National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-13
WORK TN CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES.
Mr.. Beck and the Arrears Of Pensions Act--sher-
man Funding Blll-Passagc of the Cen
sus Appropriation bill by the
Householder Matters.

the mouth Of the Mississippi River by Robert
Mr.. FRYE reported from the Committe on Rules
. resolution authorizing the select Committee ON
Woman Suffrage to employ clerk. Adopted.
Mr.. Vest reported favorably, with amendments,
from the Committee on Commerce the Senate bill
to authorize bridge across the Miss uri River ut
the most accessible point within FIVE miles above
the city of ST.. Charles, Mo. Taken up and
passed, as amended on motion of Mr. Edmunds, so
as to reserve to Congress ms well as to the Secre-
retary of War, the right not only to make changes
In the bridge structure for the benefit Of the river
navigation, but to order its entire removal.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill, the Senate bill to re-
store certain articles of sverware TO Mrs. lsa-
bella s. McCrea was passed.
MFR. Morrill, made an Intellectual effort TO have
od aEen up te oi Slng tne egm oE TnSo oi ,ybo SGl
said he favored the bill, desiring further time TO
prepare an amendment adding many other officers
Mr.. Ingalls, here rose and read from Mr.. Beck's
speech on the tarliias follows: Z" would promptly
repeal the arrears of pensions act. II was con.
ceived in sin and brought forth In iniquity. IL is
fraud upon the American people and n standing
monument to the Ignorance, selshness, and cow
ardice of the American Congress" He said that,
having introduced the measure and having been
chairman of the Committee on Pensions when II
oassed he Ont Ingalls, proposed 70 give ihe Senator
lief was that the bill was just in principle, but had
been misunderstood by the country He therefore
offered resolution declaring that in the opinion
of the Senate, theOct ought not to be repealed,
Mr. Beck asked that the resolution lie over to
enable him to present the proofs for his asser-
uons.
Mr. ingalls, agreed to this with the remark that
he would insist upon vote with as little delay as
| possible,
On motion of Mr.. Hawley, the morning hour was
| extended to dispose of routine business.
| On motion Of Mr. Teller, his resolution directing
| the Secretary of the Interior to communicate the
| decision of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office declaring the land grant made to the North
| crn Pacific Railroad Company lapsed under the
| operation of the law granting the same, and also
the decision, order, or instructions of his prede-
| cessOr, Hon. Carl Schurz oycrruling the Commits
| si lapiginn Urn n
to the Northern Pacific Railroad without reference
of the subject to Congress- further, all memoranda
on the subject and the number of acres for which
patents have been issued TO said company or It's
| assigns since July 4, 1877, was taken up.
Mr.. Allison moved an amendment to include in
the call for information any opinion of the At
torney; General on the subject Agreed TO, and the
resolution was passed.
| Mr. Window offered resolution requesting the
President of the United States to comnunicsle, so
far as may be compatible with the public interests,
copies of The instructions TO the Minister OF the
United States in Hayt of his notes to that govern
ment, and OF his dispatches to the Department OF
State not heretofore communicated respecting the
claim of Antonio Pellcer, citizen of the United
States, against the governmento of iiayti. Adopted.
| The Senate lat 1:25) resumed consideration of
the sherman funding bill and Mr.. Garland ar
gued OshOw that the relation of the banks to the
Government was that of mere fiscal agents, and
that Nj. Vests amendment was logical and legal
| sequence of funding. lie was not welded TO the
| idea OF n 3 per cent bond, but was willing to take
the assumption of a saving of 100000 annually
| for what II was worth.
!
upon Mr.. Garland's construction of its Language,
Mr.. Vests amendment making the new bonds the
sole basis of bank circulation, would require banks
having 35 per cents. on deposit to surrender those
j luke the 3 per cents. He did not so under
Mr. Garland-we will try to make it broad
enough to cover that.
Mr.. Plumb renewed his amendment so as to re-
qure the use of all the funds now In the Treasury
ofsl00,000000 in the redemption of 80 per cents
such redemption to be made in not less than three
toll, nf
left In the Treasury shall rot be increased or di.
minished except in the redemption OF United
nrnnnti"ns ond roceseeJ o nrnc m that no
any calculation ofinterest the Government would
now lose more than 1t could realize by an attempt
at refunding. He favored in lieu of that the TAX.
ing of S50,O000J0 from the Treasury fund and Il
permanent Limitation of that fund, as proposed by
his amendment. Casually referring to the veto OF
the funding bill of last session. he characterized II
rs wicked and defenseless act, which would
have caused the defeat of the Republican party las
upon before the people, but for the success of Sec
retary WINDOWS subsequent operations.
