The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-29

ton calling npon the fresldent for eoplu al
the correspondence between tho united
States and Great Britain relative 10 ALLEGED
outrsges upon American fishermen Al For
tune bay, Adopted.
nllls were introduced and referred IA fol-
lows,
By Mr.. Ma1eyi for tho mlIefof David a.
Burnet late presIdent of Tetns
Nv M Morgan To enfone the ohser.
yanee Of this constitution of the limited
states In regard 10 Inc elections az President
and Woe, President of the I'm led States.
Ilefetred ~ tho select COMMITTEES ON lhnl
subject.
Mr., Davis, Of Woat Virginia, prevented n
report OF lho majority OF lhe select commit,
Too, appointed ~ investigate tho acoounis of
the Tr'asury Department,
Mr.. lbqails, OF kansa,, ptesented tho mi.
norly report
Mr.. Davis, In some remArka on the tssula of
tho committees nbors, said tho hooka of
the Treasury Depal tncnt showed many and
great discrepancies amounting In some yours
10 noarly 100000, 900. Most n them
appeared In tho years heiwcon 1860 and
1871. In November 1870 tho Register of
tho Treasury. by order of tho SECRETARY,
changed tho figures and amounts as prc'
ylously roportad 10 Congress, "a as Ia appear
an Increase of tho pubIio\ debt by $1,000.
600. In 1874 thero was "A similar chanae of
$50 900 900 and In 1874 OF $40 900 900 la
| 1870 tho auure, of tho Rsplstor and secr,
tAry apre. Nav thew nrgaly dkk
ureo. Tho testimony shows thai
| lhmo itoms, amounting 10 50, gO8, 1877, we're
added 10 the public debt hy order of the
Secretary, when none of tho said three ioms
appeared on tho Treasury boola A com.
nnrson of Inc dahl stntemont for 1860 and
ls70 shows that the public debt, instead of
beino dooronsed. ma 4 should have boon "a,
droppiny The Pacific railroad bonded debt.
VIVA lnorensod belweon nInely md N hundred
millions. Ernsurea and alterations In tho
troasury books amount 10 Thousands. and af.
fact hundreds of millions of dollars. Lcnyc,
nrc cut from tho books and not accounted for.
and warrants for millions of dollars aro mi,s.
inp md cannot bo found.
MIR. ingalls, IN behalf of tho minority of
tho committee. said tho majority had faIled
IA dlscoyer n single nct tina, had been shown
10 Congress md the oonntry since 1871 Ali
of tho discrenenees Toferred 10 in
Tho minority roport hnyo heer
repeatedly EXPLAINED and shown 10 be corroc,
lions The results of careful reyIsionS and
annlvss cf tho treasury hooks hv comno,on,
clerss In ,ho Secretaty's oilce' alteration,
and erasuros reiorred 10 sro innocenl and
rendered. necessary Inv error. and omIssions
incident tonil bus,nos, trans. tons
Mr.. Dawes Tho other member of the mi
pori,v. con0rmod MIR Inoaips s,a,omont
and said ,he mood pSm, md crde
If Tho Goyernment ware HANG nn,varranta,
blv n.pcrsod ~ ' ''
The senate than resumed the consideration
of,bo Indian ,nnrnnria,ion lin
An amondmept Of the sens,o oommi,,e,
nroyiding for tbe cnn,inuonco Of Tho
Indian Commission AS aholished nv the bill
90 il came from tho House was agsood "a
Wnhout Anal action an Inc Nil ,bo sonst,
adiourncd
Gousr--lIn1er tho cali of committees
Mr. GOV of Now Yor. from Inc Commit,e
an Foreign fIhirs roported The Nil far m,
anno;n,nont or conm;ssionars 10 ascer,oi,
nnd rono,t tho bass c,r a recinroci,v troat,
between the United states and British colo
nies placed ON Inc House calendar
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