The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-28
TIE APPROPRIATIONS.

ACTION OF THE HOUSE on THE INDIAN AND
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL
DrLLs-spEEcH OF MR. ATKINS.
WASHINGTON, April 81 1873.
Tho House went into Committee OF tho Whole
(r Potter, OF New YORK. In tho chair tho Indian
Appropriation bill.
Tho bill recommends she appropriation OF "a, 772 0O0
and Is tho unanimous report Of tho Appropriation
Committee. II provides that whenever u Is found
practicable TO employ Indians In farming or other
civilized nvocations 10 which thoy contribute to
their maintenance the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
may such portions OF their respective subsistence
finds be spared opay for tho services OF such
Indians may DO induced to labor for their sd-
Vi ccmcnt. IL further provides that much OF tho
appropriations ms may DO required to pay for goods
and supplies shall be Immediately available.
General debate having been dispensed WITH the bill
was read by sessions.
After adopting two or three unimportant amend.
mcuis tine committee and the bill was passed.
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL
Tho House then into Committee OF the Whole
fMr. Eden, OF Illinois, In the char) on tho Lcgisla.
tive Executive and Judicial Appro priation bill
me total amount appropriated by tho bill is
sl4,13s,oco
SPEECH OF Mr.. ATKINS.
Mr. ATKINS. tdcuij Of Tenn, Chairman oil thc Com
mi,tco on Appropriations, addressed tho House. Ho
said that tho bin footed up s1I, 600 being about
sGso 600 less than tho Iisc bill IN 1851 and being
STA 600 css than tho like bill tor tho current year II
was also loss than tho like bill passed the last Sos
sion OF tho Forty third Congress by tho largo sum
Of $l,iG6,U00 and less thsn the iiKe bin
passed al tho session OF tho Congress
by tho st larger sum OF over 90 DOC, 600. Tho FIRST
consideration that challenged the attention OF tho
Committed on Appropriations. and now challenged
the attention Of the House this bill, whether
tho governments expenditures ghouId be kept within
tho revenues, or whether the government should
launch upon scale oil extravaganza to satisfy tho
wants OF the admirers OF "nigh mounted" govern.
ments and thus forco tho Treasury into q state Of
bankruptcy
ECONOMY OR INCREASED TAXATION
The frankucss OF the Secretary OF tho
Treasury In calling attention 10 a probable
deficiency of sl1,Joo,ooo 1879 forced upon
the House tho decision OF either practising
rigid economy of Increasing tho burden OF
upon the people, now mado desperate by tho ruinous
policy OF contraction and by the class legislation OF
tue poor poorer. The Committee on Approp riations
had tried to eliminate from the all perfume.
rory aud unnecessary public onccs Reform, however,
was not kely 10 DO accomplished under the present
mnnngcmcDt OF public affairs The mistake lay at tho
very doors OF tho administration.
After mentioning various reductions OF salaries made
In the bill he said no might be asked why tho com
rniticc had not reduced the salaries Of the and
Representatives. His answer wns, because thcy had
boon reduced by tho repeal OF the act OF March .,
1913. BESIDES the Fortyih and Fortyiourth Con
crosses had discussed that subject until tho country
was disguised ana had finally settled upon tho pres.
cnt compensation, with which tho people were en-.
urcy satisfied Tho fnen Who had tho qualities Of
head and heart to represent intelligence, fonesty
dignity md sovereignty OF the people ought tai
ems tnnt would command ~ the business walks OF life
more cienr profit Than the most economical anu frugal
senator or Representative realized out OF bv salary.
Referring to tho crisis In monetary anars,
no said that u resulted, not ~ former panics