The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-03
DISCUSSIONS IN CONGRESS.
.oss ,UTPHERD DEFFNDTD IN TIE
rNIILD STiTES SENITE.

al Nhf O'"'N'
v...r,aroN. Feb. In th" Senate to-
v.. -..ruln Ilcp, Onio) presented var'ous
a,,. from ci lions ~ Cleveland, ONO. ask
trr.ps. ut 80 much II the act ol Congress
tt.,..s provides Tor the payment Of
,.,,oa s,a es iceal tender notes la coin upon
c-st ,l,y # January. 1917 aud 80 much Of
.t "a authorizes the Secretary OF tho
o., sell or dispose Of the bonds OF tho
-. st,te4 for the purpose Of enabling MN
d.. lr.AI tcnIcr notes. And further
.,.,tia,, that, In tncir ~ lgment, the en-
,...r,,nt Il the resumption clause "i STU ao'
.,,li be- exceedingly disastrous 10 the business
,,,ere.t4 u tine country
M, sn,fuau sad he did DOT agree WIN '"o
.,utinn, r., but lie knew many "t tnem !" o0
r.,,f the h,rhcst ouaracter and he lheIV'"io
pf,soated 90 10 luiion'
NJ CLAYTON Qlcp., Atkl called IN tne Seuu''
buto repeal sccuon 2%0 " the ReNs'u N'a''
-, eva, Vnit.d states. making restri'uons
lot,edi. position " tunh. lnfs 10 tRe SuWe7
y, II H,.'l Nt.-4.Yti. Llu-iIui. AFNth-l-'
snt F.onin tte ath thr ~ N' nls, ", .,n
.tea n,riat wore rr4tfi 'tri I" NJ U."N s'"'tts
rh'H .....t..t law. AuI toe object OF TINS
o., ...f t.s fNi ltui. COB th. 80 uc Goa.
anon a. puu.ie lands Ia other rori'ns oil the
'0NS thurman nem, or'l substituted an
.ri,uintuf r,pr ding cuNn -'"N "l re we
,ise,i : atutcs. m hinA rrsttc iuns IN the dispn-
In, ,f plnil, Ifi ii. iu the II itcs named pro-
vt6,d Tia. tnc rcpcl of the section shal not
have d o. g. nr,' o. iinp ir the riEut 90 ny home
.,eai sefflUr: and no land occu led nv settler
40 ID pe 40 iett o. prlc upton "r sale.
pcuuu. Discussion the morning hour expired,
AM the bill WaslAid over.
The Guar lud before tho senate the Nous,
i1int rc ulutun directing tue CDmui'-tnrcr- OF
ine % -.ric ct Columbia to ptv tue ttercst CO.,
Sue . b, nonds, tue pendini question teint on
iue amend uent " Mr. KEN n-tDem, \. D.
unaer or b, virtue Of said act of Congress, a.
proved june ~, 1874, t. hereby promol ed.
IrguY SARGENT DEFENDING HOS SHEPHERD
Mr. SARGENT Ctep Cab said he mad seen in tho
papers of the country, nd especially IN the In
dependent press. vague state nents against the
hoard " T. blic W rks u tie District of tolum-
ln mn ing that great corruution IN the y rt
Of a. bo.r md teen uue rtncd by the Joint
Commit OF Congress, which investigated Ds
Met anair-. lie looked ~ tue report Of that
eomGlticc, but found nothing there 81 corrup
non, not line III tuat report Implying fraud
o. fnalfa asancc IN once ~ any kind whatever.
Ne rrenu bad a rsht TO suppose IN ! COY
khepn ri and bis associates discharged their
ouu faithfully, after he found nothing IN the
| r,Ot II the committee going To cast Stirm
on any mcmher Of the Board Il Punlic
Works aud be dened any SENATOR whether
/ . uomner OF the lnvcsti-. ting Com nit
tee Or not, to show where any mem-
b,r Of that hoard accepted bhoe.
| ihe hi hest Indication Of the members OF the
| b. RI Wa. that after having been twice inv s.
| ugaied los Congress Oual co Nmi tees, not one
efth,l. 4 zee found guilty Of any iislnnuf-
| ,ble whatever, or OF an tuIng fleeing ia ir
interili, "a men,. Tue men comHOsilt rms
bond mace Wa,hins on beautiful aud
4 AAt tu,, had put dollar w their 'cEcts
GLpN FuR rHE REPUBLICAN PARRY.
The ,'u,tor FROM Delaware hau spuAen n a
fgaluc rrnc nmltfed bv the BE. rd OF rub
be NO against columbus Al 1ander. There
were several ui iui"u- au' u tn matter ANA
be Dir .r.,uU tnoueht there Wi-h' ue cause
10 tie -oocr jdIgmeIt II other peuUle for the
keIef tu1 mere was some fuuuu alton Tor toe
sb.r.e against MIN. lie or SARGENT could
L show iu.u the evidence before the tnfnisstnn
nat Al.Nau.er offered To- tav to cxpress
En- rye on IA" stolen DO ks. suppose III 4 hir-
lIH4lll IA Ia All Il
Nltnis lott The obJe,t of II wAs To- "isst ce
Aexaalef AM show th he was privy . this
! INV Alexander, and had not the slightest
i s.n,-' l"n 20 90 him IN istice. but whrn tie
Wa l4--cd IN here ~ savior OF tue world u
Il b crlcih between tnleNcs. he thont u
WORTH while To find out who WIS the tn'ef ami
OF me District Of Columbia VINO would have
The u-' riot pot O. ok to the condition u W M
ten We acc # THEREBY he could be r,li' we'd Of
the euure drut. The Republican part should
Ike some Flur, to Itself for the great " TX
done her y xt 20 the great work IN saving
this city from falling into the h MT o. the
4 fetrl- wa- the woik Of improving II. lie ap-
1 klr l..nl 10 say If he believed aly member
OF the l. ard ul fauhc W orks had acted cor
Mr. Allison u,eo Iowa. said he would answer
When tue Senator ffou california mad con
n SARGENT Then rcid le.ter written bv Mr.
