New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
XLvIrn CONGRESSES SESSION.

VANCE TRIES TO REPLY.
SENATE WASHINGTON. May 10, 1879.
The PRESIDENT pro TEN. laid before the
Senate to-day communication from the Secretary ot the
Treasury in reply to resolution calling Tor infor'
nation with regard to the direct tax imposed on the
States and Territories IN 1861.
Mr. BELL explained briefly his reason for calling for
the information He said the whole amount Of the tax
was 500 900 OO0 OF which there is due and unco-
lected the sum OF S3,O00,O00 from portion OF the
States and Territories He sald that some speedy ah
eectusl method should be adopted for the recovery oil
The report of the Secretary shows that the amount s
dne and uneolected from the eleven States which par
Ioipated IN the late rebellion nfgtegaIe 20 ~
and that the balances due from all other stses anu ie
rores amount to i55S29 Iee prinSPai ,ss
Ing this latter total are S2O7 oso I4r Mscoss @ for
Oregon: and S269S2 tor Utah. Ohsettng war claims
have been GTeiesed OVs Wisconsin and Kansas
The amounts reported ~ still due from i9e eleven states
are about as follows Virginia. S2s60OO; North caro-
lima S199O00; South Carolina sloS'oOV; aG
S5O2. 600: Alabama. s52900Oi MISSISSIPPI, S3i3oOo;
Louisiana, s7l,00O; Tennessee, S2ss,oeo Arkansas %
SlOSOO0 Florida, $1,000; Texas, sI'4Ooo. 5. S9cre
tary sherman on transmitting this report says Ihere
can be doubt that the Secretary OF oIe tne
lectiur this direct tax under The provisions
of existing laws. TO leave these portions uneoeced
will be an unconstitutional and inequitabe dlscrimna-
tion against those States which have paid their respec
quotas Of the tax under the statute OF l9ol anu
other The last legal suspension OF the eoecu9
expired January l. 1863. 1t remains for Congress 10
decide whether the collection snail proceed under the
methods provided by existing statues, OF .nvthet M
dtional legislation s necessary Toe protracted su'
pension only renders the final collection OF the tax more
GiGcut and uncertain, ana iarther Ieel'latioh DC
re ,essary II should be mmedlate."
The PRESIDENT pro TEN. also laid before the Senate
a communication from the Secretary OF the treasury IN
reply to the resolution Mr. Plumb In regard to the
redemption of egaenders and the retention oi god III
the Treasury. Referred TO the Committee on fnsnce.
The Secretary says: have to state tDat there mas
been redeemed coin since January l. 1873 OF legal
tender notes. an amount Of S4.133,5l3. "a 70 Tue
amount of coin authorized 20 be retained IN the Irea
ury for the purpose OF maintaining OF sleCc
payments have state that under the provisions Of the
Resumpt0n act authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury in order TO prepare and provide Tor the feuehp
tion of United States notes. 10 any surplus revenue
i'm tbe Treasury not otherwise appropriated. and 10
issue bonds ofthe United states the com
of the Treasury has been increased to Sl3S,OOoOOO
thot being about 40 per cent ofthe notes outstanding
to be redeemed and believed 10 be the smallest reserve
upon which resumption could be prudenty commenced
and successfully maintaned-as fully set forth IN my
last annual report This reserve arose from the sac o
sg5 800 900 bonds and from surplus revenues as
authorized by law and it under existing law be
maintained unimpaired for the purpose lof WHICH "aS
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the Legsla
At the suggestion of Mr.. BECK Dem, KyJ, it was
agreed that the vote the political part OF the Dill
shall be taken tomorrow az o'clock y. IN.
Mr.. BLAINE Uep., Me- replied % the remarks OF Mr.
Eaton (DeIn Conn delivered last week, respecting the
views OF Daniel Webster the Constitution OF the
limited states He said that previous occasion the
senator rom Connecticut had stated that MI webster
had called the Union confederation OF states, nut on
Friday tho senator said had not been able TO find
that Mr. webster used tins language hut that he
had called it a compact between the states
made his speech the book of Alexander H. Stephens
entitled Z" The War Between the states Inc WoIk
should have been called "The Rebellion Against the
United States" The senator derived his facts II not in
splration, from that book-a book which was
pages from the opening to the closing chapter:
IL wac mischevOus because II was an absolute tissue OF
debprate presen atons and II the more mis-
chievous because n came from A sincere man. MR.
