Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-15
House of Representatives

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House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Mr. Loring, O
Massachusetts, chairman of the committee O,
postofficss and post roads, reported back th
resolution reoiting the allegation that there i
detained In the Washington city postofice Ger
tain mail matter which is thought to contai,
unlawful matter, sent under franks, and call
Ing upon the postmaster general for informa
tion as to the detention of such mail matter
BE also reported an amendment calling on tn
!. same officer for information as to the abuse O.
the frank by any person.
MIR. Singleton, of Illinois, opposed the reso
luton, which was adopted, together with tn,
amendment.
MIR. Morton introduced bill to incorporat.
the maritime canal company of Nicarraera
and it was referred to the committee on com.
merce. 1t names Us incorporators q. s. Grant
u. D. Morgan, b. J. Jewett, W. F. Garrison
Humphreys Frederick Butter6eld, j. Thomas
DE France, E. +. Beale and VIM. Dennison
and provides that the capital stock shall CON
sist of not less than 500, GOO nor moro than
l,O0O.0 GOO shares of 800 each.
MIR. Youpg, OF Ohio introduced a bill to
encourage American seamen, and provide q
home for permanently disabled seanen. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Bicknell then called up the electoral
| count resolution and demanded the previous
question and the Republicans refusing to vote
the House was left without quorum. The
roll call was ordered, and at it's conclusion Mr..
| Bicknell said it was evident his friends on the
other side were no better minded since the de.
bate than they had been before. Under the
existing circumstances he should not press any
! further the consideration Of the resolution at
this time. He gave notice, however, he would
bring it forward in January, az soon as he
| could ind 147 members on his side OF the
| House.
Mr. Fernando Wood moved to go into CON-
mittee of the whole on the funding bill, pend
ing the announcement of the vote.
The speaker announced the appointment of
MIR. Clement, of Alabama, to fill the vacancies
In the committees on banking and currency,
| and pensions, and of Mr.. ScoYille, of New
York, to all the vacancies of the committees
on invalid pensions, and census. Also ep
polntment of Messrs. Scales,of North Carolina,
Cook, of Georgia, and Williams, of Wisconsin,
as visitors to the military academy.
MIR. Biount stated there would be four ap-
preparation bills ready for consideration to-
morrow.
Mr.. Cabell offered resolution appointing
A. w. @. Nowlair, of Virginia. postmaster of
the House.
MIR. Conger, of Michigan, moved to amend
by substituting the name of Henry Sherwood.
Mr.. CoDk suggested that the Republicans
might elect that gentleman at the next Con-
gress.
Mr.. Congers amendment was rejected. Yeas
100, nays l2S, and Uabelis original resolution
was adopted, and Mr.. Nowlain was then
sworn in.
The speaker then announced that the motion
made by Mr.. T. Wood had been carried, 1876 to
80, and the House went into committee Of
the whole. MIR. Covert in the chair. on the
funding bills.
Mr. f. WoodS stated that the committee
of ways and means had agreed to report an
amendment placing the rate of interest to be
paid on the bonds authorized to be issued by
the bill at three per cent. There were also
some technical amendments which would be
offered.
.Messrs. Kelley and Buckner offered as SUBJ
stitutes for the pending bill the bills which
have already been published.
MIR. Gillette offered as a substitute the bill
which he bad offered last year, authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to set apart all sur
plus coin and paper money which may be in
the treasury from time to time as fund for
payment of maturing bonds and for purchase
of silver bullion for minting purposes. and
imposing an income tax or all net incomes ex-
ceeding $1,500 per annum.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered an amendment pro-
viding that the bonds issued under this act
shall be subject to taxation as other property.
Mr.. Warner took the floor. He believed in
the theory that the public debt should be paid
not perpetuated, while the policy of the bill
was maulfestly to perpetuate and not to pay
the debt. He entered into an exhaustive and
elaborate statement of the present financial
condition of the country, advocating particular
ly the substitution Of treasury notes for nation.
al bank notes. He also upheld the theory that
the bonds of the United States were payable
in common, that is in both gold and silver.
He urged the fact that the nations CT Europe
were laboring under heavy debts and asked
whether the United States should not pay its
debt rather than, following the example of
those nations, entail it forever on posterity.
Mr.. Chittenden thought the funding was
simple business matter. The government owed
about 5000. .0O0, ,000 which became payable next
year. The rate of interest was now excessive.
The credit of the government had improved
more than anybody could have imagined. Con-
gress was now called upon to say whether this
$500, 100000 should remain unpaid, drawing 6
per cent. and B per cent. interest or whether
it should be honestly paid as soon as it could
be paid; and the government could borrow
money at per cent. interest That was ell
there was of it. The question was whether or
not the United States should avail itself of its
| credit, which was, thank God, the
best credit in the world, Notwithstanding tie
silver craze. He did not believeEin limiting
the secretary of the treasury to par for three
per cent. bonds, for snch a large amount of
money, yet he felt convinced that the money
could be borrowed at three per cent, and he
| would vote for the bill under that belief. He
replied to several portions of Warmers speech,
and asserted there was no intelligent holder Of
United States bonds who did not regard those
bonds payable in gold.
| The committee then rose and the subject
went over for the present.
Mr.. Singleton, from the committee of appro-
priations. reported the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill. appropriating $l,190, 435
Ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Forney, from the same committee, re-
ported the military academy appropriation
bill, appropriating 1922, 1876. Ordered printed
and recommitted.
| Mr.. Dibrell, from the committee on military
affairs, reported back adversely the resolution
calling on the secretary of war for an estimate
of the cost of a double track steel railroad
from New York to Council Bluffs. Laid on the
table. Adjourned.
General Washington NetUs
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 14.-Brig. Gen.
r. b. Marcy, inspector general of the United
States army is ordered to Fort Wingste by