The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-28
rORTY.FOURTII CONGRESS.
.o,R DrsTING UIsHBD DEFA ULTERs
10 THE GOVEREM ENT.

~, Down ss n Defa ulter-The trutie-s
conferences on the Appropristien BINS
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The Chair laid
befofe the Senate a communication IRON the
secretary Of war announcing that rules had
been prepared for the manaRement OF 'pe Ma
,onal Park on the Island OF hackhaw, Men,
and suggesting that law be enacted To punish
persons violating the rules, such law TO appIVto
,be YELLOWSTONE Park and all other parks here
Alter established by the Government. Referred
10 the Committee on Military Affairs
ae Also laid before the Senate acommunica-
lion from ". s. stokley, Mayor OF Philadelphia
requesting that the document entitled Au-
n,nlstrators OF the United States Government
Al the Beginning of It's Second Century be
brought to Philadelphia by committee Of tho
tvo Houses Of Congress for the purpose Of
be,ns unveiled and that member OF the COM
m,,,ee ofactate as orator ON the occasion.
Mr.. Conkling (Rep.. N. W inquired what was
meant by the document entitled Admins
traitors OF the Government
The Chair replied that he understood II was
document recently prepared, and contained the
names Of the members Of the Legislative Tx
,cutiye and judicial Departments OF the uoV-
srnment.
The letter OF Mayor stokley was referred TO
,be Com mittee on Privileges and III ections
rHr oOvERNnKNT DEFAULTERs.
Mr. Anthony Rep., r. ~ from the Committee
on Printing reported back the letter Of the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury in reply to the resolution
submitted by Mr.. Davis In February last, trans
hitting lengthy report showing the amount q
balances due the Government from public Of
ncers. &c, since lS8, and the table without
being prince ICY. ,ba sc .epon. n
would he printed.
M Anthony spoke OF the cost and Iabor Of
Nl4a rNs.IA and uNA hgNN
was Of no Importance. In the long list he found
the name Of Washington Irving mentioned a. a
defaultsr TO the amount OF three cents. An
other high ofteer was put down A. a defaulter to
the amount ~ one cent. He also found In the
list the names NJ the Washington banker, Cor
coran n Riggs, and tho Eaglsh bankers, Barring
Bros, and II was well known that they were not
defaulters. Worse than that, the Engsh Gov
eminent itself was nut down NJ a defsulter. II
was shout a matter which occurred in 1873,
amounting to tl.2OO. But the secretary OF state
AGO. Nevertheless II stood on the books OF the
Treasury Departments He mentioned these
cases a. instances Of the many us less ones re.
The senator from West Virginia to have the
names Of these persons published as defsulters
when he submitted the resolution.
The recomm endation Of the committee. that
tho extended report be laid on the table and
the condensed one be printed, was agreed to.
pIsAGREHNENTs ON THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Mr. Morrill, (Rep.. Me.), from the conference
committee on tho Legislative. Judicial, ana Ex-
ecutive Appropriation bill, reported that the
con mittee had been unable TO agree. He
moved that the Senate insist upon Its amend
ments aud agree 20 the new conference asked
Tor bv the House MIR. Morrill, said the. chief
points OF difference between the two Houses
were: First. upon the general reduction of salt
ries and second the reduction touching the
numerical force IN the departments proposed 10y
the House. On the latter question the action Of
The Senate had been 10 concur 10 the action OF
the House to cert In extent. but on the first
the senate committee felt bound TO appropriate
money to carry out the existing laws. He then
read the following. which, he said, had been
submitted TO the conference committee by the
members on the part OF the Senate:
The committee Of conference on the part OF the sen
ste VIII r,eomnshd eoncurrenee WITH ne House IN ,e
seich are matters Of app,SprIs,,on simply and ln.
lion as 70 those isri,. Which have oeen esaJished py
acts Of Congress TO the reduction Of the cvi ~
I.,asmiae n. BIZ win view g soncprre9cs 10 NE
sbsolute demands OF the public serviee
To this the House replied as follows;
THr HOUSE STANDS FIRM.
