The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

ues 10 five r. A., went into executive session, and
soon alter adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1872.
Mr.. SHANKs, (rep.) OF Ind, from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported the bill authorizing the
Secretary OF the Interior make negotiations with
the Ute Indians in Colorado for the extinguishment
OF their right the south part Of their
he explained that the reservation contained
100000 acres including va luable mineral lands,
Willis the indians only numbered AO0O 1t was desir-
able to have The title put IN the government so that
mining interests there might % developed. The
bill was passed.
Pittsburg port OF delivery to which goods IN bond
can be sent from ports OF entry, ana for govern
ment building IN Hartford, Conn.,, were severally
The House then took up bill which had been
laid over since last Friday Tor the payment OF q
hundred dollar bounty to the soldiers and their
widows ana orphans, who were enlisted and
muserted into service prior to the I'D OF July, 1861
up TO which time no D0untleS were allowed.
Mr.. CoBURN rep) Of Ind. chairman OF the Com
the bill was reported, estimated the amount to be
paid under it at not over 81, 100000.
Mr.. HOLMAN, ldem.) of Ind, waile supporting the
Dill, urged a proposition OF his own In regard to
equalizing bountes, winch proposition Mr.. COBURN
declared would take $500 O0O 900 from the Treasury.
Mr.. COBURN added tnat MIR. HOlinan's proposition
was before the Committee OH Military Affairs, but
had not yet been acted upon.
bill was amended so to make apply TO soldiers
VINO were mustered in before the GIN Of August,
ana as thus amended the bill Was passed.
UNITED STATES JUDGES PENSIONS.
Mr.. PETERS, Qep.l OF Me-, from the Judiciary Com
vS,on Of Uea sares ndses 70 hos e ho ad pro-
signed after the LIST OF January 1885, and before the
passage OF the act OF the 10th OF April 1862 after
having attained the age or seventy years and held
their Commissions at least twenty years. the pension
to commence from the date OF resignation. lie SAID
That the bill would only cover two cases-those or
Judge Ware, OF Maine, who had served Tor forty
four years, aad was now ninety years Of age, and
poor; ana of Judge Sprague, of Massachusetts, who
had resigned IN 1856, because he nad become almost
totally Dlnd. After some little discussion the DILL
Alter passing several bills including one for a
pension 10 the widow OF Revolutionary soldier, tire
House. at two O'Clock, went into Committee OF the
Posr OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL,
Mr.: Wheeler, (rep.) OF N. Y, IN the chair.
The bill apprOprlates SIS, pa, $780, including the
following items, viz.-Inand mail transportation,
$l3 O24, 1863; foreign mail transportation $500, UOO
Post Oce clerks $780, 900; pay OF letter carriers,
ST., $4,000; mail messengers route agents, &C.,
100000; stamped envelopes and newspaper wrap
pers, $453,0O provided that government envelopes
shall not contain any printed matter except the
request 20 return the letter If uncalled tori; steam
snip service between San Francisco, Japan and
CHINA, s5oo,ooo; between the United STATES and
Brazil, $3.50, 900; between San Francisco ana the
Sandwich Islands, $4,000. The appropriation TO
meet the deficit IN the receipts Is 81. 74s, 900.
the bill, made statement explanatory Of the re.
celpts and expenditures OF Inc Post Onice Depart.
ment 1t was
ONLY IN THIRTEEN STATES
out of the thirty that the receipts OF the De-
partment were In excess OF the expenditures.
mittee on Ways and Means, made statement to
snow how the balance sheet Of the Treasury was
OF Congress-. There were certain appropriations
which were absolutely necessary. The public faith
to be made Tor the payment Of the interest on the
debt Then there were public expenditures, which,
however much they may vary from year to year,
call the attention OF the House and OF the country
TO what may be den0mnated the
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY EXPENSES
Of the government for the coming year. Taking
the estimate OF public expenditures as a starting
point. then the amount required without reference
20 payment on the public dept, was s273 600, 900
The House had added to that large sums oy bills
already passed Tne Deacency OH passed yester,
for Chicago St Louis and 0tner cities would require
an outlay OF about 80, 100000; the corporation tax
to be refunded would amount to 81 SOC, 900; the
increased amount for pensions was estimated at
SO, 664, 6Sj; the expenses under the washington
Treaty would be $4,000. He did not take into
account the $4,000 claim pending before the
Southern Claims Commission, aggregating
nor the t Oh sae rS cosS TAX
Ohlo. Indiana and Illinois, Tor what Is known as
the two per cent claims. Then tnere were other
claims, subsidies, &c. on which the House mad not
yet passed. lie took SIMPLY appropriations which
the House had already passed. and these swelIcd
the whole amount necessary Tor the coming year 10
$299 Geo. ass. There but tour principal sources
OF revenue-customs, internal revenue, public lands
and miscellaneous sources. The revenue from pubic
lands was now at an end In consequence OF the
Dill passed by the House devOting them 10
educational purposes. The secretary oil the Treas.
ury nad estimated the receipts from customs at
$2i2, 00J 000-Sl2 0O0,0Oo more than last year-but
from that would have TO be deducted sl900O00 900 for
the duties to be taken of tea aud coffee, ana
ST. 700 900 for the duties on GAIT and COAL making
reduction OF s2l,ool,935. which would leave the re.
ceipts from customs $40, 99sC62. The estimate or
the receipts from internal revenue had been
sl44 Ooo,ooO but from that was TO be deducted the
tax, which would reduce the revenue
rom that source to l4,O00,0O0. The aggregate
receipts OF revenue would, therefore, be for the
next year $3l7, 600 600, against 500, 900 OF
penditure leaving balance OF $l7,7ss,s75, without
'h3ving paid dollar on the public debt, except the
| the estimates and the expenditures were not
| drought DOWN IL would be necessary for the gov
eminent
| TO BORROW TEN MILLION DOLLARS
TO pay into the sinking fund aud tnat was to be the
result IN inc last OF the four years OF TINS
| tralion me nrst three OF which had paid
| the sinking FUND.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE. DEM OF Wis, asked Mr.. Dawes
whether reduction OF the duty on iron would not
produce an Increase OF revenue equivalent AT lea
To the reduction from the repeal OF the duty ON tea
1 and coffee, Tor which ne tEldrldge) mad voted and
which vote had been criticised by the democraI,c
| press as movement in aid oil protection.
| Mr.. DAWES, without replying directly to the ques-
| ti0n explained the opposition or the Committee on
ways and Means TO the Dill repeating the duties on
| ting into the business OF the committee.
| The tarin could only be properly adjusted
as a whole and presented 10 Uongress'
ment, ana let II be voted on as whole. lie did
| not expect the Committee OF ways and Mean
| would ever he able 10 reach that point put ina
was the end Tor which the committee was striving
| He mad thrown out tne5e figures Tor crlucisin. u
they were erroneous nc any point u was Detter ina
| the fact ne Known 49,