Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-22
House of Representatives..

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Sunday next is
designated for the observance of ceremonies
in memory OF Hon. Fernando Wood.
Mr.. Mcmahon offered resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury for states
ment on the refunding of the bonds known as
10:40s, and the sale or exchange of bonds in
lieu thereof, during the year 1879, with the
last syndicate of banks, bankers, brokers and
other PERSONS taking the same, the respective
amounts taken by each and what amounts
were paid during the said year on account of
the double interest or interest on two or more
classes OF bonds representing the same debt,
also the amount of money paid to
object such payments were made.
1t also calls for information as to the ex.
penses incurred by the government in print
ing, preparing and advertising those bonds, to
whom paid, whether the bonds were refunded,
exchanged or sold at par, and at what was the
market value in New York of said bonds so
exchanged or sold at the time the money was
paid TO the assistant treasurers, and also
directs the secretary to give generally in full
and detail all correspondence with said syndi
Gated banks, etc, in relation to the transaction
of the government in ref,lnding said loans of
1879. Adopted.
By Mr.. Warner-To create q board of fiscal
inspectors to watch over the collections and
expenditures of the public treasury. It pro-
vides for the appointment by the president of
i board OF fiscal inspectors to consist of three
members, of which no more than two shall be
taken from the same political party, who shall
hold office during life, on good behavior, and
who having held the office of fiscal inepector,
shall be ineligible to any other Office of profit
under the government. No one under 40 or
over 55 years shall be appointed member of
said board, and any member shall be entitled
to be retired at the age of70 years on full pay.
Every member shall be entitled to receive a
salary of - dollars, and the board may
employ secretary at salary OF $1,000, and
two clerks at 81, 200 each.
Section prescribes that it shall be duty OF
the board to watch over the collection and ex-
penditure of the public treasure, and to that
end in cases where in the judgment of the
board there is reason to suspect carelessness
negligence, irregllarity, embezzlement OIL
fraud, to inquire into and investigate the con
duct of the officers and agents intrusted with
the duty of raising or expending public
moneys, or Of keeping the accounts thereof
and said board shall have power to inspect al
books and accounts, to send for persons and
papers, and to examine witnesses under
oath'in cases where, in the judgment of th(
court, the officer or agent of the govern.
ment is guilty of misappropriating public
money, or of embezzlement or malfeasance in
office, il shall have power to arrest and sus
pend from office such officer or agent, ans
submit the evidence in its possession to tn,
law officers of the government, in the distric
or circuit courts where the offence may hayt
been committed, for indictment and .prosecu
lion. Itis made the duty of the board to re
port from time to time Its doings to tn
heads of the department, aud annually Il
Congress.
Mr.. Turner introduceda a resolution to ap
point commission TO inquire into the justic
of freight charges upon Interstate commerce
audto propose remedy. 1t provides for. tn
appointment of q commission to consist o
three members, one of whom shall have
practical knowledge of the management o
railroads, one shall bea member OF the lega
profession and one interested in commercial
pursuits, whose duty it shall be first t
inquire whether any railroads or othe
common carriers of the United States in thei
freight charges make unjust discriminatio
against communities or individuals, and II s.
what railroads aud in what particular section
to inquire whether the freight charges fo
carrying Interstate commerce are oppressiv
aud unjust, and, If so, how, why, in what pal
ticular; third, to report to the next session c
Congress the result of their inquiry, with sue
Recommendations as they may deem wise an
practicable to remedy the wrong and preyeI
injustice, if any is found to exist.
By Mr.. Stevenson Resolutions of the gel
sral assembly of Illinois relative to the retir'
nsnt of c. s. Grant with the rank of genera
By Mr.. Chalmers-A joint resolution reli
tive to the tariff,as follows:
WHEREAS, The only excuse for proteetiy