, 1879-05-15

afr. Morrill, moved M amendment to tho pend.
ing amendment, so that t1le Secretary might
tse e,s money ~ l'cez:ssary," IN lcn of posi-.
act was executed according 10 aw, a,ld That tlla
I Secretary llnd paid nu moro interest tlan lie
| Wnk warranted in duing.
ar. ln9alis said the Secretary hold 20 per cent
Of The lecal.tcnder notes ior the purpose Ot
reserved l0r the redemption OF fractional cur.
reney, lnade $l45. .0o0, ,tU0, which was In cxrcss
ot what was shown to t,o
AN AVAILABLE BALANCE.
T1e retention Of this 10 per cent was arbitrary
and wit.lnut warrant OF law. lis would nut II,
circulation the money now lying idle.
Mr. Teller .atd the Secretary of the Treasury
on the 12tl! of February increfy declared tint
there would be deficiency. and suggested
whether IL would not hc hr,tcr to Issuu bonus
that to take money from the Treasury.
!, hr. Paddock understood the Secretary to say
that he COULD par s., ,0o0, 900 month 10 meet
Tug dc;nuns Of the Pet!s!on 1lurcau.
:, MI. Fcndicton did not design To ask ques.
ton not entirely protcr. but II The Honator hnl
! no objection hc should like to know when and
Whcro the senatos lad the conversation With tlc
| Secretary
Sit. Paddock hal no objection to stotc TINT In
met the Secretary III the cloak-room io.day aud
| Asket hin questions about the payincut If mr.
rearaess Of p.nsions. The rrp1y 4: thu secrcta-
M y confirmed tlls Impressions, at.a paved l.i1n
from tlle necessity OF gotDg to t1e oiliee Ut the
stei etnry TO arQuIFc the Information.
alr lenitcioil replied tllat tile last cotnmuni-
cat!!.i !Ie kt.S Of from the Secretary was IN
thc Eth OK February, In which la nude the
statement that in orlur to pay tho arrears vi
| peus!ons there must be either additional taxes
| or sac Of bonds.
| Mr. Paaduch-1s tho Senator prepared to state
m snat w condition of tie Treasury is now exact-
| AF. Pcndlcson replied tl,at II there Was any
chaiiEe III 'hc coLition Of the Treasury It ought
70 hasc been ma,lc officially. by the Secretary.
nnd not - senator IN the clUak.room. II only
clcnr mud authoritative u Scnatur as thgy
| would BE- to the Senate, and lle,lcc tie rroat
behetlt tlIat would hc derived IRON, personal ex-
piatiat1o's 10 ti.ls body IS proposed Il, the bill
appropFiatnT the fund reserved for tile rcde1up-
| ton Of functional currency for The payment OF
| the arrears of pensions.
Mr paddoek remarked TINT the Senator had
intsmated that the accrc'nry had come upon
thls aoor for the purpose Of influencing lecisla-
ton. 1t was right III him to nsk qucstlons Of
the Secretary, null 1t waa right ior him 10
answer them. us It was right that he (Paddock)
should communicate the answer to tile Hcratc
Alr. Peudsetoi oad be did not question tho
right Of the Secretary to como hero and coo+
verso with the Scnator from Nebraska.
SUGGESTION.
Mr.. Edtnunds suggested that tho Senator
from Ohio move Ills bill trequtrlnE the secro-
tarY to appear hera aud nnswer qucstions), as
an amendment to tho pending appropriation
btlt asitl tc! the President that the operations
Of the Government shall not 60 on until Ae ap-
proved II.
mont would vote for his bill ho would offer it
Immediately.
Ms. Elnunds replied that his suggestion was
in The direction OF reform ns inaugurated on tho
Mr.. repllcton saia lie could not consider sug-
Eestions troin TIT Senator Oh matters Of such
public Importance.
Ar. Ed1nui,ds remarked TINT be had madc his
other aide 0 ~' ~ >4''
Ny. iendleton In h!s seat)- Iimeo Uanaos.
Mr. Voorhees, said tlut this InurnIug lie saw
the seeretury Of the Treasury circulating Iii this
clIanbcr. II fhs cloak-rooa mn! back door ID
luencc was to prevail thu sooncF the nii OF tic
Senator frum Ohio was passct, tllu bettrr, This
surreptis!ons way Ut coming III was bcneatf, con
tempt. II . 1net,,bgr ol the Catiuct was not
Willing 70 tako the full measure of rcsponslbll-
lty, let him keep away. They did not want bin,
70 CONC nnl 70 III ths manner. When he
, tpoorEets) was q member Ut tie uousu ho saw
tllc Secretary Ut the Treasury tFcssendcn) con.
vcrsinG with me1nburs ou public business, but
who left the hail when 1t wns proposed that he
give IL the House what Ie was petItll!nE over
tic loor, nnd now tho Senate should resent thc
oftcnsc of tbs Secretary Of the Treasury who
sought to
EXERT gAoK.poon 1Hpt,,,rscH,
Yesterday t],r sennte hal v,,tcd :, un,1v Tim
Idle money TO thu paynlcnt Of pensions, mid to-
day tho soft, velyotY step of lie Secretary of
tho Treasury wus lluard while be passed, drum
lnInE tp recruits Let not tlIu Ecnntor from
Vcrillont icer ut tue Ctll Of thc Suuutar fro,,,
UhIu.
Mr.. Edmunds satd tic Senator from Indiana
misunderstood him. flc diii mt inrr Mt tiIn
Senutur's bIi. lie llau called attention TO It a.
q measure uf reiuru,. n,Ni su.rrstrI int II it
was as vreat Us tllc Senator tilHugllt 1t to b. tt
should bu nit 11nn1 tiIa f,fIl IN nrflnr IN sc,,r jfs
passage, ntd then The liousc should ie told tlIat
II they did nat thuk tt,ut way, no sp,,ropria.
ttons tn curry oil fl,e i;uycruinent sln!n In
male until It Hus nassod. Tin wlmni wnrItl
rcyolye fastrr on tho outse il ya1l attaet, fur.
thur rcforuls to it. 90 lid Presjicnt and others
could nut fall 10 bs swept into tic current.
atnsla rider to thu bill but what called for MI
I'.,n.,s,s . ".; ~ ".ol ~; ~ st{ ~ out; M liz
wonf r., .,.n lin, ,r,n,, -, ~ tnrtra' ',r,. !, 49,
ttuI,s we do not want 10 appropriate uuI,cy for
It's support. II you say v.j,l wust tue artHy to