The New York herald., 1870-05-24
second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May %, is7t

notion said the fifteenth section OF the Fifteenth
Amendment bill had not been adopted by the Senate
as part OF the bill as passed. Ie section iniits prac-
tical operation extends to the Chinese the same
rights enjoyed by other citizens, and prohibits dis
crminating legislation by any State against lmmi-
grants Of one foreign country over those Of another
AS the only means OF remedying what he supposed
to be mistake, he moved that the journal be cor
rected In accordance with ms suggestion, and read
from the Official report OF the DEBATE In support OF
his assertion that in substituting the Sena,e bill for
House bill ON the subject 1t was not supposed by
any senator addressing the Senate that the Chinese
section was included.
A discussion followed consuming the balance OF
nation from the Char that the section referred 70
had not been formally presented but debated.
Mr. CAssERLY then withdrew his motion.
COMMITTEES OF CONFERENCE
were appointed as foll0ws:-On the bill to enforce
the ilieenth amendment. Messrs. Stewart Edmunds
and StocktOn; on the Army bill, Mcssrs. wilson,
Morton and Abbott,
RAILROAD LAND GRANTS.
Mr.. WILLIAMS rep.) OF Oregon, from the Commit
tee on Public Lands, reported, with amendments
the bill granting to the Atchls0n, Topeka and Santa
Fe RaIoad Company continued right OF way. it
AUTHORIZES SAID company TO construct brancn OF It's
road from the junction OF the Arkansas and Little
Arkansas rivers TO some point on the southern
boundary OF Kansas with the same grams and prIvi
ledges provided III the act OF March s. 1861 anu also
10 extend its road from that point TO Albuquerque,
New Mexico, granting ten sections OF land per mile
on each side To aid In the construction
Mr.. POMER0Y, Fep.) OF KAN, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported substitute Tor the bill
10 ad In the construction or the New Orleans aud
Northeastern Railroad. 1t grants 1.-THE right Of way
and ten alternate sections per mile on ca ii side
line from York OF Merlden, Mlss., 10 New Orleans.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. CAMERON. rep OF Pa, from the Mlitory Com
mittee, reported Joint resolution 10 furnish medals
to the Pennsylvania and MASSACHUSETTS soldiers VINO
were first to arrive In Washington in April, 1851.
THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE APPROPRIATION
BILL.
AT twenty minutes past one O'Clock the Legisla-
tve Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill was
proceeded with, the question being upon amend
inent by Mr. CORBErr, rep.) OF oregon, tnat mae
clerks. counters aud copyists IN the Departments
shall be paid the same and no more than females
performing the same duties
The amendment was rejected by yeas g. nays 3S.
The pending amendment OF Mr.. Trumbuli, placing
females III the matter OF compensation on the same
footing with males was modified upon The sugges-
tion Of Mr.. MORRILL,, OF Maine, ny adding TO it
provision authorizing the heads Of departments 10
appoint females as clerks IN any or the classes Of
clerkships IN the departments.
Mr. MORTON, !rep.l OF Ind, said the amendment
would substantially give irst class clerksnips &c
$1,000 10 ladies' now receiving 5000, and would per.
init their appointment TO higher grades OF second,
third and fourth class clerksliips. He was in favor
OF The amendment rs Involving the great principle
Of opening all the avenues of employment TO women
qualified 10 nil them, ana give them the same COM
pensatiOn with FOR the same Kind and quaey OF
labor. The amendment was then adopted by 20
to ii.
Mr.. SHERMAN then addressed the Senate upon the
necessity OF greater economy in appropriations IN
connection with the reduction OF taxation, taxing
h Is text the amendment Just adopted which, he
SAID, neceS5taeu an auuluOnal expense OF y4OO,OOO
per annum by adding To the permanent clerical
force some COO or 700 lady employees. This
was lair sample OF ndiscrininaue increase Of
appropriations IN the Senate. The uncertainty
thereby 0ccasoned a. TO aggregate amounts was the
real OF difficulty in nXing the rates of taxation.
