The Morning herald., 1876-02-04

LOS bonds and those which have not been
10 converted, and the certificates hereafter
o be issued by the Board of Audit or their
'uccessors In Office, shall not exceed IN the
aggregate $16,OOO, 900, was adopted. The
bill having been considered in the Commit
'se Of the Whole, was reported to the Sem
ate and was then then passed, adjourned.
-5'V-l# WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1876.
The bill for the payment Of fourteen dis
abled Union soldiers on the rolls Of the
House was passed.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whols, Mr.. Haskins, Of New York
in the chair. . ,l.......r
, Mr.. Clymer, Of Pennsylvania, offered .
resolution, directing the Secretary. of War
to report to the House the entire cost for
the last fiscal year Of tho signal service
passed. Adopted. 81
Mr.. Wheeler, Of New York, offered res
olution, directing the Committe on Appro-
priations to insert an item appfopriating
S2,5O0 to the widow Of the late Il. H. Stark
weather. Adopted. " I
Mr.. Young, of Tennessee, introduced q
bill to provide for custom-house at Mem
phis, Tenn. Referred.
Mr.. Oliver, of Missouri, offered resolu-
ton reciting the belief that certain political
and personal influence had been exerted to
secure tho removal Of q Federal Judge and
the appointment of another in Colorado
Territory for the corrupt purpose Of procur3
ing certain orders and licenses concerning
certain mining interests now in litigation,
and directing the Attorney General to fur
nish copies Of letters and papers asking for
the removal of Judge Belford, and for the
appointment Of Judge Stone in his stead.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee: Z
Mr.. Singleton, Miss, argued in favor OF
the bill. He alluded to the impoverished
condition of the South and the necessity for
such legislation as would relieve them.
The Appropriation Committee thought
they conld retrench in the diplomatic ser-
vice. He was not surprised that the Com
mittee should be attacked, but was sur
prissd at the manner of some of the at
tacks. Mr.. Hale tho other day, had ac-
cused the South of coming up here to de-
mand payment of claims. He was tired Of
these raids; they were unmanly. When
ever any gentleman on the other side getf
mad be pitches into the South; everybody
knows Southern Republicans came here or
their good behavior; he could not forget
the war, nor that the North by numbers
and powers were victors. When the South
surrendered they did it in good faith, and
now wanted the North to help build up the
waste places. They wanted he levees built
IN. the alluv ial lands reclaimed and hoped
soon to offer other schemes of benefit tt
the whole country.
Hr. Hale asked if the refunding of tnt
cotton tax was not one of the schemes.
M. Singleton declined to 60 into tha
question now, and concluded by advocating
the passage of the bill.
M. Monroe, Of Ohio, favored economy
but thought 1t mistake to cut off so man
Ministers and Consuls and to consolidat
the South American Republic.
Pending further discussion the Committe
arose. ~,
Mr.. Banning, of Ohio, introduced oil
to regulate the pay and all allowances Q
officers of the Army.
The Speaker laid before the House Tn
report of Chief Engineer on Survey
Upper Mississippi, recommending the al
propriation of s65, 900 to improve the same
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
The Speaker also laid before the House
message from the President returning will
out his approval, House bill to transfer cu'
todv of Indian Trust Funds from Depar'
m.nt of tine Interior to the Treasury of tn
United States, enclosing letter from I'll
Secretary of the Interiori who thought th
bill was too loosely Constructed to effect tn
object desired, and enclosed draft OF sui
! stitute.
Adjourned at 4.SO p. m.
~" WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.
Secretary Bristow was before the way
= and Means Committee to-day by invitation
to give his views on the bill recently lntr'
9 duced by Mr.. Wood, of New York, to amen
3 the acts Of 3S7O-1, in relation to the r.
3 funding of the National debt nnder the 81
of July nth, 1870.
The Secretary of the Treasury was al
tborized to fund soo,ooo,ooo by issuin
Q horas therefor, bearing interest at the raj