Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-19
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
ITEMS IN THE SUNDRy Ciyll
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Senate and House-Receipis and Ex-
penditures-The Case OF
Senator Payne.
IsraorAL psr.rcHEs TO THE nzcoaD-vsIos.s

Fighting Over Old Issues Important Let
ter from stanton on McClellaiis Con-
duct.
WASHINGTON, June 1SIh.-In the House
to-day the Stanton debate was continued by
Hepburn of Iowa, who severely criticised
Wheeler's speech upon the late Secretary
OF War, and declared he would not tameiy
submit to have men who were embalmed
in the hearts Of their couutrymen and
whose memory were revered, derided by
such rs the gentleman from Alabama. He
then yielded TO Kelley Of Pennsylvania, who
read the following letter written by Stanton
to Rev. II. Dyer under date Of November
IS, 1862:
Your note of the 1lth inst has remained un-
answered because OF the pressure of business,
which left me neither time nor strength to re-
spond. When General Mcclellan failed TO obey
the order of the President to move against the
enemy, given on October lst, thought he ought
to be removed upon the spot. Nearly month,
time enough to have had victorious can paign,
was lost by his disObedieuce Of orders. When
his creatures, and those who are enemies of the
country, undertook to apologize for his delay by
the false pretense that he needed supplies
that were held from him by the Depart
ment my duty TO the country required an eX-
PLANTATION OF the fiilsehood, and | demanded
Chief. 1t is not my fault that he was not removed
before the New York election and after his dis
obedience of orders. IN respect to any combi-
nation by Mr. Chase, Mr.. Seward and myself
against General Mcclellan, il is false For rea-
sons not necessary 20 mention here, fire and
water would as soon combine. Each does his
duty as he deems right. In respect TO the impu-
tation OF selfish or ambitious motives denial
is needless. Those who make the imputation
do it ignorant of my principles of action or with
prejudiced feelings, and like all other public
men must expect and patiently bear miscou-
structiOn and false report. In respect to the
present condition of affairs all can say is that
the whole power of the Government is being
put forth with the utmost vigor and think with
more earnestness on the part of military COM
manders than at any former period. Treason is
encouraged i'll the Northern States by the just
discomfort of the people, but believing that our
national destiny is as Immediately in the hand:
of the Most High ever were the children o
Israel, | am not only undismayed, but full o
hope. Neither for myself turning to the right
hand nor TO the LETT, serving no man and at en-
nifty with none, | shall strive TO perform my
whole duty in the great work before us. Mis-
takes and faults l no doubt may commit, but
the purpose OF my action shall be singly the
public good.
Wise of Virginia regretted that the gen
tlemsp from Alabama (Wheeler) had fur
nished the gentleman from Iowa Hep
burn) with an opportunity TO fight over
again the issues OF 1862. He only wished
to remind the gentleman from Iowa, who
had sought many occasions to make fling
at the South, that brave men and honor
able men never struck a PROSTATE foe. lie
did not know what part the gentleman
took in the Union army, except as he found
it given IN the Congressional Directory : but
one thing was certain that the gentleman
bore on his body no proof that he ever led
desperate charge, and he did not think
from the gentleman's conduct here that ii
was likely he ever would.
Henderson of Iowa-My colleague NAV
bear no scars, but no soldier who went
from Iowa was more at the front than he
Wise-I took his history as written by
himself, and certainly his biography was
partial
Receipts and Expenditures for the Fiscal
Year.
WAsH1NGroN, June lSth.-Acting Secre-
tary Fairehild, in letter to Representative
Breckinridge. of Kentucky, in regard tC
the estimated receipts and expenditures fol
the fiscal year, says the amount of refund:
to be paid under the decision as 10 duty OF
customs is estimated at between $4,000,
600 and $S,000000. He says further, thai
the item of S4,000,000, specified in The
book of estimates, is for the ordinary and
posits upon ascertained duties or upon du-
ties where moneys were paid under protest
Consequently, the estimated sum, he says,
should be increased to about $S,000,000 or
$9,000,n00. He explains that the item OF
SS,600,000 for debentures cannot be used
for the payment of claims under the Over
upper decision, nor otherwise. except as
drawbacks on imported material, exported
in the form of manufactures. The receipts
for the next fiscal year, though given as
estimated at $3l5, 100000, will probably
amount to $333, ,OO0, 900, according to the
rates of increase during the present year.
The sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 1Sth.-In the sundrv
civil appropriation bill, just submitted by
Mr.. Randall, are contained the following
items For frame or log Court house at
Juneau City, Alaska S., goo; for signal at
Angel Island, San Francisco Bay, $500 ::
continuing the lighthouse northwest of
Seal Rock Point, st. George, Cal, $50, ,00O
the entire cost to be $450,000; completing a
first order light and fog station at Destruc-
ton Island. w. T., $4,000; salary of Super
intendent of life-saving stations on coasts
of Washinten, Oregon and California,
81 800; continuing the typographical sur
vey of the coast of southern California,
lllC SURVEY Vi llt
of Oregon, the Columbia and Willamette
rivers, Sc 800; continuing the survey OF
Washington Territory, $4,000; continuing
the exploration of the waters of Alaska
and photographic surveys, $4,000; con-
tinuing tide and magnetic observations OH
the Sacramento river, $1,000; continuing
geodetic work on the transcontinentaI line
between the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans, $4,000; survey Of San Francisco
Bay, San Pablo and Suisun BAYS, Straits
of Carquinez, and examination of San
Francisco bar and entrance to the mouth
of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers,
$11 600; transportation of gold coin from
San Francisco to New York, $4,000; sal
aries and travelling expenses of agents of
seal fisheries of Alaska-one agent, 1850;
one assistant, 1920: two assistants, 81, 100
each, and the travelling expenses of above,
$500 each per annum-to enable the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to use the revenue
steamers for the protection of the interests
of the Government in the seal island and
sea.otter hunting grounds and the enforce
ment of the laws of Alaska; completion of
the stone dry-dock at Mare Island Navy
Yard, $l91 ,595; survey of confirmed private
land claims of California, $1,000; improve
ment of Yellowstone Park, $50 900; boiler
81, 700; travelling expenses Of the Judge,
Marshal and Attorney for Alaska, 81 500;
office expenses of Marshal, 81 600; expenses
of Courts of Utah, $4,000. The total of
the sundry civil bill is S21 054 900, being
81, ,500,0 600 less than the estimates, and
s., 600 less than last year.
Cost Of Public Documents.
WASHINGTON, June 1sth.-Secretary La
mar has transmitted to the Senate, in reply
to question of that body. statement of
the number of people employed in the In
terror Department in receiving. folding aud
distributing public document, together
with their rates of compensation, showing
an average of twenty employees at cost of
between $4,000 and $4,000 year. The
Secretary says that there ought TO be estab-
lished some better system of distribution OF
publications of the Government. Were the
work systematized, a saving of 100000
might be effected annually without impair
ing the results. From 100000 to 100000
are expended annually in printing and
binding documents for gratuitous distribu-
ton by members of Congress. 1t is proba-
BILE that much smaller expenditure and
fewer documents would meet all reasonable
demands on the. part of the public.
Another Reception at the White House.
WASHINGTON. June 1Sth.-The public
reception at the White House tonight was
the largest of the kind ever witnessed here.
Though 1t was not to begin until o'clock,
before 6 o'clock an immense crowd had
gathered in the vicinity of the main doors.
and when they were thrown open closely