The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-26
HOUSE.


Committee on the bill to pay the interest
on sos bonds of the District of Columbia,
made report and proceeded to explain it.
Mr.. Hereford opposed the report, and
asserted that the Sinking Fund Commis
sion of the District of Columbis had
been continuing TO issue these bonds in
violation of the recorded will of the
House
Mr.. Buckner denied tha. the Sinking
Fund Commission had issued any bonds
since the 9th of January, except on the
certificate OF those already delivered.
Mr.. Hereford then asked, Why strike
out of the bill the amendment prohibit.
ing the issuing of bonds after the 27th Of
January?
Mr. Buckner-I did not strike it OUT
it was struck out in the Senate.
Mr.. Hereford-Wby did my friend
agree to the report striking 1t out?
Mr. Buckner-Because It is the best
thing We can do; il is right and it is legal.
Mr.. Clymer-I understand that out
West bonds issued since the Goth OF jan
uarv, are almost one and one-.ourth
million dollars.
Mr.. Buckser-You are very much
mistaken.
Mr.. Clymer-It was 80 asserted by
the Senator without contradiction.
MIR. Buckner then said that the Sena-
tor like great many other people know
very little about it.
Mr.. Clymer-Can the gentlemen In
form the House what the amount is?
Mr.. Buckner-l undertake to say that
the amount does not exceed sl50,000.
Mr.. Clymers statement was made in
Senate by Senator Bayard, that the
amount was over quarter million dol.
lars.
Mr.. Hoar-Raised the point that it was
out OF OF der TO discuss in this Ho use the
proceedings of Senate and speaker
Blackburn OF Kentucky, in the CHAIR, sus-
tanned the point of order
Mr.. Holman suggested the postpone.
ment Of further action on the conference
report until the result of the conduct OF
the District authorities be made known
to the House. The House should have
time to consider the phraseology contain
ed IN the bill, so that ut least one step
might be taken IN connection with Dis
trict affairs which would not be full Of
blunders.
Mr.. Buckner replied that the effect OF
this would be to impair the credit of
these bonds. No one could doubt the
obligation OF the government IN connec-
tion with them, whether that obligation
was primary or secondary one, snd
that the government would have TO meet
that obligation.
Mr.. Swami, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported back the cor
respondence furnished that committee by
the State Department, in reference to the
connection of General Schenck, Amer
lean Minister to England, with the
Emma Mine and MachadOu Claim.
lie stated that the action OF the EIecn.
tive Department OF the Governments sp-
pears TO have been limited to the recon-
mendation in the telegraphic dispatch to
General Schenck, dated November 18th,
1871, that he should retire from the
directory of Emma Mine, which
recommendation General Schenck ap-
pears to have acted upon after the lapse
of week, although the fact did not APP
pear to have been communicated TO the
President until the l2lh of January iol-
lowing.
The correspondence was ordered
printed, and was referred back to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs for further
consideration.
The Speaker then called the commit.
tees for reports.
The House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the private calendar and
after passing number of bills, the Com
mttee rose and the House adjourned.
The session tomorrow is for general
debate only.