, 1876-02-02


the rhrs raEt Of .e c1At Of n.a!nian9 The t"wn tu
- spProisnls sti rropss seai,.on rhs Dar7et
= saspherd aad hts contcdetate* piled up La,i
nsen a'sed - 70 n,.:t,. IT. apon Tho Tnre Al
xold for sneuga to tho db. cansses. recognized
th!a fact md Tcry propeFs iIs then rrioEre 70 tho
of Tho Distries had lis various satelites who nsyri
around hte person. shepherd tis ruling nr!r,..
y "a n ss ;hs Of asir M
tfns Under ID ths ors: ns.r @a,e1nass en-; "s sspa xspo
Iobbcd out, md the granting Of Contracts Ito
granting Of large sun Of money ~ Rzatu,:y.-asa
bonus, 70 thoss Who "a s!sen. Tie ien,sni
ernnen, shoud pc ator}nd. Int congreas 9arc no
tsnou 10 the. Lut II ta1s thanks tn prrss exterior
to tl!s Disrie the demand cato too Etrcnea I'D piia
otiIou satd al their complaints mist to heard Tuero
resistance 10 tia Investigation. Cotinfe WAS
poytah by snspacra 70 9 DtsT.' ~.
character II Columbus, Ale1.uder By. charging
seferred 10 ito present District do1ernnsnt and sald
tho comn.is.onets wore msn brought Zero from
tho Dis.rt. lie believed men could 10 found sAo
uere tue peers Of those from other parts Of tho soun.
III .snsi ~ .se eonidses M Of hs pretiient ot te
Cu!sei States snd therefore ws1o not acceptable 10
,hs r5estdsnt. E'e.y m.n IN ths D!.,t'c. % . whom
q. m.n were IN y once. ana ~ !nauensa
formed that the counsel employed by Shepherd aud
hh aa*ocates WHEN tax>paycss Of tbs Datsct wero
s hs aosmsap p; e ss ~ Id Id
sss1 ps ss I to15 TT. sF as
1sss .,e1 H. S,sss;a sgP''e4 III:
eoaid py ths nres. "a these bcnas shy Hoaa
tske tho money In th.lr hands to DO It, and tot keep
eoaclason. bs tsvor,d liz .dops4en oi pro1tson IL IL
the loa.a LII that nothing IN the resolution should
otssssou 70 Day rr.aep.I Or insese.t Il sno Sonds
which hare toen i.auea contrary 70 q not III puE;
% @ * spa 4 NJ ' " would
Mr. Morton satd ho de44rtd to call the attcntIon Of
The Senate IN the nEst es to Tho simple psostAous Of
Tbs old District uovernen. lad teea est.ii.ed. .nd
ihs pseeent District Commissioners Ind tten sub.tan-
lucy took Iosse< INN sbs extent Of SO oo9o The
SENATOR from Delaware had not shown how or whero
bonds issued ssEone:usy i va. ths fault o ths
Aw and not the fault Of the Conamias!onsr'. The
e
sefgo,ernmeas In shis District md Who wss In favor
| OF now governing the District BY Commissioners 7
! Popular government bad been stricken down hsro,
and i vas With tho appreciation Of every Democratic
nj. Btevsuson inquired II tho Tne4!ature which
was elected ~ tho District " ponu!r suffrage bad
not approved Of contracts made by the board OF ruts
1r Morton replied tbs. those contracts dill no, ro-
se'rs the sancten Of s1e Ies4s'anEs, and tbat waa
I fact which the SenAtof from Ohio t1hur1uAn ha.l
that ho+e Who rotcd for ts act Of Juaa 15s voted
Fue woks T. ,t tey feS of b. % hsy Many 0' -
Mr. Thurman said it seemed 70 him Impossible to
sssail the Government Ii this Dstrict iu huy form
thht The scuAtor from Indiana did not consider /: ~
attack oa The Republican party. and Immediately con
assen1 ths organzas'on. M % liz ThurmsD] nj I'D M no
uk ;here was my pA5tJ 70 1ue.t!oa IN Ut. mattel
| xr{p NJ fttrA rnHNe tx .fthtN ht1f
votes agslnsti, WY did noi the geua.or iron, H.
