The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-19


ing names to a petition for the repeal {
the salt duties, and alleging that th
statements In said circular aye talsa The
ask Congress TO delay action on such pet
tons until said Presidents forward docu
muents giving faithful exhibit Of tn
facts = s115 u NsA |H.i 4. II
Dir. CoRDET introduced q bill that tn
National Banks, on the lst Of Jaunr.
1879, shah have three per cent in gold coil
on hand of the aggregate circulation, 10
creasing thereafter annually until the
have fifteen per cent, thereafter to keep
reserve in gold instead Of legal.tenders
Ordered printed.
Mr.. CoNKLING offered tho following:
WHEREAS, 1t has bean declared In tht
Senate that at New York exists and \
maintained by Government officers undGl
the name Ol General Order Business, {
monstrous abuse, fraudulent IN character
and WHEREAS, There Is set forth II
MIR. SCHURz's statement about Mr.. Leet
head of the General Order Business thai
there Is q mysterious power sustaining
him against the protests Of merchants
and the wish ol the Secretary Of th(
Treasury; Therefore, nr.
.RcsOE6ed, That the Committee on Inves.
tigation and RetrenChment be instructed
to inquire into the matter fully, and par
ticdlarly whether any collusiOn or improp
or connection with such business exists
on the part Of any officers of the United
States, and to further inquire whether
my officer has been or Is known by his
superior officers TO be guilty Of bribery OF
taking bribes, or other crimes or misde
meaBOFs, ard that the committee be all
thorized to send for persons and papers
Tic consideration Of the resolution was
postponed and the committee appointed
Mr.. ANTHONY offered resolution for
the appointment Of the following Com
mitteo on Investigation and Retrench-
mGnt: Messrs. BUCKINGHAM, PRATT
HOWE, HARLAN, STEWART, PooLE and
BAYARD.
Mr.. SUMNER-l ask the Senator who
offered that resolution to state whether
there are any Senators named ~ members
of this committee who brought forward
this inquiry and especially urged it upon
tho Senate.
Mr.. ANTHoNY-The Senator knows that
as well as do. | think the gentlemen
named arc exceedingly judlcioliS, sensi'
Bile, moderate men, who command the
confidence of their associates, although
do not know that they have made them
selves very conspicuous In connection
with the charges that have been made here.
Mr.. SuMNEll-When heard the list !
was astOnishGd ut the absence Of certain
names. find on this list no! the same
single Senator who urged this investiga-
tion, or who voted for tho investigation In
the strongest form, unless II be the Demo
cratic Senator from Delaware MIR. BAY.
ARD.l The Senators on this list voted
against tho investigation In the strongest
form, and understood that every Sena'
tor In favor of the investigation In the
strongest form, except one Democratic
Senator, Is excluded from the committee.
II Is for the Senate To determine atter tho
debate that has occurred whether com.
mittce organized In that way can satisfy
the country. Perhaps, also, II would be
worth while TO consider whether II Is In
conformity with parliamentary law. Its
laid down in JGlIGrsOn's manual that those
who takG exceptions 10 some particulars
in the bill are To be Of the committee, but
none who speak directly against the body
OF n bill, for, 10 child Is not to be put TO
nurse tint cares not Tor II. You smile,
Mr.. PRESIDENT. You naturally smile
when you SEQ that process going on
in this Chamber. [aughtCr.l Mr..
Jefferson proceeds TO say ut is there.
fore the constant rule that no man
Is 10 be employed in any matter who has
declared himself against II, and when any
member who Is againsta bill hoars him.
self named on q committee he should ask
to bG excused" Laughter. Now, as |
understand, this inquiry was first pre-.
sented by tic Senator from Illinois, MIR.
TRUMBUhLl and urged by him in an elab.
crate and able speech, which has already
awakened others throughout the country.
miss hisnam from the committee. In
the debate on this subject at the time
that Senator was sustained by the Sena.
tot from Missouri Mr.. SCHUR2 I4niss
his namo. There were other Senators, l
think, who spoke on that side; certainly
there were others who voted on that side.
| | miss all their names, and | think the
country will miss them. For five years
past there hos been Committee Of Re.
trenchmCnt, joint in character, but still
REPRESENTATIVE Of the Senate. ! know not
whether any of the members Of that com.
mittee appear on the list.
/. "a Mr.. HCutJIlZ--NO. .EN
4 Mr.. SUMNRR- ~ Aiy'lriend befornAne says
not one, neither tlie chairman Of tint
committee nor Mr.. PATTERSON, who had
gained mitch experience in iefreting out
abuses for one of his associates, finds a
place on this committee. Why, sir, 10
me It Is simply inexpicable. l am at a
loss 10 understand how my friend from
Rhode Island (Mr. Anthony, In whom !
believe teigns a spirit of justice, can
bring forward proposition for such a
committee. But have no desire to go
into any opposition; l am only one, /
simply make this statement that 1t may
be Of record, and that hereafter, should
this committee fail In Its inquiries, the
country may know that the Senate was
at least warned with regard TO It's char.
acter. { Il desireit'to DO understood that
have not one word except kindness for
the much.respected Senators who are
named on this committee. simply call
attention to tile TACT that they took nc
rart. either by speech or vote, in urging
This inquiry, and that there appears upon
lhis list no Senator who did. My pur.
nnse Ia occOmblished II | call the atten.
lion Of my friend from Rhode Island (Mr
| ANTHONY to the character Of the com
Imittee he proposes. [Laughterl
Mr.. ANTHONY believe the appoint.
ment Of this committee Is strictly parlla,
mentary. The committee was voted fol
unanimously. The Senator from Illinois
ItTRtNbUL51 moved a Joint Committee
iand had that committee beenAgreed upor
he would have been entitled TO the chair.
nianShip Of II, but the resolution under
which this committee was appointed wat
moved by me, and Il the committee were
a ,tAf.NaN L.. tka nnNTn 4 Tunt,1i