New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-14
XLIVrH CONGRESS-IsT SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

SENATOR DAVIS MAKES A SPEECH on IRREGULAR
. JTIEs IN THE TREASURY STATEMENTS SENAToR
BOUTWELL, REPIIEs-THE HOUSE DTBATz AM
NEsrY ALL DAY-srEECnEs BY MR. BLAINE, Mr..
BANKS. AND MIR. RANDALL
SENATE. WAsHISGTON. Jan. -. 1875.
Mr. morrill, Rep., Me- introduced bill
10 provide for the payment OF the interest the 3G5
District Of Columbia bonds. Referred
Mr.. CHRIsTIASCY q;cp., Mlch.l submitted tho fol
lowing:
oSs H ssG rp " the SENATE wSr the SSt Of March J.
nv nesrv royislons for Tie various Which
may in case OF the removal Of tie Pres dnt IRON One,
Srs and duties Of said ofce IN Their oVn such Do
i &c ss . %s' d aS and S thai event T
bill OF joint resolution as IN tho opinion The case may
require.
MI FREIINGHUYsEN Gep, n. u submit,eda Joint
resolution authorizing Iirs Lieut. Henry netcan u ac-
00 hNIr "MERRINoN IDe1n ~ O. submitted resolution
nstrlctlng the Joint Committee on Printing to INQUIRE
on orc me em6odyng Sref account
eoutive departments classification of the offices and
brief account of the duties OF Also like account OF
the Senate and House Of r. presenIves. and report Dy
bill or otherwise. Agreed ~. IA,
Mr. DORSEY Oep, Ark.l offered the petition OF citi-
OF Arkansas asking Congress to ass Tue D i4r e
establishment of regular territorial government Ill 'Ne
Mr.. BURNSIDE iRep., r. - presented memorial OF
the Society Of Friends Of ONO asking the
mcn of international differences WITHOUT tho hoooSo'tJ
Of resort to Referred
TREASURY EXAMINATION.
The morning hour having expired the CHAIR Iaiu
before the senate the unfinished business being the reso
luton submitted yesterday by Mr.. Davis Dem, W. Val
calling for tho appointment OF committee !" examine
tho books and accounts Of the Treasury Department
Mr. MORRILL, Qep. VII said that as the Chairman OF
the Finance Committee N1r sheruan) was necessarily
nri, " tom%pTow It Was finally agreed tn Nj Davis
should o with his remarks today nut no vote nc
taken on the resolution submitted ny hhn'
MIR. DAvI, ON TIE TREASURY ACCOUNTS.
Mr. DAVIS then addressed the Senate at length He
said;
wears hay. been astOnishcd find changes and ateIa-
tons figures inmany of them Involving arg amounts
These changes. am prepared 70 snGM IVui 'S No.
increase tie expenditures and pnbic leD. alyr uic
amounts thereof have been aseertanId' GhcMiy re-
pOrted and stood upon The books 81 the treasury DC
iartmen for years the aggregate many milllonso
dollars. while IN other years trt} ueC,Sy t f ne
and that they also decrease 10 Tue ahoun! oi Hl.a I
collections That nave btti hS "lSc 49, @
n | am correct in conclusions do
not hesitate to declare that for certain years
in the statements Of the Treasury Department and TINS
fqct becomes serious question demanding the earnest
and Sest consideration OF The senate. Feeling my posi-
tJn strong, my Information accuia'g, p,ub 49,
rgsop 10 oucston it ana feels that he tau throw am
gh upon the subject, IL interrupt ana c'iTyct i1,,
Treasury rreyiou, 10 1870 suhtuuly agree ~ To me
total an exeGnagc e. % 90 me & t5a D9 A.