Why did hs not speak sga,n4. ~
Iii. Norton said he was nat In hts scat that at.er
atr. Thurman said II Vas e.sy enough for Senator
10 hare moved for reconsideration Of the vote wher
ks carnc in Afterwards; then he could have opposed
rhe rosns e sea aa M o
srsss suss,s.nE higher r:te of interest IN, tn.
% oppo.a II, but b. ssa - aub :. "a
sitter more than two years have elapsed 10 tatorson
which paascd With but oa.o voto agasnss l. AL the
mnnhers Of the Senate, except one, snd al the NOM
iii GeIt bo % b hua Whes epud Be- s
Mr. Thurman then defended tho joint COMMITTEES
which Ia.as the lnvestgaon into District eaira, and
spoke Of tho act OF June 20, 1874. He said he vs.. H.
more On nv subject: Upon far interlsest'o'
proper isw. Tho District Commissioners had 1eiccte
soma centr7cts - not valid under IT, aushorty. IL
|
thc District Of Co!unbi. Committee 80 that govern
nent Of economy and reform might be tnsuguEasc'
Mt. Morton aald, 20 scanned th.t costly aovsrn
1ncut for ths District waa created hy the bill Which u
Senator from Ohio asatsesl In drafting. II, ought
have Devised eorac cheaper form Of government.
Mr. Thurman aaid hla friend from Indiana thlorton
conceived himself 10 be exceedingly smart today an
tMoston vottd for tha WHISKY ~. *niie he trans
mani did not:.-es2o. tho Senator from Inann
I HRb re4Jpouhblo fnr all tho frauds 4
I the Whisky Hing: Tbs. was tht logic Of n
Msso %s IL ss 4 TX an n'i il % X . nm md ~
"McReo IL not to blame; McDoua1d Is not to blame
n.beoek l. not to blame; mi tho Thing Ii Morton
Ths question benR Oh thu hn'cnancnt at Mr. sas
gent ehoso quoted. # was agreed .o
any further ssus Of 3.G5 bond under OF b. vrtls Q
s. act of Gongres; apPFovea 'uns 70 st
. eates already tssac.l could 10 converted Int
f s tsa fso Sana
of Ito facts disclosed ii tnis oI.s he did not sbin
Thesc certificates shol.d 10 looked Into anl II any
tttua had been isauod wronNtully, they need not
1lr hey7nsn said thAt under the sw ~ It now ttoo
these certificates wcrc convertible into sG3 bondr.
that stna,ors charged that those bonds hal lpen
in violation Of tho Law. and ycs werc willing to II
lit. Eaton said he pgreed With the Senator from III
noii 1ogsni. II ticre had beun a, ytof4tion af Me
then The United Htases ought not to psy interest o
these hont,s. Congress- should 10 further IN th
ma.ser until It was thoroughly investigated. Thes
= had been talk about the Government Eolng
Il protest. The Government had been proteAtod O
$ts0.0o0 oo0 eYssy day In The year. II what Seusol
\ said hero was true, these shoHia be III .,
animation, and he, ,hcrctoro mos,~1 that u
!. 8anata adjourn. nl.h Raro notice that to-morFo
he would to rtfes tho whole anbcct y connii
teo for investigation. Sir. Eaton then yielded to NJ
10 Paddock. and hia motion tho Senate by yote-yea
n ~: nays. 24--went into executive scs6!nn.
70 Nheu ihe doors Ecorsnel. Mr- Elton gave hosit
tbAt hs would not submit Tho resolution III regard
d the fs hnd public eerdees Of The ato scnnsas Ier
! Tomorrow. "a he announced last week, account
tho absence Of Of lis colleagues IN thr foust VI
o had 9ons 10 Connecticut vata the Es.ns!na Of IL
81lrkweathor,
3. Adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
10 Tho presIdent the following nominations to Il
Benste to-day: William Ncts!, for Collector of Int,
70 uAl Reycnt.e IN tho becond District Of M.nno.o
Commissioners at olce for tho p*tr!cs Of Co!umh.
10 william, ]. Mnrsseh, uonry VI. 8weency, Ja1nea
l. DsEsell, Charles H. Nichols, sui William II. 9uh'