New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-26
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.

A DEBATE ON PARTY RECORDS.
SENATOR WINDOW DESCRIBES THE GOOD RESULTS
OF REPUBLICAN RULE-THE DEMOCRATS woR-
RIED-ATTEMPTs AT REPLY.
GsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEi
WASHINGTON. June Ex-senator Beck has for
years cherished worthy ambition to make himself
a name as a National economist. He took the floor
early to-day support of his resolution to appoint
a committee to overhaul the system of collecting
the internal revenue and the customs, and to sug-
gest any reforms which may seem to promise any
thing in the way of renown to the investigators.
Mr. Becks speech was good one, but was easily
recognized as an old acquaintance. The residue OF
the day in the Senate was gwen up TO politics.
Senator Window made a speech contrasting the
condition of public affairs at the present time with
that which existed in 1860, after thirty years of
Democratic rule. Senator Window is noted for
the strength and vigor with which he fOrtities his
statements. In his speech to-day he presented
tables compiled from official sources of information,
and the accuracy of which no ventured to Ques-
ton, to sustain all his positions.
Senator Salisbury worried by the array OF
damaging facts and he spoke at some length In re-
ply. He did not attempt any explanation or de-
fence of his party, although he went into rhaDso-
dies over its record without descending to details.
He made some sweeping but indefinite charges of
corruption and maladmnistratiOn against the Re
publicaps, and gave the impression that he could if
he chose give list of Republicans who had de-
frauded the Government of untold millions.
Senator Window asked him to name q single Re-
publican who had defrauded the Government OF a
dollar He said the Democrats have hod majority
In one branch of Congress for four years. during
which time they have formed more than thirty in
vestgating committees yet they have not yet found
a single instance in which the Government has lost
a dollar through the defalcation of any Republican.
Mr.. Salisbury took refuge In general statements,
saying that if the Senator from Minnesota did not
know anything of the colossal schemes OF corrup-
ton under Republican rule which had been no.
torous during the past three four years. nothing
that he could say would enlighten HIM.
Mr.. Window rctorted with emphasis that the Sem
ator from Delaware did not give the names OF Re
publican defaulters simply because he could not,
and that in answer to the very broadcast challenge
which he could make no Democratic Senator could
name single Republican defaulter whose mIsde-
meanors have been uncovered by means of the House
committees of investigation These committees he
declared have cost the Government between quar-
ter and half million of dollars, and he defied the
Democratic Senators to point to single result In
the direction of unearthing Republican corruption
in office by which dollar has been lost TO the Gov
eminent.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, came to the res
cue of Mr. Salisbury and insinuated that the inves
tigation which he has been conducting into the
Treasury accounts Will at the proper time disclose
colossal schemes of evil but when he was pressed,
he pleaded the improperly Of making public the
unripe Developments of the committee.
Mr. Window asked unanimous consent that Sen
ator Davis might tell all he knew with regard to
the Irregular ties of the Treasury officials.
Mr. Davis repeated his assertions, and said that
the Developments would much more than sustain
them. =,
Senator Window showed that irregular
perpetrstors punished by the Republicans. In con-
clusion Senator Window read from list hundred
mr. more names of Democratic defaulters, each In
The amount of more than $4,000, and aggregating
between &C, 100000 and s.. OOO, 900; The deialca-
tions occurred between 1880 and 1850 under Dem
ocratc administrations.