Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-10
F0RTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
TUESDAY, March 10.

to adjourn yesterday, he would have suggested
that the proper time TO adjourn was on the day
OF the funeral, 80 as to be in harmony with tue
other departments of the government. After a
graceful allusOn to the character and public
services of Mr.. Fillmore, he submitted a
motion TO provide for the appointments of q com
mlttee OF three Senators to attend the funeral
MI Fenton seconded the motion. which he
ssld his colleague had anticipated him in
Mr.. Hsmlin said he was one of the few who
were In The Senate when Mr.. Fillmore was it.
presiding officer, and he had never seen the
duties OF the chair performed with more urban
NY snu I'M aiuailty ana witfrmore regard and
consideration for the minority.
The motion was then adopted, Mr.. Conkling
suggesting that Mr.. Fenton be appointed on the
committee, as he Mr.. c. could not now leave
THAT $4,000 FOR THE DISTRICT INvRsTIGA-
TON.
Mr.. Morrill,, (Maine) from Committee on Ap-
propriatlons, reported bill making aIpropris-
ton of $4,000 to pay expenses OF District OF
Columbia investigation.
Mr.. Conklipg would be glad if Mr.. Morrill,
would state what was to be done with this
money he said the Committee on Transports
ton, sitting many months, travelling many
thousand miles, conducting an investigation in
several different states, had expended only a
little over 5000 in addition to the earnings of
the stenographer. Now il was proposed to APP
propriate all this money for a committee sitting
here in Washington, and the scope of whose
interrogation was confined entirely TO this
locality He was willing, as he had before said
to vote all that was niece sary to make this in.
vestigation thorough, but he would like the
senator 10 indicate what was TO be done with
this money. 1t looked too much like a notice 10
people that here was a certain amount of money
10 be spent, If there was only a method devised
how to spend it.
Mr.. Morrill, said he had no particular inform
atlon In regard TO this matter, but there were
always heavy expenses in these investigation
stenographers and clerks and witnesses. He
expressed the wish that something could be
done to effect change in the manner of con-
Quoting Investigations as they involved a heavy
burden on the government. The cost of the
Investigations ordered by the last Congress
amounted to S157 125. The cost OF the Caldwell
case at the last session was Sic, 20179.
MI; Anthony SAID many of the witnesses In
the Caldwell case were summoned from the re-
mote parts of Kansas.
Mr.. Window said the expenses of the Com.
mittee on Transportation, including the ste
Dogrspher, were only little over 50 900.
Mr.. HaDlin said his experience taught him
mat II $4,000 was appropriated it would Ger
tainly be spent, and also that if ), 900 was ap-
pIopriated 1t would be spent, and that the work
would be as well done for the smaller as the
to S5 COO.
Mr.. Pratt asked Mr.. Morrill, what were the
expenses of the kuklux investigation.
Mr.. Morrill, said $50, 1875
Mr. Pratt said that committee had conducted
lengthy examination here and had then di vid-
ed into subcommittee. which had traversed
nearly the whole south. The Subcommittee he
was on had travelled through several states and
had sat Gay and night, and taken a great deal
of testimony, and its expenses were not over
$1,000. Therefore he thought this amount
should be sufficient for the present purpose.
MIR. Sherman would vote all the money that
was necessary for this invest cation, but he
should now vote only for SIS 200, because if more
was necessary the committee had only to come
and ask for It. He thought there should be a
reform in the method OF reporting these inves-
legations. As 1t was now the foes of the stenog-
Iaphers were excessive. He advocated that the
Senate should appoint an official stenographer
at salary of, say 50 200 per annum, whose duty
it should be to report all these investigations.
Mr. Sargent said the Committee on Appro-
priatons had thought the sum Of SO, 600 was
not too much. One practice in connection with
these investigations he thought should b.
stopped even If legislation was necessary. This
was the practice of the stenograDher to charge
his 30 cents a folio (lC0 words for all matter
even where, IS was frequently the case, large
quantities OF matter were furnished and the
stenographer did not have to handle il at all. IL
this investigation now in progress there would
probably be thousand pages of printed matter
furnished, and for all of which the stenograph
er WOULD, ACCORDING to custom, demand pay.
IN all bis experience in Congress of any investi-
CATION conducted here and the witnesses all re
siding here, where the expense had been any
Mr.. Sargent said there was nothing in the in
structions t. this committee which would con-
fine II to the summoning of witnesses from this
District. Comparisons had been made OF the
cost of Improvements here with the cost in
other cities, and it had been said that the cost
here as % per cent. more than in Chicago, and
much larger than in many other cities. It had
been sent from here that there was another
Boss Tweed ring in this city. Ii there was truth
in these charges it should be known; if there
was no truth, the cheek of the slanderers should
be made to crimson.
Mr.. Stewart said one of the greatest problems
OF the age was the economical government OF
cities. The public improvements in ell cities
cost entirely too much. He thought that the
improvements here showed more for the money
than in most any other city In his opinion
the proper way to govern this District would be
through Congress directing all the legislation
and having no other legislative body. Then the
maximum of benefit and the minimum of ex-
penditure would be attained.
Mr. Anthony said this proposition to cut down
the appropriation for the committee would be
heraded all over the country as an effort TO
stlte the investigation.
MIR. Boutwell, said his health was such thathe
committee, and he asked the Senate to be ex-
cused from further service on it.
MIR. Thurman who had just come I'M hoped
the Senator would not press his request to be
excused. He trusted that the Senator's health
would speedily be iB condition to enable him
to attend. The Senator had taken part in Law
Ing the foundations OF the investigation.
MIR. Boutwell, was satisfied that his health
would not allow him for the present, at least
to participate in the meetings of the committee,
and he felt it due alike to the Senate and to the
District government that all the members of
the committee should punctually attend.
MI. Boutwell, was then excused from furth
service on the committee.
The Chair announced as the committee of
Senators to attend the funeral of ex-President
FILLMORE, Messrs. Fenton, Hamlin and Bayard
Also, as members of the board of visitors to
West Point, Messrs. Howe and Dennis
Mr.. Thurman said he had not heard the re-
marks which had been made this morning on the
District investigation appropriation. He would
prefer to see what had been said before making
aLy comment. At his suggestion, therefore,
the subject was postponed until to- morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
motion Of Mr.. Dawes, (Mass.) the Secretary of
the Treasury was directed to send to the House
a statement Of the amount of money paid out
between Febr uary 2Sth, 1873, and March lst,
1874, In the settlement Of customs revenue
cases.
Mr.. Thomas (Ya.) offered q preamble and
resolutions reciting that when the state of West
Virginia was formed the debt Of the old state of
Virginia was divided between the old and the
new state; that West Virginia had been repeat
edly asked to pay her share, but had declined
to do so, and requesting the Committee OF the
Judiciary to inquire and report IL any further
legislation is necessary to compel the payment
Of the debt. Adopted.
Mr.. Swami (Md) presented the memorial of
j ane Dulaney, widow Of the late Colonel VIM.
Dulaney, United States marine corps, of the
war Of 1872, praying for pension.
Mr.. Adams (Ky.l offered q resolution, which