The New York herald., 1870-01-19


franked matter would not produce two hundred
thousand dollars. 10 thought II the two nathema-
lcans who had prompted these iwo secretaries
could be brought TO night and set 70 worK they could
show that the public dcnt might DO paid before the
expiration OF the administration Tne poox OF est.
ons tap pr Inc next sca year contained appropr
riatioIs Tor the same objects last year OF 50 433 600.
ane aaminlstraton OF Andrew Johnson mad been ac-
Suscu OF pronigacy In expenditures. he people
had tried on that charge and had found 1t guilty.
ana naa taken from It the sceptre OF power aud put
~ ~ an ..e nahus OF the repub ican party ON lls pro
LESSONS oi economy IA tue administration OF the pub
~ na service me people intended 10 hold them to
they put forth TO the country Of ther determination
10 carry out their pledgesf Wnile ne knew the
anv mi irnv he Sccuped he proposed 70 Speak
lie knew there was not Much comfort u be derived
rom n osa se se wSpas ~ S, 81 ireaa Ancw Johnson IN
that ne could carry on the government Tor
saoa, 600 600. and that amount had been cut down
over $40 0O0, ,00Q WHAT dld their own admln nstrar
tion estimate that would carry the adninistra.
tion OF the government for year forY sai os7l74,
an increase OF over sls,Ooo,oOo beyond the amount
required by Andrew Johnson and an In
crease OF $4eo2s,537 the amount ap
an i0t error S Of ossr Sa ons
OF dollars In the footing up OF the Post once Depart
ment which would reduce dae increase 70 ss go 600
was the little sugar plum OF 5000 600 ior League
Island; and back or 1t also were the Bay Of samana
and back T Of it = TOO % were the millions that would Os
added By the Senate 10 the appropriation bills -
pledges OF the republican party were to be re-
deemed. They ccud no aid either at the other
ana ne put IL 70 the representatives 0f the people
whether they would inaugurate here puDic works
on broad estimate OF $4,000 900. He had q
avenue that with all its professions Of
economy ana with all the heralding by telegraph
aud Otherwise OF reduction there was but one OF
those departments that di1 not estimate increase
oi expenditures over the appropriations OF last
year. The exception was the poor, unpopular At
torney General, he hoped It was not because or
that remarkable trait IN ns character mat 1t was
contemplated at the other end OF tue Capitol 10 re-
lieye nlm IRON further public service ann drive him
into private life. Taere the Post ONCE build
ing at New York, wnich the arcnitect SAID would
cost 81, 100000, and the granite for which
mated 10 cost one anu o hair millions. We're
they going on with such expenditures
old PhIadeiphia Navy Yard and $500, 900
from the Treasury into League Island when
seemed " be dasired-a reduction o the public debt
by the administration ana relief from tue burdens
could be accomplished without the other thing,
which both oyerlooked-a reduction OF the expendi-
10 ay me pSc se sa ~ 1e
lures were reciuccdf how did the House propose
70 relieve the people ana the sn,srpriss ana the
under which tney groaning unless the expendi-
| lures were reducedr lie would tell his anable
TREND from Maine MT Peters,, wno had emanclpate6
himself from care about pennies amt VINO mad gone
| on in vain search Tor dollar in
| the pennies taken Ia taxation on tho spikes,
cordage ana rigging OF the ships OF Maine that made
upon the Meuse to stand ~ as ~
Appropriations IN the pledge which 1t now gave
to the country that H would cut down those estl-
mates below the figures At which the country took
the power from Andrew JoAnsons administration.
In order to do tnat they must forego any private
IN localities sy tile expenditure OF money. They
must rise above those considerations and leok to the
would again ply their work; enterprise would gam
courage; the country would 60 on IN prosperity
and IL. In DEVELOPMENT, ana the nation would
navy. yards at League Island and at
New London. and ampfy those al boston and Ports-
mouth ana all over the country that should 5e the
policy, there SHOULD be reduction OF exrenditurss
SO tnat thereby the people iniJ1t be reisved from
the burdens Of taxation ut one end OF the aud
the public debt might oe paid AZ the other. IL
with this view, and because he believed II To be
test question: that would move to lay the bin ON
| the table and would on that melton cali me yeas
ana nays, so that the people might Know who would
stand by the COMMITTEE on Appropriations IN It's at
tempt 10 curtan the expenditures OF the govern
| ment
! A very marked degree OF attention was paid on
both sides OF the House to the speech OF char.
| man Of the Committee on Appropriations.
| MIR. KELLEY. repl OF Pa followed, IN reply 70
Mr.. Dawes and In support VI the bill, but ne had
peen speaking only a lew minutes when tae morn
| ing hour EXPIRED and tue Oil went over under the
| rules.
The House then took up Mr.. Judd's Apporti0nment
| BILL and speeches were made Dy MIR. Paine IN sup
port of 1t aud by Mcssrs Aoar and Willard In OppO-
| stion.
Finally Mr.. scorIELD, lrep) OF Pa, moved to refer
the Dll to the Committee OF the noie on the state
OF The Union, ana that motion was agreed to-yeas
| l04, nays "a. The vote was principally u sectional
one Western members mostly vollns IN the negative.
| PETITIONS PkEsENrED.
Mr.. MOORE, (rep.) OF N. d. presented petition for
| the permanent maintenance of tnc ligntuoat over
the wreck OF the steamship scotland on faise Hook.
New YORK bay Also for lg ghship on Winter quarter
sh0ai.
Petitions for the abolition OF the frankng prvl-
lege were presented by Messrs. KNAPP and REEVES.
THE JAPANESE INDEMNITY FUND.
Secretary OF State for Information as to the disposl
ton MADE Of the $60J allowed for aggressons on
American commerce BY Japan Adopted
VENTILATION or THE CAPITOL.
MI. GETz, tdem.) OF Pa, from tac Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds reported resolution
the creation OF Joint select committee on the
| conotion OF tue senate Chamber and aall OF the
House as to their lighting, heating, ventilation aud
| Mr. SCaENcK, rep.) OF Onio remarked that the
| subject nad been before the Ventilation committee
for several years aud nothing had been done Ne
| hoped this committee would report some time be-
| tween this and eternity.
Mr. GETz said that lne Ventilation Committee OF
last Congress did report al length, but That no
Mr.. GARFIELD, (rep) Of Ohio. proposed to abandon
the hall and to hold the sessions oi tnc House IN the
Old hail. He characterized this hal as the most ski.
fuIly contrived slaughter house ne was ever &C.
qualnted with.
Mr.. LOGAN, rep.) OF ILL.,, endorsed everything Mr..
Mr. WooD, Cdem.) ofN. Y, said that the old hall,
sent building and he thought that Congress should
Immediately and seriously 70 to work 10 accomplish
| this reform.
Messrs. BROOKS and MAYNARD expressed the
opnlon that the old hall IN regard 10 acoustic
| purposes worse than the present one.
| The resolution then Adopted.
THE BROOKLYN POST OFFICE.
| Mr.. SLoCUN, (dem) Of y. Y, INTRODUCED bills for
| the erection OF post oflce ana other government
buildings In Br0OKil n, and for tine removal Of the
| Brooklyn Navy Yard. Referred.
The House then, At four O'Clock, adjourned.
/ line ALBANY AND SusGuf HANNA RAILROAD sulI