The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-09


The Speaker announced the appointment
OF the following committee on matters con
necteu with the so called whiskey frauds and
the Attorney q enerals ONCE Mr.. Knott OF Ken
lucky, Chairman; Messrs. Harris OF Virginia.
Glover OF Missouri, Cochran OF Pennsylvania,
Mcmahon OF Ohio, McCrary Of Iowa. and Plais-
ted u Maine. on request Of Nr. Harris OF Nir-
ginia, he was excused, and the Speaker said he
would appoint another member in his place dur
Ing the day. lie subsequently appointed Mr..
Phelps OF Connecticut.
MIR. Randall Dem, Pa. Chairman % the Conn
mittee IN Appropriations, reported the Legisla-
tive and Executive APPROPRIATION ill, and made
statement "a to the reduction proposed In II.
The estimates from the departments for the
subjects embraced In the bill amounted to $2O
vT3,506 The appropriations In the same bill last
session we're Sls 73i 90, and the appropriations
reported in this bill were $l2.7g9.ss3 so that II
was a reduction Of about tsOOO,UO ON the esti
mates, and REDUCTION OF aoout f0Oo'OO on the
bill Of lat year. BESIDES that the committee
had laid In this bill ths foundation Of further
reductions to the amount Of <5UOlOO more.
now 100000 ARE SAVED.
The following is a summary OF the reductions
For comp. nations and mileage OF senh,ors-Appro-
R5iatgd in 1900 tto99oo ;smSted 1901 HOO
pI tST f' 1aa S :. II the
Ei6,sGS $50; recommended 1907, siSiJO' -
$50 %se d sd seGs
Iuendcd is7J-77, $40, 100.
sT ' iss and e
1870 = saeodO recommended 1901 90. 800.
e.!ims,ed is75-7o, $500; recommended 1851
For compiling Congressional Diree,ory-Ap propr,.
a,ed lsI;;s19 200 estimated 1901 1900 recon-
w eompsn..ilon and mileage Of mem, ers and dele,
tsS5'77 81 1000; reeommsnded 1877, ,ii5So65
foI c9mp'nS.tlon Of ofrcerss eerS. and ~ ployee.
Of llOu' -ApprJpriaed, 1919 1927 O747b est.
mated ls76-77. t2ss 7ea.7o recommended, 1851,
1879 70 @s So ssse,sed' 1907 '2o1iS5 r com
sgr ,s9 "a 9 81, q 90
fe e" in.e & ,isS Ss'e' ioo'" oi
Fer Library q congress and botanic Gsrden--Appro
i's5nISgnde4' is5G-77, $3.50 49,. ' -a.oa
,:smstei, 1907, 1880 recommended, 1907,
Tor ne DEPARTMENT Of state Appropriated 1870.
Issi $50 e.,l@sed' 1901 sei7iioi recommended,
,1 Ia, ,S Toasy Apgrp,cfs1 1870,
~ $50 s:9ed 1901, sa46sSo rccoGmended
AaSro I ,.s cIcsng a,srna eeys9gs
f% or 02 H. M, 9mm saS ts'S ssaSl o91
fossonne6ded 1867, s72SI.o, ''''' '''''-''o )
7S7e si iio e@Sed is,S; ,9s m &c
for the ONE OF the Secretary OF tao Interior. IT,
tndins ne conlineen' ana f,n.Ial c1ncrse. of the
.nlmalod 1907, tl6jj4O colnncldei is7S'57'
Il03SfO 1919 -'''.'''
For the Genera Land once Clerks ana contingent
tHpen.es Anprppnatcd 1904 taun.gu0 e.t mated
tstb-7l NtlOAD, recommended 1907, f2i23sI.
For ~" frispn once ana contingent ,lponses- Al.
propri1teu ls15-7O k553.isO esalatcd 1907, NOM
Vs. fccuiumendcJ 1901, fag1 ,ien.
prpS II ~ Sn rs, a ,od eo9,ngn'
ps0 rccOwuended 1876 ~, S575,OGO.
fOr thr Bureau OF EdLcatlun and contingent CT
P,ns.a 1priaed 1000 tl5 $40 rsmaied lsl
va .nFui trcommended 1901. $4,000.
fOT surveyor GGtneTal aud their Clerks pprOprat.
ed 1909, sljl30O cstmoed iS5d-57 sid8 iO0r REQ.
commended lS7B-77, $3.50 800. "
FOR the Post once Department and contingent ex.
prnsea- Appropriated, 1870 49, t52iA59: esImat nj.
lslO-f1 t5Slll2i recommended, 1873 IL. N2gl22
For the War Department aud nun Ieni erp .nscs-
hpproHltied 1000, tLl33,1d e.fnated, 1907,
htloeelo recomm' ndee. ls6,T7 t77L72o
APptopriated, 1870, slll gao; estimated 1870 H.
sisS 100, rieommended. 1901 slO5l5O.
roi We p'pArtment OF Agriculture and contiu rrnt
oprlated 1910 SlS5 estiinat ed
.lrSr tie u.llsd state. Courts AttofneSs ana Mar.
ppIopsted 1875 10, t39b $50; estimated 1876
"a sSsotoOi recommended 1870 ~ fiyl, 200.
." ~e SSur' OF Cjaius. contingent expenses, and to