New-York tribune., 1874-01-29

HOUSE OF RrpREsENrATIv Es.

HOUSE OF REPkESENTAIiV I'D.
Mr.. GARFIELD Rep., Ohio. from tho Com
mtteo on Appropriations. reported bill 70 revse' con
soIidate and amend tho statutes in relation 70 o''
mates appropriations. and public accounts
EXPENDITURES on PUBLIC BUILDISas'
Mr. GARFIELD also reported bill TO reduce the OK
penditures public buildings.
Mr. PLAT-T Rep Val moved the reference OF the iat
ter bill to the Committee on Public buiioi"S' """
Mr.. HOLMAN Dem, Ind) favored the bill being put
Mr. GARFIELD stated that the City OF Boston cismea
20 be heard before the Appropriation Committee oetore
the passage OF the BILL and the Commtee nu ~ that
time early ne 1T week when the representatives oi M
city should heard Good faith perhaps
gave that If the b were nv nartes
reasonable time would be given for nearing any
who may desire to be heard; Were 1t not for tna'
''oV Mr. W a r. ROBERTS (Dem N. " appealed 70 MT;
Garfield 10 urge measure at once anu s s.a n, in
IT. n was about time the expenditures were st"ppea
Mr. MAYNARD Rep.. Tenn) inqulreu o o., ,.c,n aiher
places than Boston.
Mr.. G GARFiELD-Certainly -. 49,. .ho Fam
Mr. PLATT icp. Va argued TO show that the na Uon,
mitce on Pnbo buildings and Grounds was the proper
Committe 10 have charge of the mater A.. ..,o,orce
70 the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds ana
asked speaker whether If 80 referred 'na' ~ouu
mn Mr. VGARFELD~C Certainly that will be the end OF It,
Mr Platts motion was agreed to. and the bill was
referred to the Committee on Public Buildings anu
Grounds-Ycas. l57 Nays Ie. =, ,,o rro,surv 70 ALL
horze no payments out of any unexpended balances OF
appropriations heretofore made i0r tnG hy the
Supervising Architect OF the Treasury Departeh'' io'
any Oh te noa ~ ate the CONTRACT ior which
executed proceedings 'or the condemnation oil "n" ~ %
70 pay for any for the erection Of building upon
which already begun or contracted Tor before 'he passage
for demolition Of buildings on any site where
The second section directs the Secretary 10 make no
contract for the purchase of ste nor for mate
rial Orl
third section into the Treasury all sums hereto
fore for the purchase OF sites and tue erec
on OF buildings under the Supervising Architect OF the
Treasury Department, which are mace unaVaIaDlc Ny
the PROVISIONS of this act The fourth section directs
the Secretary Of the Treasury suspend wok on any
buildings already begun whenever IN his Judgment sucn
suspension be made consistently with the pubic
service - -o...
Mr. HALE Rep., Me.), from the Committee on Appro-
priations reported bill establishing life saving STA
tions, and appropriating sll 900 therefor
Mr. PENDLETON QRep r. H. moved an amendment
appropriatng $1,000 for medals ordered previously TO
be prosented to persons who had distinguished them
selves in saving lives from the wreck OF the steamer
Mr. CONGER (Rep., MchJ complained that adequate
provision was not made for the lakes
Mr. NEGLEY Qtop, Penn.)-NOr the rivers
Mir HALE explained that this bill was to make pro-
vision for 81 stations ready to be occupied The Com
mittee on Commerce could afterward report bill for
any additional fe-savng stations might be needed
MI COX tDem.. n. ~ advocated tne OIL ana s.atou
With Sreat interest ever since three Years ago. he
bromebt it TO the attention OF Congress He had
tced however growing tendency TO increase the ap-
propriatons and have stations where they are not
needed, and there had been complaints that contracts
for boats, &C., had not received due vigilance. ~
Mr. Pcndeton's amendment was adopted ana the Dill
TIE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
The House them at halfpast one. went into Committee
OF the Whole Mr.. KELLOGG Rep Comm in the Chair.
on the Army Appropriation bill. The bill approprates
$2S 449 GIG, including the following items $1,000
Recruiting, $l0500O; OF the army &C. $ll i5o0ooi sub
Ia ,
incidents, eIDs1s y OF s0 sr.5g s,,.
1.nsOorson OF the army $1,000 quarters for ec. and
sT 5ooo s53 RR &
ordnance .s At anl 500 9ssS 9s n s~@1
equipments, 100000 manufacture of ne" model broocho.iDS
Mr. WHEELER (Rep. N. " who had charge OF the
BILL proceeded to explain the reductions made In com
said was frightening the people, and the
duty the hour The people were suffering from So
Mated paper currency they demanded OF Congress
the exercise of the economy TO Wnch they were
No political party could or ought to command public
confidence and support that was not equal TO the iath
whose representatives did not demonstrate Dy wise wise
action rather than by high sounding professions that
estiy in the Of the whole people. The Army APP
propriaton bill OF last session appropritat,ed t,
War Department for this bill $34,ss16lS The re-
vised estimates were reduced to s32,762H6 and the
estimates to s2s4lssI6, which amount he hoped would
be further reduced The reduction was framed on the
hypothesis that only onehai Of the natural depletion
of He army shonld be supplied this year The natural
annual depletion by DEATH desertion ana expiration OF
enlistment was 400 men, and only half OF this de-
petion was TO be supplied. In other words the Com
ttee proposed for the coming fiscal year to regulate
The bill also provided for closing up the appropria.
tio1s for oa Claims III 'Ie rment a. necessary for
this be mentioned the fact that within the
six months no less than s2OoOOO OF such claims had
been filed by one pertnacious claim agent Of the City Of
Washington, and such claims would continue 10 come III
so long as the left open Another section
Of the bill transfers to jurisdiction OF the Southern
Claims Commissioners, all claims for stores OF supplies
for the Of the army, which are now pending
before any department. that may be presented before
Nov He explained the propriety Of this legsa-
ton and stated that such claims to the amount OF t50
10000 or s6OOOOOOO subject TO the decision OF
the QuartermaserGenera or Commssary Genera, & ON,
whose time was fully taken up with the
OF their ordinary official duties THIS legislation would
business IL was them, instead Of letting them
20 from officer to another.
Mr. ALBRIGHT Rep: PENN professed himself h 70 be
ment the zeal f0r economy should not be allowed to
tSey had great country and that the just and proper
expenses of the country great too and they could
saving os money The pending bill Contemplated in effect
reduction OF the army OF not less tnan ooo men men
now was only 2lOl7 men. scattered in small posts all
over the country, so that funeral party for .
difficulty He read from the statement OF Gen Sher-
man ard other officers Of the army, made before the
hs REDUCTION of the army would be an unwise
ure This bill he said, struck O blow In the DARK IL
force but il did determine in what particular branch
OF the service It's desolstnR touch should fall TINS Dill
would compel a reduction without regard to cOnse
auences IL would have been better TO determine the
question first and then make appropriations ac
cordiDgly. D.
Mr. GARFIELD rep, Ohio, Chairman of the Com
mittee Appropriations, said he was very unwilling
that the Committee should be put in the attitude Of
being the general eulOgist OF a good and generous
things in That not the spirit OF
the Committee, OF any member OF it, The action OF
the House, to-day, the bill n regard to public build
ings had greatly discouraged him in the hope that
retrenchment would be made and the speech he had