The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-15

reflections upon him were, therefore, no
warranted by his conduct.
Mr.. Beck said he was not making an,
particular charges against the Secretary.
Mr.. Paddock replied that the Senate
had made charges In every breath agains
the Secretary, who had carried out hi
policy with wonderful success.
Mr. Beck said no doubt the Secretar.
was great man and might be a create
!. one.
Mr.. Paddock remarked that the Secre
tary had done his duty, and was entitled
10 flir treatment and need OF praise.
Mr.. Beck said the Secretary OF thu
Treasury had some timo ago stated tha
there would be deficit Of 81 900, 900, ant
therefore II was necessary TO limit the ar
rears Of pensions to $25, 600, 900, as In the
act OF March Sd, 1870. II appeared tha
In view OF this statement and to provide
for emergency, he asked for authority tc
issue SIS, 900, 900 Of four per cent bonds
Theamendment which he (Beck) had Of
ferel was designed to use the money be-
longing 10 the people, instead OF issuing
bonds. Thus the diminishing deficit IA
that extent, II S4l 900, 900 were owing, the
SO, ,0OO 600 heretofore appropriated could
not be divided pro rata, and some must be
favored. Therefore the means should BIZ
provided To pay them all. The Secretary
was doing great many things wrong, and
he ought TO understand that he must obey
the law.
Mr.. Morrill, moved an amendment to
the pending amendment so that me Sec.
retary might use the money II necessary
In lieu OF positive direction 10 do 40. He
said the funding act was executed accord.
ing to law, and that the Secretary had paid
no more interest than he was Warranted in
doing.
Mf. ingalls, said the Secretary held 10
ner cent OF the legal tender notes for the
purpose Of maintaining the RESUMPTION.
which, with the amount reserved for re.
demption, made Sl45, 900, 900, which was In
excess OF what was shown 10 be an avail.
able balance. The retention OF this 40
per cent was arbitrary and without tho
warrant OF law. He would put in circula.
ton the money now living idle.
Mr.. Teller said the Secretary of the
Treasury on the 10Th OF February merely
declared that there would be deHciencv
and suggested whether It would not Ia
better to issue bonds than TO fake money
from the Treasury,
Mr.. Paddock said he understood tbe
Secretary to say that he could nav 81 O0O.-
600 to meet the demands OF the Pension
Bureau.
Mr.. Pendleton did not design to ask
questions not entirely proper, butif the
Senator had no objections he should like
to know when and where the Senator had
conversation with the Secretary.
Mr.. Paddock had no objection To state
that he met the Secretary in the CLOAK
room to. day and asked him questions
about the payment OF arrears of pensions
The reply ofthe Secretary confirmed him
in his impressions and saved him from the
necessity OF going to the office of the Sec.
retary to acquire the information.
Mr.. Pendleton replied that the last COM
muniCation he knew of from the Scrretarv
was on the 18th Of February. in which he
made the statement that In order to nav,
the arrears ofpensions there must be eth.
er additional taxes or sal. of hnnds
Mr.. Paddock: Is the Senator prepared
to state that the condition Of the Treasury
is not exactly the same as it was then?
Mr.. Pendleton replied that ifthere was
any change in the condition OF the Treas.
ury 1t ought to have been made officially
by the Secretary and not to n Senator in a
cloak room. Il only shows that Official
communications are not so clear and an.
thoritatiye to Senator as they would he tn
the Senate, and hence the great benefit
that would be derived from nersonal az.
PLANTATION to this body as proposed in the
bill recently introduced by him, he was in
favor OF appropriating the fund reserved
for the redemption Of fractional currency
for the payment OF the arrears OF pensions.
Mr.. Paddock remarked that the Senator
had intimated that the Secretary had
come upon this floor for the purpose Of in
fiuencing legislation, It was right in him
to ask the questions Of the Secretary and
it was as right for him to answer them Ms
| it was right that he Paddock should COM
municate the answer to the Senate.
Mr.. Pendleton said he did not question
the right OF the Secretary to come here
and converse with tho Senator from Ne.
braska,
Mr.. Edmuns suggested that the Sena.
tor from Ohio move his bill (reouirinv the
Secretary to appear here and answer the
ouestionsl as an amendment TO the mend.
ing appropriation bill and tell the Presi.
dent that the operations Of the govern.
ment shall not 90 on until he approved It,
Mr.. Pendleton said II the Senator from
Vermont would vote for his bill he would
offer it Immediately.
Mr.. Edmunds replied that his suppes.
tion was in the direction OF the reform as
inaugurated on the other side.
Mr.. Pendleton said lie could not consider
the suggestions from the Senator on mat.
tiers OF such public Importance,
Mr.. Edmunds remarked that he had
made his suggestion for the benefit Of his
friends on the other side.
Mr.. Pendleton lin his seat) -"Timo da-
noas." $50 ' u
Mr.. Voorhees, said that he. this morn
ing, saw the Secretary OF the Treasury, cir
culating in this chamber. II this cloak
room and back door influence was to pre-
vail, the sooner the biII OF the Senator
from Ohio was passed the better. This
surreptitios way OF coming In was be.
meath contempt. II n member ei the
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