, 1879-01-10

the bfit rranttl.g arfcnss Ut pensions. In Rn-
swsr to q question BY Mr. llowe, Mr. ineaIls
stated that he proposed 10 call up t1tat hilI ns
sta,n ~ the bill TO au,cud tho Patent laws IL
disposed Of.
alr. Hcck caletl m Its resolution Of the n,
Inst, referring to tie Cnsnn,tttrc oil Fnaucc
the al,swcr of tho Secretary OF tho Treasury IT,
the resolution OF Dee. u relative 10 the amount
Ut Etlyer'coIn received In payment Of customs
dues an Its tl|sposiston. lie criticised tho m
swcr Of 1tcc. =. and said that epeyic resumption
i,a,l bcrn rearhcl by tho ruin Of hundreds Of
thousands Of the best mcn of thu cosln-
try. All lie Becky was sucking 10 do wss tn
require the scrretnry to use the kftvcrcotn - tie
does guild coin in the payment Of interest a,,l
fnrhEi him increasing tho handed debt Of tllc
country. The Secretary hal not answered the
resolution as pi,blir officer should. lie well
know that he llai not paid adoIlar Of stlver cuin
as interest un ihr public debt. Mr.. 3srk tpukc
Ut Secretary st,crtnlt, ns tue "atitocrat OF tic
Treasury Department., " md said 1t was fruc, rs
said by bismarck, "he WHO hnlls the money
bag4 controls the politics of tho coantry.n
Congress might to *ee to It thnt the laws arc
executed tu tho Interest OF The pronlc. lie
quoted from the answer NJ the Secretary, and
spoke of some Of It ~ nonsense, lie showed
Rcuit respect for ttie Senate anI none for TIN.
Inv. The Secretary was tilu trustee and ngcnt
tIoyrrntne,,t. iio llatl no fight 10 alIow the M
ln,nh,t'!drrs to kny In what coin they would
tnkG their interest.
Mr.. Heck then argued that Tho Secretary lad
increased the hearing dent of tie unlted
states SO, ,O0u, ,uD, This was not VERY latter.
ing exhibit, when busincfa Ut all ktls was 80
depressed. Unless tu Secretary could show nome
Law authorizing him 10 divert silver coin from tho
purpose for which It nas intended ho wnF guilty
NJ HtffcfHj n1fscnntrt. In n Rhirf fir1N fh4
Financa Committee woull be controlled by new
ucu, nid ttlen Il would be seen whether the
Secretary Ut The TREASURY could vsolatc tho law
as t1n pleased. Ocera sllund he R,aie II, obey
tie law. Half the deficiency bills annually he
fore Congress arose from disregard Of law. liz
argued that tAc,e had been contraction OF tue
currency; that The last report nf the Treasurer
showed that the lega!.tendcr notes vi dcnolntna-
lions from 81 to f50 tn circulation on tla 30th
Of June last wcre st0,Dl4, ,NU below the amount
outstanding upon that date In 1877, and tho
sloo nutca wers s.t91 700 less that wore III cir:
the Secretary to tssnu .large mites. and further
| contract the currency by substituting them for
slnal, ones. lie tl3cek), thought !: doubtful IT
oshaf tue u 1hsgsstenass .no notss
be allowed to convert tho smaller nutes into
larger ones md rot tesue silver cois,, tho peop1o
would soon have no currency except tl'at Which
the National blnks supplied. liz (bgckI had
fought =. hal d a. any Que TO make lcgal-tentlers
receivable for customs duties. lie bad a bill
now before the Finance Committee Ior that
purpose. 1t should be reported without delay, J,
a1,d passed. ~ 1lutt ns hs !asoieu tlHt ntsnh.
are ~ wnusa nos a,iow t1e secretary 70 teee1ss
those Hotfs ~ SiolotWn OF n", as Ms
was now uo!ne. Ine "olGs enol!u " tcsssVGa s.iss
N occofuaheG Win ! iaW. ma hot ~ p.a'n Vlo!a
tsoll OF y. !!e ~anieu surn tces'se .''
to carry out tho existing law, mid let HIN know
that hr wns aEentt ~ oE Cpngress to carry out the
laws whether hc l'sctl them OF not.
Mr. heek 9!loteu AZ some !eM9tn from Tue
Ut tle Senate. to siu" that hc odsocatcd tho
punishment Of public oti'scrS 'a'i'ng to execute
thc lava.
| MI. Wlnuom reported baek, Win hmend-
men.s, tho Indian Appropriation btll, and gave
notice thAt he would call It w to'ulofrow tor
consIdefnt'o'!'
Mr. bayafl mnFcu tflat wren tue senatc ah'
loufh io'iay IL oo TO meet alo'l1aY next. hc'
\ me 'tsgc wus received from the House an
jig y deeea sss wsSd ass
70 ths ne aa q ths e. SSso It aud
= resolution accepting .tl'e Invitation was
agreed to. ..
-, lhe resolution uctefflng tic nnawes Of tue
Ftnanee COMMITTEE = wua ss;en pastesi, and tha
bill t. an,cnI thu Patent laws was taken up,
and Air. Nad!ci:h Spoke In farnr thereof. At
tlss conclusion VI hts remarks tic hangte wrnf
INTO executive session, nnl when tho doora r.
| opt"SA WIN kIAc18 ANkA ttAFhs
Upon te,ssen,hlinE thu Senate. headed by
V!cc"Pre:ltlsnt Wheeler, and scrEctary. uorHanl,
proceeded to the House - uttrud ths funeral vi
tho late Representative lIsrtriuge, of Hcotgta.
Upon returning to slo Chamber BIZ. Thurman
rcncwel tho motion Ut this u.orntng to adjourn
eenatc then adjourned until tomorrow.
,,o,,x.
Tin dcs,. of t1,o iate Nenr.sep,at,v. Julian
Iiartrt.lve {ueorgla) was urapetl, u,,u upUp Il
WIS handsome 1asket u do"tts.
sssotut,aa %as s', a',ontft 70 tnat tha lneta
.t .. ns.i si ~ ''e.a ~ - w." tsas % ~ %hcplesenta
~ e1ta,,3 s'os@ 'o"as' su~ '"''@'"k oeoa'o's
Rsress
| ~ .t,,tt .. , :,
nenaturs snssrs,l, prcret!cd by lbs Vice.rresI
dent hn1 Secretary Ut the SsuAte, Ht.tl took
syats tu thu body VI the hall. Tie Supreme
r,.a nvAs ~ t,,.1t Sa wv ss"sea eaaa III tmsai
jpr thum in fn'nt n In an,.at"",.
leak to tia let, This i'Ixutdrnt atu