The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-29

not covered into the treasury. though 5000 600
deposited April Is, 1884 was now being cOveredin.
The money had not been covered into the treasury
but deposited with the Treasurer to the credit
of the Secretary of the Navy, and subject to
his check He could have taken the whole of it
at any time on his mere check. without a
voucher The Secretary had exercised wise
discretion by depositing the money with the
Treasurer rather than with private banks; yet
it was not in the treasury, rs the law intended
He had felt somewhat Illuminated when the gen
tleman from Illinois had brought to his notice
the fact that, in the appendix to the Secretary
report. there statement that the money
was deposited with the Treasurer. He had
gone to every officer of the treasury who had
accounts of money covered into the treasury
and they had told him it had
not been covered in. He had not
gone to the Treasurer, for the reason that that
officer did not keep such accounts. If he We're
at fault in that he had not gone to the Treasurer
it was because the Treasurer was not the person
to 60 to. A few days ago 500, 00O had been di-
rected to be covered into the treasury, but the
Secretary of the Treasury wrote him on Satur-
day last that 1t had not yet been done So that
up to the present moment not one dollar had
been covered in. He charged that the law had
not been complied with He imputed no inten-
ton, the part of the Secretary, to do any dis
honest or dishonorabe thing. So far as he had
observed, the administration of the Secretary of
the Navy had been most creditabe, and the
whole tone of the service had been raised. But
the issue was. whether great officer of the gov
eminent had obeyed clear command of law.
He asserted that the Secretary had not
Mr.. CallSins defended the Secretary's action,
and argued that the provisions of the law had
not been Violated that the law required the net
proceeds of sale should be covered into the treas
ury, not the proceeds, which could not have
been obtained until all expenditures had been
paid and this had not yet been done. His de-
liberate judgment that every candid man
would say Mr.. Hewitts performance this morn
ing was mere subterfuge. 1t was shifting his
position. Last Friday the gentleman had delib-
erately given the House and the country to I'M
derstand that the Secretary of the Navy was dis
honest and corrupt; for what could be more cor
rupt than that great public officer should take
the peoples money and not turn it into the
treasury until after political eleetion2 1t was
against that sort of innuendo that he
Mr. Calkinsl raised his voice. He
knew that certain gentlemen were so
constituted that instead of deliberately walking
up and attacking men fairly, they sprang from
an alley in the dark of night with the assassin's
dagger in hand. He did not like that kind of
warfare, and no man who held the position
which the gentleman from New York occupied
ought to attack a man indirectly. If he did not
make direct charge, common decency and com
mon honesty ought to induce him to keep his
mouth closed.
Mr.. Hewitt declined to reply to Mr. Calkinss
personal remarks-that was not in his line. he
had made no imputation, either by way of direc-
tor, subterfuge, or by any blow of the assassin,
against the Secretary of the Navy. He insinu-
ated nothing; but he charged that the provision
of the statute had not been complied with If
he had done less than state the facts, he would
have failed in his duty as a representative.
The House then, in committee OF the whole,
proceeded to consider business relating to the
District of Columbia. The free bridge bill, after
some discussion, was laid aside, with favorable
recommendation
The next bill considered was the one appropri-
ating 100000 for the completion of the sewerage
system of the District, but, without action, the
committee rose. The free bridge bill was re-
committed, and the House took a recess until 8
o'clock, the evening session to be for debate on
the tariff bill