The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-09

| terest. Ii the revenue was not increased be
| yond the estimates and the expenditures brough
| down 1t would be necessary for the government
to borrow Sl0,000,000 to pay into the sinking
fund, and that was to be the result of the las
OF the four years of this administration, the frs
three OF which had paid $500, OOO,0 900 on the
public debt besides paying into the sinking
Mr. Eldridge of Wisconsin, asked Mr.. Dave.
whether reduction of duty on iron would moi
produce an increase in the revenue equivalent
at least to the reduction from the repeal of duty
on tea and coffee, for which he (Eldridge) had
voted and which vote had been criticized by the
democratic press as movement in aid of pro-
| lection. 10
Mr.. Dawes, without replying directly to the
| question, attributed the opposition of the Com
| mlttee of Ways and Means to the repeating du.
ties on tea and coffee to the fact that it was
! cutting into the business of the committee. The
tariff could only be properly adjusted as whole
and presented to Congress as the budget is pre-
scented to the English Parliament and let it be
voted on as a whole. He did not expect that
the Committee on Ways and Means would even
pc able to reach that point, but that was an end
for which the committee was striving He had
thrown out these figures for criticism. If they
were erroneous at any point it was better that
the tact be known -..
Mr.. Eldridge reminded Mr.. Dawes after he
had taken his seat that he had not answered his
question. .--.t. .-- -f. .rF
Mr.. Kelly of Pennsylvania, desired to make
statement as to the tariff, but the time fixed
Tor general debate had expired, and objection
was made to further discussion.
The committee then proceeded to consider
the bill by clauses $50 - srli .1eElH
Mr. Myersof Pennsylvania, offered an amend
ment Tor an increase of the pay of letter car
riers, and made an argument in support of it.
Mr. Kelley came into the discussion to have
an opportunity as replying to Mr.. Dawes. He
declared the speech of Mr.. Dawes was based
on factS that had already been ignored by
events. The treasury estimate Of the receipts
for TINS year was 1866, 100000, but the receipts
Tor the first six months were $1S7 ,3l9, $50
without the collection of the income tax he
Deneved the revenue for the current year would
1al little If any short of $500, 600, 900. He be-
Heved, notwithstanding a reduction of internal
revenue taxes, that the receipts from that
source were likely to exceed those of last year.
Inc prospects were that they would reach not
less than $146, 100000 He was unwilling that
the statement of the chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means should go to the coun-
try uncontradcted. He believed the income
this year would be from SIC, 000, 600 to $40 00O-
in excess of the estimates of expenditures
MIR. Bnrchard, of Illinois, spoke in corrobora-
ton OF the views of Mr.. Dawes, and expressed
his opinion that in view of the increasing cost
OF European production the revenue from GUS
toms would be diminished next year He
warned the House against extravagent appro-
priations which might result in a bankrupt
treasury. III &, 5...-l -.t. . .,,.,,,..... s.tY.1r
MIR. Dawes replied in answer to MI. Eldridge
directly that he did not believed the reduction
of the duty on pig iron would increase the rev.
enue so as to effect the repeal of duties ON tea
and coffee -f@a- fAiifiI %
Mr.. Myers amendment to increase the pay of
letter carriers was rejected 20 to a.
The committee rose without having conclud-
ed the bill 't II q. rry
Mr.. Brooks, of New York, asked leave to
present resolution. The resolution, preceded
by preamble setting forth the condition of
Mexico, now and for the last half century, is as
follows:
Resotued, The Senate concurring that the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives appoint joint COM
mittee of three from each body to devise the
wisest and best means for the pacification of
Mexico and the establishment of law aud order
on our own borders. s7rG,-. .f-.tts...-
Mr.. Coughlan-That looks something like the
establishment of a proteetorate. / must object
The House, at 40, adjourned till Monday