The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19
Looking into Pacific Railways
And to Prevent Fraudulent
Claims.
Brown, OF Georgia, Attacks
Massachusetts, on the Origin
of Negro Slavery.
Senator Ingalls, gets up a Sensa-
ton by Charging Brown
with Forgery.
CONGRESSIONAL.

lowing resolution was offered by Mr..
Van Wyck and laid over till to-
morrow:
Resolved, That the committee on
JUDICIARY be directed to inquire
whether the Union or Central Pacific
railroad companies have become re-
sponsible for, or have guaranteed
interest on any bonds other than
these specially authorized by con-
gress, or outstanding at the date OF
the passage of the act making appro-
priations for legislative, executive
and Judicial expenses of the govern
ment for the year ending June 80,
1874, and if 50, to what extent, and
under actual or alleged authority.
Also whether any new stock has
been issued by either of said corpora
tions in relation to said act.
Mr.. Plumb reported favorably to
the senate from the committee on
public lands, house bill to declare for
feited the unearned lands granted the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad COM
pany.
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee on
appropriations, reported the army APP
preparation bill. AS agreed upon by
the committee, it appropriates $4,000
more IMAM Inc mouse Dill.
a sensation was created in the SEN
ate, to-day, by Mr.. ingalls, who init
mated that Senator Brown had in
serted in the official report OF the de-
bate, words not spoken by ingalls,,
thus committing forgery upon the rec
Ords of the senate. The chair called
Mr.. Ingalls, to order and, after consid-
cradle excited talk, the matter went
over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Ingalls, said the mode OF attack
referred TO had about the same
amount of courage that was exhibit
ed by thug who waited until his en-
envy was asleep, then stabbed him.
He moved the language to which he
had called attention be expunged
from the official record OF the de-
bates.
Mr.. German objected to present con-
sideration of the motion, and it went
ov er till tomorrow.
Mr.. Brown said he had intended to
say something in reply, but, as the
matter was to go over, he supposed he
would be heard tomorrow. He did
not wish it to go unchallenged. He
did not intend any inference or acqul-
escence by him should be drawn from
the fact that the matter was going
over.
Mr.. Butler called up his resolution
offered some days since providing for
examination of the New York banks.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to refer it to the
committee of finance.
Mr.. Blair favored the resolution and
said, if the comptroller OF the curren-
cy was now doing his duty concern
ing the bank, he had withheld his &C
tivity too long.
Mr.. Vest said the Marine, National,
Metropolitan, National and End Ma
tional banks of New YORK,
failed with deposits amounting
to many millions. People had been
swindled out OF these millions
He inquired what the comptroller OF
currency had been doing, while these
hanks were piling up their swindling
operations, and making false state
ments under the eyes Of government
officials? Mr.. Butler referred to the
recent defalcation of 100000 in
Cleveland bank, discovered soon after
the bank had been examined by the
government examiner. He inquired
how this defalcation could, as report
ed, cover long period of time, If the
examiner had done his duty?
Mr.. Morrill, said no good could be
effected by Investigation.
Mr.. Plumb said he had
heard of only one bank failure in
New York namely the Marine Nation
al. The president of that bank had
been indicted by the grand jury on APP
plication of the district attorney. The
Metropolitan had closed its doors for
twenty-four hours, but the second ma
tional had not closed its doors at all.
Vest said the reason why the second
national lad not closedwaS because one
man to save his family honor had
paid out of his private purse $780,
900.
Mr.. Sherman did not believe any
rood could come of investigation by a
committee; such committee working
in public, with reporters and crowd
around, would be helpless and as use
less as possible. The fact that there
were no more failures that had hap
pened in the last ninety days after the
instance of defalcatlon shown by high
government officers, was a compH-
ment to the national banking system.
Nothing congress could do could pre-
vent bad men having charge of
money from stealing. 1t could pun
ish them after they had stolen.
II.
section of the clearing house,
avo.untary association, In coming to
aid the business community in the
eme, .gency, as illustrating the excel
lence of our financial system. If the
occurrences of the last few months
had occurred in olden times-in the
good old democratic timeS-he might
say if they had occurred before the
present national banking system had
been established, the trou-
BILE would have been much
more serious, and would extend
to other countries, with which we
had financial transactions. A panic
in this instance had been averted by
the action of the associated banks
They had worked out their own sal
walton.
Mr.. Ingalls, rose to a question OF
personal privilege. He read the de-
bate, last Friday, on the bill relating
TO the claim of the state of Georgia
for money expended for common
defense in 1777. He objected
to certain words which, he said, ha(
been inserted in the handwriting o
Mr.. Brown, in the official reporter
manuscript of the debate and which
Mr.. ingalls, claimed, had not beel
spoken in the senate. He said he wa
ALWAYS willing to be the subject o
the fortunes of the daily debates
whether of victory or dc
feat. but he was not secur
against the partisan arrows that wer
flying as he might see fit to discharg
from the safe ambush of printin
house. The words objected to wer'
shis monopoly, on which l have n
right to infringe" referring to wha
MI. Brown had called one of Ingall
characteristic speeches and words wi
not state, referring TO one of the leg;
points arising in the discussion. Tn
mode of warfare, MI. Ingalls, contil
ned. was eminently safe to the OF
who waged it, but was not satisfac
orv to the victim. Mr.. Ingal
inquired whether the senator fro
Georgia (Brown) was satisfied tn
he used the language quot
Mr.. Brown replied, it was his re
objection he used it.
Mr.. Ingalls, asked whether he d
not. after the debate was over and {
report prepared for the printer.
Iiberately interpolate q word II
rs fine report of the proceedings, there
falsifging the record and committl
forgery upon the records OF the couI
fSensation.)
2fSe chair said the senator was
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