The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-02

ocSiuhinS thts oCos 49, Nv sMA10 -
the people of the District BY . gvvses-
ment elected by themselves bot Vss put
on them by an appointed govsransat.
In reply TO the question OF Mr.. 6tsvsa-
son, he said the joint committee which
made the investigation into The DE-
trict's Affairs reported unanimously II T.
vor Of q Board Of Commissioner bot i&
was intended that the Goveramsnt hy
them should be only temporary, md .
committee was appointed 70 psspass Q
system Of permanent govsfnmeak TAs
bill was prepared and rejected Il ths -
session and the Board Of Comnissieesss
was therefore continued. He [4oetoal
never favored the issue Of 3-6S boads bss
Senators of both sides did fhvos thsif
issue and il it was mistake 4 could not
be said It was q mistake Of the Rspabli.
can party. H..ts
Mr.. Stevenson inquired II the lsgslA-
ture which was elected by popalas sat.
frage had not approved Of he contrscts
made BY the Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Morton replied that thoss soatracts
did not receive the sanction Of the legia-
lature, and that was the fact which hs
Senator from Ohio Thurman had CON.
plsined. In conclusion Mr.. kortoa, sr-
gued that those who voted for the ct of
June 20, 1874, voted TO complete any
legal contracts made by the Board ot
Public Works, be they few, or b they
many.
Mf.Th0FmAn RetotDa,
NJ. Thurman said 10 seemed 70 him In
probable TO asssil the governpent In this
or any form that the Senator froa
Indiana did not consider IL IN attack on
the reputation OF the party and immsdi-
ately considered it TO be his duty 70 tas-
ten on his srmor and defend thas Or
gsniza,ion. He Thurman did not think
there was any party question In tAis
matter till the Senator from Indiana
[ [Mortonl spoke Of the act Of June -
1874, which passed the Senate
with but one vote against
it and passed the House with oaly
90 votes against. Why did no< tAs
Senator from Indiana vote against i
when il was before the SenAtst Why
did he not speak against III
Mr.. Morton said he was not in Ah
seat that afternoon.
Mr.. Thurman said il was easy enough
for the Senator (Morton) 10 have moved
for q reconsideration Of the vote vhsa
he returned. Then he could have o.
posed the bill, but he had no opportuhi-
iy after the bill had passed 70 op.
pose it, The President ssnt .
message 10 Congress suggesting
higher rate interest than the 8 65 bonds
and when the Senator [ Morton had a.
opportunity TO oppose II, but he wn -
dumb as an oyster, and now aftsr toe
years have elapsed, he Morton came 70
road n lecture TO the Senate In regard "
a bill which passed with one vote againsl
it. All the members Of the Senate sx.
cept enc and all the members Of the
House except % thought the passage Of
this bill the best thing which could b
done
Mr.. Thurman then defended the Joiat
Committee which had made an invosti-
CATION into the Districts Affairs and
spoke of the act OF June 10Th, 1872. He
said he was instrumental in preparing Il.
and he never bestowed more care on say
subject. Upon a lair interpretation
Of il, it would be seen that Il was good.
wise and proper law. The District Com
missioners had rejected some contracts
as not valid uuder It's authority. He
hoped those matters would engage the
attention o. the District Of Columbia
Committee 80 that . government Of
economy and reform might DO insugu.
rated here.
Mr.. Morton said so il seemed thst Q
costly government for the District was
createa by the bill which the senator
from Ohio assisted in drafting. He ought
to have devised some cheaper form Of
government.
Mr. Thurman said his friend from In
diana Mr. Morton conceived himself 10
be exceeding smart to-day, and argued
that one who voted for the bill was re.
sponsible for the wrong committed undsr
il. The Senator Mr.. Morton voted for
the whisky tax, while he Mr.. Thurmanl
did not; ergo: the Senator from lndi-
ana was responsible for sh the frauds Of
the whisky ripg. That was the logic Of
the senator. Why ::did they not indict
him with Mckee and the rest Of thsm N
st. Louis, and say Mckee 10 not "
blame, Mcdonald is not 70 blame, Bah
cock is not 10 blame; but tho thing
is on Morton. He did it. Laughter.
The question being on the amend
ment Of Mr.. Sargent, above quoted, u
was agreed 70.
Mr.. Herman submitted an amendment
providing that any further issue OF SIS
bonds under, or by virtue Of, said aet of
Congress, approved June 70. 1874, ID
hereby prohibited.
Mr.. Sargeant-By the amer dmsnt just
adopted, the certificates already issued
could be converted into these bonds, and
the adoption Of the amendment pro-
posed by the Senator from New York,
would exclude these certificates.
Mr.. Herman said, In the light
Of facts disclosed in this debate, he
did not think Congress should ALLOW
another hond 70 be issued. These certi-
fcates should be looked into. IL any OF
them have been issued wrongfully they
had better be paid. Made under the lsv
AZ il now stood these certificates we're
convertible into 3 G5 bonds.
Mr.. Logan said he did not understand
how il was that the Senstors charged
here that these bonds had been issusd is
violation Of the Law and yet were viii.
ing 70 pay them.
Mr.. Eaton said no agreed with the
Senator from IIlInois Loganl II tss
had been q violation Of lsv, thea The
United States ought not 70 psy the In.
terest on these bonds. Congress should
20 no further in the matter until u vss
Coneiuded on Fourth Pa5e.