The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-05
TORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS-.
D1srrrCr or COLUMHTf hFFfIRS
n,NrTNSED ~ THE SINtTE.
49,. uo.. shepherds Counsci were Pnid-
,, Attempt 10 strike Ou' the tmrndment


~. stcpbcrd's CounacI were Paid
"o, .,,.,,p, 10 strike ON, the Amendment
p,oh, hitiug the Issue Of 3-6o bo"d-'
v.s,,,.aroV. Feb. 4.-ln the Senate to-
a., Mr. SARGENT Ni ~, CW0 sent to the NIerh
s..k and tad read, ex rac's from speeches 81
N, nv ri aud MIN elf, delivered on TUESDAY
- wednesday, with rcspert to the EN- low
.,,rt NJ e.. unset by the 10 rd OF Public Works
:, ,be District " Columbia during the inVesu-
..,,on two years ago. and said that he did not
40 the senat, r from iawarc injustice by quot
,,s hi. speech tom memory. The senator ha'
,pcken oi counsel being EN- loyed To nrowocst
witnesses Of tue mem rialists, AZ tho record
showed. Yesterday the Senator from Conne'u-
rCIr. Ia on) sud that the board having au-
,nority to Issue these 5G5 bonds passed on a GER
,a,n d,v a roe, luton not to issue any moro
bonds, but had issued such bonds In v''l ton
a, that resolution. He sent to the Clerks desk
and had read letter from Moses kellY' Treas
ur,r Of tho sinking Fund Committee, stating
mat bonds to the amount of SiIp,ItO have been
Issued since Jan. -, and encl'siug resolution
adopt.d bv the commtsso on on Jan. y to the o.
f.ct that no more Of such bonds shodl1 he H.
.ued after the eth, executing 40 Tar a. neces-
.. TO complete the delivery OF those for wh'ch
a,p,,ca,ions and certificates had been nled' ana
stating further that apple tions for such bonds
h,d been filed AZ that time mounting to $JO5fV.
ruE Boss's CouS sEt.
Mr. nayard ~ M. Del) read from his speech
- resard to counsel having been employed by
shenhcrd 20 hrowneat witnesses, and said he
could mention the nlmcs ~ witnesses tire ted
b div nv counsel II seemed to him that the
commission shoult have inierfered aud stopped
he m .nnor In which counsel for the Hoard ~
, ,blir works examined the Witnesses lie
~ H.I hsa..r rolf info luf ha
Iees OF counsel for the board were u iu In 3.G5
bonds, aud that such bonds were issued to a
New York bank and then transferred t. coun-
Nv we ,d .i ,hst ,hIs 1css ,ynr nni
ia ''''"f "'N SUN '""' '''' "N
WI u,rtor r aid that tho fees ,vere mover
rs,d bv ,ha n,str,rt Vommisstoners / Know
p"tbiNc ahouf am ono else navin, them
Mr. r. tom DEM Conn., said il mad seemed
that his tMr. Raton'si Informant had IN de \
exception. The bonds should not have been
House Of Representative, and which passed the
Senate yesterday.
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RECALLING THE RESOLUTION
A. ,sc,nSid"r tbe Sote ~. whicb The hi " q
W ~ ", ,',...a ~ a. 80, * ., :. Ir,an,
suomitted py the Senator from Connectcut
lkatonl and agreed TO, might he stricken out.
ssan not in any way recognize the u ,niii'y OF
the United states to paw either the prncipnl or
n ergst OF any such eonis as nay have been
x.
M Shernhne mOtion TO recOnsiuet was
erreed to.
Mr.. sherman then moved to strike out Mr..
Patton. amendment H.. said AT or tho com
NUM-, tinn nressnted nv the senator from Call
forna tNr. Srrgent), he did not think the
anne nd ent should be in the bill, but the In
trrrst should he paid on the bonds Issued since
in. q ~ well M upon allothers.
Nj. Herman dem. n. lJs.id this Joint reso-
h Ion ua~scd the House of Represen atives on
Jan. Is, and no bonds should have been issued
sfer thaf date. He favored the retention Of
NJ. Eatona amendment.
Pending distu sion the morning hour expired.
end the subject was laid over.
,nr-roN cr.,,s
. - ~ 80,
MT ltlmiton litep. eNaSl lntr'duced bl
sWenuHeiN ~ we MIN SecioI OF w" fc' ni
sH a. le'o mAklug hpNnp lions 10 suplN
Der, l,h,les ~ me appIourlatl"h- Tor Tue year
sna'ng June o. le'@' ana Tor FORMER years
II gives tn Cout OF Jlains Juri dctinn 10 hear and
deter lne the claims OF the ia ful owner or tcr
es t"pr --h'He''e- =" sli coz "a ser "a -il.r dnhe ~
~ ~, UN y, al, ~ n, t, suI
tn s,,,re 80 u,o ns ,n'i't,rv na,~r r ~
tniteG state Treasury agent and that The proceeds
suCh seizure duy accounted for tine cavern.
men Zen the court shall render ju sment IN favor ~
s Ssin nk i0r the net proceeds oi a. co io or II y