Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-28

question OF Allowing Field to Hold His
Seat--Nine Democrats Vote in the Affirm
alive With the Isepublicans--Bil to Pre-
vent the Introduction of Contagious Dis
eases = Another Hayes Nomination
Rejected--Ap intments = miscellaneous
News.
Senate.
( WASHINGTON March Ex-senator Herman in
troduced a bill granting pensions 10 Indians
who were in the service of the United States in
the war of 1912, as scouts, guides or warriors.
Referred.
Senator Mcmillan, from the committee on
claims, reported with amendments the House
bill for allowance of certain claims reported by
the accounting officers Of the treasury depart
ment. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Hoar called up the resolution to pay
John Ray and VIM. Il. Mcmillan the sum of
$1,000 each, to reimburse them for expenses
incurred in contesting the seat in the Senate
for the unexpired term Of VIM. P. Kellogg, as
Senator from Louisiana, for the term ending
March Sd, 1873. Agreed to, yeas so, nays7.
Senator Conklin introduced bill appropri-
river between Randall's Island and the Hudson
river. Referred.
The Vice President, under an order of the
Senate adopted yesterday, appointed Senators
Eustis, Saunders and Conover the committee
on the part of the Senate to meet the remains
of Hon. John E. Leonard on their arrival at
New York, and to accompany them to the place
of interment.
Senator Merriman submitted resolution di-
recting the secretary of war to communicate to
the Senate all such information as may be in
the department in relation to the time when
the government took charge of the Atlantic &
North Carolina railroad; how long the govern
ment had possession of the same what rate of
freight it established, and the gross receipts
from freight and fare over the road from May
LIST, 1865, to October 26th, 1865. Agreed to.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
railroad sinking fund bill, Senator Hill, of
Georgia, having the floor. He said the bill re-
ported by the railroad committee proposed
sinking fund by consent of the companies,
while that of the judiciary committee proposed
to establish sinking fund at the will Of the
part OF Congress was not only unauthorized by
the constitution, but would be actually subver-
slve of the great purposes for which the gov
eminent was instituted. He quoted at some
length from the Pacific railway acts of 1862 and
1864, and argued that no power Of the Legisla-
pretense whatever, change, add to, alter, amend
or revise contract except upon the allegation
and proof of fraud in it's procurement.
Senator Beck said the government would not
get it's money unless some means should be
taken to compel the roads to pay.
Senator Hill said if Congress could not pro-
tect the rights of the government by denying
stockholders single right they were entitled
to, it could not resort to extraordinary rene
dies. He thought this was the most remark
able bill ever introduced in a legislative body,
and he had no doubt but the supreme court
II firm h1c oh : ho
It was bill fled to foreclose mortgage be-
fore the mortgage became due. It was
common law action to secure the payment
Of debt before the debt became
due. It was bill which found no precedent
in the courts of law or the history OF legisla-
ton. Presidents were to be disregarded, and
powers unknown to the British parliament in
its most omnipotent days were to be exercised.
Senator Thurman said the Senator from
Georgia had INDUCED in some very sweeping
denunciations of the bill of the judiciary
committee-so sweeping that if true and well
founded, the first duty Of the Senate would be
to disband its judiciary committee. If the
assertions of the Senator from Georgia were
true, the members Of the judiciary committee
were either idiots or Williams. But he did not
believe they were either.
Senator Thurman then warmly defended the
committee and spoke Of the standing members
thereof as jurists. He said they ought to know
the law and if they had reported bill in plain
antagonism to the constitution, it was the
bounden duty of the Senate to dismiss that
committee and appoint another and a better
one in its stead. He thought it would be found
by the decision Of the Senate when it came to
a vote on this bill, that the committee did
know something Of law, and that the govern
ment of the United States was more powerful
than any corporation which could exist.
There were things which dropped from the
mouth of the Senator from Georgia calculated
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faithfully discharged their duties. He would
not reply to the arguments, however, and gave
notice now that he would ask the Senate to
come to vote on the bill Wednesday next.
Senator Hill said he was not aware he made the
slightest charge against the judiciary commit
tee, OF any member Of it. He believed the
committee had made mistake and reported a
bill to exercise powers which Congress did not
possess. He did not think it was offensive for
a member Of the Senate to differ from the judi
ciary committee on question of legislative
power. He had great respect for the Senator
from Ohio, (Thurman) and for every member
| Of the Judiciary committee, but it was his hon
est conviction that the committee had made a
mistake, and was he to follow his conviction,
or had the judiciary committee power not only
to violate contracts, but to compel him to fol
low their view.
After some further discussion, Senator Bailey
took the floor to speak on the sinking fund bill
/
Senator Window called up the House bill
making appropriations for the consular anc
diplomatic service of the government for tn,
year ending June 80, 1879, and explained it.
provisions. The amendments reported by TIL,
committee on appropriations were agreed to
as follows: Restoring the salaries of United
States ministers to Great Britain, France, Ger
many and Russia, to $17,5OO each; those t,
Spain, Austria, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Japa1
and China to $12, 900 each, and those to Chill
and Peru to $4,000 each: the minister residen
and consul general to Hayti to 81 500; Liberi
Havana and Rio De Janeiro to $4,000 each
Melbourne 81 500; Berlin $4, 900; Vienna, Rome
Frankfort and Constantinople to $1,000 each
and the agent and consul general at Cairo
$4,000.
4 Other amendments of the committee on ar
preparations were agreed to as follows: Rails
ing the consulates at Hong Kong and Honolulu
Hanlon, Canton, Among, Tientsin, Ching
Kiang, Ningpo and Callas from $4,000
$500 each; those at Tripoi, Tunis Tangier
Nagasaki, Osika, Hiogo Bangkok and Valpara
so from 50, 500 to $4,000 each.
Providing for new consuls at the followin
Z places, at a salary of 81 900 each: SouthamI
ton, Turks Island, Stettin. Nantes, Valenci,
Santa Cruz, Milan, Venice, Swallow, Maranhan
) and for consular clerks at Beyrout and Maple
IN addition to those authorized by the Hou.
of Representatives.
' The committee on appropriations reported [
Z strike out of the House bill the clause requi
! ing consuls to make to the secretary Of State
quarterly statement of the exports and impor
to the different places to which they may |
, accredited, the market price of various art
: cles, &C., and it was agreed to.
Senator Sargent submitted the following
an amendment in lieu of the part stricken on
every consul or officer shall furnish the seer
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