Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-29
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION
A Political Debate on it in the Senate.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate.

governor OF Utah relative to the violation of
the marriage laws in that territory. Referred
to the committee on territories.
Mr. Frye offered a resolution to authorize the
committee on rules to sit during the recess, to
which Mr.. Van Wyck objected and it went
over.
THE PENSION OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
MI. Cullom, from the committee on expendi-
lures of public money, reported q resolution
authorizing the committee to sit during the
recess and continue the investigation of the
pension bureau business. Calendar.
THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION.
The Senate, at 11:3O, proceeded to the con-
slderation of the House joint resolution to ap-
ply the surplus in the Treasury to the payment
OF the public debt-Mr. Blair giving notice tt at
at the first opportunity he would call up the
vetoed pension bills according TO their order on
the calendar.
Mr.. Allison {who had reported back the reso-
luton from the com lnmittee on flnance) opened
the debate. He spoke OF the importance OF the
subject and how 1t opened up the whole f1nan-
cial question OF the government, but hoped that
at this late stage of the session the discussion
would be closely confined to the distinct points
involved. He then explained the resolution at
length and It's objects and effects.
Proceeding to discuss the clause in the amend
ment to ian extraordinary emergency" he
was asked by Mr.. CuIlom whether that amend
ment would not leave the question entirely in
the hands of the administration, and whether
the emergency always existed. Before he could
answer that question he was asked another by
Mr.. Plumb as to whether he knew of any occur
renee (slnce the present administration
came into power) indicating that the
country was on the verge of panic.
negative and then Mr.. Plumb recalled the fact
of the Secretary of the Treasury sending in
July, 1885. ten millions to the associated banks
and to avert some impending disaster. In re-
spOnse to that (after explaining that the deposit
was in fractional silver currency-not regarded
as money!, he. said that the Senator from Kan.
sas did not take account OF the fact that the
Secretary of the Treasury was then new in his
place and was not as familiar with the affairs Of
was Having referred to a speech delivered by
Senator Beck last December which exposed, he
said, the shams OF democratic policy, he was
asked by Mr.. Mcpherson to state what
explained his meaning to be this: That
into power by criticising adversely the financial
policy of It's predecessor and saying that more
money was held in the Treasury than was ne
the government and to maintain the paper
money at par; that from the 4th of March I'LL
the 29th OF December the democratic admins
ton had reversed the policy OF the republican
administration, and, instead OF paying the sur
plus on the public debt, had accumulated more
than S6O,OOU,OOO in the T>easury over and
above the proper reserve. and that it was only
the speech of the Senator from Kentucky that
put a stop to that policy and caused the first
call ior $1O,oOo.ooO TO be issued. The House
resolution, he said, utterly and absolutely con-
demned the financial policy OF the administra-
ton.
The Senate committee on finance had molli-
fed and sugar-cOated in some respectsl this con-
demnation; still 1t Also proposed to condemn
that policy, aud it would stand condemned be-
fore the country whether the resolution should
be amended or not.
Mr.. Mcpherson challenged Mr.. Allison to
point toanything In the democratic platform of
1854 that gave countenance to any such reso-
luton as had come over from the House OF Rep
resentatives. The platform was exactly in the
opposite direction. 1t declared for honest
money, for an honest administration OF the
Treasury, and for an honest payment of the
public debt.
political debate, and hoped that senators would
avoid it. He Justified The action OF the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury against the criticism of
MIR. Plumb, and said that the Secretary had
been practically carrying out the provisions of
the joint resolution since last December.
MIR. Beck proceeded to address the Senate
The senators on either side, he said, and the
administration might as well dismiss all appre-
tensions relative 10 the motives and purposes
OF the House OF Representatives, in the passage
Oh the joint resolution and might well as
sumo that the House of Representatives tcon-
stituted, as ii was, in friendly accord with the
executive branch OF the governmenu had not
undertaken by the resolution either to CEN
sure, condemn or embarrass the executive
branch OF the government. He opposed the
amendments OF the senate committee. Believ-
ing that under existing circumstances the reso-
luton was fair and just to the administration
ne should vote fOr II Just as II came from the
House.
House Of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Culberson (Texas), q bill
was passed appropriating $4,000 for the erec-
tion OF public building at Jefferson, Texas.
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, in the chair)
upon the Senate amendments to the general
deficiency bill.
NEW CoNFEREEs.
There was no opposition made to the recon-
mendation of the committee on appropriations
as to concurrence or non-concurrence In the
amendments, and their consideration consisted
chiefly in their reading
The House subsequently, ratified the action Of
the committee of the whole, and q conference
was ordered, Mr.. Burnes, Mr.. Letevre, and Mr..
McComas being appointed conferces.
THE MARY ANDERSON VETO.
Mr.. Thomas (Wis.) called up the veto message
on the bill granting pension to Mary Ander-
son.
caiing up the Interstate commerce BILL raised
the question OF consideration, and the House
yeas, 112; nays, 117-refused to consider the
veto message.
ANOTHER VETOED PENSION CASE.
Mr.. Sawyer (N.YJ then called up the vetoed
pension case of Andrew j. Wilson, but the
House also refused-yeas 80, nays 121-to con-
slider 1t.
Capitol Topics.
THE CUTTING CASE.
The House foreign affairs committee to-day
held its last meeting of this session. The Cut.
ting case came up for discussion upon the King
resolution, calling upon the State department
for the correspondence in the case. 1t was de-
clde0 That since Secretary Bayard has, unOfh-
cialiy, expressed the beiieI that Cutting will be
set at hberty, the committees decided not to
recommend the passage OF the resolution.
Ihere Is no prospect OF the case getting into the
House.
THE BACKBONE FORFEITURE.
The Senate committee ON public lands to-day
ordered q favorable report ON the House bill to
"declare a forfeiture of lands granted to the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vfcksburg (the
BACK oone) railroad company. to connrm title
10 certain lands and for other purposes Sena-
tor Van Wyck will make minority report ad-
verse " that portion of the bill confirming TO
the New Orleans Pacific railroad company, as
assignee, portion OF the original Backbone
grant
THE LEGISLATIVE, ETC, APPROPRIATION BILL
PASSED.
Mr.. Holman submitted the conference report
on the legislative bill in the House yesterday
afternoon. settling the last point OF difference
between the two houses by agreeing to an in
crease OF $4,000 instead OF $15O,OOO in the
internal revenue appropriation. The total ap-
proprlatiOn made by tue bill is $2O,6o4,346,
which Is $50. 900 less than the appropriation con-
tanned In the bill as it passed the Senate and
$122,OOO less than the appropriation authorized
by the current law.
THE SANTOS CORRESPONDENCE.
All the correspondence in relation to the case
OF julius Il. Santos who was imprisoned by the
government OF Ecuador, was transmitted To the
House yesterday by the Secretary Of State. IT
contains no facts beyond those already pub