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and received from ibis Government S6o.iiE
as extra compensation over sud above bis reg
ular aud legs. SALARY. / eev repeat that state
ment and have met only oiiicIal documents
here 10 prove Ills truth To the extent OF every
dollar. and much more as will soon appear.
but have the speech O. the gentleman tom
Michigan tMr. McCleiaud) himself In which
he admits distinctly tie truth el thdi state
ment He admits that Governor Cas- receiv-.
ed S60,4l2 over aud above iiis salary. and he
enumeratcs The SUNS which make u9 that a.
mount. lie admits 81. every joilar as stated
by me. aud then be undertakes lo explain IT,.
Sir, be says among other things th4t II Is not
all t1ird pay, but rsrlly expenses which he
had incurred OF Various times. Tbs was the
explanation OF the gentleman ron Michigan
but am prepared 90 show Chat oil his eNpen
ses, and all the sums he advanced Tor ''pronIS-
ions and "prGcRts' 10 the Indians. Tor every
pound OF iron, steel and every thing else has
been charged to. and ppoi1 bv. the Govern
meut. aud that iEc sum of 4G0l constitutes
no part oi those charges. bnt i an smauHt
which went into Governor Cass private pnck-
ct Were these not trifGs, them There
were but two kinds O pay to the officers ot
this Government. regular and ceiTa. Gov
eTnor Casss regular pay was S2,0JO per an
mum, and these sums. which amount 80 Sbo.-
4l2. were extras, over and above his regular
salary; add his regular s1ldry 536 600, and
the sum received would b- 3S6ll2 But !
have notCny the admission Of the gentleman
from Michigan, but the official documents
which expressly declared this $50 10 be
"extra allowances. The resolutions OF Con
gress which brought TO light these enormous
aud Unprecedented extras called on the W ar
Department for "extra allowances aud extra
allowances alone. Is il not then manifest,
that the suggestion OF the gentleman. that a
portion OF this admitted payment OF $50, 4l2
were not extras, is utterly uniounded, Is II
not an attempt 10 conceal the truth, and de-
ceive the people as 20 the real character OF
these extraordinary charges
Here, sir, is the resolution itself, adopted
the 28th OF February. 1912, calling upon the
Secretary OF War to communicate TO this
House 'the names OF such officers OF the War
Department and OF the army, including pay
masters and governors OF territories, who have
I :ceived ertra allowance, the time WHEN re
ceived, the amount OF the ertra allowance
paid 10 each. the service for which the eTtrd
allowance was claimed, and the authority an
der which il was made. These are the very
words OF the call. Two reports were accord
insly made in answer 10 this resolution; one
by the Pad and the other bv the 81 Auditor
ol the Treasury. To show the care bestowed
ia the preparation Of these documents. mag
hcre observe mat cierRs We're regularly en-
pioyed Tor two years on one, and one year on
the oiher, OF iiitse reports; ana mat IN making
up the smallest oi the TWO they examined 80
600 accounts and vouchers. These reports,
then, are The authority on which rely iol the
truth Of the statement that ten Cas- received
5oO'422 as trffd allowances. Yet. IN me
lace OF these olilclil iacts, the representative
OF General Cass on tbs moor has me i,afol-
hood to say thal these are not extra allow
ances' and 10 charge me Ill my absence Win
'Wiilul nllss'attmehls' VIA Nilli!ihS anu
traducln9 deherai Cass 10y so representing
them' suoinit' slr' VINO Is Suly Oh Wlhui
! mlsre presentdt0Hsi
Mr. Cobb oil Georgia. When were those re-
ports made?
Mr. Stewart. One was made the 18th OF
December. l542. aul the other the 10Th Of
/ December, ls43, in answer 10 a resolution Of
the 2Sth OF February, lSl2. They were re-
ports made by officers ii the Treasury De-
parunent In obedience to a resolution which
called Tor nothing bus extra allowances, aud
they show that General Cass received for ex
ira charges The enormous sum OF S60,4l2
more than was paid to all the Governors OF all
the Territories OF the United States since the
/ foundation OF Our Government up 10 this hour.
Lei gentlemen be pateni-lhis IS not all,
was myself ign0lant ot much lie worst part
OF this case when / spoke before. | have
some further developments to make, before
take my seat. that viii startIe gentlemen over
the way their candidate ami the country
transactions " hleb. ! venture to say, no hon
est man would stand up aud justly, here or
else where. But, before proceeding Is this
matter, | have Il iev words more TO say to the
gentlemen from Michigan That gentlemen
admits the receipt. by Governor Cess. OF the
$50, ever and above his regular salary
/ Now, hear his explanations as 10 the first
Item S6,6l0, Tor TdtioAS. Ia The i.rst place.
what are the facts. Governor Csss- -. Ok 10
Der, 1921: caloo - -.t'i'-c'ty 10 sette MS &C
cunts, ana IN addition 10 an extra ai'o"anct
OF 81 ,J0o per year over and above MS. le-
gal salary OF S2,uJo' he charged ten IailoHs a
Day al ~ cents each, Tor every oay from Tue
dale oil MS appointment IN lolo' 10 ISL e
or years. amounting 10 $50 year. ior the |
whoie period. Inns was chaI5e oi money |
male Tor ralons TO whieh Governor Cass Was
never ehuued' Inc governor oil territory
has no right to rauons; but uoNerncr Cas-,
VINO never drew ration are" lnls amount OF
money as a sum TO Wflch he aiieSed iis was
eh'itieo. repeat tbal the uoNerhor OF
Territory Is not entitled to rallons; but, II he
were was IL Ilhely tldt Ho'eIuoi Cess Wou'u
not have drawn them through a period OF
OF s YEAR, lie was not entitled TO them' and
he did not draw them; but, at the end OF or
$ years, he makes up an account charging ten
ratlons day at ~ cents each, tor the whole
time, amounting 20 5000. Tins charge the
gentleman from Michigan admits (ani who
can deny lt) but he lnIerPoiates the words,
'ior supporting Tie lndians. kauons ior
supporting the Indians! no, TIE gentleman