The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-20
roETY-r0rRTII CONGRESS-.
,oTr cETTfCfNH or THE TREAS-
,pY.> IININCE RIPORTS.

.s,,,cm Il BookkccpiuG TINT would Puzzle
a.. No.t Accomplished Accouut6nt-'cn
"etnIo,ptor, IN the House 4 Democrats
Zen far Advocating the Appropriation.
w,.u1xcroN. Jan ~. In the Senate TO-
49, AZ, sherman ,kcp.. Ohio called ~ the son
~ All. TO amend tne act of June ~ ls't
.,l,nr tive charter Of the Ftccdmah's
s.,,,s.ard trust COMPANY, aud for other pur-
,. several amendments proposed by the
,.mntttce ou F.nuce we're agreed to- and the
nl rasscd.
II, sherman said the Committee on Finance
,.Jc,n,idrred the cNpcdiency OF the Govern-
Ian, rurclia.ing the irecdman's Bank build
az. tut thought ithc-t not TO pnt an amend
o,rtl,,tpurpo., in the bill That ques-
can could Bro considered by the Senate here
,cer In judgment the Government should
,orcns.c thc aiding.
Nj. Johnston DEM, Va presented the petit
,on If Samuel cooper of Virginia eskiug the re-
r.ul,fli.tnnlcal disabilities. Referred.
vr r.y,d ,ptH- Dcll submitted a RESIDUE
n..a .u ,tu.c f.r that reported nv tho
r.amlr c.. .n-tru''ine thc Committees
r..t .,lu, >,n..c sud House Of Reprcscn-
,,.. to tot.r, Nult amendments should be
r.lot.tlcr.c.eit joint iuics f,ti tho : verne
,,,,taftrc tvl n uso- " Congress; and also
1..I.t.a Is necessary in regard t. the
,,,.,,. ,ini rule. Ordered TO be printed
,ndIN!os
.ur 20. isriN BOOKKEEPING.
rlrS,uat. ,ncu resumed con-ide ration ~ the
,,..lu, 10 snhnuf-dnv Nr. u Wis In regard to
III, to0as of The Treasury Department. tho
u.o...'.ot. cling on the motion 81 Mr..
vin.ni. 90 lave tine tuVcetieation made by tho
.ft.f az IA /
'r. sherman Ron. ohio dcnled that there
Vssa Ole. rr nfN ufun nuhlic debt 20 the ex-
rut,fslpt"i ,a. in ls,9. Us 60 trgcd Nv the sen
,fur front Wet irtiuIa. aud said there was NO
ground for su 'h .'rter,cnt. lie or, sherman
would ic a ~ 90 rayc the Sen nom West
ynainia lNf Davis ~ to the Treasury and ex-
sml..'lN i .Nhs Tor himself lie argued inst "
m, senator htd read the funucc reuorts and
,oIuarrd the different statements. ne would
not have painted Out any such di-cre plncv. ~
tle Wh0 lt n iu.' Wis exp riuct IN those reports.
Hc read FROM the in1ucc report of l~,u 20 snow
tu.' fNe - King fund bondf were not included
Do nrr .fa. pmrnt. hut were IN the other. The
total 900 Iul, l. l~,u. after ded"cunc coin
AID curve 'rf. s'uhinc fund bonds. Nc. We So
Ht.-te9 Be- or nearN one bundled Mill 'u- less
than she un.u unt SVEN bN the senator trV,n
West VIRGINIA ,Air. Davis. MI sherman pre-
iertci Go have ihc subject referred 90 special
CONN t;cc.
A. INVESTIGATION NEEDED.
Mr. Eaton Dem Conn SAID he was engaged.
tu. No. -i- months ago. WITH ou- ~ the ShrcWd-
f-f NIf ktf- t iiiN lil.tN states lN HN NNilld-
ton % tne finance reports from l;9l 60 1875. The
tine orcu'icd In tie examination was about
t.fcc weeks. sud he eii not hesitate 10 assert
that There WIS not AN account iut In the Iultsd
states wh c.uid take the ullncc reports aud
toe debt staten ent. aui come within S5AUQ,O0
w tnc .nuuut &C the rlhl'r debt.
Mt Dawes tticp. Nas@.I id II the senator
ron West Nirnuit tNr. Davis would sav that
he had reason to helieye that any one had nt-
temrfcd to % ako tHc books II the Treasury De-
taument falsely state the condition e the pub
he debt, bee Mir II twe,l would vote for the spe-
cL committee out II the Nhole purpose II this
resolution wa- to a.cert ain II the 'boOks OF the
Treasury Department could no: he kept In a
more simple manner, 1t w.s evident TO hlm that
the Finance Committee could make the inquiry.
Mr. Davis said that not only the senator from
Massachusetts,. but other Senators had attempt
ed to nut words into his mouth. tie Davis mad
not said there was fraud, or that any one had
altered the books but lie Old say the state.
ucuts sent to Congress from year TO year mad
beer hanged aud, further. that toe new table
Of $50 did not agree with the Register report :;
bat since then the Registers report had becn
made 70 agree with that table.
Pending the discussion, SIR. Sherman moved
that the resolution be laid aside. in order that
the Senator from Indiana tNr. Mortonj might
call 10 his tesolution:n regard to the Mississippi
election, and submit the remarks, which he
wa prepared to do. Agreed to.
A CAMPAIGN SPEECH
Mr.. Morton then delivered a speech OF great
length, IN which he charged that the late pre-
tended election In Mississippi was all armed re-
telion. He referred AT length to the ostracism
Of Northern men by the Democratic officials.
and the persecution Of the blacks, md said 1t
was the duty OF the Republican party 10 main
tain the rights OF the negroes. He then referred
TO the reports OF tho committees sent to inves-
igate the outrages, and said
All gushing and hand shaking which precede tie
concession u equal rights and Justice 10 mcn of All
coors and opinions IN the southern states viii he the
sham and deceive nobody fuch foul wrongs
cannot be ignored and concealed Tley viii forever
obtrude themselves upon the world cry for
redress. 1t viii be the cry Of Peace, peace when
there IL pc ce and should the Republicans
Of the North turn deaf ear TO the com.
paints OF the Republicans OF the South. ma
tfect 10 believe uhat reconstfucttou has taken
pace, aud that all Is sell they VII be ju fly empu
BE IN the eyes Of mankind. The Union men ~ the
kouth have been subjected 60 trials Of which the
Nortn have hut fain' idea and have shown their faith
and str1Otism bI adherence TO their prnrpcs unacr
circumstances where the weak. the vtal ana TIC nn.
Tfu "a have J1ined the enemy WA the Republicans
O. te North dare not. viii not, nav abandon tnein.
Jet me Say 10 this class of people ana to tAe Of the
soui tnrre is but one highway 70 reconciliation aud
MAI open. strai IT. and free, ana IT. por is are
Inscribed these words, kqu'l Justice 10 a-tO an
'qi. protect ton OF the laws Z" and II TIE Southern
We VII wax IN tlat nghVay they vii az TIE
t4ll De- Oh peace ana aud ulbroKen rtst.