Stephens had undeTtakon TO snow that Mr webster had
changed ms views and had declared in his CapOn
Springs speech in 1851 that the Union was union OF
States. founded on compact; Ihe senator from Con
ance Of the terms. on them hang The dlVisOn OF
parties now STRIVING Tor The mastery ana Tue
construction % the principles which the Government
should be admin seredwhetber the Government shall
have power TO manaih itself. or whether IL snail de-
pend for its existence on the states. IL would be
seen by reference 10 the life OF Webster by
Curtis that Mr.. Webster had denied the con
structon gwen to his CapOn Springs speech MIR. Web
ster maintained that the Union was not league or
confederaey between the people OF the states In their
sovereign capacity but government properly founded
on the will OF the people with relations beUweenIse and
individuals. Mr.. Webster aid make use OF the term
compact" but said the people OF all the States, and
not the States entered into It, Mr. Blaine argued that
thus is a lie said the Senator from Connecticut
had failed TO maintain hls leading propo.ito lie had
not shown that The Uuion was COMPACT between the
States the Constitution repudiaes That idea IN It's pre-
SHARP REPLY TO HILL.
Mr.. BLAINE then replied to the remarks OF Mr.. Hill
Dem Gal on former OCCASION reading from the pro-
ceedngs of the Georgia convention that passed the or
dinanee OF secession show that Mr. Hill voted for It,
though he had previously told his constituents that he
would consent TO a dissolution of the Union as he would
consent the death Of his father, namely from neces
sity with sadness OF heart Mr. Blame saw by COM
pimeniary biographies OF other gentlemen that they
did Willingly go, but were dragged into secession
by their States while the Senator from Kentucky Sr
Wilamsl dragged into secession because ms STATE
Mr NV WTTIYhMs Dem. XVI asked Mr. Blaine whether
he did hire substitute instead of going to the war
himself.
passed ny The Congress OF winch he was member
there was exemption of members OF the legislative
departments. He was among the first men drafted,
and, caring TO resign as member Of Congress he
sent substitute. What would the senator from Ken
tucky have done If he had been drafted
Mr.. WILLIAMS replied that ne should have gone TO
the war II he had been on the Republican side.
Mr.. BLAINE-But IL was not your fight on that side.
The honorable Senator into rebellion because his
Mr. WILLIAMSON your substitute go
Mr.. BLAINE-No; he was scaiy fellow and Demo
cTat ana bounty jumper.
yOict-Dd You pay half price
Mr. BLAINE-NO, full price, more than an average
Democrat Is worth. llaughter;l
Mr. BLAINE then sand tnat the Senator from Georgia
(Mr HlD had claimed that the Union was saved not by
the Republicans but by the Democrats In Connecticut
it was not Buckingham and Hawey; II the Senator
(Air EatoDJ VINO dd H. In New-iork II was not sew
ara out Governor seymour Ia ONO ~ was not Shase
think the Democrats helping MIN along rapidly
the Senator nom Georgia tlOnght.
MI. KAr0N-Does the Senator desire to make per-
sonal attack on mel
Mr.. BLAINE-Not the slightest.
Mr.. EATOS-If 50, let him make IT,
Mr.. BLAINE said he had been showing tho mis-
take supp0sDg that the Democrats OI the North saved
DulOD lie tDeH TtlblItu 10 tnc DcinUOTdllc
mitee which came 10 Washington 10 effect the release
Of Mr. NalAnd ghHm, OF Ohio, but who would not sign
paper pledqug their 10y atty, which suggested by
President Lincoln a. preliminary 70 the revocation
OF the military order that held Mr. Nalandlg-
nam III Mr.. BLAINE referred t. the letter
of President Lincoln. addressed 10 Mr Corning. OF
HewYork in which lie gave little advice, saving that
the Army could not be maintained If desertcr only
should suffer death. Must l." President Lincoln
asked shoot sDpl Dple-Inlnded boy, while would not
tOucn hair of men VINO would encourage him 10 desert
-men who would fight III a bad cause and impede the
operations Of the Administration by iniaumajoTy ap-
peas aud other meansI To silence the agitation and
The boy is mercy"
Mr.. BLAINE sTIRs UP BAYARD.
Mr.. BLAINE next referred to the state OF Delaware
and oath demanded by the military at the polls
which. lie said merely one Of loyalty
Mr.. BAYARD (Dem.. Deli merely wished to say that
the state Delaware of the original thirteen
states Her gave their blood 10 bud up the Gov
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