Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-11


was tskennp IN the Senate nn the 2SEh all
after the reading Of the substitute reported
bv The committee, Mr. sherman add4essed
the Senate on the provision at the hill lie
said the great aaessiaH was Whether the
present state Of Fhe natieaal debt was sUcG
as 10 justly ihr Government in the task Of
attempting 20 reduce the interest by the
system Of IiInding pFe@eribed IN the present
measure He proceeds 70 explain the din
eullies 81 the present innding laws, aud
went ever the course which led 20 the adap
iinn Of toe financial pnicy ef The Govern
ment which the exlstaRce OF the var com
pelled the eouatFy 10 assume.
Mr. Sherman referred 10 The attempt Ia
1906. end again 10 ls67, 70 Nsd the debt
and the defeat ct those pTt8eets. 4 he time
Is now az hand when this funding must be
done. The difference betFeea paper and
god Is only ffteen T. IWeufy per cent, and
az present our bonds are a premium He
proceeded to explain the provisions Of the
bill and comment upon fbe advantages TO ac
crue from funding the debt II a lower rate
of interest He argued at length upon the
policy OF exempiing 81 bonds proposed 70
be issned under this act from taxation. In
regard 10 the msoner of the negotiation Of
these bonds. that must be LETT 10 the best
discretion Of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr. Shermaa hoped that the negotiation
of lhese bonds abroad would lead 70 the es-
tahli-hment of 81 international currency. 50
much t0 be desired Ia regard tn setting
apart a sinking fund Of $4,000 600 aBnu
ally for the payment nf interest, AMI for the
reduction of the principal Of the publicdcbt
Mr. Sherman said this provision might pay
of every dollar Of the public debt IN twenty
i've or thirty years. He read from the eta
tisfics Of the Treasury Department. to show
that during the past three years we haze
paid three times as much Of the public dsot
as We stipulated to pay. lie read also from
the statistics 10 show that the expenses Of
the last year Of Johnsons S administration,
as compared with the FIST gear Of Grauts
administration. was most favorable ani
ereditabls to the latter, aud Demonstration
to the superior financial ability of the pres
eni administration
10 the Hous@ on the ist inst, a vote wss
taken on Mr. Marshal amendment TO NJ
Hooper substitute iar dr Beck bill. eE-
tending he time for the withdrawal Of dis
titled spirits to three years from date Of en-
Try. The amendment vas rot agreed to-
yeas. 81: nays. Se
Mr. Hnopers' substitute. imposing ore
cent per mouth On each honied proof gallon
Of spirits, which spirit shall remain in the
warehouse any time over one year, was
agreed tn--yeas 50; rays -
Mr. Washburn Of Wisconsin. moved %
lay the bin On the table Not agreed to-
yeas D. nays, l04
The bin vas then passed by yeas, IS; nays
My Haight submitted a resolution asking
the President 10 communicate any facts 10
hls possession relative to the attack Ci Gen
eTai sheridan on the Puegan Indians Oh
lection was made, and the resolution was
Mr. Logan. from the Committee on Mill
Iary Affairs; suh0uttrd a report IN the case
Of Hon John I. Dewse~e, charged with
selling cad,t>hips The COMMITTEE were
convinced hat he had bern Influenced in
making appointments of cadets to the Naval
Academy bT pecuRiarY considerations
They, therefore. recommend the adoption Of
a resolution declaring Mr. DeWeese uuW0F-
Thy Of a seat in this House, and condemn
lng his conduct as unworthy of a Representa-
i've Of the people
The testimony Of Mr.. Bean, Of this city,
whose son has been appointed q cadet az
Anna polis was read He had nor paid Mr..
De~erse any money directly for he sppoiut-
menty but bis son Frank had paid Mr.. De-
wee>e the sum Of $500 The latter had
paid The money back 10 young Bean since
the commencement of this investigation
Deweese. IN his statement before the com
mitIee, said he did NOT know that be was
doing wrong when he took the money, end
that as soon as he heard fhat such action
was improper he refunded the money. In
addition to this, Mr. Dsweess said he had
pTOmptly resigned his seat IS soon as be dis
covered that be vas unworthy Of occupying
t. As an evidence that he was not inHu
enced by mercenary motives IN the matter,
be stated that he had plenty Of money, and
hat he had givea $4,000 70 aiA ia he last
Presidential canvass ia North Carolina and
the South
Mr.. Logan said that since It had been de-
sided 10 the ca,e of Mr.. Whiuemore that
members could resign at pleasure to escape
EMULSION, the only course remaining vas 20
call the previous question on the resolution
Of cfn-ure
Mr. Woodward demanded the yeas and
nays, aBi the resolution was adopted-yeas.
lG0. nays, none.
Mr.. Logan asked the House for iastrue-
tons relative to the further prosecution of
he investigation. The original resolution
includes the members of former Congresses. /
This carries the investigation back 20 lS42,
when the Jaw relative % cadet appointments
irst went into effect. The committee had
taken testimony ag8inst members Of the last
and former Congresses, but waited further
before r,poriing in their cases
1lr. Woodward thought the investigation
should include the members Of former con
gresses, and all persons connected With
heSe Transactions 50 much a. a per
snUal matter, but as bearing upon legislation
proposed ~ be had in this Congress relative I
10 the Annapolis and West Point Acadc /
nies
Nr. Garfield offered resolution Of iu-
'iEuction 70 the committee 10 Investigate
he case Of any member Of the Fouy-frst I
Congress, or any person holding an execu- J
i've or judicial position under he United I
States Government, provided that nothing
contained IN this resolution shall prevent
he Investigation and report 90 the cases al I
-eady before the committee.
The vote was fr,t taken on the proviso. /
md 1t was agreed 10 by yeas 50; rays. 50.
SENATE March 3-Mr Trumhull NOV
d the immediate consideration uf the bin I
O change the judicial districts Of The United 4
States
The bill was taken up aud read 1t pro
'ides that the judicial districts shall be con- I
giinted as fll8ws
First District Maine. New Hampshire. 4
Vermont, Massachusetts. Rhode Island, and /
5Onuecticut
.SecDpd District-New York.
Third Djstnef-Py nnsylvauia, New Jer- |
ey, Maryland Delaware, and Virginia
Fourth DistyIict-M Mississippi, Louisiana. /
Texas, and Arkansas.
Fifth Distict-North Carolina, South I
yaroiIna, Georgia. Florida, Alabama, and I
tennessee.
.St1th Distriet-Ohio, Michigan, Ken /
ucky. and West Virginia
.Seeeoh District-IIlinois, Indiana, and
II isconSin.
Eighth District Minnesota, Iowa, Kan
as. N-Frsska. and Missouri.
Ninth District---California, Oregon, and
Nevada.