New-York tribune., 1876-08-05
XLIVTH CONGRESS-IsT SESSION

GEN. GARPIRLDs SPEECH IN REPLY TO MR.. LAhAH
MR.. LAMAR coSGRATULATEs HIM-THE BLAINE
SCHOOL AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE,
SENATOR DAVIS on THR TREASURY ACCOUNTS
SENATOR HAML.N URGES RETURN TO FAST
MAILS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Aug. a. 1875.
I'm the Senate to-day the concurrent resOlu-
ton the House OF Representatives providing for
final adjournment Of tins session at noon on Monday next
was read
Mr.. wINDoM Rep, Mimi moved that 1t be referred
Mr.. HERMAN Dem y. ~ asked II It was necessary
To refer the resolution Congress, be said has been III
session SO long that unless the adjournment If hurried up
ittie thty may never get away -, 49,. oo.o hoo
been 10 refer such resolutions to the committee on Ap
The motion Of Mr. wnaom was then agreed to and the
On motion of lir INGALLS, Gsep. Kan) the Senate In
sisted on its amendments 10 the bill to provide for the
sale OF the osage eeer Kansas actual settlers.
and agreed TO the committee OF conference asked Tor ny
the House OF Representatives.
The CHAIR appointed such committee on the part
o. tue senate, Aessrs ingalls, Dep, hanI, E"ihnna'
dlnp., Vi and Herman Dem. N. ~
Mr. LOGAN u;ep IlLl, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back the House joint resolution to
provide for the protertOu Of the Texas frontier on the
lower Rio Grande without amendment Placed on the
calendar.
The senate bill. authorizing the employment Of Indian
Tie followin: bls we're placed on the calendar The
the Government OF he District Of Columbia until Dee l.
1876 the ouse bin to provide for the payment OF Ger
tain indebtedness incurred the construction OF the
Scw-lor Courthouse aud Poet-ofce; tne Senate bill
To extend the time FOR completing tue Green Bay and
Lake Michigan slip Canal
Mr. WINDOW Rep, Mimi reported in regard to the
clause in the snnry Civil Appropriation bill! repeating
the law authorizing the election OF Pubic Priner by
the seilait that 80 further legislation is Deccssary
Sir. HAMILTON, uud., TeXasl from the CGuuiitteo ON
Public Lands rcpored i.vorabiy on tie S-.air b sOr
the relief uf le settlers upon the reserved Government
The calendar
mr. wfsr tsep, LaJ introduced b: Tor the relief Of
LAIN n The If.I
the provisions Of the CapuFci anu Abandoned Property
Mr JoSEs Dem FlaJ submitted a esolution request
ing the secretary OF Var report whether tue hostile
Indians sent To St Augustine fL, to Dc imprisoned are
Mr.. ANTHONY (Hrp., H. D. from the Committee on
Printing. reported are-outon 10 have an meek peiati
for the report OF tue impeachment ual Already ofueied
Thc CHAIR appointed Mes.rs Conklinc CRcp., " ",
FrrbnEuuyssu dep. y. -. and ste'cu-uu tben, hyJ
OF tr Conference Committee On the Fdt or the
the bill pdusn Tie cOuncreiing oi trade
mark goods.
Nj. IOGAN gave notice that a. as the urGaiehcd
busiHrs--nr Post RJutr b ~ finished hr would ;lsk
vote on taking lp Ia. House bill to etudAe bOunues
The following senate bliss were indefinitely postponed:
To r.iinurs. the Saic ul Wet W .g for lnsses IN
cured 10y tue destruction "t lis public prop
crt, ~ Federal tuJs during tue late 10 >" GER
:ln ahlc Lands To The Bcatrcc AMI Denver tny hal-
road Com iduy Nebraska, ErantluS it lSht 81 way 10
the Birmingham and - Llgi- istsir,pi Gonioany
devoted the residue 81 t-c JIi1g hour - tao coi7d'
crailoI 81 bills thr cnblt,F. Ilr following buis
passed: Inc H'u," hii 10 redhee ne area 9i le
L,ary reservation O.. Fu.t i..rIiGt. ". p: the House
bi 10 iincuG sycuon 10 of TIE ndn Appropriation bul
fo! tc ,cas a., juno 80, ls1G regard TO -ouut
ami b.Gi ~ IuJi.p lrrt-; %. senate b,l anctd
s,cu1u 1896 tae Revised s.aut's ~ rs 10 ail"
pel.on o ..7 peg -oirs VAo have IO.i uoth
lu and a - iIcI ui "a per month no" alJwcI
CHANGE ~ TREAsi ~ STATEMENTS.
