The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-03
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Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.


the District of Columbia to pay the inter-
est on the bonds issued in pursuance of the
act of congress approved June Goth, 1874,
out of any funds in the United States treas
ury subject to the requisiton Of said COM
missioners. Pending the question, being
an amendment of Mr.. Herman of New
York, submitted yesterday, providing that
any further issue of 1866 bonds under or by
virtue of the said act, approved June Goth,
1874, is hereby prohibited, long debate
followed
Mr.. Sergeant defended the board of pub
lie works and in the course of his remarks
said it was necessary for the democratic
party to find some republican official to
offset great crimes committed in Now York
city by Tweed and company, and they got
up big revival on the Moody and Sankey
style, where good deal must be done by
capping. The cronies of Tweed and his
associates in New York stood out conspic-
uously, like Mount Blanc among the Alps
like Andeisonville among the horrors of
dungeons aud tortures. During the two
and half years of Tweed and company in
New York, they expended $l47,713,s70-
over 81 per cent. of valuation of all taxable
property in the county.
Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware, asked the
senator from California If he did not know
it was the present democratic governor of
New York who interfered to overtuin the
frauds in New York city.
Mr. Sergeant said, so far as the present
democratic governor was concerned he was
entitled to credit in that matter. He Sar-
gent cheerfully accorded it to him, but his
impression was that a republican newspa-
per first called atten Ion to the frauds, and
the democrats were forced to take notice
of them.
Mr.. Salisbury asked if the senator did
not know that those who belonged to the
ring in New York were both democrats and
republicans, and did he know of any prom
inent democrat in New York rising up to
defend the action of this ring.
Mr.. Herman of New York asked if the
senator from California did not know what
was done with Tweed and the other rob-
bers. Were they continued in place, or
had they been sent to prison or compelled
to fly to other countries
MIR. Sargent said his last reading was
that the democratic officials had allowed
Tweed to 60 in broad daylight.
Mr.. Herman asked if it was not true that
a democratic attorney general of New York
had recovered $6,000,0 900 of stolen money,
and were not suits pending to recover
more. Again, who were in power IN the
New York legislature when these extraor-
binary powers were given to these people
to rob the city of New York ? Samuel j.
Tiden and his democratic associates re-
monstrated when these powers we're being
granted. He Herman has arraigned no
body in this discussion, but when the New
| York frauds were lugged in here he SIM
ply proposed to follow out the precedent,
punish the men and recover the money.
Applause in the gallery, which was
promptly checked by the presiding officer.
Resuming, Mr.. Herman said he was not
familiar with the affairs in this district,
but if fraud had been committed il should
be followed up and then the men sent TO
prison as they were in New York. He did
not not defend the corruption in New
York.
Mr.. Sargent asked who did defend it or
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ruption here.
| MIR. Herman arose to reply.
Mr.. Sargent declined to yield the floor,
and resuming his argument, said he did not
bring in the subject of the New York
frauds as any excuse tor what had been
complained of, but when the democrats
talked about frauds, he desired to call their
attention to frauds in their own party.
Mr., Herman said they had discovered in
New York that there had been pundering.
and they commenced prosecuting and over
threw the men. He was not here to talk
party, but every good man in power in
New York had aided to bring these men to
justice, although the offenders were dem
ocrats they got no mercy.
Mr.. Morton said in regard to this New
York fraud it was believed by this country
for years before It was finally developed
that the grossest frauds had existed in
New York city, and after great frauds
were developed by republican newspaper
prominent democrats prompted in to take
credit
Mr.. Sargent said he was glad to hear that
Charles O'Connor, Governor Tilien, and
other prominent democrats, aided in pun
ishing these frauds. They deserve credi
for their action, but he desired to call at
tention to the fact that this man Tweed
J had been taken up by democrat constitu
ency and sent to the legislature. He com
mented on the expenditures made in New
York by Tweed and his associates, and SAT-
1t seemed to him that democrats there wa
necessity for republican Tweed.
: After further discussion, Mr. Edmund
gave notice that at the proper time h
: would submit an amendment, providing
that there shall be no increase in the pres
) ent amount of the total Indebtedness of tn
; district.
Pending discussion, the senate, at 5.2C
adjourned.
HOUSE.
, Mr.. O'Brien, of Maryland, offered res
olution instructing the committee on fol
eign affairs to inquire into the expedienc
of requesting the president TO negotiate
commercial treaty between the Unite
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