The bl was one OF eight annual appropriation bills
which included every branch OF expenditure OF the
national government. In the hook OF estimates
furnished by various bureaus these expenditures
were sci forth as iOllOws:
Legislative department. t............. 81, S23 900
Executive department. II :s21 900
Judiciary department. nt.............-..... I,5I50o0
Military sefVice.. ~, 100000
Naval expenses. 4.JJS,0JO
indian seryce... ,o4s0 900
Postal deiicienccs. $4,000
These, with ihe1 items OF permanent dDpropria.
tons, made total OF sl5, ,297 6l7 OF annual eXpesd-
iture. 10 these were 10 be added what are called
" Indefinite Appropriations" and that great item OF
interest ON the pubic debt s12a.o77 900. making
total upon which the various appropriation bills
were Dased OF s29s jl6,732 The annual report or
the Secretary of the Treasury placed the amount at
s2si 100000, discrepancy Of SONS $1,000 600,
wricn was explained in the difference in The
item Of Public works. the secretary's
estimate being s!o,ls2,ooo in excess Of the
or Congress in increasing the items OF ap-
preparation far in excess VI the estimates
OF the departments was referred TO additional
element Of uncertainty in determining expenses
tort he current year also the TACT OF an ueXpendei
balance In the Treasury Department OF s110O0O 900.
This might De drawn upon largely. In addition to
the annual appropriations IL might BE- continued
over into the following year. An amcndmenJ had
been engrated upon the bin by when these balances
hereafter would be carried to the surplus fund the
transfer OF appropriations having been forbidden by
an act OF February 1865. The item OF claims was
also Indefinite. II, as had been proposed, Congress
adopted the principle oil paying all damages incurred
by loyal people in the south during the war this
item wouid at least amount 10 sJ0,00o.O0)
Nj. EDAUNDs, uep.l OF Vt-Double thar.
Mr.. SHERMAN continued. remarking that the
Judgments OF tie Court OF Claims amounting
81 100000 and the action Of Congress the private
ciaIInS would further swell the aggregate. No re.
liable estimates of the cost OF tile Indian service
could ue made. The House OF Representatives mad
held that treaties OF the Senate were good for moth
ing until that body appropriated the money TO make
them good. Differences between the two houses on
Indian affairs had caused our treaties 10 be entirely
disregafded on our part. No man could tell to-day
whether this service would COST twenty or Hfty mil
lions OF dollars, IA war might spring 10 nc any time.
The Bounty hil. recently passed by the House wouu
absorb about 500, 10000 Some three years az
the House passed a similar bill which the Senate
amended In conference committee, 10 grant boun
ties the amount o $50. 600, 900. This proposition
was substantially renewed, with dednc-
tlon OF those ss0,0o0,0O0. This general r6sua5
would show the impossibity OF estimating with
exactness, until after Congress adjourned, what
amount OF money would be necessary for the next
fiscal year. IL the SeCretary'5 estimate, amounting
to S20, 900 were adhered TO the one per
cent On the national debt, So, 100000: would
IN MAKE IKE a ssiS,ooo ooo, 10 wnicn would ne nave
the estimated figures. Tue total estimated revenues
OF the government amounted 10 $3os 0O0, 600 leaving
surplus OF $7s.0O0, 900. The question was, what
taxes ought to be repealed, which among them bore
most heavily upon the industry OF our people Our
internal revenue was the product or war and was
directly felt by the people, while our customs duties
which mad been in force since tho formation OF the
governments. were indirect, mainly upon articles OF
luxury or consumption, and so well distributed
that their weight fell fairly and in just
proportions to the ability TO pay. Though
we might differ In theories, yet under any admins
alton the chief burden of taxation would rest upon
Imported goods These now yielded $lS5, ,000 900 In
gold, ana the revenue was not likely TO diminish.
Was 1t not better to this revenue for the
present confine our reduction of taxes to new and
direct burdens OF internal taxation9 IL it was not
for the Interest on the public debt all internal taxa
ton might De dispensed with, as the revenue from
Customs was SUFFICIENT 10 pay all ordinary expen ses
Of the government The taxes proposed by The FL