, 1874-02-13
WASHINGTON.
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tContIuuca from tho TIrst Page.
ibn corresponding months Of 1s79.4 ,y we're s,a %
follows: Tor 1879 o!stomB, $11l ,o@eo' @ ' 'o9o
Informal roven,lo, s67,00u,00O; total, $178, ,sA2-
38o. For 1871 customs. $o3, ,oo0, ,ooo !; inter
a ~ Y ~ rsosats sot% 81 a res
ont yoar from those Of last year Of S28,o15, 702.
rho comparison Of rocoiptB for tho last five
months Of tho last tlscal yoar, with tho estimated
receipts for tho coming ilye months Of this iseaI
1nat flvo months, s127,0O 900; 1881 esit-
,uatnd rccaipts tor tho noxt tlye months. SIG.
00O,o 900, making falling of in that poriod Of
Mr, Dawos ahon, as duo to tho administration
Of tic Treasury Department.. stated In aotaA the
reductions In tho dutios by Congress- on ten, tea,
cotfoo, and othor articles, aggrogattng sa4 St,-
ss resso@ ao0 Ty hyhg haag L es tGo year e
witil only sio,6o0,d00 aud an increase Of tho
Ho continued as Follows: II the House agroo
rhat the Troasury ia liable Ct any momons 70 @ 60
to 10 rcliod upon than this loss than 9lo,ugo,.
600, thon oyory gentlomnn, will sec that
we don't discharge our duty uniebs ,so, na . NV
making power, pass aoms moasnfo ny wn'cn ,,,9 10
threo wnye to do thnt thing: It mny be done by
increased taxation, by a loan, or by the cutting
down Of expenditures. Unloss ono or tho othof
Of thcBo thrce mcnsuros be rcsorteu 70, ann TO O.
sorted to in oarneBt, .wo who have tho credit Of
tho Treasury Of tho United btates IN our koop-
1ng holding only tho Secretary Of tho Treasury
and tho Administration to tue discharge OF TIC
nwB wh,c, we mako. shall havo failed III tho ala-
charge Of our duty. . ..
iii. Dawes continued, by opposing nny in
cronse of taxatfon, giving credit to Secretary
Boutwell, for his appeal to tho COMMITTEE OF
Conference IN it's last moments for strtking out
4,0]0 900 or $1,000, 600 further reduction and
wjcl, resulted III tho striking out Of thoso yory
measures which arc now pending-tho rcpoal o.
tho tnxos on matchcs mud check etamps iie
Dawos) could not mako up iis manu that tlle
people ct this country will take on tloir slloul-
dors any burdens. Ao alao combatod tho ro-
porting to loan in timo Of ponco aB Nh error,
which would ruin the party roaorting to It.
b1r. Dawes assumed that tho honse wonld
lgroo with him; that thero n'nBt be son1o other
wpy out Of the dilemma than either impoanE
now taxes Or borrowing money in tho g marriott:
On to refer to tho expenditures for the last six
dns as dSo"s d H., IN 2aS aSS9 nm i2
100000; 1873, s200,000, COOS and in tho present
agcal year, 9310, ,o53, ,644. In 1870 TIC oxrondl-
lures had been reduced to $500, ,000. .oo0, while
Of the public dsbt aa pesn paa t.
b292, 100000, and SOL, 600, 900 Of the public debt
been paid. In 1879, the expenditures Ind been
,educed to S277, 7,o0D,00o, and Sa0 0o0, ,0o0 of tho
public debt been paid In 1873 the na roS
If tho public debt had boen paid: This ycar tho
expenditures would bo S91o. .000, 600, and not ono
dollar Of tho public debt pad. -
Mr.. Dawes referred to tue Increased exnen-
dituro Of tho various departments Of tue Gov,
ernment this year rs compared with last, anu
wont on to refor to tho Extravaganza Of retaining
ports of entry in places whore the receipts did
not begin to pay expenses, and IN that cohnoc-
at ono Of tic ports, saying that when he received
his appointment with sniary of S3,000 year,
le had writton to his Senator, stating TINT the
Office wa8 Binecure, aud Ind afterwards tolu
ury, and that ABOUT . year, ago 10 h9a ,t,
informed his other Senator that tho law should
bo repealed and tho Office abolished. The letter
wont on to sny that MI otdcelolder who OK
prcsses such sentimonts about his own position
is decidedly unpopular in the Republican party,
and tt1at III March last he had been removed for
what cas,se ho had not boon informed, but he pro-
surued it WAS on tho ground Of insanity. cloud
laughtor.) There could have been no charge OF
nesleot Or incompetoncy against him, Tor n no
officer had ever been moro faithful or more dill
gent in drawing his salary, md there Ind boon
aosulutoiy nothing elao for him to DO. H..
name Of tho writcr, or ut lcast to stato tho port
Of entry to which tho letter referred.
Nfr. DANES declined to do either, but sent
up to tho Clerks dosk, and Ind read list Of
n1r. BUTLER (1lass.( asked his colleague to
state that ho Ind introduced q bill eariy IN thin
session to abolish Marblohoad in Ills own CBut-
ler's) district aB port Of entry.
Ill., DAWES Baid he WIS Obliged to Als
colleague for giving him TINT opportunity
TO- make % n, e5panatonb bor h,s a Ss f{e
other dny, which le wished him to in
troduce, ns ho was going out Of tho House
himself, and among those bills was the one X
abolish Mnrblehead na a port Of entry. He Tns
afraid that for TINT lie would have Lis colleagues
md constituents rushing upon him pon nell
(loars Of laughter, in which Butler joincd.)
Nr. Dawes then went on to specify the ex
pendltures in tho way, Of public buildings, o.
st Now York, which will hayo cost $7,500,000 N
!he end OF this yoar; Boston, which would cos
e3,2G8,000; ST. Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati
Ho gayo tho aggregate Of expenditures Of
publio buildings aince '65 at 3103, ,29i, col
Ho also discussed in tho Bame connec
tion tho oxtravagancea Of maintaining Ht
many unnecessary yards aud arsonats.
Mr. GARFIELD correctod some Of Mr.. Dawes
figures, particularly in referonco to the sinking
find, and said TINT when he would report tn
Legislative Appropriation bill. as 10 expected t.
do in d few dayH, lo would submit Bome statc
menta concerning tho expenditures and appro
priations which would correct the statement Q
tho gentleman from Massachusetts,. .
The Committee rose, hlr Dawes having occu
pied nearly three hours in Ills spoocl, and th
House took d recess until 7:30 O'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
In tho evening session several amendment
were mado to tho bill coaifyinE tho statute'
and Mr. POLLARD gavenotfco thatin the scssio
of Wednesday eyonillg next llo would presel
the amendments to tho statutes in regard
customs,
CASUALTIES.