Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-06
EVENING STAR.
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sENATE.-After our report olosso-
MT. Cenkline introduced btll 90 provide a.
Deductions from terms OF United STATE. nrsscs
ere, &c. IL authorizes deductions OF es - a..
tor each month in which no charges OF niscss-
and provides for the appointment by tee er.@,
oent OF q commissioner % make ipqliry into a.
o oosmnon and treatment Of United States prss-
one,s, Snerever they may be confined ReferrSH
10 Committee on the Judiciary
-. Al, Ihk LIQUOR ooNnIssIoN RrrI
amend mept os NJ up, the Question being on the
the members Of the commi.ien ~ an -, 20 =. - =.
ave, OF prohibitsry legislataon on the an s,s.s.
when was agreed to-yeAs ., NAYS 20
went orer pr an. hour then expiring, TIE sul
TIE CENTENNIAL Bill
W.. Ase !, up, the question being on the amend
ment OF Mr. frelipghuysen 10 instruct the cor.
mittee 70 report an appropriation not esceed,as
Mr.. Stewart advocated grand national oe,.-
and be participated In by every man vnn..
and child In the country.
MT Stockton moved an amendment % MIR
frelinRhuysene amendment, 10 ss 20 provide
for holding an International exhibition 10 al -
exhibit the products Of the United States is
comparison with those OF older nations He
men argued IN favor OF his motion and in favor
Mr., Bsyard argued in favor Of holding the
exposition.
Mr.. Thurman offered a concurrent resolutio.
appropriaung $1,000 for the expenses OF con
Quoting the District OF Columbia in vestig CATION.
MIR. Cameron objected to it, consideration.
MIR. Thurman withdrew it.
And, after q short time spent in executive
session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed the uou..
refused TO recommit the BIN in relation 20 e.
iree distribution OF printed matter by Congress
by vote OF 10 yeas 10 lS3 nays.
Inc previous question being still operatfnS
the question was then taken on the nssssss =,
the bill reported from the COMMITTEES on Pa.s
Ofhces and Post Roads, and which was defesteS
last week, and Il was deiested by vote OF iI2
TIE VIRGINIA ELECTION oAsr.
Mr.. Pike, from the Committee on Elections.
reported resolution declaring q. Y. Thomss
entitled 90 the seat from the 5th Virginia Z, -.
ttct, now occupied by A. NJ. Davis.
The report Was adopted, and Mr. Thomas vs
then sworn In ~ \ member OF the House.
The House then resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole, and proceeded % the consider
ExkCUTIvK, LEGISLATIVE, AND JupIo1xI A.
Preparation BILL.
Mr.. Garfield took the floor and referred IN TIA
Importance OF this bill, which, from it, very ma
tnre. affected every department Of the govern
ment. In the discussion Of the bill he would
refer At some length 20 the revenues ana expes-
ditures Of the government. His FIRST prOposftiou
nss thai the amount Of money expended by .
government formed the base line Of ali financial
legislation. He could not agree that Congress
must cut down the expenditures according 10
me revenue. Mr.. Dawes had told the House
the other day that they must cut their garments
according 20 their cloth. That was a good min
ciple for an individual but not A good one for !.
nation. What Congress had 20 inquire Wa.
how much money do we need % carry on the
functions of the government? When We ascer
tain now much money will be required 70 carry
on the government, then we can intelligeutlx
nx our taxation and revenue laws.
MIR. GARFIELD reviewed the speech of Mr.
Dawes at Length, and then proceeded 20 shov
wherein the committee had made the reduc-
tons. and said that in the army, the navy, and
the fortihcation appropriation bills already
passed the appropriations we're sil, 6S3 900 len
Than the original estimates. In the pending
bill the reduction would be 81 SOC, 900 In the
Indian bill, Sl,O0O,700. In the miscellaneous
bill 10 be reported the committee could not
say how much the reduction would be.
put they expected 70 reduce, among other
thlngs, the following amounts, viz For build
lngs and grounds in the District of Columbia
500 600; Tor buildings under the Superyising
Architect OF the Treasury, a. 500, 900, and from
the river and narbOr bill probably sIi 500 900.
Ihe pension bill would scarcely show q reduc-
ton, although the gentleman who had that in
charge INT. O'Neill) expected that by death
and expiration of pensions the redu ctions i9bt
be 100000. The Military Academy bill would
De reduced $4,000 below last year. All these
items together would show a reduction of So
100000 below the estimates As published not
including, OF course, what might be appro-
priated Tor the Board Of Public Works, the
Oentennisl' ana other special appropriations
Indicated. be thought, however, that IL the
House would sustaiu0he committee thew could
reduce the expenditures, exclusive of the sink-
ing fund, 70 $4,000 900.
Alter discussion the committee then rose,
and the House took recess I'LL 80.
The House met in evening session 20 further
amend the report of the revision Of the lava.
There were about dozen members present,
and alter passing upon a number Of amend
ments the House adjourned.