The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
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FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS
A SPICY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE ON
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
SENATE.


Washington March 20.
TWAS ordered that there be printed for the use
of the Finance Committee statement maue py
the Secretary of the Treasury in regard 10 the re-
neal of the specie resumption act and tables sub
mitted by HIM on the subject.
The Senate bill to amend section 2464 OF the Re-
Vised Statutes, relating to the sale Of timber on
pnbllc domain was discussed briefly and passed
yeas 80, nays II.
Messrs Window, Blaine and Wthers were ap'
Dointed Conference Committee on the part OF
the Senate on the Military Appropriation bill,
ARADIoAL BENT ON REVENGE
Mr.. Howe submitted the following;
Resolved, That the President be requested, ifno'
incompatible with public interest, to inform the
Senate whether w. R, Whitaker, who recently
presided in the Superior Criminal Court OF the
parish ofIOrleans, was formerly employed either
in the Internal Revenue service or as assistant
Treasurer at New Orleans. II 80, during what
period Of time, whether in either OF said capaci'
ties said Whitaker is q defaulter to the United
States and what amount and under what circum'
stances whether legal proceedings have been ta-
ken against said Whitaker, either civil orcrimin-
al, and with what result; whether such proceed
ings are still pending, or, If discontinued, when
they were discontinued and by whose direc'
tions. Ordered that 1t be printed and laid on the
table. -...
PACIFIC RAILWAY AFFAIRS,
At the expiration Of the morning hour conside-
ration was resumed OF the Pacific Railroad Sink
ing Fund bill, and Mr. Mitchell spoke in favor
of the bill reported by the Committee on Rail
roads
Mr.. Mitchell quoted at great length from iudic
ial decisions as to the pOwerot Congress ana re-
ferring to the clause of the bill or the Judiciary
Committee declaring what should constitute net
earnings said il was indetensible in law ana OPP
posed to reason This question was now pendlng
In the courts, and Congress had no right to make
any declaration declaring what should consntnle
net earnings on the advance of any decision. lie
argued that the Government had no sovereignty
in the matter When the government made
contract with its citizens II diveSted itself OF its
sovereignty, and stood upon the same footing as
its citizens.
Mr.. Thurman said he did not propose to discuss
the bill further now, bat at the proper time he
would endeavOr to show the Senate that the Dill
of the Committee on Railroads was new subsidy
to these Ompanes nearly equal to the bond sub
sidy already granted. He thought 1t would be
better to the governmental lose all due from these
companies than to give up the right to alter amend
OF repeal their charters as the bill of the Railroad
Committee proposed to do.
r..
but before commencing his argumentitwas agreed
that the bill should be laid over uutil tomorrow
with the understanding that 1t be unfinished bu
sness after the morning hour,
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF
the House bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to employ temporary clerks and making
appropriation for the same also making appro-
priatiOnS for detecting tresspassers ON public
lands in certain States and for other purposes the
pending question being on the amendment OF Mr..
Beck to the amendment Of the Committee on APP
pTopratiOns ioIbidding any charge for wood or
timber cut ON public lands in territories OF the
United States for the use of actual settlers in the
territories and not for export so as to provide that
timber should not be exported from the territory
where it grew,
Mr Beck modified his amendment so as to pro,
vide that in the event of timber being so exported
from the territory 1t should be liable to seizure by
United States authority wherever found
Pending discussion, Mr.. COnOyer submitted the
following
PeS0lyGd. That the President is hereby requested
to communicate TO the Senate if not incompatible
with public interest," such information as the
Government has received respecting the terms
and condition under which the surrender OF Gu |
ban insurgents has been made, together with such |
other information in his possession respecting the
future policy of Spain in the government OF the |
island of Cuba. He asked for immediate consid. |
Grafton OF the resolution, but objection was made
and it was laid over, after which the Senate ad'
jOurned.