New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

that the language Will be intended Tor hquor 10 export OF
actually contracted for Passed.
Mr.. BUTLER (Isep, Mass) asked leave TO Introduce
@ 70 e9usHe tasaSh ana ~ toa cent
Mr.. RANDALL Dem, PENN obje5ted.
NEW STATES PROM THE STATE or TEXAS.
ML STEVENS Rep PENN reported 6 70 PTsv1ds vsd
out Of the territory of the State Of Texas
Mr.. BOUTWELL, (Rep., Mass. Docs the gentleman
propose 20 ask action on the bill to-day
Mr. STEVENS do.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, did not assent to the report
Mr.. sTEvENs-What day will suits
Mr. sTEvENs-It has been printed once but the gen
Mr.. BOUTwELI1-Let 1t be printed and reeommltted
Mr.. sTEvENs-Very well. l received, last night, two
very urgent telegrams from the Convention saying that
they were anxious that should act In the matter 30
Mr.. BECK lDem.. KyJ suggested next Wednesday.
Mr.. STEVENS would not fix any time.
The bill ordered to be printed and reeommitted
DEsULTORY BUSINESS.
The House resumed the bill from Committee Pri
vate Land Claims TO restore TO certain persons their
rights under laws and treaties of the United States,
Mr.. BLAIR Rep., Mieh) asked leave to report bin
for the relief of Knott Co., being claim against the
Chinese Government.
Mr.. STEVENS PENN objected.
Mr.. ORTIZ Rep, Ind reported bin confirming the
title Of r. r. Clark and Samuel W. Clark, tract Of
land five miles square South Of st. Marys River Florida
derwood and which Underwood erected a saw.min in
1906 The bill contains provso that 1t In not to prejn-
dee any clam to the lands under John Underwood
Mr.. PILE dlep., MOI offered resolution calling the
lads on the ironclads IN Europe and this country.
On motion Of Mr. PERHAM 1aep., Me) the Senate
amendments to four Pension bills the speakers table
number Of other Pension bills nonconcurred In and
referred 10 n Committee OF Conference.
Mr.. BANKS rep MassJ gave notice that on Tuesday
next he would move to 90 into Committee OF the Whole
on the ALASKA bill
The House went into Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union Mr. Wilson Dowa) in the Chair and
took up the Senate amendments TO the Legislative Ex
APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. BLAINE Rep., Me- addressed the Committee on
the finances lie compared the Government expenditures
OF the present day with those OF the Democratic regime
Immediately preceding the war; demonstrating, as he
contended that the appropriations OF to-day were far
and guarded than those OF the Blu
cbanan Administration at the outset lie called atten-
TO the Importance OF distinguishing between those
expenditures which discretionary and under the
control OF Congress and those which were the inevitable
and unavoidable consequence Of the In the latter
cass be included the interest the debts the pen
son and the bounties 10 soldiers The interest amounts
10 s290oooo the pensions 10 s5o300OO and the bon-
ties 10 100000 making IN the aggregate nearly $780,
100000, nearly thirds OF the entire expenditures
obligations public creditors, and turn
back the brave men who Isked their lives that the
tnres Of the nseal year on which we had Just
entered, be said. would be as follows: EK-
all salaries and expenses, S7ssOOOo; for the Army, s3
Oe1ol3 for the Navy. t75ooooo; West Point Military
Academy t320O0o; for PostOnce Department t26OoocO;
Consular aud Diplomatic service, N2OdtS4 for Indian
Bureau Treaties etc. S26OOoOO for Rivers and arbors
A1OOOoO for Collecting the Revenue, tg69OO; Tor civil
Expenses Of the various departments, S01OOoO; hsce
expenses Of all kinds including the cost OF GER
tain public buildings, expenses OF reconstruction and OF
closing up the FTeedman's Bureau s0OO0O deficiencies
In appropriations, t2,5600O0. Total, tlOssls,4f The
cass Of expenses IN Buchanans time amounted TO
tOOooO per annum in gold coin. AT that time the
entire population OF the country was less than OOOOO
while to-day IL is well nigh 4OO0OOO Adding 40 per cent
