The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-28
REsumrSe his remarks upon the Ingall'

REsuMING his remarks upon the lngaIs
resolution. nth, Senator Beck read from the
records of an investigation by the HOUSE.
cornmittee in 1879, shortly after she oct DC
dhne a law. showing the existence IN fash-
iprton of an organization processing 20 be the
Soldiers and Sailors Association, wnlch was
actively engaged, when the bill was pendihg,
in sending out for signatures and having re-
turned to Congress as though Vot e..Sis,
prepar cd by their signers, petitions faYoranB
the passage of the act. lie added that nc
had perhaps used expressions that were
too vigorous when announcing the meas.
ure but thought he-had not transcenato
the ordinary pariimeiitary limits IN thaV
fegarf~ In teference to the late Commits.
sioner BENTLEY, he expressed the opinion that
nensiou agents were at the bottom OF his re-
inoval: he zeaiousiy endeavored TO prevent
the frauds that were necessarily conhecteo
with new legislation. Consideration OF Sner-
mans funding bill was resumed, ana Mr.
Plumb argued that the redemption fund for
United States notes ought to be dtInlnlshso.
that IL WAS the solemn duty of Congress not
only TO cut down but to definitely limit that
fund at a stated figurei thereby making a say
Ing to the country IN the item OF interest,
willie allowing the money heretofore horded
in tha Treasury TO circulate. He be-
iieved a reduction of tho fund 10 SOD
O0O could be safely made. Mr. Pugh
Thought Mr. Vests amendment inconsist-
ent with the pending bill. Mr. Teller failed TO
see how refunding would DC q. advtantage ~
oifimendations OF the Secretary o. the Treas
ury for "A discontinuance of silver coinage,
money metal. MIR Pendleton sup
ported Mr.. Vests amendment. In
the House. Mr.. Robson called mp the
report of the committee on rules, increasing
the membership of the various committees.
He stated thirteen committees who-e nerns
hers had before them nearly 30 per cent Of all
the business of the House. As Mr.. Robeson
concluded his bIiet remarks he de-
Of "o6. n nai came from ali parts
of the chamber, and the confusion was very
great. AS soon as he could be heard Robson
| declared his intention was to have the pre-
vious question ordered and then give the full
est possible debate, ana further stated he
wished thereby to CT OF the amendment
| ''lrhen let ms vote it down." cried several
| members. Notions TO lay the report on the
table were lost. Messrs. Hutchns and Kas-
son opposed the report. Mr.. Ortiz then Of
| fered as a substitute for the committees re-
! port HIS amendment for the election, at the
| beginning of each Congress, of a commission
| charged with the duty of assigning the mem
| bership of committees
JAN. Is, Mr. Brown addressed the Senate
| on the currency question. He reviewed the
| legislation on the silver question, showing its
unfriendly character and contending that
while silver had not been able to withstand
| It. gold would not have stood it any better If
an assault had been made upon that metal.
AS to the proposed withdrawal of silver certif-
| Gates, he argued these furnished bet
| which, he understood the PROPOSE
lions of the President and the Score
| tary of the Treasury, it was proposed to sub
stitote for certificates. By retaining silver
| certificates the Government avoids some cum
| brous machinery and secures the profits on
| circulation, which, I'm the other case are given
| to the banks Mr. Brown then concluded his
| address and his resolution went over without
| action. The Senate resumed consideration 81
| the sherman refunding bill......The House
| proceeded to consider the report of the
! Committee on Rules, proposing 10
| increase in membership certain committees
| the pending que stion being on Orth's substi-
/ tute for an appointment board to select com
mittees Mr.. Robson made point of order
| that the substitute was not german to the
| the question submitted TO the House, and
/ the point of order taken against the substitute
sste a suI I'D n ont Of ope sne NJ
| King offered an amendment relating 20
the Committee on Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River, providing that il shPll have the
| same privileges in reporting appropriations
1 for the improvement of that river as are &C
corded TO the Appropriation Committee in re
porting mineral appropriation bills. Debated
4 and laid over for the day.
| JAN. 10, Senator Hawley, from Committee
| on Railroad moved to recommit to the com
mittee the bill r2tifying act of the General
! Council of the Choctaw Nation granting o the
! st. Louis n san Francisco Railroad Company
/ right Of way for a telegraph line through that
| Nation. Agreed to, with modification restor-
| ing it TO its place on the calendar.
| The bill permitting Associate Justice
Hunt, of the Supreme Court, to retire
Z
/ was taken up, and Mr. salisbury favored the
| bill. when ne had concluded, a motion was
| made by Mr.. Ingalls, TO lay the bin on the ia
| bic, in order to test the sense of the senate
| upon it. Mr.. Window, having obtained a
temporary withdrawal Of Mr.. Ingalls, motion,
| opposed il as unnecessary. experimental and
| likely to involve the Government in loss.
] Pending motion for executive session the bin
was laid aside informally. In the House,
Mr.. Randall stated some of the reasons why
| he favored part of the report of the Commit
| tee Rules. He did NOS assent to the propO-
| sitiOn that A small committee was in the pub
| lie interest and large committee was not.
| He denied that influences were much easier
! brought to bear on member than on more
] than one. Mr.. Robson closed the debate.
| The report was made, he said, not for the pur-
pose OF -conciliating any individual, nor for
| the purpose of giving any sop to any com
palmer or spreading any plaster over the
wounds of any sorehead. MIR. joyce moved
to recommit the report and ali pending
amendments to the Committee on Rules
Agreed to-yeas l59, nays 80.
THE Senate was not in session, 20th......
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the private calendar. six unimportant
bills were considered, one of which was tor
the relief of soldiers uniustlY CHARGED with
desertion during the rebellion Mr.. Randall
expressed the hope that the Committee on
Military Affairs would mature and report a
bill giving to the War Department. power to
grant such clemency, and thus relieve Con
gress of that class of business. Adjourned
filI