The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-05
mr.. WILSON AND CONGREGATIONAL
INCREASE DE PAY.

The desperation of the Copper johnson
cause and the evident hopelessness of the re-
constructed faithful in their efforts to defeat
Mr.. Wilson, or successfully impung his record
is shown by the clamor they have raised
about his vote on the appropriation bill, in
GLIDING the Congressional increase Of pay
and the bounty equalization. In this rs in
every portion Of his public life the course Of
Mr.. Wilson will bear the severest scrutiny.
An examination Of this whole subject devel>
ops Butternut effrontery and demagoguery.
In his recent speech here. he gave q review
of the matter that hushed cavil and sat,
listed the immense crowd that heard him.
As We find the substance of his remarks here
in late number Of the Fairfield LEDGER, we
quote largely from il without any further
credit given: The fact is, Mr.. Wilson voted
against increasing the pay of Congressman
and against the one hundred dollars bounty
TO the soldiers. Mr. Wilson is strong friend
of the soldiers. He voted twice to give them
$500 bounty and advocated their claims with
all the eloquence he possessed. He was OPP
posed to the increased pay of Congressman
and voted against it, but in voting against
that he had to vote against the 500 bounty
and several other appropriations. These
appropriations were all embraced in one bill
and whoever voted against one clause had TO
vote against all. Mr.. Wilson could not con,
scientiously vote to increase his pay, and he
was thus compelled to vote against the SOL
dier's interests, and several appropriations.
Mr.. Wilson did not fully favor
giving the 800 to soldiers because he was in
favor of paying them Sss per month, or $500
for their three years service and introduced a
resolution to that effect, and argues that it is
right that this amount shall yet be paid. The
Senate and House could not agree upon the
civil appropriation bill. The House had
passed the bill giving the soldiers $500 boun.
ty. The Senate disagreed, and drew up q
bill and incorporated i. in the civil appropria.
ton bill, giving the soldiers 500. The
House disagreed to this, and committee of
conference was appointed. Mr.. Wilson was
the Chairman Of the committee on the part Of
the House, and refused to sign the report,
and when it was presented to the House for
action, he said:
II wish merely to state that a. one Of the
members of the committee l opposed from
the beginning the Senate amendment increase
ing the salaries. As regards the provision in
relation to bounties, though it is not rs com
plete as desire, still think it is really bet
ter than We had reason TO expect from the
Senate. But it is because Of my opposition
to the increase of salaries that withheld my
signature to the report"
Every effort on the part ofths Honse com
mittee to have the clause increasing the sal>
aries stricken out was unavaiing. The Sem
ate would not agree to strike it out, and when
the bill came before the House for fnal action,
the previous question was moved and secon.
ded, and the bill passed by vote OF 81 to 90,
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Banks, Barker
Benjamin, Bergen, Sidney, Clarke, Cuilom
briggs, Eckley, Eldridye, Fsrnsworth, Far
Holmes, Hotchkis, Chester D. Hubbard
Ingersoll, Jenckes, Johnson, Kelly, Kerr
Kuykenhall, Latham, lie Blond, LettricA
Marston, Maynard, McClurg, Mccullough
Miller, Moorhead, Myers, Newell, Niblack
Nicholson, Nell, Patterson, Samuel J.
Randall, Alexander II. Rice, John H. Rice,
Schsnck, Sfro,tse, NdtAaniel e. Taylor, Nel.
son Taylor, Thornton. Burt Van Horn, Rober,
T. Van Horn, and Whaley-6i.
NAYS-Messr- Allison, Delos r. Ashley,
Baker, Baxter, Bid~eli, Bingham, Boutwell,,
Cromwell, Broon.al. Cobb, Conklin, Defrees,
Egglsston, Eliot. Finch, Garfield, Abner G.
Harding, Hart, HAYNES, James B. Hubbell
Kasson, Ketchsm, hoontz, Latin, Georre v,
Lawrence, William lawrence, Lynch, Mer,
Ger, Morrill,, Morris. Orth, Paine, Perham,
Phelps. Plants, Price, Ritter, Rosa, SAWYER,
Shdnkaia, Shellsbarger. Stokes, Taber, Johr
L. Thomas, Trintie. Van Aernam, Xelker
James +. Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson, and
Wight-o0.
The above vote and Mr.. Wilson's remark
are to be found in the Daily Globe Of Angus
I'd, and the proceedings took place On Gatur
day July 2ssh. |. viii b. seen that majori
y Of the Copperhead members voted for II.
bill, thers being le Of them in favor Of il, aat
bst against it So that Copperhead news
papers and orators should abuse their ON,
political friends for voting for this increase Q
pay. The charge that Mr.. Wilson voted Il
increase his salary il false - Copperhsaa
loyalty. The record doss not bear them on
In their assertions ID ths Senate, ever.
friend Of ths President votsd, seinersass nj
pay. Ths measure vas startsd b 8 Deno
crat, and was azpoztsd BY every DsneHs
In the Ssaats aad u ea1h COMMITTEES q 80
Ssrsscs, while Rspabliesns opposed \ b q
and In The House il ~ finally carried b
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