Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL
senate.


WASHINGTON. December 20. - The
Vice President submitted Q communiea-
ton from the Secretary Of War in re-
Spouse TO q resolution offered by Logan.
with copies Of the correspondence be-
tween General Schofeld and Major
Gardner relative to the Board Of Officers
iuquiring int the case Of Fi,z-John
Porter; also one from the Secretary Of
the Treasury recommending an appro-
pria,ion Of 500. 900 for publishing a
centennial map Of the United States and
Territories.
The Senate recopsidered tho vote dis.
agreeing to the House adjournmsnt res.
olution-yeas 81. nays 81.
There was . discussion on Edwards
amendment to make the recess from
| December % to January 8. Lost. and
the resolution agreed 10 by 80 to 26. o..
Davis moved that the bill to relieve
the United States Treasurer from the
amount Of twsnty.eight million dollars
charged to him on the Treasury books.
and deposited with the several States
under the Act OF 1886. be taken up. He
said this money would never be called
for BY the United States, as It never had
been in times OF great need. and was
inconvenient to carry on the books.
Inealls said the ipconvenienco OF
bookke.pers was nothing compared to
the injustice Of giving twenty-eight mill
ion dollars to the older States at the eI-
p.nss OF those admitted since 1886. 1t
was the original contract that the money
should always be subject to call by the
United States.
Garland believed the debt outlawed.
Kirkwood intimatrd that the twenty
eight States interested were pooling to
secure this twenty. eight million dollars.
He now offered ~ Q second section to
this bill the substance OF the Five Per
Cent. bill. allowing the various States
ave per cent. on the value OF lands
granted within their limits by military
bounty warrants.
Thurman thought the Five Per Cent.
bill should stand on its own merits. He
objected to the Government giving away
twenty. eight million dollars to the
States.
Conkling thought Thurman's argu.
ment, like many other good arguments,
vitist,d bis premises.
Blaine regarded the Act OF 1886 as o
great folly, resulting from the extreme
theory that a surplus Of revenue must
be divided among the whole population.
To recall the money now would be IN
just. not only because OF. the lapse OF
time and probable outlawry Of the claim,
but also because the people who got the
money would not be the ones called on
to return the money. A debt OF q former
generation should not be placed on this
generation.
Thurman said that doctrine was nm.
tenable. There was no bar Of limi,a.
ton to this debt. The money was by
law r~sturpabls on demand.
The debate was suspended.
House
Dunn introduced 4 joint resolution
that lands in Indian Territory to which
Indian title Is e1tinsuishsd and which
ere u%noccupisd by Indians. are public
lands Of the United States. and are here.
by declared subject to settlement under
the Homestead and Presumption laws.
He desired 1t referred to the Public
Land Committee. but ConRer. saying Il,
was an attempt to give possession Of
that Territory to white settlers. moved 1t
20 to the Committee On Isdian Affairs,
which had charge Of the rights Of the
Indians. Agreed to by ia to 6s.
Price. from the Banking Committee.
moved to suspend the rules and pass .
bill repeating Section S4l8 Of the Re-
vised Statutes. and to abolish the stamp
ON checks named ia that section.
Mills raised . point that this wa .
matter for the Committee on Ways and
Means. and not the Banking Committee.
After the discussion = vote vas taken
on suspending the rules, and 1t being
found that no quorum was present, the
House adjourned.