Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-16
Senator Beck's Remarks Upon the Leg.
islatlve, Executive and judicial
Appropriation Bill.
Valuable Suggestions for DemOc-
racy When They Come
In Power.
Removal of Cases from State to
United States Courts Discussed.
The Silver Bill Sustained by 0as Hun.
dred and Twenty. Six to One
Hundred and Nine.
Great speech by senator Thur
man.

WASHINGTON, May l5.-SENATE.-
Mr.. Cockrell introduced a joint reso-
luton authorizing and requesting the
President of the United States to
open correspondence with the Repub-
lie of France, with a view and for the
purpose of negotiating the proper
treaty of reciprocity and commerce
with that government on terms alike
honorable and just. Three commits
%siOners are to be appointed on behalf
of the United States preliminary to
the making of such a treaty. Their
compensation is to be fixed by the
secretary of state. Referred,
Mr.. Farley introduced a bill for the
relief of John A. Suter on account Of
lands taken from and services render.
ed by him to the United States.
Consideration was then resumed of
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. Mr.. Beck ex-
planned the provisions of the bill as
it had been amended, stating the in
crease by the senate was $94. SOC, making
the entire sum 1881 900. Among the
amendments were $40, 900 for minis
and $27 600 for the interior depart
ment additional to the appropriations
in the bill for these purposes. He
suggested what reforms should be
made by the reduction of the num-
Der of store-keepers and gaugers
under the commissioner Of internal
revenue; $4,000 annually could be
saved.
He thought hundreds of thousands
Of dollars might also be saved by re-
adjusting the machinery of the GUS
toms department, as in numerous
cases the expenses of collecting the
revenue far exceed the receipts. He
hoped the committee on apprOpria-
ti9ns would consult with the commit
tees of the house so that at the next
session congress should have data on
which to act i~ntelligently, He would
prefer to have reforms made now in
stead of waiting till the Democrats
came into power, which they expected
to DO.
Mr.. Thurman said they had before
them an appropriation bill for the
support of the legislative, executive
and judicial branches of the govern
ment. Nobody denied that the
amo ant was sufficient, but opposition
hau been made TO the bill because of
the provisions relating to trial by jury
and to elections. Rather than agree
to these the minority say, in effect,
they will stop the appropriations and
defeat the bill. Scarcely any word
had been uttered by the minority on
the merits Of this question.
1t was said that these provisions
had no proper place in the appropria-
ton bill, and that they were dictated
by the South because the gentlemen,
in their Imagination, supposed there
was a huge conspiracy to produce an
archy, as if the majority here and the
Democratic people of the United
States have not as much interest in
the order, peace aud prosperity of the
country and perpetuity Of the govern.
ment as any men belonging to the
Republican or any other party.
HoUsE.-In the morning hour tht
discussion was resumed of the bill Il
amend the statu ties relating to the re.
moval of cases from the State to tn,
United States Courts, and Mr.. 0rtl
concluded his argument against tn,
bill. Mr.. McTane followed in sup
port of the bill
The morning hour expired befor,
any action was taken upon the bill re
lating to the re moval of causes iron
State to Federal courts. The consid
Grafton was t'nen resumed of tn.
Warner silver bill pending, being tn
motion of Mr.. Killnger to lay the bill
and amendme ut on the table, on whicl
the yeas and lays had been ordered
The roll was cillled and the vote re
sulted--yeas, 100 nays, l2G, and th
motion to lay the silver bill on til,