New-York tribune., 1876-01-19
XLIVrH CONGRESS-Isr SESSION.

CREDENTIALS OF MR. EUSilo fhtofNiHD
TREASURY ACCOUNTS DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE
SENATE. w WhsnINGr0S. Jan. IL. 1870
The CHAIR offered a communication from
the Secretary Of the Interior inciosng report o ING
Indian Commissioner in regard 10 books kept by hoah
Agents in compliance with Section 10 Of the ihdah Ap
preparation bill for the yoar ending jane ~ istO; t,
y, Im r. Eustis Claiming seat the senate as Sen
ator from Louisiana, which ho sent 10 te CiIh uCSA
md had read The document consisted of long extracts
Of the proceedings of the Louisiana Legsainrn Before
the reading finished. Mr. CONkLiN" '"ep' 4" A'
Mr. THURMAN replied that the papers were rhcr hc,,
luminous and it was not necessary 70 nT ISu Of the Louis
lana House of Representatives ana the 0on"'o ""0 P'
s'Sgr said t1at the OF Congress required
credeu.i,ls 10 be certified by me Governor VI tno
state He submitted that the papers Ought not 10 DC
reNT MORTON dep Ind asked that the matter be laid
oy %t did not ask to have Mr. Eustis sworn,
but only asked 10 have his case referred TO the
Oh C0NKING argued that the Senate could not act
- ~. ., ,ars "a cn5sttuiipr pyiTan racie case.
on theTS TrRIAS denied that he papers irregular,
unless a. WAS the absence Of she GOve noTs cen't,
snd t6at he submitted was not irregularity; TIE
h Question before the senate would t the act
as 10 whether not vacancy existed III the ios p
Ssnatorsip II the Senate should decide tnat A fIon
boc was entitled to the seat there would be an emu 10
Mr. siERMAN (Rep. Ohiol suggested that the papers @
he nrntd i'm me record as if they had been read III Lne
senate and matter be laid over until Tomorrow"
The CHAIR land the Senate the memorial OF tne
Democratic Conservative Convention oi Lollsiani 's %
cerung elections and the condition OF tbe ota'e vi b
lana Referred 49,. c..o hi,
Mr. CAMERON Rep Penn called ID up R tho ,s sena saGes Gt
authorizing e. Harry Heap Consul OF lao On,.e % oS s
at Tunis. TO accept OF the trust 0l t pbad
Bey OF Tuns the International EXHIBITION at fha"i
phia, in 1876. Passed
NEW BUSINESS.
Bills petitions and resolutions were introduced ard
referred rs follows:
BY Mr. DAVIS Dem, W. ya)-To amend the act re-
lapg to the Alexandria Canal approved June 2S 1865.
II M
way to the BinghamtOn and ST. Louis Railroad through
By Mr. DORsiY Rep. Ark)-To equalizo fees allowed
NC the Committee PosO Oiees and Pos Roads
tveee would Increase the cost OF mail service and to
what extent and If is expeden to restore the same
Mr. GOLDTHwAITE (Dem., Ala) said be found on his
desk this morning pamphlets IN tho spencer S te S.So s
they made up of newspaper testimony at the least
Referred TO the Committee ON Elections. -,
By Mr.. HARVEY (sep.. Kln9-A bllI 10 e4lenu .iie
provisions of the act to settle accounts pc'"eoH wv
BY MIR. EDMUNDS tRep., Nt)- resolution requesting
the President to communicate to the senate Il NOT IN
sponence had under his authority with other Govern
Ients regard TO tie Centennial exhibition Agroea TO-
BY Mr. BAYAhD Dem, DSl) Mr. HAkhLi, (h%Gp" %
Kan) and otbers-pettons king the passage of Ia"
abolish ns twO-cent stamps on bans checks .
BY Mr.. CAMERON rep, Penn)-pettlons OF citizens
of that state in favor OF granting subsidy 10 tAe oOu
Mr CRAGIN (Rop., n. H. called up the Senate bill to
eeeure the attend and payment OF with sses before
courts and submitted an amendment giving to
every coTtmartia the same power TO punsa witness
for refusing TO testify as That now held ny 1ct CottS
writ OF babeas corpus. -
MIR. wIiYIE Oem, MIDI said that und'r the present
law courtS-naitdl have power 10 commit witness ia
Mr. CKAGIN said his amendment applied to civilians
Mr. wHYTE said he would not give courtmartiai
more power over IA civilian than it had over one IN the
military naval service, ana he moved 10 aLend Inc
amendment 10 that effect.
