New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. PETERS (Rep., Me- presented papers
rom the state Department relative to the sword of Gen.
Mont gomery, in possession of ], T. Narrower in the
| City OF Washington, who is willing to dispose OF It.
Referred TO the Committee on the Library.
Mr. BURR Dem ID offered resolution calling on
| Oneida and Bombay collision. Adopted.
! TUE LOUISIANA CONTESTED ELECTION
! TIeriions made "A report i'm the Louisiana contested
election Of Hunt against sheldon declaring sheldon
it up next Wednesday.
| Mr.. BEAMAN Rep., Mich.l, member OF the Com
mitee On Appropriations, addressed the House IN reply
and in denial Of statements made by Mr. Beck last
Friday regard 10 the expenditures OF tho Government
which Mr. Beck alleged would reach nearly 500 100000
somewhat sensational and calculated TO produce false
Impression How the gentleman could arrive at such
hension 1t certainly could be reached by any fair
construction Of the documents and figures which the
gentleman had produced The entire amount estimated
for expenditure for the current year only SOC Ol4
The gentleman from Kentucky had made some
vague statements but had given figures
on which the House could determine the facts
which he made the assertion OF an expenditure OF
AOOgo.O0. He Nir. Beamanl proposed 10 ascertain II
possible. the expenditures Of The fiscal years ending June
80 1905 and June 80 lsos ah1 we proDoio eApendtnres
exclusive of the interest aud principal OF the public det
ss 6si .Oss The expenditures for 1862 with like eycep-
lions. amounted TO seoi96,Sj The expenditures for the
1869. with Ike exceptions amounted TO S1.2lG.9G9
The statement Of the Secretary fairly construed simply
meant that these balances should not be carried 10 the
surplus fund In this case he had merely followed the
practice Of the Departments lie Nlr Beamanl did rot
been disposed 90 hold on 10 uneIpended balances To
be used IN eases of exigency and had been unwilling to
tary had nowhere stated that all these balances would
be used and he Mr Beamau asserted that the facts and
figures showed HAT they would not all DC expended dur
ing the present hscal year The amount OF apPOpr
atons for the current fiscal year was SlI7339s the I'M
expended balances were s0239Ol59 making the amount
available S2i.l2,Oo6. He had already shown that the
expenditures Tor the year exclusive OF payments growing
uu
that deducted from the amount avail
pended balances the sum Of si799i.e8s
The expenditures for the remainder of the year would be
st less But assuming them ia be the same the entire
expenditures for the year would amount to only sii33
ggs From this sum should be deducted the amount OF
by dsbursng officers estimated at ss.3O $50. winch
beng sJ7s909 less than those OF 1865 and s2 36JyiG
less than those of 1902 He thought that
character Of the Secretarys statement in Executive
document No 1855. The secretary did not say in that
during the current year. but did that he transmitted
the amounts estimated as necessary 10 complete the
aud actual disbursements were very different things.
lie had made these statements and calculations without
reference to the payment Of portion OF the public debt
and the interest aud premiums thereon That was evil
IDENTIFY the only rule for testing tho economy
travagance Of Administration Payment the public
debt in no just sense an expenditure OF the Admins
discharge OF preGxisng obligation But II the
gentleman from Kentucky had intendedt 10 include in
his statement of 500 OOO0 all moneys disbursed and
be dsbursed during the present fiscal he would be
wholly unable to show expenditures TO any such amount
lie Nr Beamau had shown that the expenditures. ex-
elusive of payments appertanine 10 the public
debt could exceed s16o 32SS Add 10 that aiBoant
the of si2s69oG76 appropriated for the pay
ment Of interest. and the whole arnohut would only
be S29l s23O5i He had deemed IL proper make ms
In reply TO the remarkable assertion Of the
gentleman from Kentucky The advancement already
AIDE by the Administration In the work Of retrench-
proved conclusiyely that the President
prompt to redeem his pledges made IN behalf OF econ
uDy and he predicted with confidence that the work
already commenced IN which the people had SO deep
interest would be continued during President Grants
Mr.. BECK dem, KyJ repeated the assertion made
last Friday and again enumerated the figures which war
raned him In putting the total expenditures for the
rent fiscal year at t4O001.OOO The total amount
appropriated t2sl 100000 To that was 70 be added
the amount OF uneNpended balances sl020OOOOO less
about = 100000 TO be carried 10 the surplus fund.-
say F.,co0OOc, which, with sums since Appropriated
would run the total up between t2OOOO and
s4OOOe0OOO Gentlemen we're playing fast and loose
tins question ~ economy. The Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Appropriations Dawes had stated the expcn
dinres during the last OF Mr. Johnsons adminstra
ton as96s OO aud the Chairman Of the Copmee
Banking and Currency Mr Garfield had stated them at
dtrcs % the current year at t292QcO000 while the
statement Of the secretary OF the Treasury showed them
then 10 be nearly rOooo.oo0 more.
MIR GARFIELD Rep, ohiol remarked that ne had
quoted absolutely from the Secretary's report.
Mr. BECk-rhen the secretary reports one ihng one
dsy aud another thing another day.
Mr. WASHBUBNt tIarp. WIS., explained that in the
public serNioe Vac necessary to have liberal marsus
balances Al the end OF this fiscal year would equal those
te matter was thcu passed over and The House took
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