Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-05
The Senate.

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| WASHINGTON, May 4-The bill passed for
a Lighthouse at Point Patterson, Lake Mime.
tonka.
Sherman introduced bill for the preserva.
| ton of the woods and forests OF the national
domain adjacent to the sources OF navigation
! OF rivers. Referred.
Senator Voorhees, resolution for com.
mittee OF investigation into the alleged cor.
rupt or improper Influences concerning the
house bill now before the finance committee
amending the laws In regard to distilled
spirits in bonded warehouses, was taken up.
Window moved an amendment providing
for investigation as to whether any money
had been raised by contribution, or otherwise,
from parties in interest to secure the passage
or defeat of the bill; and, if so, for what uses
it had been expended.
VOORHEES, accepted the amendment, and said
he had offered the resolution because OF news
paper aspersions upon himself as member of
the committee. He had never been approached
on the subject, nor even asked how he would
vote on the Carlisle bill as it came from the
house, but had been well known as one of its
supporters.
Bayard, Morrill,, Hsrris and Beck, of the
finance committee, with Vest and Ingalls,, as.
serted their confidence in the personal and
official integrity OF VOORHEES, and regarded
the charges as unworthy of further notice.
Each speaker copcurred In the view that the
senate could not afford to occupy the public
time to the exclusion of legislative business
upon anonymous newspaper accusations.
On the phase of the subject presented by
Window, the sentiment was unanimous In
favor of immediate and thorough investiga-
ton, in view of fine statement made by VIM
dom that he had received information which
he believed that an enorm Gus sum of money
had been raised by the so called whisky ring
to procure the passage of the bill through
congress. He said he could not vouch for the
Information, but it was such as to
compel him to propose an inquiry into
the matter He believed If the bill passed the
country would, within few yesrs. be shocked
by DEVELOPMENT of the operation and sue
cess Of combination so enormous as to pale
into utter in>iguifcance the ring of two or
three years ago. 4 large amount was now
due on whisky in bond, and the bill proposed
in substance to destroy the bonds and give
the combination chance to rake the treasury
to the tune of nearly $7O,OOO,O00. He coin
cided with the opinion that the personal in
situations against the senator from Indiana
were too insignificant to deserve notice. He
wanted to get at the bottom OF the charges to
Ferry, member of the committee, after an.
nouucipg that he was opposed to the bill, ex
pressed himself favorably in regard to the H.
curry proposed by Window, bnt adverse to
any action which would tend to dignity the
utterly unwarranted reflection upon his COL
league, VOORHEES,, whose personal honesty
and high official charac ter. he had always sp-
preciated aud admired.
Beck read telegram from j. NJ. Anterior
of Louisiana, who, he said, had been given a.
! authority for the accusations against Voor.
hees, disclaiming all responsibility therefor,
and adding that his statements and opinions
concerning whisky legislation had been great
ly exaggerated and misrepresented.
Beck then asserted his belief in the entire
honesty and proprlety of the proposed legisla-
tion as based upon the only true principle of
taxation, namely: consumption. He denied
what he construed to be charge made by
Window, that the men whose business was
affected by it, whether living in kentucky or
anywhere else, were seeking to build up ring.
Their business was as honest as that of the
senator from Minnesota or of any other man,
and he denied the right of that senator
to impute to them any improper purpose. In
view uf the senator's charges he (Beck) would
insist Jon the fullest and most thorough in
vestigation, though he knew the house ways
and means committee, IN unanimously report
ing the bill favorably, were actuated by the
purest motives. The reputation OF the mem
bers of that committee stood as high as that
of the senator from Minnesota.
Window interposed to hope the senator
from Kentucky had not understood him as
saying that any member of the senate or house
was concerned In any ring.
Beck hotly replied that be did understand
that thatwas the very charge made, and that
Window had also intimated that every OPP
ponent of the bill would be acting In the in.
terest of fraud.
Windom-I merely said thera was ring
outside OF these halls, and said further that
the bill passed the house without debate.
Beck made further reply and Sherman
deprecated discussion of the merits of the
measure, but urged the necessity for inquiry
into the facts stated by Window
VOORHEES, said that the sspersions upon his
name were to the fleet that bis vote could be
| controlled by one or more persons in Wash
| ington, but in view of the disclaimer read by
Beck, which he regarded as a succinct exoner-
alton of himself, he would leave the disposi-
ton of the resolution to the pleasure of the
senate.
After further discussion Window withdrew
his amendment, with the notice that he would
renew it tomorrow as an independent prop
osition, and Voorhees, resolution was then
postponed indefinitely without objection.
The bill repeating disqualification for army
came no in order, when Rollins pre-
scented motion to commit it to the judiciary
committee, which prevailed by party vote,
yeas 30, nays %, Davis (Ill) voting aye with
| the Republicans. Malone, who was present
to-day, also voted aye.
The chair announced his signature to the
Chinese bill. which now goes to the presi-
| dent.
Anthony offered a resolution directing the
fuance COMMITTEES to inquire into and report
upon the expediency of providing by law for
| the payment of called or overdue bonds of
the United States to the owners thereof in
cases in which such bonds shall have been
lost, stolen or destroyed; and under suitable
regulations for the security Of the United
States against any loss in such cases. he
explained his object was to extend the exist
Ing law SO as to provide for stolen as well as
destroyed bonds.
The senate resumed consideration of the
court of appeals bill.
Vests pending amendment prohibiting any
district or circuit Judge from sitting in the
appellate court upon cause tried before him
IN The lower court, was agreed to. Yeas 80;
nays IA.
Morgan moved an amendment striking out
the provision for the rotation of district
Judges In the appellate court, and making
other changes with view to prevent judicial
appointments being made wholly from one
| political party.
Davis, IN remarked in an undertone, that
| if he had the appointing power he would d.