National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-17
A SENSATION IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Ingalls, Charges Mr. Brown With Com
hitting Forgery Upon the Record.
Mr. Brown Says He Will Reply to
the Allegation To-Day
Tho Senate Insists Upon lis Amendments TO the
POstOfce Appropriation Bill.
The General Deficiency Appropriation
A.
The General Deficiency Appropriation
hi Considered In thc House.
THE SENATE.

Mr. George presented u memorial of the legis-
lature of Mississippi urging congressional aid 10
the Gulf aud Ship Island railroad.
The following resolution was offered by Mr..
Van Wyck, aud lies over till to-day:
RCsoyed That the committee on the judiciary
be directed to inquire whether the Union or Cen
trial Pacific Railroad companies nave oeeoino re-
bonds other than those specifically authorlzed Dy
congress- outstanding at the date OF the passage
tive, executive and Judicial expenses of the gov
eminent for the year ending June 3d. 1874, ana ior
yIheE pupP0sSs MA pmder WHAT actual or alleged
authority. Also Whether any new stock mas been
issued by either OF said companies In VIOLATION oil
MIR. Ingalls, rose to question of personal priyi-
lege He read from the debate OF last Friday on
me Oii relating 70 she Sa ,bs OF nsa in
1T77. He objected TO certain words which no saia
had been inserted in the handwriting OF MT.
Brown in the official reporters manuscript OF the
debate, aud which Mr. ingalls, claims had not
been spoken in the senate lie said he was always
willing to submit to the fortunes of daily debate,
whether of victory or defeat, but was not secure
against the Parthian arrows that flying foe might
see fit to discharge from the safe ambush OF the
The words objected to were, "His monopoly, of
which have no right to infringe referring TO
what Mr.. Brown had called one of Mr.. Ingalls,
"cLarac teristic speeches, and the words, "He Will
not so state, referring 10 one OF the legal points
arising in the discussion. This mode OF warfare,
one who waged II, but was not satisfactory to the
victim.
Georgia MIR. Brown was satisfied that he used the
Language quoted.
Nj. Brown replied that it was his recollection
that he used IL.
MIR. ingalls, asked whether he did not, after the
debate was over and the report prepared for the
the proceedings thereby falsifying the record and
committing forgery upon the records OF the
The chair said the senator was out of order. II
he mad any accusations to make he should make
them in Il different way.
Mr.. Beck tsolto vocel 1would not answer that.
Mr.. Ingalls,. Language that was not uttered in
debate and susceptible of an offensive interpreta-
Mr. Brown decline to make any reply TO that
MIR. Ingalls, supposed he would.
The chair. The senator from Kansas is out of
order.
Mr.; Brown addressed the chair.
Mr.. Ingalls, have the floor. believe.
The Chair agreed that Mr.; ingalls, had the floor
but that III the opinion Of the chair, the senator's
remarks imputed improper conduct 10 another
senator. IF there be no objection" the chair
added "the senator Will proceed in order"
Mr.. ingalls, said that the mode of attack re-
fer cd TO required about the same amount of
courage that was exhibited by q thug who waited
until his enemy was asleep and then stabbed him.
He moved that the language to which he had
called attention be expunged from the official
record of the debates.
Mr.. German objected to the present consdera-
tion of the motion, and 1t went over till to-day.
Mr.. Brown said he had intended 10 say some
thing in reply but as the matter was to go over he
supposed he would be heard later He did not
wish it to go unchallenged. lie did not intend
that any inference of acquiescence By him should
be drawn from the fact that tue matter was going
over.
EXAMINATION OF THE NEW YORK BANKS.
Mr. Butler called up his resolution, offered some
days since, providing Tor an examination of the
New lork banks by committee of the senate.
Mr., Morrill, moved to refer it to the committee
on finance. He said that committee and the
comptroller of the currency were doing all that
could be done to secure the object in view.
