New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
mercs to report the River and Harbor bill tomorrow ,o

merce to report the River md Harbor bill tonoow 10,
printing and recOmmittaI. ="
pr. MANNING lDem, Miss) moved TO SUSPEND tho
rules and pass the bill repeating the statutes in eqa
the test oath required OF Jurors and regard To H.
Special Deputy Marsha- 10 attend such snrcrv'. ing
Deieatedyeas 1876; nays. ll3: lot the ec,s,ary tE
Mr. ACKLEN dem, La introduced a bin 70 rc..,..
the frankug privilege. rs to letters sent or received
members OF Congress; also bill 10 abolish the niiDI
of members q! Congress. and 10 substitute the u,J
OF actual Travelling expenses Referred.
rules ond pass the bin 20 establish Postal s,,,s'
BANKS DeleateG-ycas, 30 uays, Isl ''uI
Tuesday the 18Th B,t. sct aDart for the oousi,
ton OF reports from the Committee on WAYS ANA Me-"
Mr. ROBBINS dem, y. e. moved 20 suspend ,i
rules and adOpi the resolution setting aside Tb". nc
February l3, for The consolidation OF the Sugar b},
A e. %, iyrn,i HSI; 4ys Tenn, move,
the rules ana adopt The resolution .ptlng apart ~
day Fcbru 20. for the consideration of ne rem,
the Naval Committee on the matter recently iuye,il,
necessary L. O-thiids IN The affirmative. ''
EENfARK, BY ME. ATnINs
The House, AZ O'clock. went INFO Committee a, o.,
Whole, WIN Mr.. Blackburn, OF Koatucky. In the css,.
on The legislative. Executive and judicial Ap,ro,,,,
ton bill.
Mr. ATKINS Dom. Tenn. Chairman Of the corop,,
tee Appropriations, made q statement ir re.,,9t,
the bin and the state ~ the finance l,r,,c nor, .
the speech was dc Otcd to an oXanation ana Al fen, -
the provisions "a regard 10 the coast and pcoas,i
survey Oi~+he country. lie sHd IN substance.
The receipts 'nr the first quarter 81 On. present Nt
year ore r733H9 1-3 and hat the e-lr t-d recr,t
Tor he remaining three quarters viii bee Sl9l lO007G
making Tor tHr WiOic wear e-6tJUOOuO The scfu.i
expenditure, TO- the first quait"rO , fiscal year are
1913 l4r13, and fhr tN'rudiuir, Tor The Other tr..
quatcis VII Doc %lGG.TjJ.4j6, udkiuga grand Total a
expenditures Ior tn- u~ru wear, ACTUAL and est'
c2iiuoooO Applicable to the sinking fnrd
wU cu is estimated Tor he year IN 49,
p,t,GJ7 -. which leaves balance 81 the s,nt
iuE tu.d unsettled oi SI2.JJIGUT -. The r.tiua 81
to.1 .lJIu rrccip., al fiscal y,ai en..g Inn,
-, 1850 a.c +-GlJOD Ooc and tIr to'. nafetl ~
peuu!iurt- ucu ing sHkIne Lnd. Nll b. >27jl 3Torf
estimated lclc.t OF elO.637,2JU. LKcudug IT, III
M uud, tic estimated Iiur'e SSH. DE- S-}g3,I
g12, leaving >urulus of SIS. 5.O-T.
Inc sinking fund must tacr either la o. fu .atisf,c
on %, over and % hair mi ion II dollar, or ~. *
p"nluUIs must He cuTtaicd below the mate ugls.,
,erchaucc t.e estimated le'euts SHOULD swell q. yonf
TIE -ccIcfaGys tSp CtatiUr contamination most de-
vtutlV 10 Dr v he'd. uut not by lu,lur cou.aep.
roUHdIi Es,a nope TO De- Sdn-uncy india god n
10 meet n HUaHclAi cXEtuCf o. fl ~ revenues ana
dl>apUc4r nE surplus The Committee o. ApprouiiaB,
have their most earnest rndcayur- b. reducing e
objects and amounts OI expenditures 10
the lowest known limit consistent vI;I the
weli-bo,ug OF the public service. Tic
grand total OF The estimate oi thu hli % clGog7.
POI 9S she grant total O. trc bill = - lt33Sl - "
Sg1Te.O 80 less than the estimates r2bg4gq -
th- aurropii ton tor the Pre- ga. Asc year
winch 10 81 ,43>,s-l 30.
The f.Ilow'l a. be ,xh'bts the number ~ emnlork,
now The EKrcuuy. Departments, t.c uuT. her c,,.
mated for for he ness fiscal year. dt tur uJlotr pr0.
vired for in tins iii aud the amounts fouoilg
showing only reduction below tLc law + uir.y rH.
p.oy e, and Ouh reduction IA the amount %: S2-jiij;