Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-14

Galveston, Texas. as................22 q, 253
petersburg, Ya.................... 81 $50
houston, Texas. ....................l .l6, $40
Montgomery. Ala. la...................l6 1914
IyhcnDurg, Na.-.......... ........ .l0,So9
chattanooga, Tenn n..................l2 IL S93
Macon Ga. IL, 14o
NlcksbuTg, Miss. .1l.Sl4
Portsmouth, Fa........-............ IL, 1888
Shreveport, La...................... OH
austin, ...................-. lO,g00
DaIlass lex. ~ Soo
Columbia, s. e C................10 10, ,040
The special agent of the Department of
Justice, who was sent to Georgia to investi
gate certain alleged Irregularities In the
accounts of United States Marshal Fitz,
simons, of that State, has returned to
Washington and prepared a volumi-
nous report for the information of
the Attorney General. The report
shows that Fitzsimons has avoided
CO operation with the internal revenue
officers in their efforts to suppress illicit dis
tilling in that Sta'e, and has withheld from
his deputies considerable sums Of money
amounting Ia the aggregate to about S., 500.
That to avoid liability under the law against
the transportation OF government money,
Ffzsimons obtained receipts from his
deputies for sums due them upon the plea
that the receipts must be presented before
their pay could be drawn from the Treas
urv, and then he did not pay them.
The report says Fitzsimons' clerk fur
nished the agent with detailed list of the
deputy marshals to whom FitzsimoBs was
indebted and OF the amounts due each, and
that Fitzsimons filally Acknowledged the
correctness Of the list by signing it.
When questioned as to the whereabouts
of the money due these deputies Fitzsimons
replied that he was personally responsible
for It. The report viii not be submitted to
the Attorney General for some days, and in
the meantime the resignation OF Fitzsimons,
which is daily expected by the President,
will probably arrive.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
! In the House, under the call of commit
tees, the following bills, ETC., were reported:
By Mr. Colerick, OF Indiana, from the
/ Committee on Elections-The minority re-
port declaring that neither J. C. Holmes
nor W. T. Sapp had been legally elected
from the Eighth Congressional district of
| Iowa; also, similar minority report in the
case Of Wilson VS.. Carpenter, from the
Ninth Congressional district of Iowa. Both
reports were ordered printed and laid on the
/ table.
| By Mr.. Johnston, Of Virginia, from the
/ Committee on Military Affairs-For the re-
| lief OF Br'gadier General and Brevet Major
/ General Z. O. c. Ord. Referred TO the
/ private calendar. It authorizes his retire
| meut with the rank, pay and emoluments OF
| Msjor General.
| BY Mr.. Vance, OF North Carolina, from
| the Committee on Patents-To reduce the
/ fees on patents and caveats. Referred to
/ the committee Of the whole.
The call of comm ttees having been CON
| cluded, the House. at 1910, on motion OF
/ Mr.. F. Wood, of New York, went into
| committee Of the whole, Mr.. Covert, Of New
| York, in the chair, on the funding bill. The
| pending amendment was that offered yes
! terday by Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania, au-
/ thorfzing the issue of bonds in amount not
| exceeding $3.50, 900 600, which shall bear in
/ terest at the rate of three per cent, redeem
/ able after - years.
After long discussion, in which large
number of members participated, yester
| DAVIS amendment, offered by Mr.. Randall,
| was amended so as TO make the entire Sec
1 ton reaQ as IOllONSs
"That al existing provisions OF the law
/ authorizing the refundiDg of the national
! debt shall apply to any bonds of the United
| States bearing a higher rate of interest than
| AZ per cent. per annum, which may keTeaf-
| ter become redeemahle; provided, that IN
| lieu OF the bonds authorized to be issued
/ by the act of July IA. 1870, enti-
| tied 'An act to authorize the
/ refunding OF the national debt and acts
| amendatory thereto, and the certificates au-
/ thorized by the act of February Goth, 1879.
/ entitled AN act to authorize the issue of
/ certificates of deposit in aid of refunding the
/ public debt the Secretary of the Treasury
| is hereby authorized to issue bonds In the
amount OF not exceeding $400.0C0 600, which
| shall bear interest at the rate Of B per-
/ centum per annum, redeemable at the
pleasure of the United States, after five
/ years, and payable ten years from the date OF
/ issue, and also certificates in the amount of
not exceeding $500 00O, 600, bearing interest
/ at the rate Of3p Tcentum per annum- redeeu-
able at the pleasure of the United States
/ after one year, aud payable In ten years
/ from date of issue. The bonds and certifi-
Gates shall be in all other respects of a like
| character, aud subject to the same provi
sions as the bonds authorized To be Issued
by the act OF July 14th, 1870, entitled
| Can act TO authorize the refunding OF
the national debt and acts smendatory
I
/ shall be so construed as to authorize an in
crease of the public debt; and provided
further, that before any bonds or certificates
| authorized by this act are issued, it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury
/ to pay on the bonds accruiug dur
ing the year 1881 all the silver dol.
| lars of 4121< grains, and all
the cold over and above So, ,OOO, ,OO0 in the
Treasury for redemption purposes; and
| provided further, that interest on the per
/ cent. bonds hereby authorized TO be refund
1 ed shall cease at the expiration OF thirty
/ days after notice that the same have been
designated by the Secretary Of the Treasury
for redemption
| Mr.. Randan's amendment as thus
amended was then adopted-yeas l2S,
nays 2.
/ A number Of other amendments were
1 offered, but all were either ruled out on
| points Of order or rejected.
Without concluding the consideration OF
the bill, the committee arose and the House
| adjourned
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
| In the Senate, Mr.. Eaton, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported adversely
on sundry bills relative to the Japanese IN
demnity fund, and favorably as substitutes
| therefor two new bills.
4 Mr.. Withers, OF Virginia. introduced bill
authorizing the United States Commercial
/ Company, of Virginia, TO do business In
foreign countries.
/ MT. Davis, of Illinois, introduced a bill
/ relative to an increase in the pay of the
letter carriers in the large cities. Referred.
The resolution for the extension OF the
i franking privilege to Senators and Repre-
seutatlyes was then taken up, and, after
1 discussion, was, on motion OF Mr.. Davis, OF
| West Virginia, referred, by vote OF 2S to
o. to the Committee on Post Ohices-
At the expiration OF the morning hour
the Senate resumed consideration OF the
army appropriated bill, and devoted most
i of the afternoon to q discussion OF the
clause relating to the payment for govern
ment transportation On land grant railroads.
Mr.. Edmunds offered the foIoWing
amendment, which was adopted by vote
of % to is: "For the payment for army
transportation lawfully due, such land grant
railroads as have not received aid IN govern
ment bonds to be adjusted By the proper ac-
counting officers, in accordance Win tne
decisions of the Supreme Court In cases de-
cided under the land grant acts, but IN no
case shall more than fifty per cent. OF the
fulI amount Of service be paid until fnal
iudicial decision shall be had tn respect 70
each case in dispute" s
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that the amend
fment reported from the Senate COMMITTEE
Amending the proViso ''that such payment
shall be accepted as In full for all demands