The Clerk read The SPEAKER’s table the 1st business being the consideration of the amendments of the Senate to the concurrent resolution of the House providing for a JtCommee on retrenchment. The amendments of the Senate were read, as follows: In lines 8 and 9 strike out the word “ civil" before the word " service.". In liuo 16 strike out" two" and inscrt“ 3.".fiIn line 17 strike out " 3 " and insert ve. In line tiventy one strike out “ civil." In line 25. after the word “ reduced, " insert the following: "what arcthe methodsof procuring u0'(illniiil.illiiny public officers or agents in the cureanddisbursementofpublic moneys. whether moneyshave beenpaidout illegally and vhcther any officers or agents or other persons.have beenor are employedin theservicewithout authority of law or unnecessarily." l In line 27.strike out the word “ civil.” In line 28, after the word “ curtailed." insertthe following: “ and alsotoconsiderthe expe diencyof so amending the laws under which appoint mentsto the public serviceare now madeas to provide for the selection of subordinate ofieers after due examination by proper boards.their continuancein oli‘ice during specified terms unless dismissed upon chargespreferred and sustained beforetribunals designatedfor that purpose and for Withdrawing the public servicefrom eingusedasan instru mentof political or party patronage." The concurrent resolution, as amended, road as follows: Whereas the financial condition of the U.S. demands the exerciseof a rigid economyin all dept sof the Governmentin order to sustain the credit of the U.S and to relieve the people at the earliest possible day from the burden of existing taxation; and whereasthere is reason to believe that in many deptsof the serviceabuseshave for i. longtime existedmnd still exist. in the perpetuation of useless offices and sine cures.in extravagant salaries and allowances and in other unnecessary and wasteful expenditures: Hem/redbg/Hic HoRep (the Senate concurring.) That a Jtselect committee be appointed.to consist 3 members of the Senate and 5 membersof the House.to be styled the joint select comretrenchment: that suid committee beins truckedto inquireinto the expenditures in all the branchesof the service of the U.S and report whether any and what officesought to be abolished whether any and what salaries or allowance sought to be reduced; what are themethods of procuring accountnbilityin public officers or agents in the care and disbursement of publicmoneyi; whcther moneys have been paid out illegally: and whether any officers or agents or other persons have beenor are employed in the servicewit out authority oflaw or unnecessarily; and penerally how and to what extent the expenses of tie serviceof the country may and ought to he curtailed; and alsoto consider the expediency of so amending the laws under which appointmentsto the public service are now madeus to provide for the selection of subordinate officers after due examination by proper boards.their continuance in office during specified terins. unlessdis missedupon charges referred and sustained before dtrriabwuninagls designated or that purpose and for with the public servicefrom being used as an instrument of political or party patronage; that said committeebe authorizedto sit during the recess of Congress to send for personsand papers and to report by bill or otherwise; and that said committee may appoint a clerk for the termof 6 months and no more.