Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-02-18
Congress was confronted with these


ment, the treasury department could not
have contemplated any expenditure by
the board for which the treasury would be
liable. If. however, this sum should be
paid out, It would inc ease the deficiencies
to, say, S7.600.000. The claims from he
mixed commission would swell them 81
DOC, 900 more, leaving bu, $4,000, 900 of
cash on hand ut the end of the year. 1t
was evidently unsa e for the TREASURY to be
reduced us low rs 100000 to meet
emergencies in the absence of Congress
No man would take upon himself the du-
ties OF the treasury department in the face
OF the liability of such Il balance, with the
monthly expenses ofthe government much
IN excess thereof, unless provided by Con-
greSs with some means on ". itch he couId
fall back,
| In reply to Mr.. Garfield, Mr. Dawes
said the S44,000,000 reserved and the use
made OF 1t by the secretary of the treasury
hal not entered into his calculation The
receipts OF the first seven months of the
fiscal year of 1928. compared with the
corr esponding months of 1884, were in
round numbers rs follows: For 1928.
customs. Sill, 100000; internal revenue,
S67 ,000,0 geo; totil, Sl7SS42, 7S6. For 1881
for customs, 5000 ono; internal revenue.
S57 ,O00,0D0; total, $50, 527,OS4. This
shows II falling off in the receipts of the
present year from those of the last year of
S2S ,3l5,102. The comparison of the re-
ceipts of the last five months Of the last
fiscal year with the estimated receipts for
the coming five months of this fiscal year
were rs follows: For 1928, receipts of
last five months, 1927 ,0OOOUO; for 1874.
estimated receipts for the next five mopths,
Sll6,CO0,OO0, showing a falling off in that
period ofSl - 6,275. He stated in detail.
us due to the administration of the treasury
department, the reductions in duties bv
Congress on tea, coffee and other articles
aggreg ,ting S44,367 ,3I3, rs the reason
why, having commenced the ye;lr with
>60,000,00J on hand it ends the wear
with only $40 000,0Uo and an increase of
the public debt.
Mr.. Dawes continued. saving: 4" If the
House agree with me that the treasury is
liable, at any moment, to 90 to protest,
unless it can have margin more to be
rel ed upon than this, then every gentle
man will see that we do not discharge our
duty unless we. as law making power.
pass some measure by which to increase
margin. OF course, there are but three
ways to do that thing. 1t may be done by
increased taxation, by loan, or by the
cutting down of the expenditures Unless
one or the other of these three measures
be resorted to, and rcsorted to in earnest,
W, who have the credit of the treasurer of
the United States in our keeping, holding
only the secretary of the treasury and the
administration to IL faithful discharge Of
the laws which we make, shall have Eliled
in the discharge of our duty" lie was
To g
ing credit to Secretary Boutwell, for his
appeal to the committee of conference,
for III liking four or five millions further
reduction. Measures are now pending
for the repeal of the tux on matches AMI
check stamps. He could not make UP
his mini that the people of the country
will take on their shoulders any new bur
lens, and he also comb tie the idea OF
rcsortny to II loan in time of peace rs All
error which would rum the ,rty which
resprted IT, it. He Ass incl, therefore.
tn 1t the II" Sc would agree with him As
20 what that new WY should be.
He then proceeded to sho y, the expendl
lures of the last six we RS. In 1870, the !
expenditures were reduced to $500, 900 900, |
while SOL, 010.000 of the public debt was
paid. In 1871, the expenditures were
"
of the public debt WAS ptid. In l>72, the .
expenditures We're reduced to S277,00O : /
)0). and S91.000,0)0. of the public debt /
was paid, In l>73, tie expenditures run
mp to 500, 100000, and only ) 100000, ,
of the public debt was paid Tins year,
the expenditures would be ut least s. 49, /
000.0jO, without paying one dollar of the .
public debt. He went on to contrast some
items of The present years expenditures /
with simlar TENS for the last year instanc-
ing. among others. the appropriations foi /
public works, which. this year. is upward .
of $4,000. 900, against S14,00O,000, last /
year; the naval establishment, which.
this year. is $4,000 0,and last year, was
: 900 5000; the military establishment.
which this year, is S36 .000.0 900. and, last |
wear. was $50. 900, 900. lie also compared /
the expenses for collecting the customs I
from 1866 to 1873, showing u grldu !
incr ase from Sl.300,00 to >, 241 900, and |
then went on to refer TO the extravaganza .
of retaining ports of entry in places where /
the receipts did not begin to ay the eX-
penses. and had read list of ports which .
come under the category. He then went .
on to specify the expenditures in the way
of public buildings, alIuding more particu- I
l;,rly to the new post office ut New York, /
which will have cost 800, 900 ut the end .
of this year; the one ut Boston. which .
would cost 50. POS. 800; and those at St .
Louis. Chicago and Cincinnati He gave /
the aggregate of the expenditures on public .
buildings since 1865 as Sl03, 395, 50l. He +
also commented in the sa ne connection .
on the extravaganza of maintaining SO /
many navy yards and arsenals.
FRIDAY. Senate Mr.. Sargent spoke .
in favor of a petition to prevent the great |
influx of the Heather Chinee. The bill |
relating to the currency was further dis
cussed.
House Mr. Foster Of O., from the ways |
and means committee. asked leave to offer |
a resolution directing the secretary of the |
treasury to furnish copies of all the San
born contracts, a schedule of the correspond |
ence and orders of that departing Mt; also,
4 statement of the amounts paid in under /
each contract, by whom paid, and under
which contract.
Mr. Butler of Mass. said that he object
ed " hen that resolution was offered before,
because the effect of it would be to bring
before the country the names of Il great |
on ex parte testimony. He now withdrew
MS ODFSlioii- Il ucliiIS W bstNC SuCu ttiSCuS-
sion us would be necessary on the bill to
be introduced on that subject.
There being no objection, the resolution
was agreed to.
4 bill for ascert:,ining the losses sus-
blined by the citizens of southern Oregon
md northern G dorado, by reason of the |
Indian leprcdltions in 1872 and 1873,
provoked an escited liscU sion. during
which Mr.. Shanks of Inl. defenlel the |
of Capt. Jack and his Modocs.
and stated it as II fact that, when Gen.
Candy was holding his conference with
Capt. jack. the military lines were being
closed around the Mo'ocks. On the other
side Mr.. Nesmith of Or. AMI Mr.. Luttrel |
Of Cal. stool forward us the lefen lers of
the fronticrsmen and denunciators of the
Inrlians.
Mr.. G.. F. Hour of Mass. opposed the
bill us es abb shed the dangerous precttlen