The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-11
SENATORIAL STUMPING CONTINUED
Senator Sherman on the Virtues of
the Republican Party.
ITS VICES PORTRAYED BY Mr.. TDONALD.
Report of the Committee on Expendi.
lures in the Navy.
robson AND HANSCOM CENSURED.
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1873
The amendment OF the House OF Representatives TO
tho resolution Of the Senate print 900 copies Of
the majority and minority reports of tho special
mttoe which recently investigated Mississippi affairs,
vas agreed TO and the resolution was passed. /,
AS amended aud passed, provides that 1900 copies
shall be for the OF the Senate and 2 500 for the
Of tho House OF Representatives.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Mr. ALLISON, (rep of Iowa, called up the conference
report the River and Harbor Appropriation BILL and
In answer to question of Mr.. Edmunds, said the bill
agreed upon by the committee appropriated exactly
IS, 600, 900
Mr. CoNKLISo, (rep) of N. Y, said the committee
had taken from the appropriation for tho removal
Of rocks In Long Island Sound $4,000 reducing the
amount for that work to $780, moro unwise
and indeiensble change could not have been made in
the whole bill Those rocks could be plainly
seen any chart OF the Coast Survey than they could
be seen in the tariff OF marine insurance. There
they stood as danger, and raising the rates Of ma
rine insurance every day in the year. The committee
in this matter, he thought, had maze very grave
error.
Mr. HERMAN (dem.) OF N. ", concurred in the views
Of his colleague to the improperly OF re.
ducing the appropriation for tho He'll Gate improve
ment Ae also spoke Of the appropriation for The
Hudson River Improvement and said it had becD 70
duced from 500, 900 $50 0O0 These were works OF
national importance, aud they should not BIO sigh ted
Tor works in the interior Of no Importance
Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal, a member OF the
ference committee, spoke of the work ut Hell Gate and
said these rocks to be blown up early in Sepem
Der Ho thought $3.50 900 wound go great way 10 re-
move the debris after the explosion, IN view OF the
TACT that the engineers expressed the opinion that the
debris would fall after the explosion TO be fur
Their obstruction 10 navigation
Mr. HOWE (rcp) OF Wis, also spoke of the He'll Gate
improvement as work OF national Importance, and
said tho reduction OF the appropriations Tor this work
presented the Republic ihe attitude OF pauper deal
ing out small sums OF money TO make this improve
ment for which the commerce the whole country was
Mr. EpxuSDs. trep) OF VI opposed <he report and
announced that he would vote against IT, He was
willing take So 000 OC0 OF the public money for work
upon and harbcrs in view OF the fact that 1t
proposed 10 reduce salaries and the great complaint
about distress throughout the country.
Mr.. CoxKLSG agnn spoke about tho He'll Gate i'm
provemcnt aud in reply Mr. Sargent sad these
rocks stood IN the great gateway the Kingdom After
they blown up they were bound TO fall again in
could no.. be wnou. wrccSing vessels When he saw
tho bill appropriations Tor improvements OF local
character which should not be made even II the Treas
ury overllowng with money, AID great national
works down, he could not approve II, and would,
therefore, vote against The report
Mr.. ALLISON, OF Iowa, Chairman OF the Conference
Committee SAID the money appropriated by this bill
was all To expended the discretion OF the Chie OF
Engineers and lac said II the work at any point
unnecessary be would not prosecute II. He then re.
ierred the He'll Gate Improvement, and said as much
money was appropriated Tor It tins year as last,
than last year. estimate Tor the past beng 5000 900
aud for the present year s4oo,ooo
After further discussion tho report was agreed to-
Mcssrs. Boutwell,, Cockrell Conkling, Dawos. Eaton,
McCreery Morrill, Wadicgh, Wallace and Whyte voted
in the negative. Mr. Edmunds. voted in the mega
tve changed his TO tho affirmative just before the
vote was announced, and then entered motion 20 re-
consider the by which the report was agreed to-
Alter some discussion his motioa was rejected with
out decision.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF tho
unfinished business. being the resolution 10 print
TO- 600 copies of the message oil the President aud
campaigning documents in regard TO tho recent DIM.
suty at Hamburg :. q.
