New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-26
x1vIrH COYGRESS-IST SESSION


ppc1rr AR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
,,p prpNsDr on THE INTEROCEANIo CANAI-A
COMPARISON OF PARTY RECORDS IN THE SEN
ATy-sJIoRT SESSION OF THE HOUSE,
SENATE WASHINGTON. June %, 1879.
The President pro TEN. of the Senate beng
IN todav. he appointed Senator Eaton Dem- ConnO to
act temporarily as presiding oIfceF'
Mr. EATON assumed the chair
The presdIug officer laid before the Senate commu-
n;caton from the Secretary OF the Treasury about r.
,irerating ship etc. Referred TO the Committee on
Epidemic Diseases
Mr. VEST Dem. MOI introduced the following con-
curret resolution THAT the complete reconciliation
of silver IT. full restoration money metal anu I.s
free coinage by the Government OF ie ul1'eu ia wise
craftsmanship" ordered to lie on the taDle anu po
VEST gave notice of his intention to speak upon it
Mr., BURNSIDE Rep. r. ~ introduced a joint res
LsfGs The people Of this Union for fifty years nave
adhered to the Monroe Doctrine that the natlons 81
fine American continents by the free ana lndepch1eIi
condfion which they have assumed and maintained are
bcnceorth not 10 he considered as subjects IOr ituio
occnuatiou nv any European power; therefore De III
"Resolred, BY the senate and House OF KeIresenta-
tyes that the people of these states Teud no. N
of Europe to establish under their protection snd uo
nation ship canal across ra e i'm any other light
than as a manifestation of an uniriendy ulspOsi'ion
toward the United states" .n,
The Senate then took the concurrent resoIutinIh
r 66 conmittce OF i've Senator'S and
Pcnresen9tyes to report next December what change
ron,e After brief discussion It referred TO the
Finance Committee on suggestion OF Mr. MOkklLL
'hMgP Mp 'RA.SsoM Dem, N c., from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill which was passed; cnapgg
the name o. the tefpy-Ooa' JULIUS f''A''i' -
Inc morning hour here expired, and the unfinished
din extra nav for clerks pages and other employees Oh
Congress employed for the session.. ,.,..,..o
Mr. DAVIS dem, W. Val moved TO lay the JOINT leso
lution on the table for the present but Withdrew us
motion to allow Mr.. WINDOW Rep., Mimi 10 speak
Mr. BECK Dem XVI gave notice Of his intention TO
offer amendments forodding Department oInCers rom
spending and contracting 10 spend more Inal - up
proprated any purpose also an amendment pelhs
Substantially the bill now before the House, 10 prohDlt
Federal officers, claimants ana Contractors Iol
contributions for political purposes. ,
Mr.. WINDOW (Bep., MINI? proceeded 70 speak upon f
the Joint resolution, saying his remarks Tod os oi
political character He cOntrasted the political man
cial and industr condloh Oh TUE uou' d roietad
ocratic and Republican anu rGiate t
the growth OF foreign ana domestic commerce. atlDu
ing the latter largely 10 tne system OF m h,
ment adopted under Republican RUE lie lh0ueut mls
Democratic friends would do well to consider the slats
ties he had read IN view OF their oltrepIaIed
that the country Is going to ruin under Kepuocas
Mr.. SALISBURY Dem, Dell admitted tne great
ia NOT thought that IL was wholly attributable to the
action OF the Republican party MI SALISBURY pointed
to the war the public debt to revived secuonallsh 20
financial distress among the people, TO wastage ana
reckless sduandering of public money To the encourage
RepnblIcan party. He then went on to speak Of the
election laws and said the mandate OF the people for
oheyed He was proud OF every action Of the Demo-
cratic party from the day when II came into existence
or anv democratic Senator single instance OF
Republican population revealed by Democratic hFest-
Mr. SALISBURY said If Mr. Window was so blind as
not TO such corruption 1t would be Impossible 10 en-
Mr.. DAVIS Dem W. va) sald that in the public debt
statement OF 1869 there was difference OF @94OOOOOO
hatv he TAI
and published for tne country, and what the real acts
were The Committee of investigation INTO the affairs
of the Treasury Department had under consideration
acts which would bear out this assertion. ,
NJ that committee and since its chairman mr. Davis
had lit remove the seal OF secrecy from lie pro
ceediugs he would say that the testimony before the
COMMITTEE shows that every apparent discrepancy was
due to change in the method OF statng tho accounts
Mir DAVIS differed from Mr.. Ingalls. and prophesied
humiliation the Republican party from the report OF
Mr. SALISBURY Dem. DELI said that without nam
ing individuals he would advise Mr.. WINDOW 10 thlnk
over tbe san Domingo scheme the whiskey frauds the
Freedmpn's bureau the Beknap disgrace, the manage
ment the funds Of the Navy, eo. what had become
of the S75 600 900 TO S2O0OO0000 appropriated under
General Grants administration for the Navy and IN
despite OF Navy disgrace to the country
money was spent I'm Jobs and election cOrrupuOns Had
the Senator forgotten the Credit MoDlner -, ,,
renaat hrs challenge to the other side 10 point
Gle uan discovered by the thirty-three Democratic IN
yesgating committees 10 be deiaulter or corruption
isl The only man named had been Oryille Grant who
sold some ship knees for than he paid for them
whether that was a fraud stated-aud Mr.. Robe
SON now an houOred member of the other house. against
whom nothing had been shown.
Mr MORGAN Dem, Aa.) said he would mention Mr.
Belknap
Nj. WINDOW replied that Mr.. Belknap certainly
never stole a dollar from the Government. IL not
even proved IL he stole from anybody. The Mmskey
Ring was composed Of more Democrats than Republic
cans and dishonesty not unearthed by any COM
mttee. - ,,.r,-..,,, - . /.
After further discussion, Mr. WINDOW read state
meut showing the percentage upone very $1,000
dsbursed during different administrations foliows
Jackson 81 50 Van Buren,, S2l Is Harrison, $40 81
Polk s. "a; Taylor and Fillmore s. ca Pierce, 50 s6
Buchanan, SO 9s; Lincoln, 81 al JOHNSON, 49 cents
Grant first term, 40 cents; second term, 20 cents.
On motion OF Mr. WALLACE Dem, Penn at 3:25
n M the senate adjourned until tomorrow.