The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-19

there was moi much comfort to be derived from
he wound 81 i friend. Andrew johnson in
HE last w. Of his administration had esti-
mated that he could carry on the government
for S303 100000, and that amount had been cut
down over $40, 600, 900. What did their own
administration estimate that it would carry on
the administration of the government year
for? Why, .$311 ,097, ia; an increase OF over
S28, 000,O00 beyond the amount required bY
Andrew johnson, and an increase OF $49,62S,-
537 over the amount appropriated for the pres
ent year, but this included an error OF oyer
100000, in the footing up of the Post Once
Department, which would reduce the increase
to S42000,000; but he believed that not enter
ing into the estimate was little sugar plum
of S800O90 for League Island. Back of it also
were the Bay of SANTANA and the Island OF st.
Thomas at $75 900, 900 in gold, and back OF it
to- were millions that would be added by the
Senate to appropriation bills as they passed
the House. La this House alone, if the pledges
of the Republican party were to be remember
ed, they could have no aid either at the other
end OF the avenue or at the other end OF the
capitol, and he put it to the representatives OF
the people whether they would inaugurate
new public works on the broad estimate of
S24 100000. He had right to complain of the
other end of the avenue, that with all its pro-
fessions OF economy and with all the heraldlng
by telegraph and otherwise of reduction, there
was but one of these Departments that did not
estimate an increase of expenditures over the
appropriation of last year.
The exception was the unpopular Attorney
General, and he hoped that it was not in con-
sequence of that remarkable trait in his char
acter that 1t Was contemplated at the other end
of the Capitol to relieve him from further pub
lie service and drive h m into private life.
There was new post office building In New
York, which report said would cost $4,000, OO0
and the granite for which was estimated to
cost 81 100000 Were they going on with such
expenditures? Were they going to put s., O00.-
900 from the old Philadelphia navy yard and
$500, 600 from the treasury into League Island,
when they might as we'll wait five years? Two
things seemed to be desired; reduction of the
public debt by the administration, and relief
from the burden of taxation by the House.
Neither of these things could be accomplished
without another thing, which both overlooked;
reduction of the expenditures. How was it
proposed at the other end of the avenue to pay
the public debt unless the expenditures were
reduced? How did the House propose to re-
leye the people and the enterprise and capital
of the c1untry from the burden of taxation
under which they were groaning unless the
expenditures were reduced? He would tell
his amiable friend from Maine (Mr. Peters)
who had emaneipated himself from the care
about services, and who had gone off in a vain
search for dollars on which he proposed to
eeoaomise, that it was the pennies taken by
taxation of the spikes, eordage and rigging Of
tue ships Of Maine that made the commerce Of
the country decline. He called upon the mem
beers OF the House TO stand by the Committee
OF Appropriations on the pledge which il now
gave 10 the country, thar il would cut down
taose estimates below the figures at which the
country took the power from Andrew john
sons administration. In order 10 do that they
must forgo any private interests and magma
airy political gain In their localities by the ex-
pendture of money. They must rise above
those considerations and look TO general re-
suits, and then the fingers of industry would
again apply 20 their work enterprise would
gam courage, the country would go on in
prosperity and in development, aud the the
nation would In the years that were 10 come
build navy yards at League Island and at New
London, aud amplify those at Boston aud
Portsmouth aud all over the country. III that
should be the policy there would be a reduc.
ton OF expenditures, so that thereby the peo-
pie might be relieved from the burdens OF tax
.tlon at one end OF the avenue and the public
debt might be paid at the other. Ii was with
this view, an1 because he believed IL 10 be a
test question, that he would move to Law the
bill on the table, and would On that motion cali
the yeas and nays, SO that the people might
know who would stand by the Committee on
Appropriations in irs attempts TO curtail the
expenditure of the Government
A very marked degree OF attention was paid
on both sides of the House TO the speech OF the
chairman OF the Committee on Appropriations
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, followed in re-
ply 10 Mr.. Dawes, and in support of the bill
but he had been speaking only few minutes
when the morning hour expired, and the bill
went over under the rules.
The House then took up Mr.. Judd's aDpor-
tionment bill, and speeches were made by Mr..
Paine, of Wisconsin, in support of it, and by
Messrs Hoar, of Massachusetts, aud Willard,
of Vermont, in opposition.
Finally Mr.. Schofeld. of Pennsylvania,
moved to refer the bill to the committee of the
whole, and that motion was agreed to-yeas
1O4, nays g. The vote was principally a sem
sation one, the Western members mostly vot-
ing in the negative.
Mr. Schotield, of Pennsylvania offered a
resolution calling on the Secretary of State for
Information as to the disposition made of the
S60O,0O0 allowed for aggressions on American
commerce by Japan. Adopted.
Mr.. Slocum, of New York, introduced bills
for the erection of post Office and other Gov
eminent buildings in Brooklyn, and for the re-
moval of the Brooklyn navy yard. Referred.
The House then, at o'clock, adjourned