Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-04
THE GANG At WORK.
WINDOM PULLED OYER THE GOALS
AGAIN.

The Funding Bill Passes by Decisive
vote-The Late Secretary of the Treasury
Does Not Help His Violation Of Law In
The Argument-Arrears of Pensions
Relieving vanderbilt of Taxes.
The Senate,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Senator Teller,
from the committee on pensions, reported the
original bill as su bstitute for one on the
subject of granting Lucretia R. Garfield,
Sarah Childress Polk. and Julia Gardner Tyler,
widows of ex-presfdents, life pensions of five
thousand dollars per year, from Sept. 10th,
1881, that of Mrs. Tyler to be in lieu of pen.
sion heretofore granted her. TWAS placed on
the calendar.
On motion of Senator Saunders the bill to
extend the northern boundary Of thu state of
Nebraska, was taken up. Senator Edmunds
tations pertaining to the original act for the
admission of Nebraska into the Union. The
only point that now occurred to hun was in
reftrencA to free navigation of the Missouri
river. He offered an amendment putting his
suggestion into effect. Adopted. The bill
then passed.
Senator Hoar reported from the committee
on privileges and elections the senate bill FIX
ing day for the meeting Of elsctors of presi-
ulating the counting of votes for president
and vice president, and the decision Of ques-
tions arising thereon. He SAID it was idsnti-
cal with one reported by Ednunds from the
judiciary committee, and passed by the senate
In 1873 Ordered printed In the record. The
bill for the distrhltion BY the national board
of health of pure vaccine virus passed.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the per cent. bond bill. VOORHEES, completed
| his remarks thereon.
MIR. VOORHEES, remarked that the bill in the
last congress was better one than that now
pending, and he regretted he had not an OBJ.
portuulty to vote for such measure. This bill
Disseminated in favor of the banks, and was
therefore Objectionable to hiIn.
Mr.. Plumb said the bill had been so changed
that its own father could not recognize it..
The pending amendment of Hawley's, limit.
ing Withdrawals Of bank circulation under the
fourth section of the act IF 1874, to S., COO 600
per mon b, aud requiring thirty days previous
notice thereof, was then adopted.
Mr.. Window asserted that the congressional
programme last session In regard to banks
was more IN their interest than was the SIX
per cent. arrangement, which had been de-
nounced IN debate as having BEEN made at the
dictation of these banks. In support of his
asset IiOu uC ICiCilCu w eLC uudulluOuS tObo Vi
the senate last year, reducing bank taxation
st, 1865, 600 per annum, and to the bill then re-
ported by Carlisle IN the house, repeating the
tax on deposits, per cent. stamp tax,
etc These amounting upon basis
last years receipts to SS,676, 500 per annum-
Adding this to one. quarter of per cent. con-
tanned IN their proposed funding bill to liquid,
ate expense refunding amounting to $146,S90
whereas the actual cost of this work by 3K
fy1pbinn ic 1acS than Sl0 nm Wo
have 81, 0l2,599 increase in excess of half
of per cent. The difference on total of re-
funded IS and 6s 81, SOS, 000 and some hundreds
per annum. Deductlng this from the total
this contemplated reduction in bank taxation
a saving was shown of about SS, OO0, 600 per
annum.
Mr.. Plumb thought WINDOWS statement
weakened his position, one of which his party
and country were proud, and denied that the
proposed reduction of taxation last
year applied to national banks alone. 1t
had reference to I'll banking institutions, and
the senator had cred in regarding it as sugar
coating for pill forced upon national banks
in the shape of 8 per cent. bonds.
Windom-Ths two things, reduction and
| funding, were connected together, and the
senator knows 1t.
Mr.. Plumb reiterated his assertion in denial,
| and went on to supportit. Mr.. Morgan NOV
ed an amendment forfeiting the charter of and
putting into liquidation national banks which
fail to withdraw their circulation after thirty
| days. notice SO to do las provided for in Sena.
| tor Hawley's amendment) have expired. Al
| ter remarks by Hawley, Salisbury and Morgan
| the amendment was voted down. Yeas 20,
noes ~. No further amendments being Offer
| ed, the vote was taken upon the final passage
of the bill.
It was passed, Ayes 3s, noes IS.
| Butler, Frye, Jones and Vance against the
bill paired with Cameron, Pa, Hill, Ga, Nc
| Millen and Kellogg respectively. Some others
| against the bill was also paired.
On motion of Senator ingalls,, his resolu-
| ton declaring the pension arrears law ought
| not be repealed, was taken up and laid over as
| unfinished bushes for Monday.
| Butler appended to it an amendment declar.
| ing in favor of pensions to soldiers in tn e
| Mexican war.
On motion, Vests senate bill appropriating
$4,000 for site near the war department for
| the building and erection thereon of
a brick and metal fire.proof building as
| hall Of record of the War department, upon
the plans heretofore submitted by the ouai ter
master general and under his discharge, was
| considered.
| Senator Allison moved to limit the cost OF
| the site to $4,000, and stated The proper :
proposed to be purchased could be secured by
| the Union bureau at that figure.
| After the debate he Withdrew his motion,
and the committee on amendments making it
a hall for the receipt Of legislative as well ae
executive documents were agreed to and the
| bill pass4d.
Messages from the president were deli 7sred
transmitting, with accompanying papers, q
| report from the secretary Of state In obedience
| to the senate resolution CT January IL, calling
| for certain correspondence in the case of the
claim Of Antonio Piellter against the govern.
ment Of Hayti; from the secretary of the in.
terror, draft of a bill to prevent timber dep
| relations on Indian reservations; also com.
| munication on the confirmation of homestead
entries Of certain lands In the Marquette dis
trict, Michigan.
The senate spent several hours discussing,
| without action, the order of business proposed
! by Anthony, extending the morning hour I'm.
| til 30, applying 5-minute rule to debates,
! etc.
The house bill, admitting free of duty,
goods in bond contributed for the relief of col
ored smigrants from Southern states to Kan
sa., passed.
Adjourned until Monday.
House Of Representatives..
The house went into committee Of the
whole on the private calendar. The first bill
was one reported by Kelley, of Pennsylvania,