The Lake County star., 1877-11-22

| committee was agreed TO, yeas 80, nays, 10.
| MossrB. Bayard, Coke, Garland, Lamar,
Maxey, and Randolph, voted with the
Republicans for the amendment. The
bill was then read for the third time and
passed. It goes back to the House for
concurrence In the amendments.
In the House, Mr.. Cobb, (Dem., Jnd.) J
! from the Committee on Mileage, reported
| back adversely the bill allowing members
mileage for attendance on the extra ses-
sion.
The bill to repeal the resumption act
| coming up, amendments were offered.
| In the course of the debate, Mr.. Kelly
made scathing review of an article from
Hugh McCulloch, published In the North
American Review. The Speaker an
nounced that vote would be taken on
Saturday.
FRIDAY, Nov. 16.-In the senate, Mr..
Davis, (Dem., w. Va.) called up the res
olution submitted by him on the 18th Of
October last, providing tor the appoint
ment of special committee OF five Sena-
tors to inquire into the alleged discrep-
ancies in the books and accounts OF the
Treasury Department.. "a
Mr.. Davis spoke at length, and, In clos
ing, said that the facts and figures, all
taken from official reports, clearly estab-
lished. First, that differences, changes
and alterations involving millions Of dol
finance reports, after being officially
made to Congress. Second, that ex-Sec-
retary Bristow and the finance committee
admit that they were made between the
years 1869 and 1871, without explanation
and without authority, and the
reasons for making them ought to be
known. Third, that the annual finance
reports 10 Congress substantially agree
up to and including the year 1858, and
IN "a m A mn n
debt and expenditures and receipts OF the
Government but between these years
differ widely. Fourth, that in 1870 the
Register Of the Treasury was directed to
restate the public debt and expenditures
from the year 1885 to 1870, according to
the statement sent him from the Secret
ary's Office, and not according to data or
the years 1869 and 1871, the Secretary's
new tables, stating and remodeling the
public debt and expenditures of the Gov
eminent first appear in the finance re-
port, which makes these changes and
alterations, and increases the public debt
and expenditures more than $l0O, ,000, 900.
Mr.. Merrill stated that q report made
by Mr.. Sherman in 1875 fully explained
the apparent discrepancies-that some
were paid after the close Of the year, and
therefore a change In the expenses of
that year would be shown.
Mr.. Thurman claimed that the ex plana-
ton given by Mr.. Sherman did not satis-
fy Senators or the people, and favored
the investigation.
All opposition to the appointment of
the committee was then Withdrawn.
In the House, the Judiciary Deficiency
bill was reported. 1t appropriates for
the payment of judgments of the Court
of Claims, $649, 800; interest, T,S25;
library of Congress, $22. 800; Treasury
Department, various items, $l25 900;
Postoffice Department, salaries, 1851 ,68l;
other items, 1850; Executive office,
contingencies $3, 100; House Of Repre-
sentatives, various items, Sl1 1856; Suprme
appropriated, 81, $780, ,623. The postofiice
item is q reappropriation.
The bill to repeal the resumption act
was discussed at the regular session and
at an evening session held for the pur-
pose. Mr.. Garfield made lengthy
speech against repeal.
SATURDAY, Nov. H.-In the House the
Army appropriation bill was reported
back, with recommendation that the
House concur in part of tho Senate
amendments.
The Senate amendment reducing the
appropriations for the expense of the
commanding generals Office from $4,000
to 500, was concurrad in.
The next amendment was one striking
out the clause providing that four full
cavalry regiments shall be kept up on
the Texas frontier, and inserting instead
Of it proyisio that the cavalry regiments
may be recruited to 100 men, and that a
sufficient force of cavalry shall be en-
ployed in the defense of the Texas from
tier. 1t was concurred in-yeas 140 nays
l26.
The next amendment was to insert 25,-
600 instead Of 20, 900 In the clause prohib-
iting recruiting in the army beyond that
number. Mr.. Foster moved to concur.
A vote was taken and resulted, yeas, 134,
nays, $50. Tho Republicans voted solidly
in the affirmative, and were Joined by
Williams (Mioh.), Williams (Del.), Gull
berson, Schleicher, Giddings, Mills and
Throckmortoh.
The next amendment of the Senate was
to strike out the words "of whom four
service upon the Mexican border in
Texas" Concurred in without opposi-
ton. The paragraph now reads:
For the purchase of horses for cavalry
and artillery, and for Indian scouts, and
for such infantry as may be mounted,
$200, 1000, provided that the cavalry regi-
ments may be recruited up to 100 men in
each company, anu kept as uedr rs pTuc-
ticable at that number, and sufficient
force of cavalry shall be employed in the
defense of the Mexican and Indian from
tier of Texas, provided that nothing here
in contained shall authorize the recruit
ing of the number of men on the army
rolls, including Indian scouts and hos
pital stewards, beyond 25,000."
The amendment strikingout the appro-
rriation of 10000 for the conversion of
tvxnI n bnW fvntA vrsA Ann
non-coucurred in.
The bill now goes back to the Senate
for action on such amendments as were
not concurred In.
Mr.. Stephens introduced bill for the
financial relief of the country, and to
facilitate the return to specie payments
without injuriously affecting the COM
mercial, business and general industries
of the people. Referred. 1t provides
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall
have prepared and issue exchequer bills
of various denominations to the amount
of $3.50, 600, 900 and that they shall be used
for the redemption of the outstanding le-
gal notes and that each exchequer bill
shall be redeemable In payment of all
public and private dues, and shall be re-
fundable In three per cent bonds. 1t di-
rects the Secretary to give public notice
of the proposed redemption Of legal ten
ders, and to redeem them in exchequer
bills when presented in sums of $50 and
its multiplies, which exchange shall con-
tinue until the LIST of January, 1879. IT
also provides for series of three per
cent. bonds, payable In coin 30years after
date, which bonds are to be sold or
exchanged at par for coin and exchequer
bills, and are to be also exchangabls after
the LIST Of January, 1879, for such legal |
tenders rs may be outstanding. It pro- |
vides that all exchequer bills and coin |
received in payment for these 8 per cent. |
bonds shall be issued In retiring ont
standing bonds bearing higher rate of
interest and, in order to meet the inter- |
est, which is payable in coin, while the |
exchequer bills and coin be on par, the |
Secretary Is required to procure coin In |
Europe or elsewhere, of the and Al per |
cent. bonds already authorised. It en-
powers the national banks to hold their |
lUkal reserves in per cent. bonds, and
provides that their stocks shall not be
assessed by the State authorities above
their par value.