Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-10-04
NEW SERIES-VOL. 22-NO. 33.

where, and though Mr.. Stuart got his
'small bill" through the Senate. there
was some lack of engineering in the House
which it was determined to improve upon
at the next session.
Capt. Edwards "small bill" took an
early place on the calender, and on the
31st of March was taken up and passed
sa6 Siiehtio, and as matter of course
The senate had already passed the bill
once, and there was no propriety in en-
tering on the discussion of it.
On the 7th of April the Senate bill was
taken up in the House, Mr.. Colfax made
a statement in relation to the bill, which
may have been true, but which was at all
events quite at variance with the facts as
presented in the judgment of the court
There was no warrant for the speech of
Mr.. Collax in the documentary evidence
it was all outside matter and hearsay.
Mr.. Crawford withdrew his objection,
adding "and pledge myself to make no
further objection, because of the fact that
members appeal to met to withdraw obiec-
tions, and they make it personal matter" 4"
Well they might make personal matter
of it, with the margin between $25, 900
and $50, 900 for disbursements.
Mr.. Burnett desired to know how much
money the bill appropriated. Mr.. Col
fax replied that it allowed $50 for
each trip--the trips were during four
years--and were performed under the
authority and instruction of the Post o.
flee Department. at is reasonable
amount, and my impression is that it
ought to be higher. AS to what the 'ag-
Sregate amount will be, have not calcu-
lated" Poor deluded Mr.. Colfax! How
he had been mesmeriSed and manipulated
we cannot imagine--but there is an out
side influence somewhere in this business,
which has disturbed the balance of even
SO upright man as Mr.. Coliax.
MIR. Burnett asked the unanimous con-
sent of the Committee to call out an adj
ditional answer from the gentlemen from
Indiana. No objection was. made and
Mr.. Burnett proceeded to place himself
in the original position OF the gentlemen
from Georgia.
We are called upon, he says, "by un-
anlmous consent to permit the bill to be
reported to the House with recommen-
dation that it do pass, while it neither
fixes the amount to be paid nor the num-
Der of trips made, and while it does not
have single recommendation from the
post office department that the bill ought
to pass not one, so far as we have it be-
fore us. Now, say to gentlemen that
they may appeal to me; and when I make
an objection here, if the object be based
on merits, | will not withdraw it for any
appeal. Believing that the bill is wrong,
l do object to it.
The bill was passed over. 1t was evil
dent that the bill was not to get through
the House without debate. Mr. Craw-
ford and Mr.. Burnett were both pledged
to have it sited. How, under the circum-
stances, Mr. Crawford and Mr.. Burnett
were subsequently checked off, and how
this very bill, with all its Objectionable
features, was passed to third reading, its
reconsideration ordered, and the motion
to reconsider tabled just two days after
wards--is it not all written in the Con-
gressional Globe? All written, word for
word, just as it took place, Ey- and a
more extraordinary piece of legislative
history is no where to be found. -4T We
impeach no one. Many persons voted,
no doubt, without knowledge; some i'm
perfect knowledge. and some, we cannot
believe, WITH TOO MUCH knowledge.
(That's Helmick.) We will give conclu
ding chapter in our history hereafter
Comment is unnecessary. All that
this Republican editor says is equally ap-
plicablc to Helmick, and we call upon
honest republicans to rebuke him at the
polls.