m wnl.h it Mas -t.trd tha' 100 -taIn mai teen
uu,n tac uor0fol ilt-suti GOV. shcp-
ht "a 10y liF tllftnNiahtiHu'
boss TWEED AND boss SHEPHERD.
Resumiu- his argumeIt, ar sargent said II
was ne '-@aD for the Democr tc p4rty To hnu
Ione Il. luhc,n oai ih 90 ,e--t the great
crimes comm ted 100 NV .rk city by weel
Lnd co.nuahy, AMI the, got ul a uis revival. OF
We Nool' AID hkrN style. where "a good dei
must Poe dnn. bf c.alllnc.
Nr ~ .lsnu' 40 ui., pcll a-ked the Senator
H'm 4 .lii' ia wL"iNrr Dee ifi NOT know ~ 81
NE prr,. nt It.U.f.t.C Glrcrulri IA New Nurl
York civ.
Mr. s,r-eut sid tina, so fr rs the presen
pen'"cr i' q vernon " IS concerned. he Wa
Il entitled foo credit, aud b. f-trgrn'l urcifIlll
H,nfNr.l % I" hlui olt MS impress va inn
Hey N'ih hr Nsrtpcf hfot call Il tention q
~ II us am me democrats were forced 1
Il bke u r 20 tucin.
1 VT li- uiy .,ecd whether the Senator a.,
II pit .Nit ia se VINO helou ,rl To the I'm
70 ,r" uiN C." notn Democrns M hepun
heans, 4AI dl ur know % any % men Drm
non Oft - Rngf
Mr.ktr a lDcm., n Y y asked II the Senate
nom aliuruia dil not snow wntt was don
WIN ~, d Anu the otncr rppbersf Wee the
continued IN ulece, or h u thes been sen. l.
Il prison r,onpe,l,d to Nv to otuer couuttesY
Il Nj Sargent said MS list reading was, Una
l Dsmsga'ic nlei-ls mad allowed Tweed to so /
Nj. hem asked Il It VS. not true that
L Democrtur Aftpre g-Gcneftl OF New YORK la
re- re- 'rlrd sp,'D Tue stolen m lney' and We
YER "er in the New York Legislature wn
We A r.ofciuar' po ,crs were siS u 10 the-
B-oiie Z" rnn tue CITY Of New York; samuel ,
4 luaru and his democratic associates remui
L n'aed ~ INST these powers neiug granted. II
!hefu1tl Do ~ arrIig ed nobody in thi. Dis ri 4
L l Wien tne New York frauds were ngged
i h'rt. ie siWrlv propose TO follow out tho pre-
L g. o., iu i.h the men and recover the monet
l iApll1l-e 10 The gallery, but promptly checke
| o. Tue pgrslIing otiror.l lie (i(eru ~ was II,
| .lWl % "itu the Affairs N TINS Dst'ict, bul
| nlun tfi teen committed, IL should be 70
hNel TO. ana he men sent TO prison AS the
| yer no Sew YORK. Every good man Ia pow,
| ~ .rN Iik uud aided TO uring the TNeed M
" lisil q. Although the offenders we're Dem'
NAls, tnry g4tno mercy.
stNATOR ALLIsoN's VIEWS.
Mr. Allison ut.p, Iowa. fended the ac'io
o. Hr nat committee, Of which he was Cuai
e. 'n' nhi which IN de tho iuyestgation iul
tl,t l'. ar lr- twO wears ago, an sad he stOo
~ ~ n reuIrt referring 70 toe letter read /
SDIi. n, le said II mis- ht be the case that b
| sau Written letters lhibled extracts II wnio
we're f'al ~ the Senator frou CdlifOinl
ne tAtl-lhJ did not make any Char.
against ia" District Commissioners. ii
mao every confidence In them nut believe
L me fd mis- -on -trued The ltw. Notwitnstau,
We ihtr hisu character they were luullC Sc
II 'aht. aul he had the right as a senator,
II p'tk ~ tNcIr course. II e then referred TO n
sumOfeter-lye ulIn Of improvem nLs adOp {
bi lhe h"tfl II futhc Works, and said one
. VIC create causes of complaint before u
eomuiitie' was mat a Real Estate Ring had tee
istnrd, Mhl b bought un al e the READ estate
we upilh western p.rt Of the cltv, am impr0v
heht- were being made In that section to n
exclusion ui .tltNl nm aud other portions
Il we cry. me Board Of Public Works mad II