, 1866-03-19

mir. WcntxFortli'a. Remarks on the
Loan Bill.
The following Ia M abstract Of Mr.. Went
worth's remarks on the Loan bill and Comp
troller Clarke in the House Of Representatives
on Thursday last;
MIR. WENTWORTH prcfaced his remarks by
saying that lie had never before made speech
that was not eItenporane0us but the hour
rule prevailed in the House, and be vas a
Union >1aW-nbidipg man, and had tried to write
out what he coGld read In an hour. Probably
no other man here thought as he did. lie
was the very member In The House who Ind
voted to refund to Gen. Jackson the amount
Of Ills ane, and had voted to@adm1t Texas.
(Iaughtcl:l he then proceeded to read his
spccsh with much emphasis and action, while
the numerous extracts contained in it were
being read by the Clerk, which made 1t d
sort Of duet performance TINT amused the
Horse considerably. He contendcd that the
interests bath Of capltal and labor required
tixed standard Of values. Alludlng to the
gathering excitement against c1cmpting
United States bonds from taxation, be
said that could only be quieted By send.
ing no more Of those h0nda abrnad,
and by providing permanent sinking fund.
lie was Tor the immediate completion OF the
Pacific Raflrond Us the best menus Of develop
ing our mineral resources, md for setting
apart the proceeds Of our mines as a sinking
fund, which le-nrgned would cancel our debt
in twenty years. He was for issuing bonds
, only to pay debts already contracted. The
debt policy should stop, and the Government
should pay as it went. The annual expenses
Of the Government, except the Interest of the
public debt, should be paid from the dutleson
| imports, and the interest On the public debt
| SHOULD be paid from the proceeds Of the in-
tcrnal reTenue tax, which, under his policy,
would be annually reduced. and finally ahol-
ished in twenty, JeaEs. He spoke Of the
Comptroller Of the Currency as being en-.
gagged in thwarting the efforts Of the Admin
istrntton to bring about the earliest practica-
bic return TO specie payment, and az desiring
TO dilute the currency.
] MR. PRICE, Iowa, asked whether the gen.
tleman changed the Comptroller OF the Curreu-
CT with dilating the currency or desiring to
| thwnrt the return to specie paymeuts
Mr. WENTWORTH replied that he saw the
Comptroller ofitAe Currency cTcry day IN the
House talking and lobbying with members,
while Mr. McEu!loch, asainst whom he was
lobbying, was where he ought to be, at his
desk attending to his business.
Mr.. PRICr Thought that that was no answer
to his question, and he Insisted on an answer.
Mr.. WENTWORTH suggested that the gen.
tlemau from Iowa would propose resolution
calling for select committee to examine in.
to the matter.
Air. PMcE submitted that until that WIS
done, It was unjust to make Wholesale
Charge ayninst public officer who stood high
In the estimation Of the people.
Mr.; WEs7woH1n taonshs that spbo.aln.
his chief shorld not remain in Office.
Mr.. PRICE would then understand that the
| gentleman from Illinois made no charge
agains. the Comptroller Of the Currency.
Mr. WENTWORTH repeated the suggestion
that the gentleman from lows price, should
select committee while he went on with hls
/ SPEECH.