Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, June q.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Vests resolution declaring in favol
of free coinage and the eTemonetization o
silver was taken up.
During the debate Messrs. Herman
Ferry and Allison protested against this
method of instructing the Finance Com
mittee.
After debate Mr.. Vest offered the fol,
lowing as a substitute for his first resolu-
tion, to obviate any criticism as to Its
working:
RcSoIred, That the complete remoneti-
zation Of Silver, and its restoration to
perfect equality with gold, both as coin
and bullion, are demanded alike by the
dictates OF justice and wise statesman
ship.
The morning hour expiring the reso-
luton goes over until tomorrow.
The resolution providing additional
pay for Congressional employees, was
again taken up, and the amendments
Of Messrs. Wallace and ingalls,, forming
one judicial expenses bill, political as
scssments bill, &c., were withdrawn by
unanimous consent.
The resolution was passed as reported
from the committee, with a slight
amendment.
Mr.. Eaton reported from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, without the
amendments, the Judicial Expenses
Appropriation bill, passed yesterday by
the House. He said there would be no
attempt by the majority to shorten the
debate, and night session would not be
forced.
The bill was then considered.
The bin was read third time and
passed-yeas %; nays Ii.
House bill making appropriations to
paw the fees of L. S. marshals and their
general deputies, was read twice and re-
ferred TO the Committee on Appropria-
tiOnS.
House joint resolution fixing Monday,
June Both, at p. NJ, as the time of final
adjournment, was laid before the Senate.
Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, in con-
neCtiOn with the resolution, said: We
are not without hope that we may agree
with the House, but at this time il is
best not to do so. Therefore, | ask its
reference to the Committee on Appro-
priations. So ordered.
Mr.. Allison submitted a resolution
that all the testimony taken by the se-
lect committee investigating the Treasu-
ry accounts be reported to the Senate
and printed for the use OF the Senate.
Mr. Beck objected to the production
of fragmentary testimony before the
committee. He regarded any refer
cnCe to what the committee was doing
as indecOrous.
Mr.. Ingalls, said he had never referred
tO it until the chairman Davis, OF West
Virginia had set the example. Then he
had reiutcd some statements which
We're not borne ont by the facts. The
only discrepancy developed was a du
plicate warrant Of less than S250,0O0,
paid by mistake. This was the fOunda-
ton OF all the charges OF hundreds OF
millions Of dollars of irregularities.
Mr.. Beck said that examinations made
by himself showed that Mr.. Ingalls,
statement was wholly unwarranted. He
would be glad if all the irregularities
discovered by the committee could be
explained as errors in bookkeeping,
ble[e it would be unw5is6 to publish the
ltSllllOlN. IL illSlJ olldNO biN N'hhi
dence of the world in our government
or give the world indus confidence in
it. There had been no unnecessary de-
lay by the committee.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, said he
had not quoted testimony before the
committee, but only the published state
mcnts Of the department. lie reiterated
his previous statement OF discrepancies
between the public debt statements and
the evidence OF the latter before the
committee.
Mr. Davis yielded to Mr.. Voorhees,, on
whose motion the House bill authoriz-
ing the construction OF a railroad bridge
across the Wabash River was taken up
and passed.
The presiding officer laid before the
Senate the message from the President
of the United States, transmitting his
veto Of Senate bill No. 500 for the relief
OF Joseph B. Collins. Referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Adjourned.