The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-19

tary only saw that the revenues derived
therefrom were faithfully applied, ant
he had applied them 80 faithfully tina
he had paid off S2O4, 100000 of the deb
and reduced the annual gold interes'
Sl4,000,000. What else should the
Secretary have done2 Sheuld he have
let the money lie idle in the Treasury
The Secretary. by buying Governments
had given the country steadlness IN
financial affairs such as had no parallel
in the history Of the country. Its man,
ufactures and industrial interests had
gone on with more steadiness and even
handed loss than for the quarter cen
tury preceding. He admitted that there
should be a great reduction of taxation
He was indeed earnest for the abolition
Of the internal revenue system at the
earliest day consistent with the man
tainance of the faith and credit OF the
Government. He was freeing the
American people from system OF su-
pervision and espionage which was dis
creditable to the country. -.
Mr.. Brooks, of New York-Why, II
taxation is to be reduced, should it not
he done at once, instead of waiting an
til January, 1873?
Mr.. Kelly-Because we are in The
last day of the session if the commit,
tee on Ways and Means was appointed
/ should favor charging that committee
with an investigation and revision such
as was made by the committee on Ways
and Means Of the last Congress during
the first recess
Mr.. Finkel asked Mr. Kelly whether
he was in favor of taking off the AK
on whisky and tobacco before reducing
the tariff on coal and salt and other ar
ticles of necessity.
Mr.. Kelly replied that he would not
repeal those taxes without reducing the
tariff
Mr. Coburn accused Mr.. Dawes party
of having by filibustering defeated the
proposition for free ships made on the
last day Of the last Congress, and his
statement in that respect was conta-
dicted by Messrs Cox, Beck and Kerr,
but he insisted on the correctness OF lis
statement and ridiculed the Democratic
pretentons of favoring revenue refom,
showing that they had opposed every
measure for funding the debt and there
by reducing the interest.
In the midst OF a noisy and ex-
citing discussion on these points
the morning hour expired and he
resolution went over.
The House then went into the business
on the Speakers table.
The first bill on the calendar beng
the Senate bill to pay Mr.. Nicholas 2.
Trst, negotiator OF the GuadaIpe
Hidalgo, $4,000 and interest.
Mr.. Banks advocated the passage OF
the bill with an amendment reducing
the amount 10 ST. 900 and striking cut
the allowance of interest.
The bill was approved by Mr.. Mil
lard
The amendments were agreed 10 aid
the bill passed.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment OF the committees as follows;
On the Joint Select committee on
outrages in the Southern STATES,
Messrs. Poland, Maynard, Garfield,
Cook, Coburn, Stevenson, Buckhy,
Lansing, Cox, Beck, VOORHEES,, Van
Trump, Waddell and Robinson. IN
the select committee on the Misis-
sippi Levees, Messrs. Morris, Ketchan,
Mckee, Getz and Duke
The next bill on the calender vas
the Senate bill TOR the restoration Of
Commodore G. A. Stevens Of the Unied
States navy to the active list from The
retired. After advocacy by Mr.. Ble
the bill was passed.
The next bill on the Speakers table
was the Senate bill to authorize he
payment Of duplicate checks Of disblrs-
ing officers. Passed.
The next bill on the Speakers tsble
was the Senate bill to enable the Pacific
& Atlantic Railroad Company to mort
gage the road.
After an explanation and the advocacy
of the by bill Mr.. Burnett, Mr.. Holnan
moved to lay the bill on the table.
The following Senate bills wre
passed: TO authorize the AtlantE d
Pacific railroad to mortgage its ro,d
to enable the Houghton u Ontonasan
Railroad Company to make surve, Of
its road; for the relief Of the towI of
Arcadia, Humboldt county, California
to amend the act reducing he
internal tax so that in case of a lif.
ference OF guages goods in transit nay
be Immediately transferred, under the
direction Of the proper government otti-
GERS; to create a port Of delivery at
Potomac, Virginia; authorizing the
Secretary Of the treasury to convey he
branch mint at Dahonega, Georgia to
the trustees Of the North Georgia A,ri-
cultural College for educational pur-
poses.
The bill to confirm the title to the
Rancho Del Rio Grande, New Mexico,
was referred to the Committe on Pirate
Land Claims.
At four o'clock Mr.. Dawes said the
Deficiency bill would be sent over from
the Senate in few minutes On his
motion the House took a recess for
twenty minutes.
On reassembling, the Deficiency bill
not having arrived, on motion of Mr..
Dawes a recess was taken until 1890
A. NJ tomorrow.