The amendment OF Mr.. Cragn, as amended by Mr.
Mr.. CONKLING ltcpp \. - presented the memorial
az the creditors Of the Columbian Insurance COMPANY OF
New-YOra, praying The repeal OF the caiise which eX-
cudes insurance companies from share oI the Geneva
Personal bills offered by various Senators for the
relief or benefit W. s. Mct comb oi Georgia, Francis
V. Decosta OF Minnesota, Thomas BalOn Oi tennessee
Charles J.. Hedges OF Ohio ". H. Wysllm OF Baitlmore
Mr MITCHELL Qep, OAio from tho Committee on
Railroads Tepoed Without @ aonJtn f ,Ie t oc ",,,
Central Railroad and Telegraph lime from Portland to
Astoria and McMameville Placed on the calendar
THE TREASURY ACCOUNTS.
The morning hour having expired the Senate resumed
the consideration of tho resolution submitted by Mr..
DAVIS ODe1n W va) on wednesday. to appoint special
committee TO investigate the books and accounts o. e
Treasury Department
Mr.. BOUTWELL, (Rep, Mass) said that when he adj
dressed tbe Senate Thursday ho stated the general
principles by which he supposed fun eNl alton coud
bo given. he had no disposition to oppose tho exam.
ination. Ho III favor OF 1t, by either
special comni tee, or one OF the standing
committees Of sle senate t t There u not not, he h
hooks of the DEPARTMENT have been chan sed, i il the
honorable Senator had taken the pains 10 eNnine tIe
wOud have been difficult to change the records aite
they had been made thai it might be said to be an inpos-
sibii ty Mr. Davis had spoAcn OF the amount Of eG-
penduros. The entire amount OF differences which the
lures from 1851 TO sG6 OF S527l07O 49, and may be
summarized thus Ia the Finance keport ior lS0O page
32I, Is included outstanding warrants 10 the
amount OF 81 Ols.O9l 5l, which do not appear IN The
port for $40 In tho report for 1870. 90 is in
cuded trust funds to the amount OF S7,2OO,OG2 "a,
which do Bot appear IN tie report for 1862 The dei-
euce claimed to be Of expenditures, scwn
iy the statement This il Will be perceived, is merely
sreo dE daoea IN Io Si Rc sae ts Of & D and and
said in the finance report Of 1859 there was included
first section Of The act OF March 2 l562 amounting 10
OS Ss3mea Of ~ B 5S Of Sasdg Si 1 Sns SG ~c
belong 10 Ire , PIegn m ~, yer IIe & iSS o 1' @ n Sno
trust innds namely Chickasw, Choctaw, navy pen
sion fund amounting TO 97242212 are tpGluied under
between these two amounts represents The discrepancies
He then explained tho payments on account Of pen
sons and said The increase shown In the report OF 1874,
as compared with that OF 1870 caus by the pay
nent OF warrants IN 1874 which had been issued In prior
years In another instance au error was made by com
postor. Next year the error was eorrected T.
1868, Mr. Boutwell, said III that year the lntcrna Revenue
and extenditurcs clerk in tabuiating TIE statement
inadvertently added the receipts from Internal Revenue
covered aud corrected Mr. Boutwell, then spoke of the
in which the accounts kept by thc Register
statement that the increase Of the principal OF Public
Debt appears to be eI7207.475 %. Congress, by the
act OF June b. 1872. provided that National
banking associations might deposit legal tenders in the
Treasury, and receive certificates of deposit bearing
Interests aud that the notes. deposited should be
apart special deposit for the redemption OF said
certificates The certificates outstanding the LIST Of
July. and included in the outstanding principal OF the
debt, amounted TO S1S 100000 and the notes. held
special deposit for their redemption included
in the cash balance In the Treasury that day
The noee which these certificates represent always
being the Treasury special deposit their
deinptOn and those notes being included In the out
lcg.lender notes, these