National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-11
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
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| - VI ways and Means rs the attorney
.. the treasury Department. That the Score
tary OF the Treasury sends some one to tho CON
misseS daliy on this subject and ct tho same time
reply to this Nm Sur ease said
never was before tho COMMITTEES of Ways snd
Means on that subject, and the members Of tn
same statement was in the New York TTi5nsS.
and On the same ., day that papor published q
that he had never spoken to the Secretary Of II
Treasury on that subject until this morning. And
then to ask him 4 he had seen what the paper!
Means Committee, but on m entirely diifsrsni
subject He then read two extracts from the
Boston Globe, and said that the paper had BY
took it back the next day He had felt 1t his duty
to himself to the House, to the country md te thu
proprietors Of the Newspaper press to make thess
nave any sense Of honor OF propriety. they can In
dicate 2 desire to have their Correspondents tell
the truth; He had no words with which 70 char
great metropolitan journals; for, II he spoke ~ he
felt 10 would transcend the rules Of parlianson-
1s<y debate e. But he supposed he night With pro.
tried to make President at the last election, and
who IN response to LieuteAant Governor Ray
appropriate sensenss shan
M MoREY, Of La. said as She bill Lshad In
that he was net the special champion Of JuAF6 D1-
reA. His bfll simply creates an addttionaS iudi-
cial district and does not abolish Dureli 81 his
cour1. 1t was bill that had already passed sue
branch Of Congress, and simply taxes in s,po
other parishes = the State.
YIEsr NATIONAL BANK OF wAsI4xeroS..
Mr.. BECK. Of ~, offered . resolution. which,
vas sgresd to, resting that the First National
bank Of Washington was in the hands of re-
ceiver, Is 4 was alleged, in consequence Of plac-
Ing in the control Of one firm all Of rs capital
stoeL and tAs money Of It's dspositors :, Il such
banking act, and that therefore an INVESTIGATION
Is demanded 20 guard against like action u the
Banking and Currency to investigate the nSatter,
with'PoWsr to send for persons and papers.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The.House theIr resolved itself into Comn1RteS
Of the Whole and resumed consideration OF stkS
The paragraphs OF the bill in relation to ne
transfer Of claims psy,ding In the Quartermasser
Generals efdce and the Csmmisssry Generals
ONCE, TO the commissioner Of Claims, excitets
MI HEREFORD, q W. Vs., moved to striks
out the secsad section requiring all balances Of
erals Department except such as the auditor.
shall certify 20 be necessary in the settlement Of
such scoounts pending in his sd1ee except the
ts seai yearssnanS 80 apnd g9ns
ISL respectively, to be covered int the Treasury
Nh sENER, q Va, protested against the ri
erenee Of claims0f loyal citizens to the claims
comnieson for settlement rs being grossly unjust
to the claimants, snd involving an unreasonable
Mf..GARIIELD, Of Ohis,- urged that, a. the
matter now stands from one to i've millions an
nually vent out Of the present revenues that were
Gommittse on Appropriations were anxious to put
the army on It's ewn footing. He further argued
that by ihe present systemths sward q clsIm
mainly defended uponsthe clerk who made up the
case whish seemed to him not . safe way Of trans
Mr. FoKT. Of ILL.,, cc..enasd sh.s tss Depart
81 haA ats A>txk
proper branch Of the Government to settle the
claims, which should not bethrowD into dilatofY
MI. BECK, Of KY, advocated tlsrsSsrsncs Of
the claims to the Court Of Claims, whore ali the
testimony would DO open to the cosntHy. Thess
tSoaSSt no ofesr Of the GoTssnmsns sSoa Id bs
trusted with the disbursemsntof 30 lsrxe Q sum-
He desired to protect claimants against the sneak
ing some influence with Congress o. tSe Depart
Mr. WHEELER, of n Y,.sdvocaksd the pas.
anonymous letter while this bill had bean pend.
ing. warning him that If he had any measure the
passage Of which he was anxious to secure, he had
better look to its fate he pressed the passage Of
Mr. HERIYoRD's motion to strike out the 80
ond section was then rejected.
The way of substitute, providing that all claims
II loyal citi.ens not now pending before the
-, Claims aims. Gom%ission shall b trans;
limiting the time for the presentation Of such
claims to one year from the date u the passage Of
Mr.. SPEER, ofPa., offered an amendment to
he amendment, providing that sill evidence i'd
nissible before the Department should be sent to
Mr. BUTLER, Of Tenn, said be would rather
would not pay . dollar than to see claimants. who
rho southern claims commission, he said, Re.
ected two out Of i've claims, and cut down tho
three The quartermaster's depart
ment, he was proud to say, acted honorably, and
when they paid for q horse they paid for q horse,
and when they paid for bushel of grain they
pt Mr. .0 FRYE, ' Of Ne. defended the Southern
claims commission, which, he said, had adjudi-
sated claims fairly and promptly, and had ac-
securing evidence all over the South, which was
Of great value and assistance in q correct settle
ment of these claims.
Mr.. E. r. HOAR, Of Mass, advocated an In
Claims Commission by two, and authorizing the
members Of the commission to hear and decide
claims.
An amendment, proposed by Mr. WHEELER, was
adopted, providing that all such claims now pend
ng in the departments of the Quartermaster
IN the passage of the act, be transferred to the
Mr. E. T. HOAR then offered his amendment,
With the advice and consent Of the senate, of two
additional commissioners, who shall devote their
lime to the examination and settlement of tho
lAims thus transferred, the decision Of the two
to be final, except in cases of disa-
yreement, when the president Of the court shall !.
Mr.. YOUNG, Of Ga, offered an amendment,
the time for filing claims from Novem-
yer 1, 1S74, to November l, 1875. Adopted.
Mr.. SPEER, of Pa, offered o further amend =
nent'to tho section providing for the transfer,
With the papers, Of ali competent evidence filed in
he cases in the offices of the quartermasser and
ommissary generals, and which evidence has =
'een accepted under the rules Of the departments
MI MI. T TH0RNBURGH, of Tenn, offered an
mendment providing that all claims which have
,een passed upon by the quartermaster general
md commissary general shall not be included In
his trcnsfer. 1t was ruled to be out Of order, ~
was new legislation.
Nj. COBB, of Kan, offered the amendment Of
rhich he had given notice two weeks ago requir-
lg that in making contracts with competing rail-
Dad lines for Government transportation the
Dntracts shall in all cases be made with roads In
ebted to the Government in preference to roads
OF 30 indebted.
Pending further consideration the committee.
ose.
The SPEAKER laid before the House two mes-
ages from the President, one inciosing Q state
TENT Of contracts made with the Indians since
uly ], 1879 and the other in relation to the coz.
sspondsnce with the Modoc commissioners. Re-
MI. RANDALL, Of Pa, asked leave to offer q
es0luti0n calling for further information about
hat are known As the Sanborp contracts with
be Treasury Department. He said the COM
oints.
Objection was made, and the resolution wasss-
fred.
The House then adjourned.
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