10 The toa, annual expenditure irop all Er precious
Is5'6S For instance. ~ fuance report io l5G9.
page 2ci, the toGh aun' expenditures arr PIT down
1854 a ssSsi5t III 5t 90 g
1858 o. i2jsili6jG 90 Total sos ,,i7 100 10
Now. taking tno finance report ior $50 aJ l;so 20
fna the si 9H99 e1Is - Pg' dGM rs i"%%T n
1851 -G3 565G61a5s o. loCJ-66.... 4'l~9dl4''7l %
49, 1sS 81 2155tiI 4 g Total s5s.,2I 81 %
Tue figures diHer materially. and wAd' Us O,sc' ~,
OVER the report for 1865 aud prcy u. reports tng
Same year about S9,0o0,O'O IL increases ne toiu
for the same period SiO0O000. 1t VIII he tutlei
, ,S~d a r s jnc i I md lien decrascd ai IT,
report $40 increases the average total eAph4ues
of the Government during these years over the 9t Of
1869 aboyc SOoOOOo. flow this can b. possible can
not Understand. The reports for 1871 and 1872 difer
Government certain yeas wlo tie reports Tor 1872
and wears following agree vita each other. .
Taking the navy. war. pension, and INDIAN e1ptnd-
ftur. T. ecay from $50 "a ls6S VII he seen that
many o lie figures have ben, chan god ~ tle finance re-
pot OF 1870 after having been Omcaly reported TOT
many '''' PENSION EXPENDITURES.
In the repm of 1870 exend res Tor pensions o. O., o.
In The rc'5s. Of 1863 eSpcnltdr,
ssowDs pcrea-o rcportof 1870 oyer -,-co,o.o
for ri 1910 s- arg 2ai So 49s5e7$ 90
Showing 81 SSg AM nerclo "a tr rISr Of 57o of $50 %
IN s 'SS IL g 9 are p1i dow sa4o2o2 It
~ pSi down st 2o4o224I 20
G2Os0 Os
NAVAL EXrENDuUREs
In the Igri for lo7 NE Pcnei'uroo are , az ~
Tut cow ift a. wear lor' ti...'.... .c " t9a ~
s & 5sG an acl,s sSi IN h, ' o & i d. Is
WAR DEPARTMENT.
In NE rrt Of 81 q sspPor, are put o,4a 50
In he rcrito IoaJ .,-3a' o5 %
hS OiiSi Of o. ',', W. . o ',' 4ol572s g.
INDIAN IErtLTHENT.
in the reIort - $40 c4ior.e- Tor 1863 aIore ,, -
II P &c 49, {. poi ' i5Ss5 Sc g
sheTigg ,s aeare' Of me report 80. zos q,
Now aai Wuiu. 20 believe tuat tneIe is way
IA ID y b ii if A
ana stran gar results and .h.: mat la.c amounts
are increased aud decreased, ~ the occasion may re-
quiro, in the annual statement The loans amt treasury
notes ior the wear 1868 are put down a. 1olo -:
I, % 1865 if.ibb
tho ri OF lsGi.-..--...-...... Y .6e2ahi -
cto these dif:seuce III he reports aG5
giaring they apl"a and how lsf'aila1 the
system of bookkeeping amt sidtohCut Of accounts has
been Treasury Department. Otner Cl.st-, am
certain. cannot be so satisfactorily explained
changes have been made IN me statement ct nc
pubic debt IN the reports OF 1870 ana 1871, particularly
FOR the years between 1862 aud 1870 mcus'e. Ia The
report OF lS7l the public dom increased over th' report
ofI570 NJ several years The report OF 1871 SHOWS:
1862 ... sJ2il76412 II ls69.......S2 ssfb22I3 gf
1S63..-..... lllI12 l3S - lotO.... 21N"f242f ~
Total. s.. 80. 81, JCS %
In the report Of 1870 these years pat down
fOlows
1884 - s5ii2lI.s7I 02 1855. .....s2fsa OO2 4sO 81
1868 -. LO0S u.s. - lS7O.... 2jsGs5e.a0 u
io'f''''.- Total S., 220O G,322 %
Showing an aggregate Increase these ycIs $50,
eOl $40 In the report OF 1871 the yeiis IA which
the pubic debt Is decreased, compared with Ae report
Ys6e wa s577sesGl73 60 81 81 .C87 s5I 10
1851 ....... 2.e7Sl@6,IOe 81 ~. c 20 80. -
In the report of 1870 these years put down:
1866 49,. SZ7S&425s79 u LOTS. b5CSSU96i GI
is'''''''' 10'-'''O-'" O59 90
showing the aggregate decrease ri.cso years De
SIS 30 inc aggregate decrease III rho other
wears named has been acrrtucd 10 BE- SZJ,5Ol lO W.