, 1876-01-25

Morton to amend ths eth rule 70 that II should
That unsnIzao,s consent wu safed and o6t.ined to
recommended t.t tho Committee 10 discharged from
THAR consideration Of the subject 70 ordefed. Hs
difectias sh.. tas torn 1t entry hsrs.isr .h. &
" Mr. - obtained teaTa 10 bring III htn.r AGREED
Mr. Morton introduced bill to establish = mint
for the eonaRo IT gold and slEr&r Il 1ndsnspos and
approprt.ttnK certain uorernment frounds and hud.
pur ross os procuring ia ssesssary machns,y. IL.
lerred Aso bf. for the relief of tho widow Of l..
Il. Rousstau. lsts p.s.diss-asnsral in shs United
BE- tho credentials Of Mr. Yaatis ~ 4 Benator OF uIe
o.her day and laid on tho table. us moved that thsy
now be referred To tho COMMITTEES ou Privileges aud
Elections. Agreed to.
Mr. MerriMon submitted resolution fnsttrttlng
ts Judiciary ccmtn!steo 10 uqu!re into tho szped!
sney ot rsJnF .ee Fep11ser Ct ;hs decsoaa ct Tho
and sold II coss. Agreed 10.
Mr. Hsmlin submitted resolution .inrtrueting tha
Judiciary Committee 10 Inquire into this expedlency
tho united ata,es, ia regard 70 tho Introduction Of
weak hs would aub1t resolutions Of respect to tho
memory of his i.te colleague. NJ: Ferry:
ported, Win amendment the Yenate bll to extend tbs
time Tor tho construction and compilation of Ito sorth.
'fn f'''n' i''''f'aa. r,xo .,coro,
Mr. shern,, r.1ira n,, H. Hrn.ts hill In nros,t. n,
connisaiou on tho subject IT the aicohoilc Jauvr
trac lie sid .hs bill W. Tho same a aut..ance -
iii bad been rc,nttei hy the Fin.nco Committee In
accordance with tic request Of large number Of
MI. Bogy raid 10 WAS opposed to auch bills be!ns
brought before Congress. matter Of this nature
fso tha statrs al Sf essla
son. md assu,niSe 10 1sss unon them. Ind tus foinu
srs, nustlfs to ,ns s,stss a.,
tho Cnsir a.d before tho scn.ts uuaalsned busness
benR hs resoa'to 1 o s1r Morton ID r.g.rd 70 "a
Nr' Moston aid liz heatsh VA, in suc,, . condition
tss ie would III be- sio to continue III remasks To-
Day. : - "''N "'' ~ ~''' - -1A'' ~ ''' ~ w.
Mr. Davis called up thr r.soutlon submitted BY him
bookA snd accnunss Of Tho Treasury Department she
pena,ng qaesauaa ne!uS o. sae mo!soa oi sit. RI
9.son .a hs H. os@.s % rssaes
Stsao q sspeelA committee.
Ny: pasts sad he g s1psetsa r. to saow vt To st.te.
sustained by a! the fAch and d9nres aud that tis
explanations Of several Senators, and especially Of tho
founded, and could not sustained By the financial
reports. lie {Dav1s had been told that hin statements
might aee. ! TIE public credit Il ~ far from htn to
intended to be In tho iutereat Of the rublc credit
Thr truo friend Of tho public eroait Was not
bus ono wno attempted to bars them corrected. liz
qnotel from tho remarks Of Mr. Boutwell, In regard to
thu composiot having tfansposcd the 1nlisn aud
PenAon Expenditures year, and sSId he could not
discover that any tEanspot ion bad been made y tho
hguroa tho same In each report and he could not
ind wherb any correction wae made Ho tDaytA ag1iu
quoted froia The financial reports, and argued tAas
the7 Lad been changed, snd that tho Senator from
Mas'Aehasotta tgoutwell} had not nouced seTeEl
IN
marks. l1e pays) had been to1d that from the very
niure of thiuga tho reports from lha different Offices
they agroe from Tho organization Of tho
up to 1869. snd also agreed for tha past two OF
three years7 What u generally known ~ tho 1srac
nailsuAd debt lisa been reported by Mr.. Nc.
CuIlocl. ~ part Of tho, public dobt, amounting
to about 20 Co., In la7u !: WA stricken From tue
as' =. s9 1abo u ss IL t' =
debt Of tho Pacie Ra!frosd In that year thdro wAA
IN apparent reduction Of tbs public debt but 1t was
only apparent. Tho connsry ssso credit e the AZ"
when In faet large p.rt Of such Increase duo to
chAn9e III tho mAnnar Of bookkeeping. Hc tAen read
from tle senarks Ut Mr. Sherman 10 ths sdecs that
Mond be : bold End Ntse MAJ who would atttmpt 70
snpivte W.. tno ] "nH - 1iS y s,t4nai ~ IT,, fn
th.t thts ho1a ~ +.s fo,tn IN iaIn
sSe .csounss fara oaSpeeI then. '~' 0>~~3"S
In coc1stlon e ss.d ths matter. ho had presented
aan'.na.d nromnt inyestasion md ooTreetion Il
nrst III Hrnaiorn nearly Wero In favor Of epocisl
committee m.Ituk the inyestSstioa, Now il WI BRO.
.iority Of ths ms1ters Of vhieh were favorable to
thc Administrator. Burey that would bs sending te
nfflti to sfrteudlv nufuc
Tha nnestion bang on the smcndueot Of Mr, Ed.
uuds TO strike out the specl. COMMITTEES 1nd insers
tho Corumttco On FIN Ance 10 that the Investigation
ehs be unda by the Latter Committee Il wa eTrced
to-Yoas ~: nays H. Mr. pooth voting With tbs Dam.
oc,ata la tho ncratiyr.
Thc resolution ~ amended wAa then agreed 10,
ljn motion Of lprr1lI. ttlo nre.ulb sItcRtur that
there wcse dscrepactes III ha aeoouns Of ths Tsnss
w. etc., VI. Lid on Tho t.bio.
He.oiesG, That tho Committee % Finance h In.
artcct 10 nYestluas m books and e,counts of tho
Treasury Donsrtmeut, rtlculsrly with rcxard 10 is.
crep4nc,es Aud alteration in The Anounta snd ngures
that L.Ye seen ,nsds in them esnecIay In the
ssttonts Of iho expondIIurfs Of {3Oycrnnent
enua co,iocted snd nubiic tsbt curtated in s.ii r.
nnris and II n,,y auch snI sIieraons be
found to csst 10 report ths esme and extent therc
iIs wear. wherein lhev occu. by what auhortT uasde
aud il any REASONS thst inluced them aul 10 rvport
prneraiy such ohor and furthcr informAtion bcafna
Suon M subIsct "a 10 them NAV stem Le,i aud th43
Xii Conmtttse hsvs yoSsr 10 send for pnr1ona sud
papcr1.
XII Chrg,iaucy nrescntcl petition from citizen. os