New-York tribune., 1874-03-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr. SHERWOOD (Rep, Ohio) presented n
memorial of Mrs. g. r. l.. Williams, President OF the
Ohio Womsns Suffrage Association, protesting against
Senator Frelnghuyscns bill regulating suffrage in Utah
Territory.
Mr.. CLARK Dem, MOI presented resolution of tho
Patrons Of Iusbandry Of the state Of Missouri appeal
lnr TO Congress the improvement OF the nay
CATION the Mississippi River and its tributaries, by
ample appropriations for that purpose.
THE QUESTION OF TAXATION.
Mr H. ROBERTS Q2ep., n, ", member OF the
Committee on Ways and Means, modified statement
whch he had made In his speech last week. and In which
he had understood asserting that the Secretary
OF the Treasury had recommended an increase Of taxa
ton to the amount OF si2OOOOo He had merely meant
10 convey the idea that that the Inference which
he mad drawn the Secretarys letter of December
last to the Committee on Ways and Means. He made
MT DAWES rep Mass.), Chairman Of the Commit
tee asked Mr. Roberts whether he understood that tho
whether he Nr Roberts, was authorized by the secre,
tary Of the Treasury to announce 70 the House ana
country that the Secretary longer desired any add
tiOnsl taxes 10 ne imposedf ,,
Mr. ROBERTS SAID he not authorized by tho Sec
retary Of the Tessury to make any statement en- @ Gent
tee Of Wsys aud Means III December.
Mr DAWES SAID he did not want 10 stand before the
House and country as undertaking 20 oppose the policy
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury. lie bad ondeavorcd
10 be entirely faithful TO that officer and whenever he
frauky and stated wherein that difference consisted
he MIR DaweF1 had understood the Secretary OF the
reasirv not onlv 10 recommend the imposition of add
toa taxes bnt TO feel it his duty to press it on the CON
sideratOn of the House. lie should be exceedingly
grathed II anything had occurred in the receipts OF the
receipts Of the Treasury, in revival OF Industry,
any other cause which had led the Secretary or
any other officer the Government to feel that there
was less necessity than there seemed TO Dc III De-
cemDer 10 urge increased taxation. His only sOioude
was TO ascertain H. through some other organ the Sec
retry of the Treasury desrous of saying to the
House that after all, ne was not quite 50 anxious Tor
Mr. ROBERTS expressed the hope that the gentleman
from Massachusetts, would not assume from his ir.
tie Secretary the Treasury thought author
zed his letter. that the Secretary desired any other
organ in the House than the distinguished leader or the
House on whom the House was DO much accustomed to
On motion Of Mr. cox Dem, N. W, the Senate Joint
resolution with reerence the bronze statue Oi JeGer
son was taGeR & TP ana passed from On Tar
ritOries reported bill for tine apportoninent of Wyo
ming Ierr!ory for legislative purposes Passed.
Mr.. FOOT Dem, IL), from the same Committee, re-
ported bill 70 prevent the useless slaughter OF Dua
loes within the territories, making IL punishable
onse for any person. not AN lnda to Kill, wound, or
destroy any female or male DuldIoeb than are needed
for food or for the market.
The bill gave rise considerable discussion, which
went into the question of the wantod destruction OF
these aniuals of the policy OF establishing game laws
for the advantage OF the Indian OF the relation between
the buffalo and the wild lndian DC The opinion OF the
ohs.sce 10 the cfviIiz,tion of the Indian was the
abundance OF bunalos but the sentiment was de-
which, carried out to its logical conclusion would
justify destruction OF the fish the the wild
that goes to subsistence OF the Iudian. Finally
discussion closed and the bill was passed.
excused from serving the committee TO atteud
Mr.; Fllmores f9ney4l, ana MessLs SWAMI Dom, Md
and Bass tkep. N ~ were appointed IN then places
THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL ArrRoPRIA-
BILL.
The House them at 1;I5 O'Clock, went into Committee
OF the Whole Mr.. Woodford Rep. N W in the chair on
the Legislative, Executive and judicial Appropriation
BILL and was addressed by Mr Beck Dem., KyJ
fl.az oa,Na,
which he had heretofore made aud which had been CON
troverted by Mr. Garfield Rep, Ohio regard to the
estimates and appropriations for the current fiscal
Tue point OF i seemed 70 be that the appeogTations
extra for navy while the estimates only amounted
20 Sst as se M r a,o a9 sGSss
took 20 prove that the expenses Oh the current
1 that s S5 spe o
were t3O 900 ooc Including tb4oOOOO for the sinking
Os and ae a @ on for a1s al
s299oOO0 Including ss9oOO00 00oior the snking fund,
regular service Of 1928 (excIudihg sinking fund EcJ
while the appropriations for the regular service for
M m & e% i. ssSea q ssSs ds
nonstrsted beyond the chance OF mistake that
gwen for the Of every s year ss::
1870, and be said that Mr.. Dawes bad dcne wrong in
a ss Z lsssts s.s Z 9 as s. sass. + ss as
order DER 20 snsS gIs M ssa y 10 Mr. esrhs
how the saS 5aS PSS sse
csnselIs haa ReSp siandering his party and the
gentleman from On.o vas again the hero OF The hour
while the facts were and the books showed It, that the
original staNnentY y the gentsusn trou sIac hnssi:s
sr. DAWES Rep Msss) said that the gentleman
from Kentucky did not quite do him justice. He Mr
gentleman from OHIO (Mr. Garfcld correr. Hs
Had since examined the figures, and was still of The
opinion that the gentleman from 6nio Was correct,
with this exception, that the gentleman from Ohio
had accidentally stated the enking fund Sg3ooo oo
while IL WAS only He therefore wsA xlad ~
the correction. He did not think, however, that sbs