The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-05
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS
Both Houses Agree to the Conference
!. Report on the Surplus Resolution.
The House Spends Some Time in Discussing
the Foreign Affairs Committees Resolu-
tions About the Case of Mr.. Cutting.
THE SENATE,
The Surplus Resolution Passed After a Long

luton accepting from William IT. Vanderbilt
and Julia Dent Grant objects of value and art
presented by various foreign governments to the
late Ulysses S. Grant. They are accepted with
grateful acknowledgment and are to be held by
the United States and preserved and protected
in the National Museum for the use and inspec-
ton of the people of the United States. Passed
Mr.. Allison again called up the adjournment
resolution, and offered an amendment SO as to
make the hour 10 o'clock tonight.
Mr.. Kenna hoped that action would not be
forced on the resolution. Bills had just been
sent to the President that he could not read in
three days; among them the river and harbor
BILL which would require day to go through it.
He die not know that the President wanted an
hour or whether he wanted four or Ave days.
Mr.. Mcmillan expressed the hope that the res
olution would not be acted on now.
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the President was
at the Capitol now, as had been the custom of
other Presidents at the close of session. If
so, he might be communicated with on the SUBJ
ject.
Mr.. Sewell said he had understood the Score
tary of War that the President would be at the
Capitol to day.
Mr.. Cullom thought that if Congress were to
Tot the business should be proceeded with in an
orderly manner.
Mr.. Conger opposed the amendment. He un-
derstood why there was an urgency to press an
adjournment so the President would not have
time to examine the river and harbor bill, The
President ought to have sufficient time, and the
friends of the bill understood it too. They were
prepared to give time to the executive to have a
decent, reasonable examination of very i'm
portant BILL and so far as he Mr.. Congerl could
hnln dn~k Avx11 hnvr~
were hired by she year to do the work of the
country; and should they not, in the interest of
the public business, give two or three days more
time when the constituents of most of them de-
manded it. If he knew Of any means that
would compel Congress TO stay he would exer-
else that means, and he thought he could, if
necessary, entertain the Senate for eight or nine
hours.
The bill to declare the forfeiture of the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge e. Vicksburg Railroad
special order for the second Monday in Decem-
Der next
The Senate bill extending the system of i'm
mediate delivery to all articles bearing an elm
mediate delivery stamp was passed.
The House bill to pay VIM. Huntington,
formerly United States marshal of Washington
Territory, $1064. the amount found due TO him,
was passed-yeas "a, nays 8.
On motion Of Mr. Plumb. the Senate took up
and passed the House bill to restrict the owner
citizens, with an amendment in the nature of
substitute. This is the same bill and practically
the same substitute on which the conference
committee failed to come to an agreement A
further committee of conference was asked.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar, the Senate took up
the vetoed pension bill of Margaret D. Marchand,
widow of Commodore Marchand, the question
being on its passage, notwithstanding the Presi-
dents objections After brief debate the bill
was postponed until next session.
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granting to the same lady tho regular legal PEN
sion; and it was passed
The Senate then took up the vetoed pension
bill of John s. Williams, and was addressed by
Mr. Plumb in its favor. After long discussion
the vote was taken on the passage of the bill and
resulted: yeas, 10; nays, 15-no quorum.
On motion OF Mr.. Cullom. the Joint resolution
for the acceptance Of lands near Chicago for
military purposes was made special order for
the first Tuesday of next session.
MR. Allison, from the conference committee
on the surplus resolution, submitted the report
and presented summary of the effect of the
resolution If it should become law. The state
ment of assets and liabilities, he said, as shown
by the statement of the Treasury on the 3lst of
July, showed balance of about $50. 600 OO0 as
against balance of $75,0O0,000 on the Both of
June So that there was at this moment (be-
yond the hundred millions in gold dedicated to
the redemption of greenbacks. and beyond the
working balance agreed to by the resolution) a
surplus OIL Sixty mllilOnS III the treasury to De
applied to the payment of the public debt The
receipts from customs and internal revenue for
the month OF July, this year, exceeded by about
three millions the receipts for July, last year
He thought it might be safely assumed that the
revenue for the currentyear would exceed that
OF last year by ten millions. The
total amount of appropriations for the
current year Excluding the fertilization BILL and
including the river and harbor bill $l4, 473. 9OO)
was 1864. 1859. against $2l9, 595, 2s3 for last
year. an increase, excluding the river and harbor
bill, of about thirty three millions OF that in
crease sixteen millions were in pensions and
nine millions increase in deficiencies. For the
ordinary expenses OF the government this years
appropriation exceeded last years by So SAT S29
II all the appropriations were expended during
the present fiscal year, and the revenues should
be the same as last year, there would still be
surplus of about $47, 100000 over and above ex-
penditures. not including the sinking fund
With the surplus over and above liabilities, and
the sixty millions Of the present balance of
eighty, he calculated that there would be paid
(under the joint resolution) $107. 500 900 on the
public debt during the current fiscal year
Mr. Beck suggested that the revenues from
customs and internal revenue would probably be
10 or 20 per cent more than last year,
Mr.. Allison preferred to take the necessary
estimate which was that the revenues would De
increased by twenty-five or thirty millions
Mr.. Beck-Last year the actual revenue ran
twenty-five or thirty millions more than the
Mr.. Alison-So 1t did. desire to emphasize
this statement, assuming that the revenues are
the same as last year and that the expenditures
are kept with the within appropriations (which
are $33, 100000 more than last year,, there will
be paid, during the current fiscal year, one hun
dred and seven and half millions on the public
debt or within $4,000 600 of all of the debt that
can be paid until 1891. Judging from the past
no detriment IL likely to occur il this joint reso
luton shall become law. BY this joint resolu
ton 100000 in gold has been absolutely
devoted and dedicated to the payment of United
States notes, and for no other purpose whatever.
So that, keeping in mind that we are to have
law lin this joint resolutionl which will put it
out Of the power of the Secretary of the Treasury
to touch one dollar of that hundred millions,
save for the purpose of redesming United States
notes. and considering the fact than we had on
the first OF August, surplus, over and above
that amount, in gold money and bullion, Of
about $50, 000. 900, we can, as have said, apply
one hundred and seven millions and half in this
nal woa %n 4Ha v1ox 80 ~.