New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-09
XLVth CONGRESS---IId SESSION

CHOSEN BY PARTY vOTE-GENERAL SHIELDS
RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT on THE RE-
TIRED LIST OF THE ARMY.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. April 3, 1878.
In the Senate to-day petitions and memo
rails were introduced and referred 10 appropriate com
mttees as follows:
Rv Mr. HERMAN dem. N YJ-The resolution OF the
Common Council of Brooklyn asking for the construc-
tiOn of building IN that city for post ONCE anu Quiet
By Mr., WINDOW Rep., Mlnn.)-A petition OF the
Board OF Trade OF Minneapolis IN favor OF the improve
Vaous petitions ~ to the tariff and against the in
come tax were received.
The Chair lad before the Senate tine credentials OF
George II. PendetOn Senator from ONO from Mareh
A. 1879. Laid on the table.
Aso communication from the Secretary Of War ask
ing for an appropriation o $4,000 for printing he rec
os nf Tho Confederate States Referred TO the Commit
Mr. HARRIS Dem. TENN, from the Committee OF tho
Distriri of Colun,bia Ieporcd bill to incorporate the
snbnrban Railroad Company OF the District OF Coluin
ba." with substitute for tho same Flaceu Oh 'nc
Mr. FERRY REP Mich.l introduced hill to amend
sections II and rs the Revised Statutes, in relation
m m MS referred 20 the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. SARGENT Qsep. CALI introduced JOINT resolu
ton, authorizing the President 10 appoint eOihhls
sI0ncr 10 negotiate treaty with the Kingdom Of Core
Mr.. MATTHEW'S CRep., Ohiol gave notice Of a pro.
,osdi suhste for The bill to repeal the Bankrupt Act.
Mr.. DORSEY rep, Ark introduced bhl relative 10
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. MITCHELL dtep., QrcJ introduced hili Tor me
survey of tine mouth OF the Columbia RIVER heIefreu u
the Committee on Commerce. . 80, IN -
ON motion of Mr.. DAWES Rcp., MaSs) the BIZ pro
viding for public building at Topeka, hah was tahe
up, amended as TO limit the cost To S-OoOOo ana
CoLoRED MEN IN TIE ARMY.
On motion of Mr. BURNSIDE Gep. Il. L. the bill to
remove all restrictions existing IN regard TO the en-
stInent Of colored citizens any OF tho United
States Army was taken up
There was some discussion OF the bill during which
Mr. BLAINE Qicp. Mdne) said II VIII not De TWO years
before the regiments are made white ,,-.,.
Mr.. BURNSIDE SAID IL would be as absurd to require
mans II was done during the necessities OF the war,
but Is no longer necessary OF proper. .,,.. -, A.
four colOred Iements passed. was done as con
Pending further discussion tho morning hour expired
and the bill went over.
TIE RAILROAD DEBATE RESUMED.
The Pacific Railroad Funding Bill came up as unin-
ishod business.
Mr.. SARGENT rep, Cala.l resumed bis remarks,
which had been interrupted b. the adjournment on Fri
day. lie said in substance:
tits better Tor the matter OF dollars and
cents to-day that the road has been ou' and me Cover
mcnt will be better Oh Ia 1900 NOT dollar Ser
pa IL was not intended that The interest should be
paid rs il falls due The proceedings OF ne House snow
That such was not the intention OF lne plt; hn9 ~.
amendment to that effect. uheicd Dy Mr. Nhe, V III
diana, voted down. Tho Treasury having brth bche-
ted by the loan OF the tOEeihhlrlI 70 Wy Iul NV
should not be treated a. gratulty' although PIoH.
has been made In constructing ana Woikhg Tue ioan'
having proved SUCCESSFUL lhc cOHpd-
MES should be required 10 pay something more thh IS
now paid fund for the payment OF the prhcl
pal At maturity; The amount SHOULD npt o. SO E'is, ns
10 take away all profits, Tor that would De UNJUST 10 he
stockholders Hnd they may abandon the rohd 70 the
Government aud let It do what u viii with IT. By the
action of Congress the Credit MoDirr ope,Ations oi e
road have certain sense, been COndOncl ana on tdt
fact new stockholders have come In 10y the purchase OF
stock aud will be just neither TO the Old nor the new
stockholders TO punish them no" IoI CIOdl' MODi'i
wrongs.