TIA, In reyiswl9g any Of the sssrss q Re clerks
.nd Sf .ss ssmse e. s .ss1 n Ssyy
.ass eS exc TGs al s
sna under 10 the mailer o. toe Ysy .f clerks % ,ne
Pr e iD Tia, The psy Gas. shall s
Gsr OF c "a sSS Pc Pee p
eheft Of divisions 10 al the audlors' once. and regis
G'Isi SYST the chief
che comptroer. once, ana ks grades .ha'i De isooo
pnder.
MIR. Eimunds (Rep,, vt.) SAID the whole thing
IN short. was that the House said II would not
appropriate money TO pay salaries, unless the
Senate would agree to change the law and make
Mi chrisiiancv rep, Mlch) opposed any re-
The ,e' motion Of Mr. Morrill, to grant the new
pointed Nessrs. NORTH OF Maine, Allison Of
Iowa. and Norwood OF Georgia members vi tue
Committee on the part OF toe Senate.
THE DISTRICT TAX BILL.
The morning hour having expired, the Chair
laid before the Senate the House bill for the is-
cue Of coin.
Nr sherman, In charge OF that bill. consented
% It's being laid aside for the present. that the
bill to regulate the assessment and collection Of
texe- for the support OF the government Of
The District of Columbia might be considered.
Tue District Tax bill reported yesterday morn
Ina WIS then read. II is substantially the same
a that passed last year. and was reported as a
substitute for the bill which recently passed the
House o. Representatives,
amend ment providing that bankers, merchants,
and other traders, except those dealing In spir;
iiuous OF fermented liquors or cOrdials, engaged
in business In the District, and who pay tax
upon all their real and personal property, shall
te exempt from the payment Of any percentage
upon the capital, not including deposits ia banks
Invested ia their business required under the
provisions q any law now in force 10 the Dis
trlct but this provision shall not exempt any
person from the payment Of any license tar.
hr Hamllton Rep., Teyss) moved 10 amend
ertY 10 ne sold for taxes, SO as to provide that
~ nature OF the sale shall he given Ia the regu-
Tar issue OF some weekly instead OF daily, news-
paper published Ia the District or the city Of
baltimore, being the lowest bidder Tor the work.
hiier some discussion ne modified his amend
meat oy striking oit the city of Baltimore 30 as
u nave Tue y yrR done 10 the District, and the
Su ~ -ront rs modified was agreed 70.
rue no was then reported 10 the senate, and
The nm ndmenIs made in the committee were
Ggreea 20,
Ar. Sherman moved to amend By e1empting
ihe Cor -rtn Art Gallery from taxation Agreed
Toe tn was then read third time and passed.
Tue SILVER BILL.
The ~Qnr'e then took W the II ouse bill for the
issue 81 coin ana The substitute therefor sub
united ny the Senate Finance Committee.
NJ HOgy iDem.. MOI made a long Argument
~ FAVOR - the double standard Of value. He
ailAed that - demOurtiziug silver ore Lalf OF
N clrcul tion Of the world would be dies troYed.
a. conclusion he withdrew hrs amendments
heretofore submitted fixing the relative value OF
. 20 Al silver az l6A to !, and the amendment
~ dng mat silver sh III ne received for duties
on imports aud used In the payment Of interest
~ Tue public DEBT, leaving hts thru amend
MsAi making SILVER a IegGl tender TOR all sums,
bitlQihg
Mr Marion Niep. Ind took the ioor, but be-
iif llrtecdlis " ME remarks Welded to Mr..
'sniA VINO reported from the Committee on
hN''fY Afhrs the House JOINT resolution 10
uN'lfe the issue Of arms, &c, with amend
.'Nl-' "n "a provide that the number of Al.
y ue Issued 10 any state mentioned shall
q ~ "a nN asaN leo.