland.
under lis operation the Bill was passed-75 TO co.
CALL FOR A REPORT ON IRON CLADs.
The morning hour expired and Mr.. PILE, (rep) OF
No. offered resolution calling on the Secretary Of
the Navy for a copy Of the report OF Captain Eads
the iron clads IN Europe and this country which was
adopted. -
on motion OF Mr.. PERHAM, rep OF Me-, the Senate
amendments to four pension bills on the Speakers
to lay large number Of other pension bills on the
table were DOn-concurred In, and referred to COM
mittee OF conference.
THE ALASKA BILL.
Mr.. BANKS, (rep.l OF Mass, gave notice that on
Tuesday next he would move to 20 Into Committee
Of the Whole on the Alaska bill.
The SPEAKER remarked that ne would regard that
notice as a posponement Of the Alaska bill TIL that
time
LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL APPRoPRIA
TI0S BILL.
The House then at half-past one O'Clock, went
into Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the
Union, Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa, In the chair, and took
up the senate amendments 10 the Legislative, Exc
cutve and Judicial Appropriation bill.
Mr.. sPALplNG, rep Of Ohio, moved to lay ASIDE
that bin and 10 take up the two Appropriation bills
for benevolent purposes IN the district OF Columbia.
Rejected.
mttee on the financial condition OF the government.
Mr.. SPALpISG interrupted Mr.. Blaine and made the
point Of order thai he was not speaking TO any
amendment in the bill, but was making political
speech.
The CHAIR overruled the point Of order, and Mr..
Blaine proceeded with his remarks. lie compared
with those OF the democratic regime Immediately
preceding the war, demonstrating, as he contended,
that the appropriations Of to-day we're far more
nomlca and guarded than we're those OF the Blu
chanan administration at the outset. lie called at
tention TO the Importance Of distinguishing between
those expenditures which were discretionary and
under the control OF Congress and those which were
the inevitable and unavoidable consequence Of the
war; In the latter class he included the interest
the war debts the pensions and the bounties 10 SOL
ders. The interest amounts to 900. the pen
sions to $50 600 and the bounties TO $50 100000
making the aggregate nearly $780, or nearly
two-thirds OF the entire expenditures. These ex-
peDditures cannot be avoided unless we repudiate
our obligations to our public creditors and turn our
back on the brave men who risked their lives that
the republic might survive. The ordinary expendi-
lures Of The fiscal year on which we
had Just entered, he said, would he as fol.
lows-Executive, legislative and judicial, embracing
all salaries aud expenses, tl7 $50 600; for the army
$685. os1, O13 for the navy, I7,60000o; West Point
Military Academy, ts20, 0o0 for Post once Depart
ment 81, 500 900; consular and diplomatic service,
81, 2oo 434 for Indian Bureau treaties, &C., 81 500 900;
for the rivers and harbors a. OOo for collecting
the revenue, ts9ee 600; for civil expenses Of the
various departments, $1,000, 900; misce aneous ex-
penses OF ali kinds, Including the coat of certain