Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-18

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favor OF woman suffrage.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
B Senator Conger-To provide for com
mission on the alcoholic liquor traffic.
BY Senator Cameron (Wis.)-To authoriz
the cutting and sale of dead and damaged tina
Der on Indian reservations, under direction O
the interior department.
By Senator Vance-To enable the severa
states to collect an educational fund from
taxes on distilled spirits and fermented liquors
BY Senator Notwithstanding and d
recting the purchase by the secretary of the
treasury, for public use, of the Freedman's
bank property and real estate, and parcels OF
ground adjacent thereto, belonging to the
Freedman's Savings and trust company.
By Senator Davis Ill.)-To permit Ward
Hunt, associate Justice of the supreme court
of the United States, to retire.
By Senator Teller-To adopt device for
preventing raising revenue stamps placed on
malt and spirituous liquors, barrels and kegs.
By Senator Blair-Granting a pension to
Lucretia R. Garfield.
By Senator Ferry-For public building at
Marquette, Mich.
By Senator Anthony-To authorize the COM
pilation and printing of new history of the
war.
During the morning hour Senator Beck re-
sumed his remarks upon 1ngall resolution
declaring the pension arrears, law ought not
to be repealed in support of his allegation
that legislation was instigated and pressed
through congress by pension claim agents,
he read from the records of the investigation
by the house committee in 1879, shortly after
the act became law showing the existence in
Washington of an organization processing to
be soldiers and sailors association, which
was actively enghged when the bill was pend
e. md Inv
ing them returned to congress as voluntarily
pressed by their signers, petitions in favor of
the act. One of these circulars asserted that
all of the credit for presenting the measure
before congress with success was due to the
president OF the association, Captain Dimmick,
and that without his efforts it never would
have been pressed to passage. This individual,
in his testimony before the committee,
admitted having interfered in the
senatorial canvass in Kansas to
defeat the reelection of Ingalls,, on the as
sumption that he was unfriendly to the
soldiers interest, and man who could not be
reached easily--a statement which Beck con-
strues to mean that Ingalls, was regarded by
pension attorneys as one whom they could not
use He read further to show that Dimmick,
upon being pressed to give the name of one
man whom he had heard denounce Ingalls, as
opposed to the soldiers, mentioned Sweiner,
who was at the time doorkeeper of the house.
The claims made by the organization showed
that his (Beck's) charges were not made with
out support. He then quoted from the report
of the pension commissioner of 1879, and
other sources, to the effect that frauds were
almost necessary consequence of the arrears
legislation, and it relieved from
$4,000 to DC, 600 cases on the pension files that
were previously debarred. He added that he
had perhaps used expressions that were too
vigorous when denouncing the measure, but
he thought H. had net transcribed the ordi-
nary parlan, ntary limits in that regard.
In connection with reference to the late
Commissioner BENTLEY, he expressed his belief
that the pension agents were at the bottom OF
the removal of that official, who Zealonsly en-
deavored to prevent frauds that were neces-
rily connected with the new legislation.
Senator Ingalls, said that as the funding bill
had precedence to-day, he would defer formal
reply to Beck to a more convenient time. The
subject was accordingly passed over for the
present.
Consideration of Sherman's funding bill
was resumed and Senator Plumb argued the
redemption fund for United States notes
oughtTt to be diminished. He argued it was
the solemn duty of congress not only TO cut
down but definitely limit that fund at stated
figure, thereby making saving to the country
in the item of interest, while allowing money
heretofore boarded in the treasury, to circu-
fund to $50,000,000 could be safely
made. To make his proposition wholly con-
servatlve he had fixed the limit at a limitation
of one hundred millions, so as to make full
and ample provision of redemption for every
government obligation. He advocated the
redemption of 3h per cents out of the sur
plus n avenues over and above s1OOOOO,OOO, and
that this total ought not to be reducedexcept
in the redemption of United States notes.
Teller said he was opposed to the bill, not
because he thought the bonds could not be
sold, but because he was disinclined to con-
tinue everlasting tinkering of the finances
and he failed to see that refunding would be
of any advantage to the government. Pro-
ceeding to discuss the silver question, he took
issue with the recommendation of the secre-
tary of the treasury, for the discontinuance OF
silver coinage, claiming the west would never
consent that silver should lose It's rightful
place as a money metal. He referred to the
magnitude of the silver producing interest and
corrected the newspaper Misrepresentation thai
the mining camps of Colorado were played
out. He denied this was true as to single
mining camp, and that the fact is, the pro
duction there is increasing rapidly He would
favor a measure placing the two money metals
on the same basis, and enabling the silver
producer to go to the mint on equal terms
with the gold producers.
Senator Saunders favored the bill, and OBJ
posed any amendment of its essential features
Senator Pendleton supported Vests amend
ment. He said it provided that banks intend
ing to increase their circulation, ant
citizens desiring to organize new
banks, shall take new bonds as thu
basis of their circulation. He could Sc,
nothing unreasonable or unfair in this. Banks
were the agents or creditors of the govern
ment, aad enjoyed an immunity from the oh
legations which other private corporations dit
not enjoy. Colleague Sherman had spoken o
the banks as the weakest factor in politics
But these banks, which his colleague though
so weak, had twice successfully attacked tn
funding bills, once in 1870, when they capture'
the house of representatives, and prevented hi
colleague from attaching to the bill
then pending, section which he urged as
necessary safeguard for the government, ant
again in 1881, when they attacked the bill
passed by the deliberate Judgment of boil
houses of congress, which was vetoed. Hi
colleagues statement in regard to that matte
was that st the first blast of the bugle tn
banks ran, but they ran at the president ant
his secretary of the treasury.
Continuing Mr.. Peuideton said the bank
had been enormously paid for whateve
benefit they had been to the government. The,
had enjoyed monopoly of the currency ani
have been the sole deposltaries of public fund
to the amount of S100, 1000, 900. On basis G
$3.50 100000 capital, they had in twelve year
divided $3.50, 900, 900 of profits and retained
surplus fund of SIPS, 100000, having cleare
as had been shown by the senator from Mis-
souri,, (Vest), percentage upon their capits
of S4:10.
Senator Pendleton added he would vote fc