New-York tribune., 1874-03-12
HOUSE op REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. SYPHER (Rep., I.a) asked unanimous
TO introduce and have passed hill appropria
ing $4,000 to improve the mouth of the Mississippi River
" be expended immediately.
Mr.. WILLARD (Rep., VII objected insisting that the
bill should be referred to the Committee Commerce
IL was referred. with leave to report at any tmc
MIR. DOMAIN rep. Iowa., from the Committee on
Printing reported concurrent resolution reiting that
n ia alleged that grave abuses exist I'm the Government
Printing Olce and that the abolition OF tho franking
privilege viii largely reduce the amount or public
nJuting and requiring the Joint Committee on Pnnng
10 report whether Government Printing Office can
not DO disconiin ued and whether large sums OF money
capno ba saved annually by o change in the method OF
dong the public printing with power 10 send for per
Mr A COSGTR (Rep, Michj took exception TO that
mart OF the preamble which asserted that the amount
Of public printing depended on the existence or non
existence OF the ranking priyese He proposed 'hat
thar part Of the preamble he omitted.
Mr.. DONNAN declined to modify H.
The previous question WAS seconded ana The re'on-
dispatch timed 1880 r. u. read from tho CLERKS
desk announcing that Senator Sumner was sinhinS
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then az O'Clock .. m, went into Commit
toe OF the Whole Mr.. Woodiord uiep., n. - in the
chair on tho Legislative Appropriation bill, and was
addressed by MrtPARKER rep, MOI who undertook
70 eluciate some further problems In regard TO the
estimates and appropriaors the fiscal year.
HSremarks reated exclusively to the Indian service
Mr. RANDALL (Dem.. PENN discussed at length the
hill direcrng the attention OF Congress the fact that
there are now employed in the various departments OF
the Government in this city, without authority or law,
Lib officers and clerks ASIDE from the lS6y pald out o
the money appropriated for the expenses OF loans ana
notes He also directed attention 10 the appropriations
for the Internal Revenue Bureau proper, whlch snow
by the official records increase OF force there over
officers, Notwithstanding that the internal revenue
taxes then $3l 100000 while 1913 tney were only
fl4 estimated for The current year at
SlOOOO.Otl The internal revenue system IN 1866 mad
every trade, occupation business pTOdnct ana
person the nearly AL collected bY assSs
ment while 1873, OF the $l4OOOO0 collected, ilOOO)
900 was by stamps from hye general sources.
In 1866. OF the 3llOJO,OW only about s2hUO0UO
were then collected 10y stampb- There were COD
lected m 1866, {L3f0d0JnO Of internal revenue
from sources not taxed IN 1873, yet the salaries
Sf Colectons In 1873 $40 against $3765 in 1866
me contingent expenses Of this Bureau 1866 were
$40 OS ana in 1873 sS7 $50 The Commissioner asked for
be coming sca year. Tor salaries and expenses or col
iectons 02 vbethe expenses for the sfIne ser
wee IN 1873 were mt l5Sj476 increase OF sO9566
Again for salaries and expenses for various otter ON
GERS the appropriations iDths bill were 81 100000 while
the Fifth Auditors report showed the expenses TOT eA
cy the same services In 1873 81 69i 37 an increase
of soo5 363 He said had this subject Srcdtc;rt
approaching 10 with political object IN view, prefer
ring Join hands with iDen on either slde VINO desen
TO correct aOuses and extravagance In closing Mr;
Randall invited Mr. Garfield 10 review his nSures aLu
correct them. N pOssiDh, -,
MI KELLOGG rep, Conn., criticised some OF the
details OF the bill, claiming that the items reported IN
some cases would not meet the requirements OF the
service. .
The debate was interrupted at o'clock by the Com
mttee rising when the SPEAKER presented telegram
Just received by him announcing that senator sumner
had died at ten minutes before 5.
Mr. DAWES (Rep., Mass) moved, in view Of that sad
intelligence that the House adjourn, and the House
tAereupOu adjourned.