New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-14
XLIVrH CONGRESSES SESSION

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDiNuS'
AGREEMENT on TIE DIPLOMATIC AND TIE LEGisIA-
TIVE AND EXECUTIVE BIILs-MR WINDOW E&-
POSES THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY OF REDuc-
TON "-POLITIcAL DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE.
SENATE -. WASHINGTON, Aug II, 1876.
In the Senate to-day, Messrs Window, Ed
muuds. and Herman were appointed members of the
Committee OF Conference the bill 10 provide means to
defray the expenses OF tile District OF Columbia hh'
Dc. l., 1873.
The concurrent resolution OF The House providing Tor
final adjournment at o'clock Monday. the l4th INST
was ordered 10 lie ON tue tani' ot 'He ples'" 81 TIA"
The House bill for sale of certain Cherokee scrip
lands III Kansas was passed . ~, , ..,,, %
carry into effect the Hawaiian treaty . .,o, nm,
He argued thai its passage will prove vauab to our
commercial interests 1t would turn the balance
sn"kr of the importance of the Hawaiian Islands as an
outpost in the Pacific Ocean, aud sald tial ny StouF.
cung American Influences there the lsahds VIII III '"o
naturally fan into our hands. go ,,
mCut 10 the Constitution Oi the UNITED s'l'eH pro.pi,,
,y for tartan schools read tifd
time in accordance with the order oil the senate VI is.
evening The prcsling officer t.cn announced thatH
wonld take us place on the calendar, The order OF the
Senate directing it, third reading having been executed
Tic question shall the JOINT resolution passf
two; birds vote VIII b. necessary 10 PASS u, ,,
Mr.. WEST rep. La said t!lis treaty wouid sllhph
rebound the benefit Of few sugar planters III tic
Sandwich Islands on else 10 y % ' ~ c,,
Interests in Francisco. The great expansion Oh co
1SoS ootI uer mnilIn He claimed that the abatement
Of duty under the reciprocity treaty OF M crhs er
rrasiry OF tho Uacd States. The more trade we had
al this rate of exchange ho greaier the dsaivahtagc
! cet is u bold and unwa!Tantablc SUBSIDY schcme,
Inorc extgavagant than Pacific Mail ana tie
itted uations SHOW that the to' alnG@et = ti1
subsidy dslraued nom TIE Treasury Of the Um,J NIL
states daring tgc seven years Of the treaty would, Win
out any cxarscralion aot to ,l00c 600, aud at the
expiration OF the tine we would hnd ourselves ITO eaie'
! yn.lsa.s ian nf Ia El.Etl
MR.. wINDoM ON DEMOC"AIiC REDUCTIONS.
Mr. WINDOW Rep., Mimi then TOOK the hJor and
said The remarks which lie would submit upon This Dl
would reference particularly to the appropriations
made at tl- session of Congress- The following ID the
! substance OF his spcccI
The object in asking the indulgence OF the Senate was
TO correct the grossly fasc ana exaggerated statement
when las recelty been pgraded on th'S moor ana e,s.
whcrc. This statement has been embodied III tiba'ed
! form. to bo employed one OF the ch.cf arms "i
aggressive warfare curing tne Presidential campaign.
las.tS 80 that would hereafter use II without
! knowing taGt his weapon Was idl'oEood. re 'nsn
pfe~,Htci thlc, recently GuIstl IN me ito"", s"N
Ing t.Ht the HuUGrts appropriated lOt lht year ,hiuS
Jun. 80, 1874 ny the present iio'e were 3d..
b. tie last House tlOu this table II has Doth ll'i'y
,,.rtci liza, over 40 100000 mas been Ia the
Tr-.r.ry aud the attention Of the country has been
Call,G ~ tle i. cnt ccJuu!hy Nhith hia p'tn ac
cUi.d h; c.ootiui i;1aooauo House OF Representa-
dives :s pIeicu,on has been daiy ,linned ihio IN,
cans ~ i ora from ~, other c:d III lie capitol, and
ny certain -ou>Ors on THIS door II WI % rYeate1 w"
glowing lines u every DcmOcIau' new "idt"r AIT.
numbered over every -!uHpcc platform unit lc t, T.,
az Tie campaign. /; + worm NIl'c IN 'he tr,st VI
;ruta therefore 60 examine 60 O. lL'',h ,
~ the beginning OF tG's session wss a'n0Hhc-i from
! tie 9th esd a.. Inc chi'u1 ''I' sh'ils y. -
coi uc elected upDn tuc amounts APPROPRIATED iaa'
year Having been" mcaieef 81 'he Nynht., ." ~,
/ .,.. .ut0u- rrT six years, the speaker kn"" now
earnestly, faithfully aud successfully both Houses oi
| inc economy in cutting down expenditures 10
! trc lowest ljuHJ consistent vi;h the oihgieLfy OF
o. ts hatiSh. mad ~ ca y,i,rd from ss.ol50sS
- 50. a.
