The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-18
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
How the Senate Killed Time Yesterday
"A Number of Bills, Petit
tlOns and Resolutions
Introduced.
The House "Jogs Along SerCneIy" and
Receives Several Additions
TO rs Calendar.
Guiteai. Reiterates His Burning Desire
TO Get the Jury's Ear for
a Half Honr.
ScOyille Continues His Argument in BE.
half of the Defendant,
And Administers Sharp Rap on
COrkhilPS Knuckles.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
ScOyille Continues His Argument in BE
half of the Defendant,
And Administers a Sharp Rap on
COrkhilPS KnuckleS.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Scyenth Congress.
kEEATI


WASHINGTON, January IA number of
petitions for commission of inquiry CON
cerning the alcoholic liquor traffic, for in
crease of pay to members of the Life Saving
Service, and another by Mr.. Plumb, from
the citizens Of Kansas, for woman suffrage,
were presented.
Mr.. Davis. Of West Virginia. from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported,
with amendments, u bill to repeal certain
laws relating to permanent and indefinite
appropriations.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Davis. of Hi.
nois, to permit Ward Hunt, Associate Jus.
tice of the Supreme Court of the United
States, to retire.
BY Nr. Blair-Granting pension to
Lucretia r. Garfield.
During the morning hour Mr.. Beck re-
sumed bis remarks upon Mr.. Ingalls, reso
luton declaring the Pension Arrears Act
now ought not to be repealed
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Beck $ remarks
Mr.. ingalls, said that, us the funding bill
had precedence to-day, he would defer
a formal reply to more convenient time.
The subject was accordingly passed over
for the present.
At l:2O p. m. consideration of the Sher.
man funding bill was resumed.
The bill was discussed by Senators
Plumb, Pugh, Teller Saunders and Pen.
dleton.
Mr.. Plumb agreed that the redemption
fund for United States notes ought to be
diminished, He urged that it was the
solemn duty of Congress not only TO cut
down but definitely limit that fund to
a stated figure, thereby making a saw
ing to the country in the item OF
interest, while allowing money heretofore
in the Treasury to circulate; he believes q
reduction of the fund to S50,O00,OOO could
safely be made. To make the proposition
wholly conservative he had fixed the limit
vt .SlOON,C0l, so as to make full and
ample provision for the redemption of every
government obligation. He estimates tn.
redemption of the 3 and - per cents. Of the
surplus revenue at over and above 500
600, and thinks that this total ought not to
be reduced except in the redemption OF
United States notes.
Mr.. Pugh said that Mr.. Vests amend
mcnt, being copy of the Carlisle amend
ment, while applicable to the funding BIZ
OF the asst Congress was inappropriate and
inconsistent with some OF the proyis
ions of the pending Bill
He suggested modification making
II applicable. He favored that amendment,
upon the consideration, among Others, that
the failure of the government TO force the
banks to take the new per cents. would
amount to the discredit of the banks
In the language Of the Senator from,
Arkansas (Mr. Garland) they wcr,
mere fiscal agents of the government, ana
II not compelled to take the new bonds the
interest OF banks would induce them to
aid in preventing the establishment o
inc per cents, rs nominal interest,
lie was not convinced of the
necessity Of refOnding under the present
conditions, nor that the government wa,
under any compulsion to pay 5000, 600 in
interest as proposed
Reviewing the operations Of the bank
ing .. system and criticising q,
impolitic the power of ia,
banks to contract currency, Mr. pugl
went ON To say that the opposite extreme,
of imitation and contraction %
currency, represented by the Green
back and Republican parties re
SpeCtivcly, were cxccsscs 10 b,
avoided and that the Democratic party
stood between these two extremes aud
would Keep the country on the ground q
safety, and here was an irrcprcssihlc conlic
N'NNfNl AANN NAAENlllNN anu III MAS the NllltN
of Congress 10 restrain both.
The Senate ut 4 o'clock, without closini
the debate, went into executive session
aud at a'9O p, m. adjourned until to.mor
row.
HOUSE.
Armhcld, of North Carolina, offered
resolution for the appointment of a com
mittec OF five members to inquire into an,
report concerning alleged abuses practice,
/ by officers of the Internal Revenue Depart
mcnt on other persons IN the sixth collect
ion district ot North Carolina, and concern
[ ing all other abuses pcrpeiratcd In said dis
trict by Internal Revenue officers, whirl
! relate IN any way In the Internal Reyenu,
laws Of the United States or the conduct q
Internal Revenue officers.
/ The resolution Is preceded by preamble
stating that charges have been made thai
/ great expense attends the collection o
small Internal Revenue taxes. aud that thi
Is attributed to abuses among officers of th,
Internal Revenue Department.
Houk, OF Tennessee, commenting on ID,
I resolution as stump.spcech, sent tn ia,
clerks desk and had read a letter from
District Attorney James Boyd. dcnyinrth,
charge.
The resolution was referred TO the Com
mitiec on Ways and Means.
Beliord, Of Colorado, offered resolution
amending Rule IA W as to prevent a mem
bcr who ha. the floor from parcelllnr MI
time out to other members.
belmont, of New York, offered rrso
luton requesting the President To commu
nicate TO the House all correspondence nm,
communications between the government
OF the United States aud its diplomatic an,
other agents occurring since the Isl o
April, lSip, relating to the efforts Of thi
government 20 bring about peace botwrp,
Chill, Peru and Bolivia, aud such other cor
/ fespondence on that subject ne may be- h
the possession OF the Department OF State
I Referred.
Harris, Massachusetts, Chairman Of tb,
Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
| resolution requesting the Secretary o
the Navy to transmit to the Hous
all papers and correspondence IN the ,le
partment relative to Chinlui coalinr static,
aud the appropriation for the purrbas
thereof and requesting him to withhold al
payment for such station until such In
formation hal been laid before the Hons
and action had by Congrtss. Adopted.
| The call Of committees having been con
cluded. Robeson. of New Jersey, called M
the rpnort Of tho Eotr, -, ttt0a "a. tl,. f......