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the cause of alarm. but the. alarm
ought to have gone with 1t. He said
tho committee on appropriations had
settled II as "a principle that they
would not undertake TO cut down the
appropriations at. all hazards TO the
level of the revenues They propos.
ed 10 acut Off such appropriations az
might be cut OF with safety, and post
pone such expenditures as might be
postponed without serious injury to
the interests Of the goverpMent: but
beyond this the committee did not in
tspa ss;s.. ,ssn E HS NJ i ,b.a the eo,,s; Re,
tho expenditures, the House must
provide ways and means to make
them. He then wentanto the details
of the estimates aad appropriations
for the next fiscal year, and stated as
the figure reduction. thirty-four mil.
lion three hundred thousand tsollars
below the gross estimate. These iig-
ures wero likely to be diminished BY
appropriations, such as for the, centen-
niN exhibition and for the Washing
ton board of public works, Hut he
thought himself safe In saying the cx-
penditares aof the next fiscal year, ex-
elusive of the sinking fund, would be
reduced to $27OOO0, 600, provided tho
House would continue to support tho
Committee, and he believed thes Gov.
ernment would 60 through this year
-. \ 49, s,.S >ll.1is.,
taxatioA and when Congress met at
its next session, there would be nd de-
fell, but d reasonable surplus,
MI. Heck said that he was prepared
t0sdsuaonstsakesthe fact that the sink
ing fund was included in Mr.. Dawes
statement Of the expenditures Of for
Iner years 'as well shat or the current
year, md when Mr. Da1esltooles hack
tho statement which be had made in
that respect, he did what the facts did
not warrant.
sss...,s.a y SENATE. ~,
WASHINGTON, Mar. o. Mr.. Thur
man introduced bill appropriating
ten Thousand dollars for the expenses
Of the joint committee to investigate
affairs in the District Of Columbia.
/. Ar. Conkling opposed the bill which
was referred.
The morning hour expired, and ths
Senate resumed the consideration of
the eoutpnnisl bfH. s s.sA ~
Mr.. Sarrent said an nappropriation of
money for this purpose would be fatal
to the republican party, and on behalf
Of the tax.riddcn people Of the couu-
try Ne appealed TO Congress not to
make INV Appropriation for tho exhib-
bition.- ., 4@T9t x, ~ t....,,4o
Mr. .Stockton's amendment to in
struct the committee to report in favor
Of An international exhibition was then
withdrawn #sss4 ri 5t4s sssit
Mr.. Erelinghuysen's amendment, In
structing the Committee to report an
appropriation not exceeding three
millions, 10 ilDfrSy the expenses of the
exhibition, was rejected, yeas IL, NAYS
SO. Western Senators voting atiirma-
tive, were Messrs. Logan. Hitchcock,
Ramsey; Norton, Ingalls, and Nit
chell, who would have voted ave,
were paired with Carpenter, Thurman
and Wadleigh, who would. have voted
negative. The bill was then referred
to tho Committee on Appropriations
without division. As amended the
bill II as follows rsThat the President
be requested to extend respectful
and cordial invitation to the Govern
ors. of each one Of the United States
10 be represented and TO take part IN
the national exhibition to be held in
Philadelphia under the auspices of the
Government of the United States in the
year 1867 y
On motion or Mfr. Wright the i;onor
traffic commission bill was taken up,
and without further debate was pass
ed. Yeas 26, nays 21.
Tho bill rs passed, provides for five
Commissioners, without salary, not
alllof whom shall be in favor OF pro-
hibition or total abstinence, whose
duty it shall be to investigate the
manufacture and traffic of alcoholic
and fcrmented liquors, Distinguishing
a. far as .possible between alcoholic
and fermented, in its economic, crimi-
nal, moral and scientific aspects: also
TO inquire into the practical results of
incense anu RESTRICTIVE .iesis'ation IN
Tho Commission l. allow.d . sacro.
tary At $1,000 year and allowed
si(lnO] for expenges.
On motion, Mr.. sherman,s hill to