premium on gold bring the expenditures Of the two
TO the same standard and 10 will be found
year Of Buchanans expenditure would amount
TO sg 100000 1.-THE currency Of to-day, and II add
third for the increase OF population and consequent
legitimate increase OF expenditure. find the total
of one year OF Buchanans rate OF expenditure would be
Sl90G0OOo while spend less than slO7 100000 The
economy Of to-day even more apparent when the
details ~ the expenses OF the Army examined For
example. during Buchfuans four years the Army cost
Zoo for an army of only ~ regmens or at the rate OF
than slooo,ooo year in gold for each regiment
To-day, with army Of 90 regiments Gen Grant asks
for only t9O00Ooo or little more than t5OooeO for each
regiment Under the Democratic regime IL cost nearly
twice much in gold for each regiment as 10 costs In
paper under Gen Grants administration of army affairs
The disparity in naval expenditures equally striking
This year we would spend httie over N1U0CO,
while under Buchanan the average expenses were
over NoOo,COo a year in gold. Considering the
difference In the size OF the navy at the two periods the
Buchanan scale Of expenditure would to-day make an
the PO-toice Department the difference was equally
striking In the three years preceding 1851 the Treasury
year running up to " ooo0 TO make for the deficiency
from receipts for postage The Republican adminstra.
900 600 year with vastly extended service in
states and Territories. Following this exposition, Mr.
Blaine dwelt at length the reduction effected in
the public debt since the close OF the war amounting to
between f000O0Ooo and s5oOOoo0O0 and the continuous
decrease OF taxation amounting 10 reduction
each year Mr. Blaine closed with an allusion 70 the
momentous history OF the Republican party, and its
achieyem and with brief eulogy OF Gen. Grant.
Mr WAsHBURNE Rep MI said that the Senate had
made IN amendments 10 the bill The Committee recon-
mended in 20 N them. and nonconcurrence
The committee voted on the amendments one by one.
The first amendment OF any Importance was that to
the Court Of Claims with the proyiso that no Judgments
exceeding 5000 shall be paid. The Committee on Appro-
priation recommended concurrence with the Senate
MI STEVENS Rep, PENN advocated striking OUT the
provso lie asked what would be the use OF the Court
Of CLAIMS Of the provision Of the Law that It's findings
shall be conclusive II the appropriation Tor he payment
was TO be FILTERED away IN sOV w. ior one ,h anu
twopenny system which reminded him OF the man who,
when he owed dollar, would only pay 1t in nstallmens
Mr. KELSEY Rep N. " advocated the prOyiso, re
disposal OF the Court for pay ment Judgments
but Congress had favored giving the Court an un
0nges,s es SaS yeWed and passed upon them he
thought that that was the true course to pursue
The Senate amendment was cOncurTed D and the pro
viso struck out.
the several Departments were cononrred In.
The amendment aboshng the Office OF Director OF the
Bureau OF Statistics was coneurred n win amendment
The amendment appropratng s35 900 for the Solicitor
and Naval General WAS eoncurred in
The Committee Appropriations recommended non
concurrence in the Senate amendment spproprlatiDg
$4,000 for the Department OF Education. -. mn,
ever thought he asked OF educating the people at the
ton rungi Whoever thought OF educating negroes TO
were preparing them for freemen, by giving them. not
common school education but by giving them the high
scentihc polish Of gentlemen What was the Depart
ment OF education for For picking up scientific scraps
Inv a worn out man. and publishing themf
Mr. FARNSWORTH 6iep, Ill thought that the Gov
ernment might well have a department OF shoe
making. --. - !,
Mr. Farnsworth said that Congress had no department.
OF grammar.
The question takeii, anu the ""s
concurred IN.
The amendment allowing Government advertisements
- -. milf han IA
Washington namely, The National fnteHi0eneer, was
concuTred In. -,