The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15
Last Nights Dispatches.
xLVTCONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Ker-
nan said this statute excludes the hest
people of certain sections from the jury
box and degrades justice by throwing it
into the hands of ignorant and lncompe-
tent men, He alluded to the great in
crease of federal patronage and the power
of the use of the army, and the great dan
ger to be anticipated therefrom. He
deplored and repelled Senator Windom's
remark that free fraud and free mobs
were dear to tue democrats He mentioned
a number of pure and honest democrats
who had been elected governors of New
York. including Marcy, Seymour, Silas
Wright, Hoffman Tilden and Robinson,
Senator Morrill, asked if it was the same
Tilden who had not paid his income tax.
Senator Herman said yes; but he had
heard that the government failed to make
a case.
Senator Eatou asked if it was not the
same who was elected president and cheat
ed out of Office.
Senator Herman replied in like vein. He
declared that the democrats had often
carried the state of New York and the law
Authorizing supervisors of elections was
Senator Thurman got the floor and will
speak tomorrow.
Senator Beck moved an amendment to
the legislative bill, to provide for the
| speedy payment of arrears Of pensions. and
to authorize the secretary of the treasury
to pay out $l0,000,000 of legal tender in
the treasury as a special fund for the re-
demption of fractional currency. Senator
Beck said the secretary had increased the
public debt and favored the bondholders
by paying double interest
Senator Paddock said he conversed With
the secretary this morning, and the latter
thought the pending amendment would
not hasten the payment of pensions, as he
would be able to pay them whenever duly
presented If it was proposed to use this
fund to pay soldiers, it was forced plea,
so far as the secretary was concerned.
Senator Beck denied making the char
ges.
Senator Paddock said he had made
charges in every breath against the secre-
tary who had carried out his policy with
wonderful success
Senator Beck said no doubt the secre-
tary was a great man, and might be a
greater one.
Senator Paddock said he had done bis
duty, and deserved fair treatment and his
need of praise.
Senator Beck said the Secretary has re.
Gently stated that there would be- detci;
of $4l 900, 900, and asked for leave to is
sue $l8, ,000 600 bonds to preventive deficit
The Secretary was doing many wrong
things, and should understand that he
must obey the law. He (Beck's) amend
ment was to aid him.
! Senator Morrill, moved to amend by al.
lowing the Secretary, If necessary, to use
the money, and not directing him to do so
!, He defended the Secretary's actions.
Senator Ingalls, said $145,000000 oI
legal tenders held by the Secretary was ir
. excess of an available balance for resump
ton purposes, The retention of 40 pei
cent of debts was arbitrary and unwar
J ranted.
3 Senator Paddock said he understood thr
? Secretary'to say he could pay $2,0O0,00t
9 pensions per month. Answering a ques
a ton Of Senator Pendleton, he said he hat
! met the Secretary in the cloak room ant
8 questioned him, and had his previous i'm
a pressions confirmed by the Secretary
= answers.
y Senator Pendteton here adduced argu
ment in favor Of his bill! to give member
= of the cabinet etc. the privilege of mem
# bership of the senate, so that they Nigh
IL clearly explain department matters. Sena
; tor Paddock remarked that the senate
It had intimated that the secretary came VI
+ on this floor for the purpose of infuencin
legislation. 1t was right in him to ask que:
tons of the secretary aud it Was right f
him to answer them, as it was right ths
: he Paddock, should communicate tn
- answer to the Senate.
a Senator PendIeton said he did not ques
ton the right OF the secretary to come hel
and converse with the senator fgol
!, Nebraska,
)" Senator EdmuDds suggested that Il
II senator from Ohio move his bill requirir
- the secretary to appear here and Gnswt
20 questions (as an amendment TO pendin
appropriation bilD, and tell the Presider
that the operations for governmen sha
p not 60 on until he approved it.
ID Senator Pendleton said if the Senate
,r from Vermont would vote for his ball |
would offer it Immediately.
Senator Ndmunds replied that his su
ia gestion was in the direction Of reform
t. inaugurated On the other side.
ev Senator Voorhees, said he, this mornin
he saw the secretary Of the Tresury circuIs
n, ing in this chamber. If this clerk roc
ne and back door influence was to preva
the sooner Senator Pendleton's bill pss9
the better. This surreptitious way of col
ming YVES beneath contempt. If a me-
". Der of the cabinet was not willing to ta
the full measure of respon
.ar bility, let him keep away. Th
ier didn't want him to come
this manner. The Senate should rest
the ofFense of the Secretary Of the Ire
ury who sought to exert back door
ib fuence. Yesterday the Senate voted
nd apply idle money to the payment of p,
en-. sioDs, and to-day the soft, velvety steps
re, the Secretary of the Treasury was hea
while he passed drumming up recrui
Let not the Senator from Vermont ieer
the bill of the Senator from Ohio.
Tor Senator Edmunds said the Senator fr
'ai- Indiana misunderstood him. He did
er- jeer at the Senator's bill. He had cal
OF attention to it as a measure OF reform, q
suggested that If il was as great as
Senator thought it to be, it should be
)Ms upon this bill in order to secure its I
as sage, and then the House should be {
mel that if thoy did not think that way no
CT preparations TO carry on the governm
ms: should be made until it was passed,
ing wheel would revolve faster on the cuts
lick if you attach further reforms to it. so
ana pendent and others could not fail to
our swept into the current.
t. Senator Voorhees, replied that there
not a single rider to the bill but what ca
MY for an appropriation of money to carr
TITO on. The Democrats said to the Repu
cans, if you want to use the army to in