Mr. BLAINE rep, Mel formally offered his amend
meut TO the twelfth section OF the bi striking out the
words rescrving the right 10 alter, amcndor repeal"
and inserting:
"a said Central Pacific and Union Pacific Rail
road s .sa a tahy and Gh sc R Rnd
Of this act relating 10 paymgalI 10 H io EHtgg
fund b. established as aforesaid suea sa9u be-
companies on account OF such bonds PRIOR 10 the maturity
Mr. Elaine then referred to the debates in 1873 on
the Pacific Railroads and read from the remarks Of Mr.
Thurman, claiming that a mat time the senator from
that mere s1oud De I'm, nHY I'm i arnUiatops OF
the Spectators and kiubbcrs OF Wast lie charged
that in seven years the Senator from ONO nhd
changed his position four times. sud II the hiIl
uos,cd retaining the clause rC-rryug the right 10
amend etc. there would be found Senators who would
change seven tunes IN four years. The Union Facnc
Railroad was paying per cent on S9O,OOO.OOO. WIN
twenty years development ahead II thls was not sur
S 6 o 3 b %GR 5en S tue
and 81 100000 fret mortgage bondsl. then the
The probablitles we're that tho property would
be worth double the amount IL Is now worth. ne uld
not share In the appTenthsions hGLnat %
There not ten all told Of The character OF thOse
ueld 80 rs instances Congress had been 50 chay OF
corporations that not ono year ol tue hu'
like hospital a steamboat company, wa, cicated III
the District of Columbia, where Congress had exclusive
Mr.. Blaine said the road was looked upon as a
national necessity In s62 aud sGi 70 save the NE OF
me Nation No one supposed the road would be built,
ana n corporation had al that time said; We viii build
Tire road and not ask dollar until locomotive has been
put on and run over H., II You VIII then
give 10 fifty millions in god-there would have
gfutrf ba ftFDp la
so Seen great Was the desire to have the road built
He protested against computing the compound Interest
I'm the had been done, % make the amount due
from roads. and said by the same mode OF compute
ton this Capitol has cost thousand million ana tne
the entire valuation Of tine whole country.
Mr.. SARGENT (Rep, Call said Il had been urged that
the Government was out three millions OF dollars
ally, though Il great hardship to w. Why II II
was for railroads the Government would be- out
eight millions annually TO nothing of the Territories
growing up, creating ta1-pAyng population.
ery OF the Nation the benefit Of the Nation, that
roads built and these corporations, that they had
employed merely execute the work, were not entitled
to pronts from It. lie would as soon credit them with
the invention OF steam
MR. THURMAN's SCALP SAFE.
Mr. THURMAN Dem, Oho) said he had road In the
morning papers that mis- scalp to be taken by the
Senator Maine, but he felt that his head stll
sound, and II would take tho Senator from Maine
time TO obtain what little hair be had left by housing
around among the records and the reports OF debates
In rcpy TO an assertion OF Mr. Blaine that he had n-
peared thrtyODe times the debate Of 1873, Mr. Thur
created morriment by reading what the Soma
tor from Maine had characterized speeches; the
being merely caCuatiuusor brief inquiries such
What's q" or The resolution introduced by the
Senator from Minnesota etc. II he had asserted by
Mr. Blaine, changed his position four times In seven
years, he said the senator Maine probably
of those would change his position seven times in
four years. lie defended his cause, claiming that he
had been consistent throughout this subject The
only charge against HIM that he had been
too consistent too hard-baked u DemOGrat-opuosed
TO chauge-tOO obstinate old fellow. II he
WAS disposed 10 be persOnal-whicn he not
lie might refer 10 the I'm OF July, 1876, when
the House passed what known the Lawrence
Funding Ili, which was far more severe than the bill
before the Senate the bill Of the judiciary Com
mittce OF the NLlNth Congress. That BILL which
pressly reserved the right 10 alter, amend repeal at
any time passed the House by vote OF l5i To o. Where
the c0guence Of the Senator from Maine then
hn nIII Nm INT Inc