Mr.. Vest, replying to Mr.. sherman, asserted thai
between 1853 aud 1873 the silver dollar was COINED
to the amount of s6,000O00, to dsprovc the as
serton of Mr. sherman that 1t had not been coined
tdv many years prior 10 the demonetizing act o
1873.
This point gave rise to a brief controversy be
tween the two Senators, during which Mr.. Yes
substantiated his assertion by quotations from
official records, aud Mr.. Sherman conceded tn,
fact as TO the coinage OF the silver dollar in th'
of only for cNpOrt-a statement which Mr. Yes
said had no warrant of law to support it.
Replying to Mr.. Alison's inquiry on the point
Mr.. Vest explained that his amendment did no
apply to the bonds held by banks now. II merel,
applied to a bank now in existence which seek
TO iucrense its capital after July l, 1889, or to new
bank which seeks to 30 into business after tha
date.
! The debate was continued by Messrs, Allison
The fact becoming apparent at 400 that as sew
ernl Senators desiring TO speak had not yet partici
puted in the discussion, the bill was informa
: laid aside until Monday.
4 number of bills were introduced and referred
and the Senate lat 4;25) went into executive ses
sion and (at 4;35) adjourned until Monday.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Robeson from the Committee OH Rules sub
mitted II report increasing the membership OF tn
following committees: Ways and Means TO fliteeI
Judiciary to nineteen, Banking and Currency t
| thirteen, Commerce TO nineteen, Agriculture I
nineteen, Foreign Affairs to fifteen, Military Al
fairs 10 fitteen Post Offices and Post Roads TO iii
a teen, Pubic Lands to fifteen, Pacific Railroad I
q fneen Improvement of the Navigation of tn
Mississippi River to fltteen Invalid Pensions t
nineteen, War Claims to fifteen, and Accounts t
eleven. Also, for the appointment OF a Committe
on the lnteroceanic Canal and Foreign Inlan
- Transportation, to consist Of thirteen members, {
which shall be referred all measures relative /
- those subjects Also, to amend the rules so as
= refer To the Committee on the Improvement of th
,, u Navigation of the Mississippi River all matter
Y relative thereto, Under the rules, the report wa
Z laid over for one day.
!; ON motion of Mr.. Upson a resolution wa
|
9 of all correspondence Endorsements, and recon
!, mendations in his office relating to the expendi
= ture of the appropriation for the acquiring Q
sites and the erection OF posts for the protection
y the Rio GrandG frontier.
!, Mr.. McCook introduced bill to reorganize tn
. judicial system OF the United States. Referred.
:, Mr.. Cook introduced bill for the erection /
y Washington OF a building TO be used as q hall
Z record, Referred.
u exchange of fractional Treasury notes. Referre,
q Mr., Bayne introduced bill to repeal the tax Q
u bank deposits and the stamp tax on bank check
!, and to reduce the tax OH the circulation of nj
" tiOnal banks, Referred.
l. Mr.. Prescott introduced an apportionment bi
providing for $40 representatives. Referred.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, offered IL resoutio
calling ON the Secretary of the Navy for certai
, Information in regard TO the condition Of the nav
r The House then lat llO) went into Committee
s. the Whole (Mr Calkins in the chain on the cens
W appropriation bill,
:. The general debate, participated in by Mr. Iii
" cock and Messls. Cox of New York. Blount, at
y Atkins having ended, the bill was read for amen'
!. ment.
u Mr. Holman moved to amend by adding to n
IT bill the following; But this act shall not be col
y, strued MS giving the sanction OF Congress to ~
" contract Or engagement entered into by any OliC
), of the Government for public service beyond Il
lv limit of appropriation previously made, by viii,
v liability either legal equitable shall be create
W against the United States. ReJected-75 to lOi
o. the Democrats voting in the Affirmative, the X,
~ publicans in the negative.
The committee ut three O'Clock rose and n
" ported the bill to tho House, when II was pass
n without division. TT appropriates S5i0,000l
y Mr.. Browne offered resolution calling on Il
Secretary Of the Interior for the following info
nation: II all the pensions arising from the W
OF the rebellion shall be adjudlcated within Il
~ seven years terminating june 30 1858, and If
~ the end of that period the survivors of the W
l. with Mexico and their widows shall be pension,
s, 20 at the rate of IS per month, what appropriate
80 will be required annually TO pay pensions duril
e. the next twenty five years Referred.
.u The Speaker laid before the House n letter fro
n the Secretary OF the Treasury inclosing estima
Af Nn nn