Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-10-28
VOL. 4.--N0. 49.---WHOLE NO. 2O4.
"a Little more Grape. "
CONSTRUCTIVE MILEAGE.

CONSTRUCTIVE MILEAGE.
An extract. from the speech OF Mr.
CAMPBELL, of Ohio; delivered in tho
House of Representatives, Aug. l2.h
1852.
Sir, there is still another class of Dem
ocratic Gaiphinize,S, | aIlude to you.
constructive mileage meu. Look a
your Democratic members of the United
States Senate. On the 4th day OF March
1851, the Senate adjourned, as dG this
House, at few minutes after IL o'clock
NJ. An extra session of the Senate had
been called by a message from the Pres
den,, TO attend to Executive business
The extra session was called to order in
a lew minutes past IL. Senators did
not quit the Chamber. Yet, sir, we hnd
that large portion Of the Democracy
then congregated, acted upon the pre-
sumption, that they had travelled to and
from their respective homes, and receiv-
Ell their mileage accordingly. have
here statemen; which shows that there
were twenty-one Democrats who acted
upon this forced presumption, whilst
there were three wings only.
A Member-I'here were not many
wings there. .."
Mr.. Campbell--Well. sir, there were
fifteen wings who then refused 10 take
the constructive mileage, and only eight
Democrats who so refused.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee-I wish TO
ask the gentleman what session he speaks
Of a.. s..a.. ar..
Mr.. Campbell-The close of The Thir
ty-frst Congress.
Mr.. Jones-Can the gentleman tell
how many have since received this con-
structive mileage?
Mr.. Cam2bell-I do not know and do
not care. If any, let them meet the con-
sequences. The statement shows that
your Democratic Senators "Galphini-
zed" upon the Treasury to the amount
of about S33 900. Here it is:
Senators who refused it:
George e Badger, " c.
John Bell, Tennessee,
j " Berrien, Georgia,
J w Bradbury, Maine,
Jesse d Bright, Indiana,
A p Butler, South Carolina,
Lewis Cass, Michigan,
SALMON p CHASE, Ohio,
J II Clarke, Rhode Island,
Henry Clay, Kentucky,
John Dapis, Mass,
Jefferson Davis, Miss,
" c DdWson, Georgia,
r. NJ II Hunter, Virginia,
w r King, Alabama,
James NJ Mason, Virginia,
" p Nang,na, North Carolina,
j " Miller, Ne,o Jersey,
James II Ptarce, Marytnad,
Thomas G Pratt, Maryimd,
" II Sewdrd, Ne,O York,
Iramaa Smith, Connecticut,
p Spruance, Delatcare,
JR Underwood, Kentucky.
Senators who received il:
ID II Atchison, Mo. $1,000
Solon Borland, Ark, l,S0S
Jere. Clemens, Ala, l.040
James Cooper, Penn, 1874
G Dodge, Iowa. LAO
Henry Dodge, Wis, 1884
SA Douglas, Illinois, 1904
Sol. w Downs, La, 2,240
Alpheus Felch, Mich, 500
Henry S Foote, Miss. 2,0Gi
William Nj Gwin, Cal, 4,00S
JOHN p. HALE, N H., 453
Hannibal Hamlin, Maine, 500
Sam Houston, Texas, 2,495
Geo. w Jones, Iowa, 1000
Jackson Morton, Florida, l,336
Moses Norris, jr. N ii. 472
II B Rhett, S. g., .......s Sig
Thos Rusk, Texas, 2,347
w X Sebastian, Ark, 1890
James Shields, ILL.,, l,34l
Pierre Soule, La, 2,074
Uiiiiam Upham, Termont, $40
Isaac p Walker, Wis, 1854
James Whilcomb, Ind, Sl2
Total amount, $35,7l9
Wings in italics. Democrats in Ro.
man. Free.Soilers in SMALL. CAPITALS.
1t seems that the Senator from Cali
fornia Mr.. Gwin "GaIphinized" the
snug sum Of $4,000, on the presumption
that he had travelled to San Francisco