The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-13

and " e. dying OF the dry rot That admin strattOn
Treasury. and had gone OUT With 4 debt Of sr tS
ODD millions, having had no demand upon It but
ITS current expenses since that time, with the
exception OF the fnterregnum oil Andrew JohnsOu
the AFFAIRS OF the government had been In the
hands Of the republican party. But the other side
whether, fifteen years alter the republican
party should fall into the same error and meet the
would agree with him that there must O. some
other way out OF the dilemma than either impos-
ing new taxes or borrowing money In the market.
WHAT should that new way bef
EXPENSES or Tue LAST SIX YEARS.
Mr. Dawes then went on to refer 70 the expeudi
.ssss C5 sae sx in
$2s2 900; In 1872 $2i7 ooo 1879. $500
goo, and N the present fiscal year Of lS7s.4t
been reduced TO saOe 600 while SOL 900 600 OF
the public debt had been paid. In 1871 the ex
$s4, COO 900 Of the public debt had been paid
In 1872 the expenditures had been reduced to
$277, 900. and oOO 600 OF the public debt had
$3.50 900 and only $43 OO000O OF the public DEBT
had been paid. This year the expenditures would
be ssle ooo, ooo, without paying one dollar OF the
Mr.. GARFIELD asked Mr.. Dawes whether he did
not include IN the expenditures 0f the present
year the $50 600 OF the sinking Iurd, which was
not incu ed IN the aggregate OF the other years.
CUSTOM HOUSES THAT DO NOT PAY EXPENSES.
Mr.. DAWES replied that II he had made any mistake
on that head he mad been mlsled by the Treasury
Department. and he went on to contrast some OF
the items OF the present years expenditures with
similar items Tor last year. as, Tor instance, APP
proprattons Tor public works, this year twenty
miliions Dad, last year fourteen millions odd;
naval establishment, this year twenty-five mil
lions, last year eighteen millions; military estab-
lisnment, this year thlrty-six millions, last year
collecting the customs from 1866 to l773 giving the
following ngures:E
1865 ...$4.2ooooo 1870 .$e44s 900
1867 4590,0O0 1S71........... 6452, 900
1858 ......... 6.el4.o0o 1872 .......... 6174,OO0
1859. .......... 6266,o0o 1873. S247.ooo
retaining ports OF entry in places where the re-
ceipts did not Oegn to pay expenses, and in that
connection he had read a letter from an ex-ap
praser at one OF those ports saying that when he
received his appointment, with a salary OF $1,000
year, he had written to his Senator stating tnat
the ONCE was a sinecure and had afterwards told
the same thing to the Secretary OF the Urea
sury, and that about q year ago he had
informed his other Senator that the Law
letter went on to say that an once holder who
expresses such sentiments about his own position
and that in March last he had been removed, Ior
what cause he mad not been informed,
sSassf s there ground sSu
have been no charge Of negligence or
incompetency against HIM, Tor no onicer had ever
salary and there had been absolutely nothing else
for him 10 do. Continued laughter.l
give the Tie writer or at least to state
the port OF entry to which the letter referred.
THE UNPROFITABLE PORTS OF ENTRY.
Mr.. DAWES declined to do either, but sent mp to
the Clerks desk and had read list OF ports which
come under the category. These included Alaska,
sarnstaole, gloucester Nantacxei. Beaufort 'S Be-
fast, Bristol warren Castine, Eastern Dis
| Georgetown, ID. c. Great and Little Egg Harbors
Kennebec, Machias, Marblenead, Michigan, New
| ark, Newport. Perth Amboy, Puget Sound Saco,
ST. SIS Marks, stonington, Tecne, Wscasset, YORK
town Ogden H. a.I Evansville Galena' Omaha
Mr.. BUTLER. OF Massachusetts. asked his col.
league to state that he had introduced bill early
in this session to abolish Marblehead, in his (Mr.
M. DAWES said that he was much obliged to his
| colleague for giving him that opportunity to
make an explanation. HIS colleague had brought
| him number OF bills the other day, Which he
| wished MN to introduce. as he was going out OF
the House himself, and among those bills was the
az that for mat ne as have 6
leagues constituents rushing upon him pell mell.'
Qaoars OF laughter, in which Mr.. butler joinedA
In the way Of public buildings, abiding more par
tlcularly to the new post Ofices-at New York,
which will have cost 81 500 600 at the end OF this
years Boston, which would cost SO, 2es, 500; st.
Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati. He gave the aggre
gate OF expenditures On public buildings since
same connection, the extravaganza OF maintaining
SO many unnecessary navy yards and arsenals.
Dawes; fsures parttcuiarly ia reference to the
sinking fund, and he said that when ne would
report the Legislative Appropriation bill, as he ex.
| detailed statements concerning the expenditures
and appropriations, which would correct the state
ments OF the gentleman from Massachusetts.
The committee then rose at $50 O'Clock, Mr.
Dawes having occupied nearly three hours in his
speech, and the House took recess until sc
O'Clock.
In the evening session several amendments were
made to the bill cOdlfying the statutes and Mr.
Poland gave notice that IN the session OF Wednes
day evening next he would present amendments
to the statutes IN regard to customs.