Mr.. Blair said that If e-tenth part of what we
W Ia condition
of the banks was true he did not see how any
senator could withhold his assent to the resolu-
ton If the comptroller of the currency was now
doing his duty in this matter he had withheld his
activity too long.
politan National, and the Second National banks
OF New York had failed with deposits amounting
to many millions of dollars. Thepeople had been
swindled out of these millions. He inquired what
the comptroller OF the currency had been doing
while these banks were piling up their swindling
operations and making false statements under the
eyes of the government oficals
Mr.. Butler referred to the recent detalea ton of
$4,000 in Cleveland bank and discovered soon
alter the bank had been examined by govern
ment examiner. lie inquired how this detalca-
zion could, as reported, cover a long period of
time IL the examiner had done his duty.
Mr. Morrill, said that no good could be effected
by the investigation called for by the resolution.
Il would at any rate be impossible for any member
Of the senate to leave Washington now That
would be conceded by both democrats ana repuD-
hcans in the chamber
Mr.. Butler did not suppose 1t was party ques-
Mr.. Plumb had heard of only one bank failure
in New York city7-namely, the Marine National
bank The president of that bank had been ill.,
dicted by grand jury on the application OF the
district attorney. The Metropolitan had closed
National had not closed its doors at all, Mr.
Plumb did not think that congressional invest.
gazing committees could keep banks from failing
Mr.. Butler asked II II had not been GAINED that
the present national banking system was the
So est ever invented by man.
Mr. Plumb replied that was quite true
Mr. Rltlnr remarked that uppDr1tn n tho n aXya-
papers uor whose accuracy, however, he would
not vouch) the banks were in the daily habit of
MIR Vest said the reason why the Second Ma.
uonal had not closed was because man, TO
save his family honor had paid out OF his private
Mr.. Sherman did not believe that any good
could come of an investigation by a committee.
Such committee working in public with report
ers aud a crowd around would he MS helpless and
useless as possible, In reply 10 MIR. Buffers re-
marks. Mr.. sherman said that the iact that there
were no more failures than had happened within
the last ninety days after the instances Of deialcl
ton shown by high bank office was eompli
that congress could do could prevent bad man
having charge OF money from stealing II II could
punish him after he had stolen.
Mr.. Sherman referred 10 the action of the clear
Ing house, voluntary association, in cominz to
the aid Of the business community in the emer-
gellcy as illus rating The excellence of hnau-
cial system. If the occurrences OF tho last lew
months had occurred in the Olden times-iu the
good old democratic times he might say-lf they
had occurred before the present national banking
system had been established, the trouble would
have been very much more serious and would
nave extended to other countries with which we
had financial transactions. A panic in this In =
stance had been avoided by the action Of tho as
soeiaIed banks. They had worked out their own
salvation,
Mir, Vest criticised the action and conduct of the
banks.
AT o'clock the matter went over till to-day.
POsToFICE APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr., Plumb called up the report of the conference
committee upon the postOfiCe apprOp Ration Till,
and, upon his motion, the senate Concurred in tho
action of the house on the senate amendment APP
lropriating SlS0,0OO nor necessary aud special
facilities on trunk lines"
The house increased the amount 10 $3.50. 000 in
which the senate now cOnours,
Mr.. Plumb moved that the senate insist upon It's
remaining amendments, three in number: One
increasing the appropriation for transportation on
TaillOad routes from Sll7OOOOO TO Sl276O,0OO; an
other striking out the house provision relating to
the REIMBURSEMENT of the compensation to railroads
ana the third adding 1000 u the appropriation
of s4,OOO,0O00 for railway postoniCe clerks.
Mr.. Plumb asked that tho senate give an ex-
preston Of It's opinion for the guidance of It's con
terees ana for this purpose called for the yeas and
nays upon his motion.
Mr. Conger represented the necessity for addl-
tional railway mail facilities for the northwest,
west, and southwest.
Mr.. Muxey called attention to the excellence of
the present postal clerk system, and said that
every year the work of this branch of the service
was growing, necessitating the employment of
additional clerks,
Mr.. Plat did not wish to have II understood that
this respect. lie did not think there was Il class
OF young men In the country from whom SO much
WIS exacted and yet 50 iuadequUtely paid as were
the railway POSTAL CLERKS lo hoped The CON