The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-16


for the repeal of the stamp tax on medic
inal prepsrstions, Or mobilization Of the
law TO eoalnes.hc a % pateur On prTrie-
tories rngdeings. Hefer'ed. lk&
ing the Juficisfy committee to ins; uirennd
report Wit Tier the actiof,o of tho II ouse is
requircfccnrerning tin oflfc a. contucs OF
tbs judge Of tho United States court for
district Of Alabama sndespecisliy whethsr
The judge has led t3rmsot court re-
CURED by law end vhether ne. b.scor-
-t,aucusiy ard Professionally Hbysntut -irirl.
self !rsp. iha- siSie AL whether Il. aels Of
ouisfcps in ibis Office Of dga have
Leon such as in any degree ~ depr.Yu the
people Of that stste of the b-r,f'rUr tFo
district coart therein, and TO suoun. 70
the denial ofjas.ies. Adopted. 90
.srremain &c Q Che c'nmiitee on
judiciary rcportef a~t'il s,~ropesl ,io
bankruptcy law, and moved TO suspend
rules TO bring it before the Hous.. The
bill was read. The Irsi section repeats
tue bankrupt law and aud all is amend
mclis. IAy second section provides that
whcro there sre bankruptcy proceedings
pending, the minority ia value Ot us
creditors whose claims have been proven
pr ais provGbiv, ~ determine ia what
iBInuerOn what .1r.us and conditions and
state bankruptcy shall be administered
hud such resolutions shall be Immediately
confirmed by the courts. Farther sections
ralse deiaiis, alter various propositions
and suggestions, the motion was modified
~ 70 20 make va bal the Special order
for tosnsorro w--to. ass oto.two hoofs to its
DISCUSSION aud ,hef hsystheyo,s taken
with 10 ~ diiatosy tnsstsrs wssso ondcred.
Mr.. Dawes called the attention Of the
attention Of the house to tbs recommen-
datiyu 81 the Secretary Of Treasury for
an increase OF taxation 10 the amount Of
$40 goo 900. and said that the Committee
on Ways and Mean. had Instructed him
- otter the following resolution;
Whereas, The Secretary Of The Treas
ury has recommended la an OIL .Ial letter
TO the Committee On Ways and Means IA
iucreaso in the customs and duties and ia
te5nal taxation therefore be- 10
Resolved That the heads u the savoyal
dopsr.insnts be Instructed TO revise their
estimates. OF expen dilures for the next I.-
raj year, With Il view 20 the changed con
diti0n Of the country, tQs. reduction thoIe-
on, ard fercrtihe ,aIrs to tho house, 10
tbs end that all possible efforts NJ re-
duction be exhausted before new burdens
be imposed on the people.
Mr.. Garfield from tho Coumit,oo on
appropriations, then offered the follow
ing resolutions
Whereas, 1t appears tina, since the eSti-
mates Of appropriations required for the
service of ths government for tho year
ending June 90 1915, which hive been
laid before the house, were made by sew
ersl departments Of thu government, and
tha country hss catered on n period OF
great financial embarrassment Nccompa.
MED by shrinking in values and heavy fall
| ing of in tho revenues; and
Whereas, In the juigmen: Of the House
the foregoing acts make it the duty Of
| Congress. 20 reduce the expenditures " the
| lowest poin. consistent with the neeessi.
| tie1 Of the government; and
Whereas, The secretary OF the treasury
| has recommended in an official letter -
the committee on Ways and Means, Of NJ
Increase in CERTAIN duties and internal
taxation, thcreforeo :
Resolved, That the president be re-
| 9u.stud TO cause Il resolution Of said e.tl-
| mates to be made by the several executive
| departments, and cause re-
port u be made TO the House il
l pJhe4DIc ~ fHEIg - bho Ssu ~ - ahe"i }
| next; setting lttb, IL .detait what tht
pr Iic expsn disures i6r The. cur snt iscal
yeargw ere, and inSsthat the astiniat ssfoI
the next fiscal year can be reduced and
| and the amount Of such reduction, with.
| out sIrious de,rinoat 10 the public ser
| vice.
Mr.. Butler asked Mr.. Garfield how
| much he believed the estimates gould be
reduced IL. they bad boon properly made
up, to carry out the existing law.
Gr. Garfield said it was impossible for
| him 10 answer that question. AT this stage
of tho session hs only knew that in the
report of tho secretary o. the
treasury and in tho presi
dents message reference. was maao &
the iact a large numbor u poo.ic buDi,
ipgs had been authorized 'bv'the last con.
gress, on which work had not yet boen be
| gun. 1t had been suggested that work
might be suspended, or rather might no!
| DO begun, and consequently three or four
millions might be covered back into the
| treasury 1t was so, perhaps, in regard to
Notifications, rivers and hsrbors, etc. lie
was able to sec o number of places where
reductions could DO made without damage
| TO the public service.