Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-28

Mr.. Butlof here made q suggestion 10 Mr..
Dawes, when tho latter turned with the ro-
tort, ~ don't want any help in making this
Mr.. Dawes, containing, said that the
peculiar way OF making the estimates at the
Treasury Department was now turned
against Themselves and they wanted 70 or
plain their own errors amer they had misled
the committee. He had stated tho estimates
as they came 10 him, and coming from the
proper department, no had q right 10 sup
pose them correct. We were told yesterday,
he said, that Andrew Johnson's adminlstra-
tion made the estimates last year not for
what he would carry on the Government,
but for what no wanted the Incoming adj
ministration To carry on tho Government.
The appropriations were made, We are
told, as a MEASURE OF hostility to tho inoom.
Ing naturalization, yet We arc informed Of
this, and for the nrst time, and BY q gentle
man who was prominent member OF the
committee that reported upon the appropIi
ations for the rear ending June 80, 1870.
He called the attention OF The House 70 the
fact that when Mr.. Butler watson the Appro-
priation Committee last year he was In the
line OF spending unexpended balances, while
the chairman Of his committee wna 20 care
fully guarding the funds that he obtained
the namo OF the Watchdog OF tho Treasury.
Mr.. Dawes again quoted at length from
his former speech, and then made compar-
lson with the book Of estimates to show the
general correctness Of all the statements he
had made.
Mr.. Dawes then referred 70 the fact that
Mr.. Butler had had read yesterday a letter
form a head OF Department, that Mr..
Dawes had never been there tolnqulre about
the estimates. That was worry astute, but
the gentleman said nothing about other
members Of the COMMITTEES having been
there. II was not fair proposition, there.
fore, to say that because he (Mr. Dawet)
was not at the War Department, therefore
nnlnyestlgatlon was made. His committee
had worked 10 the performance Of their dn.
ties in manner that deserved the utmosi
commendatiou, and when the distribution
OF work was made Il was decided that each
member Of tho committee should take Ger.
tain Departments. In the distribution hs
(Mr. Dawes) was assigned to tho Depart.
ments Of the Interior and Treasury, and In
| order to relieve a member who wanted 10 &c
home during the recess no also agreed u
take the War Department.
In the performance Of hls duty he had
called upon the Secretary OF the Interior
and the latter had Informed him that b,
could not cnt down bis appropriations below
the estimates submitted. Ho could not, tn,
1 bS1lNhhil uhAug NhN uuNu luhluC %
his Department, but he said he might posi-
bly, make o reduction In some outslde mat
tiers, as for instance, at the hospital for thu
insanei at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, o.
at the Columbia Lying-ln Hospital, but b.
could make no other reduction, and at tn
same time, while this Secretary was sayinI
this, there was an uneIponded balance o
e400. 900 In one Of the bureaus Of his De
partment. Mr.. Dawes then went to tn
Treasury Department, and was assured b,
the Secretary there that Il was impossible
In any way to cut down the estimates, an
then, acting under the advice of his friends
he went to the President Of the Unite
States.
He did not know whether he had the con
ndence OF the President or not. II might b
that his colleague Mr.. Butlerl had NOR
the condolences, and that the President hal
taken his colleague to his bosom, and give
him new life. He DID not know how tina
might be, nor could he calculate the chance
II such was the case. But he (Dawes) wa
assured that tho President believed him b
DO his friend. When he called upon IN
Z President the latter talked Of economy. II
said his earnest desire was to bring dow
the estimates. He Gald he had made
thorough examination Of the estimates {
the War Department, because he beat kne'
the necessities Of that Department, and th
estimates there could not be cut dow
. another dollar. With thls information
rect from the President, who thoroughly nj
derstood what he was talking about, VIII
should he (DaweS) go TO Secretary VII
had only been In office one month. II
therefore did notgo TO the War Department
but he had made proper Inquiry.
He had personally Waited the other ID
partments to while: he had been Asslgne,
and all due inquiry having been made, ID wa
perfectly proper that no should make n
speech that he did and when he did. NJ
Dawes, In cloaing, referred 10 where Coz
gress was to blame, as In failing TO Tedut
the army, &C., by the prompt passage Of
bill TO that end. He showed that there WI
large number Of officers In tho army WI
had no duty TO perform, who, however, hS
to be paid, and that duty to the finances r
qulred that reduction should DO made. II
, denied that tho Appropriation Commits
, had any hostility to tho administration
! any branch Of the Government, but said q
II desired was an economical admlnlstratlC
, | OF affairs. He wanted this admlnistratlt
TO redeem the pledges II had given OF eco
omy, and It could only do so by all actin
together, and he had sufficient confidence
believe that Il would be done.
At the close OF Mr.. Dawes speech u
! committee rose.
Me-. Logan, from the Committee on Nj
} tary Affairs, reported q bill for the redu
don OF the army. Ordered 10 be printed.
> Mr., Banks introduced bill 10 amend Il
act making eight hours legal days wor
Referred 70 the COMMITTEES on the Judlclar
Mr.. Stevenson, Of Ohio, introduced b
{ 70 abolish mileage. Referred 10 Commit
! On Mileage. ~
. Mr.. schenek asked leave to introduce
resolution calling upon the President for
:. papers, &c., In relation 10 the trial Of q
Z, n. YergSr, In Mississippi. Objected tC
The House theD, al $3.50 p. m. adJournS