The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-11-17
CAPITAL NOTES.
UONGHEssIONAL rROCEEprNGs.
The senate.

we're presented and referred to approuriat,
Z, by Mr.. Cameron, OF Wisconsin: A bill fxine
the saleres !, Of treasurers of district courts o
pay IN full the claims q of VIM Wheeler np9on ION
by Mr. Hoar; 1, A protest from the savings In
gtitutlons of Worcester county, Mass, against
By Mr; Dawes: Similar pretes!ations from the
saHsgf M eahas n Boston Pm and e Salem
the coinage 81 twepty.sent @ p pee feesa inc "e' fo'
by Mr.. Armstrong: memorial from the
Mexican Veteran Association. asking for pen.
ameadeas ep hs bsafapPt PtfGsns sw sahd S s
MI. ingalls, submitted . motion that when the
SENATE ediourns to-day 1t be Until Monday next
Mf. Jones, Of Florida. introduced u resolution
information In his possession concerning the
unWHrranted seizure of lumber and other stores
IA Florida and Alabama without warrant Of Law
Mr. Edmunds said the inquiry was altoge'he,
too broad. and might work injury to the course
s. ae vns r. sa9 mo- obessnp 9 nos
nation as to action which had alrendy been
taken. J, He moved its reference to the Judiciary
AIR Uhaifes asked that the resolution might
Include the, West Agreed TO-.
Mr. O9nkling suggested that the resolution be
dlrerted to the President, and that he bs re-
guested to e,ommunicate the information If not
inGs22m,patible G2, withbig9bias IL I g interests.
v.
luton referred to the Committee on the Judi
MI Davis Of West Virginia. called up the
70 diseMrepanl,eies M an, IN The Treasury accounts.
Mr. Morrill, offered o substitute TO the effect
that = e.pem9gittee .p, Of three be apponted to ex-
anime the finance accounts OF the Treasury.
and especially those of 1869. 1870 and 1871.
M. Davis asked that the substitute lie on the
hoped It would not then be adopted, as It would
In some measure etitle the investigation which
ne asked for, He then addressed the Senate.
gies In the financial statements of the Treasury
Department. being mainly repetitions Of state
Bassk n tst sep be
taries Of the. Treasury one TO collect the
revenue and hold 1t til ordered to iisburae /:
ties that may be necessary In the executive dc.
partmsnt Of the Treasury.
Mr.. Davis called upon Senators not to vote for
ly understood. He believed there was some
thing wrong in the statement. and he wanted to
have his resolution adopted and have a full In
veHtigation. and Ii II was not done he would re-
new his resolution as long as he remained In
the s, Senate, a Pr TIL some result was reached
investigated the matter, and every, single ap oa-
esrrs y He b.
penditure had been recorded. and nothing was
found sl. @ 70 iYstlfy the remarks of the Senator
Mr.. Thurman said he did not quite agree with
the senator, He did not think the report Of the
committee In 1876 had at all satisfied the Senate
according to the senator from West Virginia.
He said the books of the Register showed one
statemsnt and the statement sent to Congress
Mr.. Dawes said the resolution offered by the
Senator from West Virginia was precisely the
his remarks were almost the same which had
Mr., Davis said said he had cited more than twenty
Mr. Dawes said that oil allegations made here
tofore had been answered by his colleague. Mr.
NTH; Mr.. Thurman said the finance reports did not
agree, and en- these reports Congress- must de-
pend IN making it's legislation, and II they could
they rely they differed 20 much much chat ,or by re
ports made In different parts the public debt had
been Increased 24o millions, There was some
duty to ascertain where the discrepancies were.
Mr.. Morrill, attributed the apparent discrep-
aneies to the different systems Of book. keeping
which placed different accounts under new
heads. but did not change the accounts In re-
MIR. Hereford said the finance statements did
not agree. and oil that was asked was that there
should be some explanation of the figures and
Mr.. Dawes said that an explanation had been
made to the, allegations, and the country was
satisfied with the explanations: the senator
from West Virginia was not satisfied and all he
wanted to know was whether there was any new
charge to be made II there was not he was
waiting to lot Il go as the annual trouble of the
Mr.. Morrill, suggested that the resolution be
amended SO as to limit the committee to one
clerk and one stenographer. Without conclud-
on molten Of Mr.. CASTOR. at 1888 p m. ad-
journed till Monday.
The House.
Mr.. Swami. from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. reported back the bill making an ap-
preparation for a representative at the Paris
Exposition. and moved its reference to the
COMMITTEES 81 the Whole on the Sta of the
Union. He said he would call It up on Tuesday.
Mr.. Cox submitted minority report In oppo-
Mr.. Hale suggested that, an earlier day be
fixed. The bill ought to be passed, and the
members get away from here very soon.
Mr., Swami sadthe committee would prefer to
withdraw the bill now If the House would con-
The Speaker said that as the bill went to the
committee Of the whole 1t could not be called UP
Mr.. Mills inquired whether any appropria-
tion bill except those that came from the regu-
lar Appropriation Committee could come in
and take precedence OF the special order, which
was the resumption act repeal?
!. the Speaker ruled that under der the order ma
M King the RESUMPTION repeal bill the % special or
dence, because the exception was not made In
fayor OF the general appropriation bill only. but
The bill was tabled, the subject to be called
The Speaker then proceeded with the call of
Mr.. Wardell, from the Committee on Post
offices and Post Roads, reported bill to make
Immediately available the appropriation made
last March for the payment of the Southern
mail contractors for services rendered before
the war. Referred to the committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Knott, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary reported a bill to relieve John Green, Sr,
of Alabama. of his political disabilities.
Mr.. Green's petition having been read, it ap-
peared he was over 20 years of age. whereupon
Patterson. of New Jersey. remarked: Let the
bill pass; the man is too old for further harm"
Passed.
A bill was passed to remove the political disa-
bilities of +. d. Shepherd and Chas. W. Field, of
Virginia; G. D. Oliver and John P. Tucker, Of
the District of Columbia; W. ?. ,Wisham, of
Maryland; Geo. ., Brenner OF Alabama; ;.
rectine the Committee on Military Affairs to in
Quire into the strength of the cavalry and in
tantry regiments in the United States army
how many cavalry and infantry are on the
Texas frontier. the number and character of
troops their condition and what additional
force is necessary to protect Texas from Meyi-