drcuon In sven wears - s5s3'3,23J 81, leaving an
actual ayeaSr reduction oi Ss,i,sol ~: i'J III
ton made the ld- session 81 congress Vas Fl'olo
321 - below a., % prorriation- made ~" ''ioG, year
vn:cn bad p.aotcrd Tor years past, could La,e'
tIr ted IcGurt.H. Tar l.t.'il y''' ptt ''',
! 600 or anything like tnat -un could b. cat oil wac
t 'r@lcti,rs made IN The House bll aerc done with
M rv, t.l. o. :hs ,.g, @! tn' ir,sid.nutl cam
I4i I'D rather than wiz; reference tb t' NAi, oi va"
JGhur tee Tic nEy qg.sio as""o ly tly nous, o.
preventative nad 5ccu " nav 80 t'' !"'.i ~
1cGci"s u lie til's' demand ~ and 90. a.'"Gs Ds'T
"siuouuVn, tHt 'o. id'. h''.' :. "''' 1t
Wo.Id cripple deIAi q or bureau Ni"itie la" "'
naIit .5ryirc the knit not been withheld. II IT
could be agd ~ the ciiniaa4n That 'o,a i1'us @,
hort "t,h.tH,, ~ e'i ,y,,f t.' ~ snsly1e ne
i,.r- uy which il as- org;rd ana would know hoihius
of .Le cIprG.rAtn used in dc'tWhfhlh& H. I've Ia.
.i-.i would stand OF: prominently ana 'h9 eAPa'iSa
ir,n iev Hence at every cost TO tho service ad -
| !, t', pepocattc orators aad Newspapers EiooGo-
| ou,n ~ admiration Of mis- marSriOu economy ihtt
Vund ice expected 70 march Ia the polls an deposit
~ WISDgA tI,cl Submitted tblc showing that 10
aciuaI ieducuoas a,e rJo2'o-il %. instead ei 80
m. Janio.rac tlalc or IL Il cn5rs.d up FOR do
rce, nch had no pos.ibc connection with tc years
Is.Hur 1877, and hrnce could no. enter INTO is com
rsro;i,e appropriations ~ those ycai. s,go', tls
"a" House hil hau aplf"?m''" Wan, n' ,,i
amounts tmrd, tue last Hon" "i IepIr,'hl"ll't,
slH o. winch charged upon tir coup1rJtirr state
mont. present House ras appropriated rIJ"'oOo nf
tive statement, hence S5JVOCJ must Do o'uu''ed li'i
Far fort ou lie s,lowstone there is appropriated this
! year. bat Ell eliHe uto The tanit, &-u"uoo
NOR, which must be dsincteI; aso ;ZoU,oov "r ,nr
ttb. These surl- thus Improperly chareed To me al
preparations OF last ,oar improperly omitted From
thr totals OF the appropriation 81 ts Jr' coustt the
difference brtwcca the two table,, showing that the
Democratic table eNhihit- reductions amounting To
Sg2iOO7i In excess OI the tfulh.
! MIR WINDOA sail he would next show the true char
ing the cgn cilpoycd accomplish IT, aud lie believed
thiI Tie blind ana reckless partisan ndnner la "lth the
public service had been manned anu hat',u "uud re-
suit in actual osses much greater than this saving The
cxpcd,cnt rcsGreG 90 to accomplish tnls end might be
! considered under several different htads:
Farsi: Iy postpOneheht nhti ieht var Oh various
oin,r works OF public Importance All OF tirhc works
| have been begun the country needs them; and the
I've items Of reduction thus proposed amount III the
| aggregate 10 S5O36,79l 81
Second: By Withholding Tor deficiencies 10 b. supplied
al the next session OF Congress IL any p'hoii II az
parent IN TIE House bills II lie t3t they bayc nct pre-
pared for te express purpose 81 creating DEFICIENCIES,
the object beng To make Il 1aitcfins exhibit OF the
economy of this Congress by leaving the sunni necessary
Tor expenditures OF nc current year 10 he apiO
priated At the next session. The amount thus Withheld
Tor and which will undoubtedly have to De
supplied next winter, Is $7,t97,4sj 80, an ot which
must deducted from the pret Tded saving claimed by
the present House OF Representatives..
Third: BY failures To provide IOi Important bahches
the pUblic service. lne omissions ana al.nee 70 pro
| vide for the service amount % Sb2JS5T 80 ana the
| service has been seriously crippled by thih action
| fourth: BY repudstiOu OF national OBLIGATIONS. BY
L.