The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15

mcns, ana spoke OF the enormous assets 112 0000
possessed BY the nine Hartford Dire Insurance com.
Mr.. INGERsoLL% rep.) OF Ill, offered an amend
ment requiring statistics TO be also procured OF the
business .Sn q bankers and brokers' The amendment
Nj, Cox, ~ reference to the section and amend
ment expressed the opinion thai the bill was over
loaaed Win inqnistorial re- Iirements far beyond
Wnat nad Deen contemplated by those VINO had
made the constitution or by those VINO mad admins
tered II With regard to making the census All that
people for Tue purpose OF Representation. With the
particulares OF this bill the census would not DC
c0mpeted 10 Ten years. He was amazed 70 see the
interest was TO be inquired into. He heard the gen.
tleman from ONO (Mr. Gar6ed) say that they We're
ness and bring it to its knees and stop It's
hlgn charges for transportation. What did the
gentlemen propose to do when they got al tn. THIS
II they would do something for the people BY fedora
LEGISLATION LEI them stop granting subsidies and
$50 900 900 acres OF land worth $3.50 100000 and IN
various other ways gentlemen. on the other
sSe responsible for sd.s s,,s n ssss
they themselves nad created. why did they on
Young vote against '9sR @ Nv SssS
al this information sought or and al the reasons
see acts Tor the RELIEF OF the people. 81
Mr. PETERS, rep.l OF Me-. inquired whether
AhVos Vi Aduu URANUS Wcxc uot luhuo III AoOu
whether the gentleman himself did not vote for
them9
Mr.. Cox said he did not vote for them, nor had he
voted for the Pacific Railroad grants.
Mr.. PETERS asked whether 1t was not democratic
Congress that had made those grantsS
Mr.. Cox replied that there had not been demo-
cratic Congress since 1883.
MT scoFIELp irep.) Of Pa, added that there never
would be again.
Mr.. Cox went on to say that the great bulk OF the
land grants had been made by the republican parry
since 1852, and ne asked Mr.. GARFIELD what he pro-
posed to do BY federal action when he got all this
Information.
Mr.. GARFIELD replied that 1t was quite suniclent
FOR the present 70 get light He had no ultra purpose
on the subject except what was expressed on the
very bill ITSELF TO require those corporations to make
an exhibit or their doings so that the country might
know how much was paid for transportation and
where the money went.
Mr.. COBB, rrep.) OF Wis, offered an amendment to
Mr.. Garnelds amendment requiring information to
ment bonds held BY corporations and individuals.
He wished that information IN the hope that the
Committee on Ways and Means would devise some
mode OF taxing the interest on United states bonds
Mr.. UPsON, (repl OF Ohio offered substitute
requiring information as to United states bonds held
BY corporations, executors administrators guar
dams and trustees, and ny individuals.
Information, but the Census Committee had come TO
the CONCLUSION that 10 would be useless to attempt to
getiL II could not be got.
THE DEATH OF SENATOR FEsSENDEN.
Pending the discussion, at q quarter past three
O'Clock message was received from the Senate
OF Senator Fessenden. Eulogies OF the late senator
were pronounced by Messrs Lynch, Peters, Hale,
Brooks OF N. Y, and Dawes, after which the House
adjourned.