New-York tribune., 1869-01-07


II will he thus seen that the amount asked
for aud It is FOR Congress determine how much OF that
the Government Hos much rhi Il bef / win let the
permanent appropriations stand az III the secretary =
public debt Is oyerstaed 2O0oOo0 That amount Is Sl2
G9OG7G which must regard as fixed and definite Then
there IS the other amount " si5sO0l a. made up OF
the items as set out IN iho estimate Inc QUESTION rcms
how much this amount be reduced without detri-
10 state how much the first item for s50Oo0Oo can be
reduced. as tho Appropriation Committee mas not yet
Tho various amounts making up tho sum- But
shall report reduction OF more thah
Of foreign intercourse and nearly sooOOOO from what Is
asked go the Legislative, Executive and judicial
must mus remain about the same as stated in the estimates
Military Academy we reduce nearly $4,000 on the est
asked aud believe we get along with 81 100000 For
harbor aud river improvements and public buildings
SSiS6Ns In my Judgment SOOO0O0 VIII De as muen as
Congress would wish appropriate under both OF those
heads. For tho naval establishment s2o,993n4 50 are
estimated but the Navy bill already prepared this IS
reduced to about s6oOoo which, it is believed Will an
swer every purpose Here are some sl6,OOOoO0 when
xnnSiIi,rcs sop tho YEAR ending June 80 1870 OF
sdoooooo as submitted by the Secretary OF tho Treas
year ending June 80 1870 s2ssOOOOO 600. Add to that
s7Oo000O for various other expenditures and we
have total OF s29OOOOO00 IL is my belief that the ex
pendtures be kept down TO that point and that the
Government can bo administered for that sum- and II
that be done as IL ought TO be DONE good showing
can DO made have made no estimate IN relation 70 ls
for the next fiscal year. but for the present nsca
II from the Secrctarys report tnht tDe
actual revenues for first quarter amount
$4,000 S92. and that the Secretary estimates the next
three quarters AT O making the total estimate OF
the Secretary s3n,OOO0OO. But Mr. Wells Special Com
missioner OF the Revenue, who has given THIS matter
great attention. estimates that t will reach sS66OOOVO
being sl5OOo,O0O moro than the estimate OF The
Secretary. Assuming therefore, that We shall
not collect revenue for the fiscal year ending
June @ 1870 than the Secretary estimates shall collect
for the present sca and M assuming 4 tha our surplus
OF si 600 900 for the year ending juno 30 1870 But WIN
honest collection OF the revenue, and without any IN
crease OF taxes think collect st5o4ooOoo OF
revenue II this can bo done and our expenditures can
be kept even within $4,000 600 will show surplus al
the end OF tho fiscal year 1870 of T5000Co WIN an ex
hht Of this character which is an exhDlt that can De
ado Congress and the Executive shall act III harmony
To that great end the credit OF the Government VIII e
established enduring basis our bonds VIII go 10 par
taxes y then be reduced and the country Will enter
career of prosperity glory and power without parallel
:" III TItp coSSrIAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was
then taken up. Mr. BROOKS moved as an amendment
tO naerr an appropriation for the mission 10 Rome He
eXpresstd the hope that, the Presidential election being
aud religious and political passions being at an end
Congress would vote the usual appropriation for mis-
sion Rome That city was the Headquarters or nrt,
aud tho headquarters of Of the great branches OF the
Christian church. aud was visited yearly 10y thousands
aud tens " thousands Of American citizens. -
Mr. tONODE (RCp. PonnD opposed the nme1dment,
aud said le deslod 10 call the attention Of the tfouse 10
Of tho dangers connected with tho Church OF Rome
That church had been used In his own District as an ee
mont Of power by the Dcmocralc phty IN disregard Oh
tho election lawb. Tic Catholic SchOoln his District was
tho place where fraudulent voters from other stales ~
been COnylcgatcd and was the people OF tat Chlch
" hO uscd fraudulent naturalization payers Lhose pa
pors, signed by james Ross s-owden Clerk OF Lno gu
me Court Pennsylvania had been sent 70 his DIS
trci in blank, with tho names OF persons VINO nau not
been IN the country five years There was MOI fIoes
ant included IN a. toy were all Catholics from Deg'h'
MI WOODWARD. Dom, Pal said that II his col
League closo " charge the Church VI Rome Win sueh