Mr. SHERMAN (rep) OF OHIO, resumed his argument
at tho poin, where be suspended last night He re-
Piled to tho arguments OF Mr. DAVIS, Of West Virginia.
Others regard 10 the receipts and expenditures
OF the government and denied the accuracy "t the
ngures presented by those senator's He next referred
10 the last clause OF the ST. Louis platform, and SAID It
concession 10 the soft money men, GovernCr
rIIden against H. Ii was intended Tor the Indiana
election and intended TO have double meaning 10
ohio the repeal OF the resumption clause was held 10
repeal OF the Resumption act and an
imitation measure, while IN New York II was only
bed 10 be repeal OF the resumption clause oil that
act II had purposcly devised double meaning He
then referred the OF New York 10 show that
Governor Tilden himself had approved ACT OF the
Legislature OF that State, provuing Tor return to
spcce payments at the same time named by Congress-
January / 1879 Yet he now called this Resumption
act OF Congress sham. Mr. Sherman then referred
Mr.. Hendricks and spoke OF HIM as an nlationisI
Mr.. MCDONALD tdem oil Ind, denied that Governor
Hendricks had advocated an initiation OF the
rency aud said the from OHIO could not point
10 an instance where he had
Mr.. SHERMAN. resuming, said he could not remember
all tho speeches OF Mr. Hendricks, but he certainly
REGARDED as being that side OF the question. He
then spoke of the plan Of Governor Iiidcl to resume
specie payments, and said be favored the boarding
OF gold and silver. How DID ms proposition
differ In tho slightest degree IRON that OF
General Grant ir his last annual Messenger Governor
Tden also sald the country must have enough coin to
redeem tho fractional currency. lie vas uchind The
tunes This had been already done, SO that this part
OF MS platform had already been accomplished oy tho
republican party and the lrst part OF II had been
rccor,mcnded by President Grant to n democratic
House OF Representatives, but 1t had been dsresarded
by that House.
Again. referring TO the public debt he said that since
General Grant came into power tho expenses OF the
government every year hud fallen below the Income
One year they PAID 500 600 900 the pubic debt and
another year $lo2 0oo, 600 Every year. even in the
hardest tunes republican party had saved money
and applied 10 the pay mcnt Of tie debt During the
admn,stration Of General Grant the amount paid
the public debt s42o yl5 lie again read from
tho letter oil acceptance oil Governor Iden and argued
that he had cndcavorcd preclude the OF SILVER In
lbc redemption OF United States notes. He (slr Sher
mani was willing to make silver legal tender to Tho
amount $50, aud give holders OF United states notes
the option OF converting such notes into silver dollars
Mr. BoaY asked # the Senator willing to suthor-
izo The eAchause note which was legal tender Tor
silver dollar not legal tender above $2Vf
sir. SHERMAN replied he would leave u opuonsi win
the holder of the note He would not compel him 10
receive silver. d. a., e.
Mr. STEVENSON ldem.) Of KY, asked II tho Senator
from ono wonld be Wiling TO aid the democrats oy
rcueapg tho law OF 1878 allow the use vi silver and
make IL legal tcnderY 80
Mr.. SHERMAN replied that he was Wiling 70 ieave
mai matter 10 n commission. He then read again from
Inc letter acceptance OF Governor iilden and argued
that many things in 1t glariug gcneraltcs both
candidates. Governor Tdcn and Governor Hayes, were
committed a specie payment aud The q'cs.
ton which party, which set oil men, could DO
trusted bring this great result The republi
can party during The ration OF General Grant
had reduced the annual payments OF interest from
sl3I TO 500 600 and thus saved S3i OOVO0
annually by the principle OF paying portion OF the
public debt every year. He mad no doubt that II tho
repubran party should DO continued an power four
ycars longer lhc whole mass OF the pubic dcbt would
Dc converted TOUR and four and a hall per cent
ponds The people oil the United States knew who
,,ddIcd The country with all this debt aud taxation
rhc acmocrats talked bout reform in the civii
nee IL was rather curious to hear That party which
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