New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-21
XLVITH CONGRESS--IIID SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDlNOo'
THE SENATE AGREES TO ADJOURN OVER THE h"'i-
pAYs-REFuNDISG DISTRICT CERTIFICAIES-THh
MONEY DUE FROM TwENTY-EIGnT sfAIEs-Nh"
BILLS IN THE HOUsg-DtBArk ON CHECK slAnF9'
SENATE. WAsHISGrON. Dec 20 lSoo'
In the Senate to-day communication from
tbe Secretary OF War was submitted transmitting re-
mort Of the Yorktown Centennial Commission; also
from the same officer copies OF correspondence between
General schoneld and Major Gardner relative TO 'he
Board of Officers nquiring into the case of fH Jo"n
Porter.
MIR COCKRELL Dem, MOI presented petit0n OF
certain ciz ns OF Missouri and Kansas reclunS ther
citizenship their desire to settle on lands 10 he MUM"
Territory purchased by the Government ana lhe sol
rsge by United States troops and asking Tor perSSi'h
TO setls SAID lands aid bnid no homes tasre nj, cv
ering ali tue pOns involved was pending IN the former
committee Che Oklahoma OllO. o.,,,,o,, ,or a mt,
Mr. HOAR tRep, VI Iss) presenteda pettlol ior IL un
form bankruptcy Jaw lie described the business com
muniy OF New ENGLAND as IN ayor o. mi Ia"
Among bills introduced and referred were the ioi
LOVING: ,, o., s,,,ois
Making Chattanooga port OF dsy'ry oo.p,os,,ort
was authorIzed 70 M vacancies IN the Committee on
Civil Service aud The committee was auhOrnel 20 s"hu
for persons and pap ~ AMI EMPLOY aseuograpIcr n
Nr CAMERON rep. PENN moved tO reconsider the
vote by winch che nate disagreed 10 the hOuSe JONI
resolution for the ADJOURNMENT OF Congress from pece
Mr. TRTRaAT dem. ohlo) was opposed to sach an
Sir HOAK rep. Mass.l thought thaf Senators who
vo,-d to adjourn Tor hotse-tace coud NOT f'sis
The vote was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 NAYS, 29lnd the
resolution was passed IL came from the hOuse-
a., ;i,,rv Academy APPROXIMATION bill was read
twice and referred Comnitise on Appropriations
The bll to pension Mexican soldiers WAS made spe-
re statr hi - provide fer finding The eight per
centImprovenent certificates OF the Dsire OF C"l1ea
Sas Ken up IL authorize the Issue ot nIiI}rSi 300
| IL 1.
cercaes lais Issue - 10 oe 'nc ,''n re- ~ 80,
Sir, HILisoN tRsp., Iowa) moved TO amend 10y making
| the rafr OF interest 3 per cen.
me amendment was adop ed aud the bill was passed
on motion OF SIR. kERNAN lDcmg y. ~ ne House
bill authorizing tie New orH ChamP'r o Comnesee tn
erect atuc Gcorse MasIin-t Ca the lrnJ ot me
oubIrca-ury Budias "rs "hs 'p sn 49, it
Tue bili 60 reueye lie Treasurer OF the Uuir ga,
from the ainOIut now charged 10 ann ana dopo'le1
with the several states under The act "i 1876 was taken
"'ir. DAVIS Dem. W. va cpl ncd that the money
concerned was practically DONATION 10 TIE tates. ~
ma nof been caleI Tor 0y The Goyernmen IN times o.
great need. ana doubtless ncyct would De' Ihr OH
wuuld obyatc the need Of carving me amount
/ CS2S O0l 1000 ou the books OF the Treasury.
NJ. INGALLS, t{ -p, kan) Thought II unlust 10 states
admitted since 1886 10 give ms money 90 'ne "'oer
Mr. SALISBURY CD,m., Dall reminded the senator
ure donations Of land for educational purposes
rms money had IA almost every instance Dcen used as
| Mr. TELLER R,p., COLI thought this a very summary
way ~ Il sporc ut 90 large an auluht o. mohef' -.
nov ce NIL was mo Al the last session charge was
/ nade that the states interested were pOolhE mcli
ntcr sta 10 carry the bill Is of red as second
section this ril the -ubst nee of the per cch' d.
allowing 10 various ates per cent on tne 'Sue o.
warrants sad States being entitled by their enabling
acts to per sales Of pu0hc lands "lthm ther
Ml. THURMAN Dem. OhoJ thought that the per
cent bil il - good one, should stand on It's own merits
w houf discussing thr om@n he repeated his OBJ
ecnus EIDE former occasion 10 he blll cfeultng
! HE 80, 100000 10 The states Every dollar or the
500 600 900 or $500 900 600 due x year could DE
pItd OF IN ten years without unduy DurdeniHg Tue
oo. VET in is proposed extend II TO- forty or hlty
Years and at The same time give away 12S,OOO,OUO,
give away tue public laud. aud increase expenditures as
We were doing the inevitable result OF ths kind OF
policy - to create an ureduclOe pubic debt lie OPP
posed this bill a part system OF legislation tend
! Mr. CONKLING Rcp., n. " thought Nj. Thurman's
argument ytatcd by the ncorrcctnesH OF MS premises
In $50 there was su pus III the litaSur5 Ialseu Nv
taxes upon population Jnen existing The surplus
was deposited WIN cue states tLen * sung,
MAS call loan Subsequently, the quality Of
call loan was taken from II 10y az art OF CONGRESS- To
the effect that the money should never se called or *
crpt by an act OF Congress, and on due noh'e Ihe
Government was estOppei from Gaining the money
after forty years had elapsed and the states mad win
the knowledge Of the GoVernmen, applied tno money 10
various purpose on the assumption that IL was con
sldeTod a. git. ,o,
great Jolly 10 recall the money now would De UNJUST
Inc men who tuen hSed IN The benefited states nad
Grover would called 10 return the share he got
as a ciuzcn Maine IN when ota,e the money was
fooshy divided per capita among the population Mr..
BaIue was NOT citizen Of Maine that time out he
would have 10 pay ms share OF the money now as
cit.Z.n Oi the ate.
Mr. THURMAN said that II the theory prevailed that
no generation snould impose debt future generation,
he was anxious know when the present pubic
debt OF s. 900 900 600 to be paid such doctrine
was untcbdulc.
The DEBATE was here suspended. 800
rne Consular ana Diplomatic ApprOp iatOn bill was
read twice aud referred TO the Commsee on Appropr-
atoms
Al $40 o'clock p. m. the Senate went into executive
se-sou and when doors reOpcncd adjourned.