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Show THAT LITTLE ACCOUNT. The Democrat has received a copy of the Congressional Record of Saturday last, in which is contained the .official report re-port of the discussion and proceedings in the Senate, on the previous day, on the introduction of Mr. Cullom's resolution of inquiry as to Utah's indebtedness to the United States for moneys advanced to meet court and other expenses in this Territory. The report is reproduced below be-low in full, and, as showing the humor of several prominent Senators when any measures affecting the Utah situation are under discussion, it will doubtless be read with interest by all : AOCODSTS WITH UTAH TEBEITOEY. Mr. Cullom I ask unanimous oonsent to be allowed to introduce a resolution now, as I shall have to leave the Senate, which is important to be acted on, if at all, to-day. I ask that it be read. Mr. Blair I do not objeot. The resolution was read, as follows: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury Treas-ury be, and he is hereby, directed to report to the Senate what, if any, amount of monev behalf of the Territory of Utah since the passage pas-sage of the act of Congress of June 23, 1874, entitled "An aot in relation to courts and judicial ju-dicial officers in the Territory of Utah," and if any such money has been so expended, whether the United States has been reimbursed reim-bursed therefor; and that pending the answer to this resolution, and until an investigation of the subject may be had by Congress, the honorable the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior are hereby requested re-quested to withhold any and all compensation compensa-tion or allowanoe to any member or officer of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory Terri-tory of Utah. Mr. Cullom I desire to make a statement of the case in a word or two. I understand the fact to be that Utah Territory Ter-ritory is indebted to the United States nearly $300,000. I have a letter before me stating that fact. The Legislature has been in session ses-sion some sixty days and has done nothing, but the members are now calling for their pay, and the Secretary of the Treasury, unless un-less something is done to cause him to withhold with-hold action in sending a warrant for that purpose, will feel himself compelled to do it. I ask that the resolution be adopted so that the Secretary will be justified in waiting wait-ing until we investigate the subject before sending the money out. Mr. Harris Is this a Senate resolution? Mr. Cullom A Senate resolution. Mr. Blair I object if it leads to debate. Mr. Cullom There is to be no debate. I am through. xne president pro tempore is there objection ob-jection to the present consideration of this resolution? Mr. Hoar Is this a resolution proposing by one branoh of Congress to request the Seoretary of the Treasury to abstain from the performance of a legal duty? Mr. Cullom In the first place, the resolution resolu-tion calls upon the Secretary to state the amount of money in whioh that Territory is indebted to the United States, and in the meantime to withhold sending money to pay the Territorial Legislature until we can ascertain the state of the case. Mr. Hoar I think the resolution had better bet-ter go to the Committee on Territories or some other committee. The President pro tempore Does the Senator Sen-ator from Massachusetts objeot to the present pres-ent consideration of the resolution? Mr. Hoar No, I do not object. Mr. Ingalls I should like to hear it read once more. j The President pro tempore The resolution resolu-tion will be read. The Chief Clerk read the resolution. Hoar I suggest to my friend from Illinois that to avoid what seems to be an assertion of authority that the Senate does not possess, he put in after the word "withhold" "with-hold" the words "so far as the law authorizes." author-izes." Mr. Callom I have no objection; but this ought to be done in the interest of the United States. I have in hand a letter from the First Comptroller of the Treasury, Mr.' Durham, Dur-ham, which Rhowa indebtedness from the Territory to the Government, Gov-ernment, and its Legislature has refused to make the appropriation necessary to reimburse reim-burse the Government of the United States for the current expenses or the amount of money sent out there. Mr. Ingalls I should regret to have the Senate committed to the idea that is con-tamed con-tamed in the last section of this resolution, that it is within the competence of one body or the other to interfere with appropriations which have been made and expenditures which have been direoted by existing laws. I sympathize with the object the Senator from Illinois has in view; but I think the very slight reflection we are able to give to it now will convince him that it is hardly oompetent for ns to interfere with a current existing appropriation. Mr. Cullom I think the suggestion of the Senator from Massachusetts will remedy the evil that the Senator from Kansas seems to fear. Mr. Edmunds There is no doubt at all that the Legislatura of Utah have omitted to make appropriations for paying the expenses ex-penses of the courts, jurors, witnesses, etc which all the others Tftrritoripa law to do and this Territory as well, because they do not Kke the Congress of the United States-. -;- ' ., : -: -.. , ......... It is equally clear that the laws of the United States provide for paying out of the Treasury of the United States the salary or Ear diem of the members of that Territorial legislature; and I have no doubt, though I have not not looked it up, that there is an appropriation now standing in the Treasury out of which these persons are entitled to their pay. The only ground on which the Secretary could refuse to pay them would be that they had been dereliot, as they clearly fli bfS?' iheir dny hi taxing the people of that Territory and raising the money to pay these judicial expenses that they ought to pay and that they are bound to pay But would that justify, on a resolution of the benate alone, the Secretary of the Treasury m withholding the money that has been appropriated by law for a particular purpose, and the particular persons in whose favor it has been made are entitled to it on the face of the statute, upon the ground that they personally or in a body have miscon- duoted themselves? It may be open to some question. I should be very much afraid the Secretary could not do it. . The President pro tempore la there any objection to the present consideration of this resolution? Mr. Blair I must object if there is to be debate. Mr. Cullom Will the Sanator allow one farther suggestion to see whether there will be any difficulty in consideration of the sub-jeot sub-jeot after that? By consent of the Senate I will ask that the resolution be changed into 00?PSrrent resolution, if that will remedy the difficulty. Mr. Ingalls A joint resolution. Mr. Cullom Well a joint resolution. The President pro tempore The Senator from Illinois modifies the resolution so as to put it in the form of a joint resolution. Is there objection to the present consideration of it in that form? s . . .Mr. Brown I object to the farther consideration con-sideration of it at present. L. - - ... J5 Mr. Cullom I ask leave to introduce a resolution of inquiry, to be followed by a bill which I shall ask to have referred to the Committee on Expenditures of . Publio Money. The President pro tempore -The resolution resolu-tion will be read. The resolution was read, considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to, as follows: fol-lows: Resolved, That the Seoretary of the Treasury Treas-ury be, and he is hereby, directed to report to the Senate what, if any, amount of money has been expended by the United States in behalf of the Territory of Utah since the passage of the act of Congress of J une 23, 1874, entitled "An act in relation to courts and judicial officers in the Territory of Utah," and if any such money has been so expended whether the United States has been reimbursed therefor. BILLS INTBODUCED. Mr. Cullom introduced a bill (S. 1792) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to withhold compensation to the officers and members of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah until the United States has been reimbursed for certain expenditures expendi-tures on account of said Territory; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Expenditures of "Publio Money. |