New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


without voting, the senate went into Executive ses-
sion, aud soon after adjourned TO Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The bill authorizing negotiations with the
Ute Indians for the REIMBURSEMENT OF portion of ter
reservations passed
The Senate amendments to the House bill making Pitts
burgh port OF delivery were severay concurred in.
EQUALIzISG nOUSTEs.
The House then took bill which had been laid over
since last s for S AND orp III s WRo re e en
listed and mustered into prior to the 22d of July
1851 up which time no e9qnties were allowed wee hin ,vos
mustered in before the sfh Of August and as thus
amended, the bill was passed.
PENsIoSING JUDGES.
Mr.. PETERS rep. Mel. from the Judiciary Commit;
United states Judges to those who had resigned after
the lst OF January 1865 and before the passage OF the
ago Of 10 years and held their COMMISSIONS at least
twenty years. the pension TO from the date OF
eases those Of Judge Ware Of Name who had served
poor and Of Judge sprsgue Of Massachusetts had
resigned in 1865 because he had become almost totally
blind. After some little discussion the bill was passed
PosT-oFFTCH APPROPRIATIONS.
After passing several bills, including one for pen
sion to the widow OF Revolutionary soldier the House
at o'clock. went into Committee OF the Whole Oh the
PSst0hice Appropriation y, I'LL 49,,
ssSd mail Ds.s co., mas ps o Poe
CLERKS so C r.y s,e.S1.,er, mail mseogs
C stamped envelopes and Newspaper wrappers $500 pro
envelopes shall printed
between San Francisco Japan snd Chn between 'he United
Bran +O b~en san Francisco and the Sandwich
Island $500 The appropriation to NEE; the deacl' 'he'eceD
Mr. PALMER crop, Iowa., who had charge OF the bil
made statement expaaaorS OF the receipts ana eS
IN thirteen states out Of the that the receipts
Of the Department were in excess OF the expenditures
GoyEINNEST IINASots;. ,,o ,,o.,.,,....
on Ways and Means, made statement to show how the
by each days legislation Of Congress There we're GER
tain which %sIe s CasrR Tsar
provision to be made for the payment OF the interest
on the debt Then there were public expendtures which
be met by appropriation bulls He wished to can the at
seno%nated the absolutely necessary expenses OF the
Government for the coming year Taking the estimate
amount required without reference 70 payment the
public debt, was s1I3,co,oOo The House had
p passed. The saa Deficiency subj BIZ. passed ys.sst
day. appropriated $4,000; he public buildings
outlay Of about tOOOOO The corporation tax TO be re
funded would amount to "a 600 The Increased amount
under the Washington Treaty would be $4,000 flo did
not take into account the claims oe
the refnnding Of the Cottop tax nor the sSoTo re-
Tor what the two per cent claim Then there
other claims subsidies &c, ON which the House
which the House had already passed, and these sweed
the whole amount necessary for the coming year "
revenue Customs, internal revenue public lands. and
miscellaneous sources. The revenue from public
S al the them to
educational purposes. The Secretary OF the Treasury
aoo more than sst but from that would lave
70 be deducted for the duties to be taken from
tea and coffee 81 roo for the duties salt and coal
making reduction OF VI ool 1888, which would leave the
receipts from customs sl9Os9o2 The estimate Of the
from that was to deducted the income taxes and the
5OooOO corporation tax which would reduce the rev.
from that source to si4ocooo The aggregate re-
cepts OF would, therefore. be for the
next year. sai7 10000 against s299 Of expenditure.
leaving balance of tl77Ss,g75 without having paid
dollar on the public debt except the interest Ii the
revenue not increased beyond the estimates and
the expenditures not brought down, 1t would be
NECESSARY for the Government to borrow 100000 to
pay sinking fund. aud that was to be the result
first three Of which had paid s9ooOOOOoO the public
debt beside Payng int, o the sinking fssd :a NJ, Daves
whether reduction Of the duty on iron would not pro
reduction the repeal OF the duty tea and coffee
Mr. DAWES without replying directly to the question:
Means TO the bill repeating the duties on tea and coffee
TO the fact that was cutting into the business OF the
as WHOLE and presented 10 Congress rs the Budget is
presented ~ the English Parliament aud let 1t be voted
Wavs and Means would ever be able to reach that point
but that was the end for which the Committee was
The Committee then proceeded to consider the Post
Once AEpT9pTa,ion BIZ by 9ass fa an aooDdmsnt Or
the increase OF pay Of ettercarrers anda argument
He
discussion in order to have an opportunity OF replying
Mr. Dawess speech He declared that the speech Of Mr.
Dawes based upon facts that had been already g
nored by events The Treasury estimate OF receipts for
S3s OOOO0o But the receipts for the first
six $50 without the collection OF the
income tax lie believed that the revenue for the cur
rent year would be but little, any, short OF A00O 600
He believed that notwithstanding the reduction OF the
Revenue taxes, the receipts from that source
were likely exceed those OF last The prospects
were that would reach not less than st6CoO0 lie
unwilling that the statement Of the Chairman OF the
Committee OF Ways and Means should go To the country
uncontradcted. lie believed that the income this year
would be from 00ooO to $90000O0 In excess Of the
Inmates Of expenditures.
Mr.. ELDRiDGE dem, Wis upbraided Mr.. Dawes for
having eyaded the question concerning pig iron.
Mr.. DAWES replied that he did not believe that the
reduction OF the duty on pig iron would increase the
revenue To offset the repeal Of the duties tea
and coffee. An hours study OF the subject would
vince even the gentleman from Wisconsin that that
The discussion Of Mr.. Myers amendment TO increase
the pay of leterearers Resumed Al the close of
the discussion the amendment reDected20 10 ".
The Committee then without having concluded the
bill.
PRoTECToRArR OVER MEXICO.
Mr.. BROOKS dem, N. W asked leave 10 offer u
luton with regard o. Mexico as follows:
Uhoroas Me,o neghhorng and eonous territory ard has
Leeu q Of revelation Tor bali century snd
bodrs there uosis
life sni hs property tho people
Mates thus usHsndn IRON Government pIoseeoa sud ntsTp
tout snd
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