, 1876-01-07

yet Ia tho first nix months Of thar ycsr the rt,h.
tic debt had b:on reduced nearly 9,0pJ 0UO and
t,s bsss mouths for revanne wete yet to como.
| Lie had no doubt now that Wc would taso I
| eurrlns revenue Of gu, 900. no for tho present
fiscal ysRs. II senatora vonll all Join fn prac-
fteal econony thnfs would bo q surpIuB rayenno
asor4 onRht 10 take \ hopeful ricw Of things in
this Centennial year Of cur Rrrat country.
PAnrT QUESTION.
Mr. Edmnnda said th.s question Of financs
was = p,rsv question. and it wou i b. party
question, like avery other great question vhloll
divided opinion 10 this country pr any other.
olr. Thurman said, II the Senator meant tLe
bill Of last January Vas party bill, 10 quito
agreoi with him. That bill mover SAW Tho light
In lh'H body un.it It VIA brought tortl, FROM =
CAUCUS, and pastcI 1ithou: s.nyIe wor,l Of dss.
cu.sion on tho mart Of tic majority. It waa \
bill whIch thoto on his sidc Ut the Chamber
never haw until The day It was t&ken up; a bill
which went Ia tie othor House, whore tie pro-
wltho''t discussion by party majority. It MAS
CAUCUS oomtrorniso OF contttc lug opinions /;
y Tss party measure and 1t did not
bcco,oo tue Senator from Vermont 10 say that
tho thing WAS roted against by oyery Democrat.
Il. (l'bHtman) ven.urcd to eay that tho men
ullo voted against 1t Tero m warm friont.t to
Rpecle resumption ~ the Benator from, Vermont
Or any Of lia frlonda on thAs Elde of tile Cham.
mont 10 say that, bccause tlo Democrats would
uot snalIuw who1e anything Which Republican
csncaa might aEteo upon, TINT they wcrc not in
taTor OF sound currency. Thsrs was no creator
was proved BY the l,slory nj The practical vorx-
inss Of the hll. lila friend from Vermont ed
unnds) saw fl to tannt Tho Democrats
With not voting for the h1 Hs wsa
friend from Vermont aa.d that we could not re-
sumo until tho Republican party appointed
honest officers to collect tho whisky taxi Great
Heaven. hir, II that is tho caso. tho resumption
ot tpeelo payment u postponed forever! tuteas
Tho CHAIR tForry) reminded thu galIaries that
aucA demonstrations must not bo repoa:ed.
ABOUT cArcusEs.
Hr. Edmnnds Gni1 he did no. know uhethor
the bill was 0osn Of y CAUCUS or not. hut ho be-
lieyed It was born OF soms good mud patriotic
purpose. Tho Honntnr from OHIO talked naslt
caucus. In accstaln place wi.era the Democratic
rartv had couIe into Cowcr they could not dis
tribute tho smallest oi,cas without a cau.u,,
and hero was the great head Of tho party III this
chamber preaching long honnes abons
tha WRONGS Of the CAUCUS. THIS saying By tue
Democrats, I'VE arc u favor Of doing som ethlng."
and never taking any step. WY! no: 20 down with
the paople Of this country. The Snnator THUR
mani said tho Republicans d,d nut debate tho
bill Of last January. ThoS did not need to do 80.
It spoke for itsell-
DAYARp.
Mr. Dayatd said he belioYed thare vas mors
debt and losa monov in the country than ever
before. flo believed the peop. II this country
were never 90 Foor ~ now. Ihero mas b.t ono
way BY which the pooplo could be extslcatod
fsuu this trouble aud 1t vas not by csitnsnation
and rccliminat,ou. as had been tho cass
to'd9y. lilo was asaigoed to plsca On
tue Finance Committee rhen ho first came to
tbs Beua.e, aud ovosy plan he ll.d tubmittod
10 s1stlclta the people had been votad down By
members Of the majority. Tns bill Of lsst
January meant noth:ng but party coalition Tor
paIts ends. Ho argued that tho net WAS iuauf-
hcient to accomplish It's end, and regretted 10
500 great question like tins approached In the
temper exhibited by Senators on the other side.
afr. Edsnuuds inquired WHO admitted that tho
act Of January last was insufficient 10 accom.
ptish It's end.
3ir. nayard said ho shon8ht every seaalbls
man had admitted 1t.
Sir. Edmunds did not sgrce With the Senator.
He (Edmunds) bad board no ono a3nit it.
a1r. Sherman road from tho last report Of the
of the TreaAury TO show that tho hill
Of January lat met tho approval OF Secretary
Drtstow.
Illa question being On referring the bill in-
troducod nr 1lr, Morrill, Yeatn1day 10 ths Conn.,
uttteo on fiuanco. 1t was 10 referrcd.