The Morning herald., 1876-02-01
senate.


WASHINGTON, January 81, 1876.
rhe unfinished business, being the bill in
ference to the payment Of interest on Dis
ri of Columbia 3-65 bonds, csme up. 9a4
Mr., Dawes, of Massachusetts,, said IN
Nv of the necessity of immediate action
this bill, he had hesitated whether 1t
his duty to interpose any delay by any
marks, but the committee who had charge
the bill had permitted the Senate 70
ourn over Saturday without objection
Is was a very important matter. All of us
reed that these bonds were substantially
gations of the United States and that 1t
a,ll fail in its obligation if it did not
byide for them. They are now part and
Fcel of the public debt and should be
Eeafter included in the public debt state
Int and yet though this is the case this
urity is quoted at q deprecated rate OF
Dr. u per cent. below its value. Hlt
will, therefore, be proper to inquire
al it is that deprecated these bonds. He
led the attention Of the Senate to the
tory of this new Indebtedness of the
ionaly; heretofore the War Department
constituted the public debt and until
time no one has had the hardihood to
Fease that debt by any civil obligations.
ere are those in this country who do not
as we do. What bountifVl improve
BITS have been made in this department,
ant to know that in time OF peace we
e added $l5,O00,OO0 to the public debt,
ill be found by examination that when
bill passed, not only was it not stated
it would increase the public gdebt but,
in one branch of Congress the Chairman
ressly stated it would not and was not
ended to increase the debt.
here was SO much circumlocution about
bill that even the members of the courts
not understand It, and it took the At
pey.General after a whole platoon OF
uments had been fired at them to dis
er that these bonds really were a
nrity Of The UA,to'l SGatrs. this
miles square or what was left
it, was under exclusive control OF
gress and it's Government had beer
c mismanaged and had more, of blum.
and inconsistencies in it than all the
Of the country put together. He then
ched briefly upon the corporatcd Gov
ment OF Washington, and the inconsis
ries and failures which are attached tt
me particular prerogative possessed BY
Government seemed to be It's unlimitet
yer to run in it. He referred At length
Powers granted to the Commissioner
said they had covered the dirt all owe
contracts, as with shingles.
the provisions Of the law had been ad
ed to ii would have been impossible 10
great debt to be piled up. " '''-
e read from the House proceedings t
that in the bill passed in 1874 ther
nothing which committed the Unite
tes to the District Indebtedness.
ir Morton said he was opposed to tn
OF 1874 because it was q blow agains
government, but when Congress too
luslve control Of this district it assume
lue obligation and the duty to provid
H. Congress was responsible now IL
care OF all these streets and the Cover
nt has got to provide for thei
bonds. He had carefully e.
aaeo the law and was satisfied, .th'
commissioners bad put a proper co!
oetlon upon it. He 3argiied upon th
M at some length, - and contended Sal!
,,!I !. was too late entirely to question Il
lully OF the 3-655 bonds. He was in fav'
lnll'lns the issue Of these bonds: al
ealter the contractors would have to
a. III money, aud that is what ought
oeen done from tho first.
~ Merrllnon said as there seemed to
uouol about the obligation Of the go
mehI rl, Tor these bonds what was the, Y
'urther debate on this subject r w
,ls pass the bill, SO that the bonds ms
prevented from going to protest to M
Mr. Morrill, of Maine, II, reply to qu
,a, W mr. Thurman said the payment
n'erest on these tomorrow depend
''''ely on the passage Of the bill tt
'a, s",, ffelnghuysen defended the Co
s.'1uefs sI"1 4 from the chaage OF having
"se auu lhelr powers and spoke of the ma
ISo,nSements " made in the Capitol.
on,o 1ne american people did not want
fIs thsu VI This district to pay for a CaYi
lter W further discussion Mr. Bays
y :, Ine house had adjourned for the d
'.e i. senate had already amended t
,ho toula n not OF course receive the act
" s'ie it mouse before tomorrow, and thu
- ~, ~ was not worth while to 20 on v
,r v'l'' Now he therefore moved to
W. we. ~. Ihs motion was carried; ayes
arned ed The Senate at 4Ao sp.,M,
T., ~, Morton gave notice that he We
lrlnp' nlp ia hls Mississippi Resolution on
'"S'o" OF the pending bill.
Mouse,
IN , WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1877
ora n ,ns as. House to-day the following
tpe pt. offered, as follows
lncat, M ML. Msnroe, Of Ohio, to establish
JdSa.ional Js w n, Fund and tos apply the
uc,t;a ~ tne sales of public lands to p,
Int S'l enSad ana provide for the more pei
Bv vTMuuoWWment Ml of colleges.
7s5 7y w. WI .payne, of Ohio, to amend ser
ttorns.tl N. we Revised Statutes relatip
nSd1sneys' nds fees in prosecrtion d3HS
as R,s ana pensions. Sr ~W
styi.tia. Ii Mr. Riddle, of Tennessee, to rer
toduoaolns on the sale of leaf tobacc,