New-York tribune., 1874-03-06
uorsT OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. sHANKs dIep. IndJ called up his motion
consider the rejecting the b for the free dstrbu
ton OF public documents &c.
Mr.. COTTON (Rep.. Iowa. moved TO lay the motion 10
reconsider on the table. Rejected Yeas, O2; Nays, l
Mr sHANKs moved the previous question and it was
seconded by 2 to So and the main question was ordered
by Yeas. 1873 Nays, lO3.
The question then taken reconsiderinG the vote
rejecting the bill, aud it was reconsdered by Yeas l2
Mr., sTANKs then moved to recOmmit the bin to the
Post Once Committee with instructions to report back
bin substantially like the bill introduced last Monday
by M bUtea keP, gfsi Mss A. Navs 1871
The question then REQUIRED on the passage OF the bill
"a originally reported and the bill was rejected by
resolutions we're reported from the Committee on
Elections the Virginia contested election case, that
scat and that Thomas the contestant. is The res
outous were adopted without debate, and Mr Thomas
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
TIE House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the Legislative Appropriation bill, Mr.. Woodford Rep.,
\. YJiu the chair, and was addressed by Nr GAR
FIELD Gep.. Obol, the Chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations said that the action OF Congress on
ts bill was 70 form the base line from which the entire
scale OF expenditures for the fiscal year could be
ured lie therefore asked the attention OF the House not
endtures and revenues They had been told that they
must cut their coat according to the cloth He
crnment on the contrary, they must cut the garment
according the size of the giant TO be clothed Having
giant their duty 10 provide the ways ana means
for purpose The first great question for CONGRESS TO
Determine, was, how much money 1t was necessary 70
expend carry properly the necessary functions OF
xoud he ready 10 inquire how the money be got
They had been the opening oftns session CONFRONTED
with the alarm that the surplus was gone and they had
been told whenever such situation occurred when
ever Government was forced TO the necessity OF levy
ing taxes in ume OF peace 1t was because the dry
rot had struck the framework OF the Govern
ment. or of the party which held its power M,
Three questions, he said presented themselves First
II there deficit IN the near future what was the
Sciti Third, what was the duty Of COngressi on the
nst point he explained that one cause OF vsa tse
since the war. except two, 1868 and 1873, taxes
had been reduced 70 sn sanSuns Iaa y, IN IN , soe
sca year there was surplus Of t4SoooO OF receipts
above expenditures In other words they had been run
expenditures and the other whloh cut down revenues
and the only question now was whether
The other. II was evident that IL deficit
was likely occur something had happened TO make 1t
TO the rodScOn particularly those on tea and
coffee he said that Congress Nigh; 1d that m & BEHAVED
self an everlasting name but might sso ne Una. n6 ~
dong that the public credit Of the STa siats' ds
Mr. COX Dem, n " asked Mr.. Garfield wha. he
the repeal OF the duty on tea and coheei
glad TO learn that he Mr GsrTeid had voted With the
small and despised company OF "a against the repeal Of
the duty on tea and coffee as unwse and unstaesman
like.
Mr. RANDALL Dem. Penny asked him II 10 was not
true that while the reduced the reduc.
tion OF expenditures which should have followed that
action had not done soi
M GARFIELD told his friend Cdr RandalD that his
onestop antic pated some very rough which lie
I'D made He asked whether anybody would DENY
That tine reduction OF taxes since 1870 when
there was surplus OF SlOO,0O0.0oO, the
amount Of tli6,000,0OO would probably account
Tor any decrease In the surplusf He
mp,y arraved against all theories OF the OF
snnoed deficit The naked fact that the revenues had
bee cut down since July 1870 and II that cut
an not sufficient 10 cut the $cOOUOVo OF surplus,
he aid nor read the addition and subtraction tables
aright He sent 20 the Clerks desk and had read an
extract from Mr.. Dawes's speech referring
TO the question, whether In his statement
OF eIpenditures for the current fiscal year
the sinking Fund was or was not included.
aud thai that part Of the speech De
the that Mr.. Dawes had frankly ana man,
fully soknO that the sinking Fund was lncudeu
IN his statement Of the years expenditures ana was
not included In the statement Of the previous years "a
penditures had not the country While accusa-
foot The House had been very much startled for NO
ulent. aud the country had been startled for
days, by the statement that for the current
nsoai year the appropriations had swollen
from t29OOU,vvS-,he figure Of last year
20 ssl9 in other words mat the extravaganza OF
singe wear. That most startling statement. but
xhen that S29 10000 absolutely taken bodily out OF
bs C8r Dawessl statement 10 make II correct only
the bottom was gone from the cause OF ALARM but the
alarm ought 10 have gone with H. But, although the
eDrreotiOn was made IN open House the only alusi0n
made 10 IN the Associated ffess report was that
MT I,arned criticised ssoIne Of Mr. Dswes's figures,
sspccIaIiy relating TO the sinking fund"
iIss reporter bezs 70 ssy hcr' '- N' i' t'r' 10 MA