The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-07

cial expenses, ST 900, 600 Post ONCE Department.
81 900 900; consular and diplomatic exnenses,
81 .250.O00 Ordnance Department. - 'ooo,ooo'
West Point Academy, $500 900, miscellaneous ex,
penses. 4l4. 900 ZOO. making an aggregate OF
$4,000 900. compared with $40 900 900 in gold for
the Ike expenses of the government during Inc
irst year OF Mr.. Buchanan's administrator. nc
these ordinary expenses we're T. be ADDED
$50 600 600 for pensions. SIS 900 900 for bountes
and $50, OO0, 900 for interest on the public DEBT
making an aggregate Of expenditure of $275 900
OOO ior the year. This amount. Mr.. Blaine stated,
would be greatly reduced in future years. when
Dountes would not have to be paid, when ihe
army list would be reduced and the pension list
causes.
Mr.. Ross. (dem.) Of H.. inquired why the ex
penses OF the government had not been reduced
three years ago. and why economy had been post.
poned Till the elections were near al hand and till
the dominant party were seeking new lease OF
power.
Mr.. BLAINE said he did not propose to enter
upon discussion now. That discussion could be
had In Committee Of the Whole.
The bill was then referred to the Committee or
the Whole on the State Of the Union and made the
special order for the 18Th of February.
MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole the state of the Union. Mr.. Wilson,
OF Iowa, in the chair, and resumed the consldsra'
ton OF the Military Academy Appropriation BIZ:
Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) Of Wis, modified the
amendment pending at the adjournment yester'
day by making it read, sand providing, furtner,
that no part of the money appropriated by this
act shall be paid or applied to the nay subsist-
ence Of any but white cadets" The amendment
was rejected by 28 to 20.
Some other amendments were offered and re-
jected and the bill laid asid to be reported to
the House,
The committee then took up as a special order
the bill making appropriations for the legislative,
executive and judicial expenses OF the govern
ment.
The bill having been read at length. the com.
mittee rose and the House proceeded to the con-
siderat'on of the West Point Academy Appropri-
alton bill.
Mr.. WAsHsURNE, (rep.) Of ILL.,, who had reported
the bill, made an argument against an amend
ment adopted by the committee yesterday. on mo-
ton of Mr.. Schenck. striking out the item OF
900 for expenses of the Board of Visitors to the
Academy. He contended that that item being
based upon a law and the President being re-
CURED under that law to appoint board OF visit.
ors, it was the duty of Congress to make the
appropriation, and he supported his argument by
the remark that it would be foolish to deprive the
incoming administration, which would be on the
side of loyalty and the country. OF the right to
appoint a Board of Visitors to the Military Aca-
denny. Speaking Of the services of the West
Point institution, he said its fame would live as
long the names of Grant. Sherman, Sheridan
and Thomas were cherished by the American
people.
Mr.. LOGAN. rep) Of H., while admitting the
claim made on behalf of the Academy, suggested
that it had also been the nursing mother of the
Lees, BeauregardS anu the stewards.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE remarked that II he had not been
combining his remarks to the regular branch OF the
army, and if he had touched upon the volunteer
branch he would have paid his colleague (Alr.
Logan, high compliment. laughtsr}
Mr.. LOGAN protested that he was not fishing for
compliment; but he did not favor the plan of
bringing in the names Of gentlemen for the pug,
pose OF eulogizing them bill that had no refer.
eDce to them
The amendment was rejected and the item re-
stored to the bill. The bill was then passed.
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL Afro
PRIATioN BILL.
The House again went into Committee OF the
Whole on the state of the Union-Mr. Wilson, of
Iowa, in the chair-on the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, trep.) of ILL.,, who reported the
that the amount appropriated for the current fs-
cal year was $20,6S2 ,s35; the estimates for the
next fiscal year, as received from the
different departments tim S1a Of the government.
amount down to sl7,217 ,00O-a reduction
Of nearly three and half millidhs rom the appro
ppns hale S' Millions ama D pssy sT
! The sums appropriated in this bill under the vari
| Gus headings were as follows Legislative,
s2262 o24; Public Printing. $l27l 729; Library OF
| Congress, $4O,99O; Court Of Claims, $l39 500;
Executive Department, s5O.922; State Depart.
ment $3.50, 700; Treasury Department, 81 $50 l46:
Internal Revenue, SO 1000; Department of In
terror, SlZV,Zz0; surveyor General and clerks,
1880; War Department, 1881 $50; Navy Depart
ment, $l57 1885, Post Office Department. 1916 $50;
Department of Agriculture. 1856 1893; United States
Mint and branches, $522,407; Independent
Treasury, $3.50, 200; Territorial governments,
$3.50 500: Judiciary, 81 294 $780, Total SIT PIT 4sO
Mr. Washburne went on to say that the Committee
on Appropriations would have all the appropria-
ton bills reported as soon as possible, and he
thought that If the House was diligent il could
have all those bills sent to the Senate before the
LIST Of April BY sending them to the Senate thus
early he could see no reason why Congress could
not get through all its business and adjourn, at
farthest, by the middle OF May.
A MEMBER-In time for the Chicago Convention
Mr.. WAsHBURNg--Yes, in time for the Chicago
Convention.
The Committee then proceeded to consider the
bill by sections. The first item, for compensation
and mileage of Senators. gave rise to a running
discussion, involving the question of compensation
OF Senators and members, the twenty per cent
allowance to Congressional employees and the gen.
eral question Of economy and extravaganza. With
out getting past this item, the Committee rose and
the House at four o'clock adjourned.
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