The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-08-19

accordingly made IN answer 10 IN 10 fesOlu ton
one by tho ed, and the other by the Sd Auditor
Of the Treasury IN show the care bestowed in
the preparation of these documents I
may here observe, that clerks were reg
ularly employed fot Two years on one,
and one year on the other, OF these re-
ports; and that in making up the smallest
Of the two they examined 10000 ac-
counts and vouchers. These reports, then
are the authority on which I rely fof
the truth Of the statement that Gen. Gas,
received $60,4l2 as extra allowances,
Yet, in the face of these official facts, the
representative Of Gen. Cas- on this floor
has the hardihood to say that these are
not "extra allowances" and to charge me
in nv absence with "wilful" misstate-
ments; with vilifying and traducing Gen.
Cass by so representing them. submit,
s,r, who is guilty OF wilful misrepresen-
tations?
Mr.. CoBp, Of Georgia. When were
those reports madee
Mr.. STEWART. One was made the
18th of December, 1912, and the other
the 10Th of December, ,lS43, in answer
to resolution Of the 2Sth of February =,
1912 They were reports made by off
Gers of the Treasury Department in ODE
aience to resolution which called for
nothing but s'extra allowances" and they
show that Gen. Cess received fo- extra
charges the enormous sum of $60,4l2,
more than was paid to all the Governors
of all the Territories of the United States
since the foundation Of our Government
up to this hour Let gentleman be pa
tient-this is not all. l Was myself lgno
rant of much the worst part Of this case
when I spoke before. l have some furth
er developments to make, before l take
M seat, that will startle gentlemen over
the way, their candidate, and the country
which, I venture to say,
no honest man would stand up and justi-
iy. here or elsewhere. But, before pro-
ceeding to this matter, have few words
more to say to the gentleman from Mich
igan. That gentleman admits the receipt
BY Governor Cass, OF the $60,4l2 over
and above his regular salary. Now, hear
his explanations as to the first item, S.
$40, for rations. In the first place, what
are the facts. Governor Cass, in Octo-
Der, 1921, came to this city to settle his
accounts, and, in addition to an extra al
lowance of 81, 500 per year over and a.
bove his legal salary Of 1900, he charg
ed ten rations day, at 90 cents each, for
every day from the day Of his appoint
ment, in 1913, to 1921, q OF s years.
to $3.50 a year, for the whole
period. This was charge of money
made for rations to which Governor Cass
was never entitled. The Governor Of
a Territory has no right to rations; but
Governor Cass, who never drew a ration
drew this amount Of money as sum to
which he alleged he was entitled. Ire
peat, that the Governor OF Territory is
not entitled to rations; but, if he were
was il likely that Governor Cass would
not have drawn then. through period Of
I or s yearss He was not entitled to them
and he did not draw them; but, at the end
of or 8 years, he makes up an account
charging ten tations day, at 90 cents
each, for the whole time, amounting to
$6,61o. This charge the gentleman from
Michigan admits, land who can deny it!)
but he interpolates the words "for sup
porting the Indians" Rations for sup
porting the indians! No, the gentleman
knows that no rations were ever drawn
by Governor Cass "for suppo rting 1ndi-
ans" or any body else. No, sir, he
knows it was money charge; and, as far
as truth is concerned, the gentleman from
Michigan might as we'll have said that
they were drawn to support the starving
Irish, as that they were drawn to sup
port the Indians. Were the 10 rations a
day, charged by Governor Cas- tor POS
days, NEARLY seven months,) while setttl-
ing his own accounts fol extra pay in this
city-were these also drawn to support
the Indians' But here Is the gentleman's
speech, in which he quotes from the Off
cial report this charge of $6 1910 for ra-
tions, where he interpolates these words
"for supporting the Indians" Why il
this done? Il 1t not to deceive the peo-
pie and screen Governor Cass from mer-
tied popular indignation' | ask, again
who then is guilty, 10 use the Language
of the gentleman, of "wilful error and
Misrepresentation"
Mr.. CoBB, Of Georgia. Viii the gen.
lleman from Pennsylvania permit me to
ask, whether he intends to charge tina,
Governor Cass ever drew one dollar from
the public treasury dishonesty OF i'm
propetlys
Mr. STEWART. shall not attempt ia
characterize the conduct Of Governor Cass
shall give facts from public official docu.
ments, with the, dates and pages. and I shall
then leave it 10 the country to characterize
his conduct as they may think the facts war'
rant. My business is with facts; and There
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