Mr.. DAVIS dem, ". Va, by unanimous consent,
called up tHc efort oi the Committee on Finance, nsdo
some wc,ss agp the resolution submitted Oy hiA IA
regard to tie Treasury discrepancies. He spoke at
cnsh ou that subject. lie cited enormous array OF
.f ll. .t...r tgli IL
made that 10 tie public drbt statcmca. OF ISL thee
Wa, " h,lrsa.c cA-c iH Asrt-, .Lunuz back 30 u 10
years a. IA. liable ui t.y issst"., and altrtnS the
amounts which had been hyo, closed
nd r ,o-. ed Congress for - 3" year., The change
AMI Alteration vi hUr'S iacrcasipg tn ahnnudCtd
OF Il. n, -uowcd ;hlt The UFnt or l-I
.:at,si ui. deb. H. h. SoJ..2i .,.sJ.Ci- ~, auh
IT, rry1r; Of 1870 stated II TO h. .Sll.9!3
G-2.t4J Il, iucreJsr ot S2E.sG654 -.
s,r ,,.. n,n. on L. So ttIt these changes not
ofig M lie under y pHblicaB a.unui- ration, but.
-JIingc say IN 81 tnc IncTr~, Amounting ss before
stated io orc than SIS VuruJu. occurred be.1uuins
VIA 500 and during IePurl can riir. Sow why these
,laus,s lui.r, los saat authority, ami wnal oe-
of ', '- sim pf mnucy a." P-stin' ni ln i'.l.s
wirh urit,rr De- arnrnt nor ti" tinaG'"
COMMITTEES has Jet ins"yitd 10 adiht'd by ms
OIL. i1s 0i the Treasury Department me cN -eritdry'
aud 1bc FlBaacc Committee 1T. Thot he nuni'roGs
olauges atrauous differences, uuI discrepancies uI te
aud Nero iaade BY tho pres.nt Ad,uiuistr,-
uon; I'd ltai the hSlIcs 'lt,h ace al cor.
iy drawn frum IN. fr"o', ANA thai by reason OF
thee chang differences anI dscr' pance- the receipts
uf IL
tunes laH'ry in,rcas,d aud since l-GO the pubc dcot
ha- been Increased IA the aSsicAte more tan. 200,
Ouu Otp lud In The face ~ these admissions oit
tc books OF ibr Treasury Department have not been
changed la addition tJ ut," admissions IL can be-
proved that N i-1l written INSTRUCTIONS Ner -rut rom
the ssrrrGys oui'e - tGc Heg ster t'c IN va b'5A-
keeper OF III Government dlrv,Lps him t. make bis
annual statements To Congress correspond VIII table
pfcpITci III tee sc'rcta! oAcr asa sgI, WIN Ia "a
ttiu tons Tue warrants and puoks the Registers Office
wI sustain and agree With tne aonnal Official ~
ports mai Ia Cpus.css. Tue Only change ana aI,Ih-
lions ever mad" The official reports 70 Congress after
beng suDnIittrd uIse h"iwrcn the years ls6y and
ls- m auung tho administrator of secretary Bout
we'll Mr. Dt.i- charged thJt there must have hceu an
object motive that caused the Treasury officials w MAKE
the many changes "uu lIl' ic l'. - ", ,' ~, ~ -
the dty Of tnos- who made them Ia answer why they
changed figures aud reports tlt had sto9i ana oe'n "e
SIR SHERMAN (HsP. Ohol denied that there had oeen
any alteration tr Ouoss Of tho department. ANA read
from report ~ the Late Secretary brs.ow IA snpnrt
nf his The ou,y change bn Docn 10 adopi
new mode Of statin. the public accounts
M- BOT rWELJ (kep Ma-rl SAID early IN his adriin-
isIiuu Of te Treasury hr caused 70 Dc hhlra otouSh
cEaminIton OF tue accounts "f te 'IcoIg IruI @ te @
beginning of The Gorernnirnt ana especially rom thc
wear l.jG. Tt n,ests CATION disclosed the inct that
ilrre were errors fe mode ot keeping accounts They
disclosed themselves IN tie annual 7A.mrh's Which ha,
b-ru made tuugrc-s. and esirelay durng TIE period
OF the war There no changes made ~ the books ui
the department; none whatever thai lid been proved
by the starmcnt OF Secretary bristow, anh could De
proved by the statements Of Lnhdred clerks III tue
i6efe vas some further discussion by Mr BAYARD
dem. Deli. Mr.. fiuRMAS tDcnl ohiol, and Mr..
RANDOLPH (Dem, " j.
POST ROUTES.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Hamlin demanded the regular
order and the Senate resumed consideration OF the
iousc bill establishing post roads throughout the
country.
Mr. UANLIS, In explanation OF the bill, SAID the
Senate Committee hal struck out Of 81 routes estaO
Isbcd IA, tne Unusr bill The committee had given the
I'M te most ear f consideration, and sought TO sccr-
tain tbs fair and Just necessity fJr route Oeiore cOf
porating IL in the bill. ,..-
The yarious amendments offered By the committee
wers agree 10. ~ .- a..
Me iIAuIIS offered an additional section, repeating
50 mich of the PosiOnce Appropriation oi'i recently
passed authorizes the 10 rauJ"st
me ID fVr transportation OF