New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
DEVELOPING MINIS.

Mr.. SARGENT, from the Committee on
Mines and Mining reported bill TO promote the devel
opmen OF the nnng of the United states. and
moved that 1t be put upon its passage.
The frs. section all valuable mineral deposits
ing 70 the United States unsaveyrd open
sIPosOn and the lands to occupation ami purchase uDer
Ia the several mining districts far the applicable
The remaining bill detailed poys on. regn
s nDos. eao seems he Sooh %s6 Dor. si .bs
a. T1Hc s 1 Ss 5hs 1c a3se n s, or @
lOde previously dseoye sueb tanned
An amendment reported and concnucd in that
the bill should not III any way impair or aert tGc rights
granted TO the propretors OF the Suiro Tunnel An-r
explanation by MI Sargent the bll4 passed v,hou'
division
Mr. PIERCE Rep, hss.), from the Committee on Elu-
cation and Labor, reported bill 10 establish educa
tonal fund and apply the proceeds Of the public lands
the education Of the people, anu asked that lee Pnt
The 6 sp and cou'ecr'tes forever the proceeds Of he
s Gy e ayest oaeLa Of he annual Let Po, q The public
United States bonds and elairss he oer haf and the
Territories he District Of Columbia the basis POPULATION
and after certain conditions as 10 the shoohoce Sc empc
sh any pr een o. ihe an, h 'na oD & w..
aNer the f AterSlrd the NhoS 4moani 70 applied
tue p'' H'" The LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
The morning hour expired;and tn IIou.c went into
Committee Oh the Whole on Tie Legislative and LNrcu-
tive Appropriation b, Mr. Wheeler uep. y. " in the
Mr.. GARFIELD Rep, Ohio said that the bill appro-
priated s2336GO less tnan the Ike hill lst year, aud
$4,000 les, than asked for in the estimates.
Mr. BECK dem. XVI remarked that ne served on the
Appropriation Committee two years. ana that IL was tho
s,nges Committee he ever knew 1t had 10 come back
win "A deficiency bill and he predicted that the present
Committee would have do the same after the Prcsi
dental election" (Laughter.l
Mr.. WOOD Dem, n. - called attention 20 the item
OF stationery for the Executive Department. which, il
the bill OF June 1850 under Mr. Buchanans Admintra
ton was only $3.50 and which in this bill was sJ0J.
That item showed about the relative increase IN ali the
expenditures OF the Government since the Republican
party came into power
MI HALE Rep Mel defended the Administration
from the aspersOns OF Mr.. Wood. II that gentleman
charged extravaganza in general terms he should have
particuarlZed more than the item 20 which ne had
referred President Buchanan, TO whom Mr.. Wood had
alluded In contrast WITH the present Administration, had
increased the debt OF the Government s4OO,O0O III "A
time OF profound peace A TO the statement quoted b
Mr. Wood from the CIVIL Service report, no one would
claim borne 10y the facts and figures. On
the contrary the collection not than
five or six per cent Of the aggregate revenue.
Mr. WOOD remarked that the cost OF collecting Gus
tuns, ten years ago. under the Democratic party was
5000 year. Now II was s9,0000O0. Then there
no such exposltOns of and fraud and
pluudering as now being brought to light by tile
invest CATION IN New-fOrk.
Mr. KELLOGG rep, Comm remarked that at that
time tue amount OF Customs duties collected less
than sl0OOO0OO and II then cost S3OOOOOO 10 collect,
whereas the amount collected last year 2t60C000O.
Mr. WOOD thought that IL should very little
10 collect sO0O0O than 1t costs 10 collect $lo0O00oO.
because the machinery OF collection all the
The general debate closed and the Clerk proceeded TO
read the bill by clauses for amendment After dsposing
OF Is pages OF the bl which contains So pages the Com
mttee rose.
Mr.. TOWNSEND rep. " " introduced bill to
authorize mail steamship service between the United
States aud Mexico. Referred.
THE PLATE-GLAss MACHINERY.
The Senate amendments 10 the bill authorizing the m
portati0n Of machinery were nonconeurred IN, ana
Committee OF Conference was ordered
Mr.. DAWES REP, Mass) mentioned privately that
the plate glass machinery had been already imported
aud the duty paid ON 1t. Adjourned.