The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LHTELLIGENcER
GENERAL NEWS.
Senator Henry Urges His RssOIu.
tiOn Of Inquiry.
The Senate Disposed to Crafty
The Resumption Discussion In the
House.
Mr.. Garfield Puts the Whole Quss.
lion In a Nutshell.
Interview with Sitting BalI-.-Ths
Great Chiefs Story Of the
Custer Massacre.
CONGRESSIONAL.
.sENATE.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, November lG.
The Senate Finance Committee to-day
further considered the bill for the re.
monetizaIion Of silver, but arrived at nc
conclusion.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Wiaconsin, introduced
a bill fixing the salaries nf Judges OF the
District Courts Of the United states. Re-
ferred.
Mr., Ingalla introduced bill repeating
the act authorizing the coinage Of the
twenty cent silver piece. Referred.
Mr.. Armstrong presented petition
ot the business men OF Kansas City
in favor Of an amendment to the bank
rupt law, and iR repeal. Referred.
On motion of Mr IDgalIs, 1t was order
ed that when the Senate adjourned to-day
il be to meet on Monday next.
Mr.. Jones submitted the following
RtsOlped, That the Attorney General
and Secretary Of the Interior be and are
hereby directed to communicate TO the
Senate the instructions given the agent-
and marshals Of the United Stales in the
States Of Alabama, Florida and Misxis-
sippi, touching the seizure Of logs, lum.
ber and naval stores, suspected OF having
been taken from the public lands Of the
United States. Whether or not, under
the orders given TO said agents aud mar
shalls, large amount Of property in the
possession Of citizens ofthe United States,
held under the claim OF valid title, have
been seized without warrant, supported
BY IN oath or affirmation and particular
ly describing the things 10 be seized.
Mr.. Edmnnds thought it would be best
to refer the resolution to the judiciary
committee.
After brief discussion the resolution,
on motion Of Mr.. Conkling, was amended
so as to request the President 10 furnish
information TO the Senate, il in his Opin.
ion It would not be incompatible with the
public interest, and, on motion Of Mr..
Chaffee, it was further amended 30 as TO
include the instruction given to lac agents
and marshals in all the States agd4TeEri.
tories as we'll as the Siates named. As
thus amended the resolution Was agreed
TO.
Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, called up
the resolution submitted by him on the
18th Of October last, providing for the
appointment Of a specicl committee OF
five Senators, to inquire into the alleged
discrepancies In the books and accounts
Of the Treasury Department.
Mr. Morrill, submitted the following as
a substitute for the resolution OF Mr..
Dayis:
RssOlrei, That committee of three be
appointed to investigate the finance re-
ports, books aud accounts OF tas Treasury
Department, particularly the reports
from 1869 to 1872, inclusive, to ascertain
whether or not any actual differences or
discrepancies, and also whether or not
any alterations in amounts or figures
have been made and that said committee
shall have power to employ steno-
grapher as clerk, who shall be paid out
Of the contingent Of the Senate on vouch-
erS approved by the committee.E
Mr.. Davis spoke atlength, and in clos
Ing said, that the facts and figures, all
taken from official reports, clearly estab-
lish,
!. That differences, changes and alterA.
tions, involving millions Of dollars, have
been made in the annual finance reports
after being officially made to Congress.
9. That ex.Secretary Bristow aud the
Finance Committe admit that they were
made between the years 1869 and 1871
without explanation and without author.
ity, and the reasons for making them
ought TO beknown.
8. That the annual finance reports to
Congress substantially aSree up to and
including 1868, and from 1877 l 10 the pres
ent, as to the public debt and expendi-
lures and receipts OF the government,
but between these years they differ
widely.
a. That in 1870 the Register oil the
Treasury was directed to restate the pub.
lie debt aud expenditures from the year
1865 To 1870 according to attainment
sent him from the secretary's Office, and
not according to data or books in his
Office.
5. That between the years 1869 and 1871
the secretarys new tables stating and re-
modelling the public debt and expendi-
lures OF the government first appear in
the finance report which makes these
changes and alterations and increases the
public debt and expenditures more than
hundred million dollars.
Mr.. Beck submitted the following
amendment to the substitute: And the
committee may report 10 the Senate
whether or not the public interest would
be promoted BY division OF the Treas
ury Department into two diJtinct apart.
menp. The duties Of one shall be to
manage the collection Of revenues and to
hold them till ordered by law TO pay
them out, and the duties Of the other
shall be TO manage the disbursement OF
the revenue collected and held by the
other. II the committee determined to
recommend such division OF said depart.
ment, they may report bill for that pur.
pose.
Mr.. Eaton said that there WAS Senate
Committee to determine the several
branches Of the Civil Service, Of which he
tEaton) was = member, and the Senator
from New York (Conkling) another.
That committee had considered the sub.
iect Of dividing the Treasury Depart.
ment.
Mr. Beck SAID he was not aware Of that
fact and therefore withdrew his amend
menI.
Mr.. Morrill, referred to the repor.
made In 1876 by Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio,
Chairman oi the Senate Finance Commit
tee, and by Mr.. Herman, q member Of that
committee, and argued that all the allie.
cations BY Senator Davis were satiatActo-
riIy explained in that report. He (Mor.
rill) had not the slightest objection 10 the
fullest examination, but there was no use
In having lsrge committee with several
clerks. Senator Davis himself could 20 to
the Treasury Department and have the
fullest explanation made Of any or all his
charges. There never had been an in.
warranted alteration made In any book
in the Department. BE made = brief
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