The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-08-29

want for the soldier (alluding to a bill tina
would e~qualize DO l%nties) and so | will taxi
what | can get. / change my vote to AYE
Mr.. Bingham did not change his vote.
Mr.. briggs: | hope the gentlemen who
are in favor of bOunties to the soldiers, but
who are 10th to vote to increase their owl
salaries. will contribute the surplus Of theil
salaries to the soldiers.
Mr.. Bingham made no reply.
Mr.. Bergen; On account of the soldiers
| change my vote to AYE.
Mr.. Bingham said not a word.
Mr.. O'Ncill: | vote "aye" SO that We
may get a bounty
Mr.. Bingha n was again silent.
Mr.. Cullom: For the purpose Of securing
the soldiers bounty, | vote aye"
But no ''aye' came from Bingham.
Mr.. Ferry then said: Steadily | have vo-
ted against Increase of pay to members of
Congress, because | am opposed to any in
crease in the present condition Of our finan-
ces. Three times upon this very PROPOSE
ton has my vote been recorded against it.
Now it appears coupled with the increase
of bounty to our gallant soldiers. 1t may
be that the adoption oftho report may hang
upon a single vote. The ISSUE must be met.
II IS bounty or no bOhmty to the soldiers that
must now be considered. Let me here reply
to a protfered suggestion, that members
need not be so sensitive about voting them
selves adequate pay, for their surplus can
be distributed to the soldiers, that sugges-
tion shall reconcile my action. My vote
shall be fortified by acts. therefore ask to
change my vote. and will hold myself an
swerablc to :hebenrft of the soldiers to the
extent Of such surplus. | now vote ''aye."
But ills appeal did not move Mr.. Bing
ham. lie remained firm against the sol
diers, and on counting the vote it stood 81
for the bounty and SO against it, SO that
Mr.. Ferry's vote passed the bill.
The following is the official vote:
YEAs-Anderson, Banks, Barker, Renia-
min, Bergen, Clarke, Cullom, briggs, Eek
ley, Eldridge, Farnsworth. Farquhar, Fer
ry, GlosSbrcncr. Highly. Hogan, Holmes,
Hotchkins, Hubbard, gngcrsoll, Jenckes,
Johnson. Kelly, Kerr, Knykendall. Latham
lie Blond, Leftnich. Marston, Maynard,
Miller, Newell, Niblark, Nicholson, O'Neil,
Patterson, Kendall. Rice, kiceJ j.. H., Strust,
S 'henck, Taylor. TAYLOR N. G., Thornton,
Van Horn B., Van Horn r., Whaley-5l.
NAYs-Allison, Ashley, Baker, Baxter,
Fidwel1, Bingham. Boutwell,, Bronnell,
Broomnll, Cobb. Conkling. Dofrees, Eggles-
ton, Elliott, Finck, Garfield. Harding, Hart,
HAYS, IIubbell, Kasson, Kitchmn, Kountz,
Latin. Lawrence c., Lawrence W., Lynch,
Morrill,, Orth, Paine, Pcrham, Phelps,
Plants, Price, Ritter, Ress. Sawyer Shank
lin Shellabarger, Stokes, Taber, Thomas j
H., Trimbel, Van Arnan, Walker, Wilson
j., Wilson S., Wright-50.
This is certainly a terrible record of in
gratitude for which Mr.. Bingham has no
excuse, because if his cmzcicnco troubled
him about taking more pay, why dill he not
purge himself as did Mr.. Ferry and others,
and still stand by the soldiers, who periled
life and limb to save his property and the
government that protects him. IF so
squeami ii about taking more paw, why did
he come home after voting against the SOL
diers bounty, AMI run right into convention
to snatch another two years pay in Con
gress from Col. P%oorman, who Ind been
out in the war and deserved to go to Con
gross? Let the soldiers answer.
Mr.. Bingham has been ten years in Con
gress, and held Pr sitions as Judge Advocate
and Solicitor of Claims; and his little earn
ings may be a curiosity to some,
Ten years in Congress, $4,000 : $4,000
Mileage, $400 1000
One year judge Advocate 5000
4" Solicitor of Claims 5000
$40, 900
Two years moro at 5000, will make with
mileage over $4,000 and yet he could not
vote that poor widow OF a dead soldier, or
those orphan children, one hundred dollars
increased bounty, without disturbing his
conscience in having to take a little more
himself!
Look at it, we wounded soldiers
Bingham, with $4,000 in his pocket,
could not vote you l00increase to pay for
tfat leg, or arm, or eye, because nc did not
want any increase himself!
And you, stalwart men, who marched
with Sherman for three years, to hold up
the flag and the government, and endured
every privation, while he was wearing fine
linen and broad cloth at Washington, and
eating turkey and turtle soup, and making
speeches for the negro to go and vote with
you when you came homo, you are now told
he had to vote against your bounty bill or
take a little moro bounty himself, which he
did not want, for his bountyalready amount
ed to $4,000. Just think of it. Forty
thousand dollars to him, and not a hundred
to you
Forty thousand dollars in bonds, free
from taxation for him, and that poor soldiers
widow and children starving for a little
bounty which he refused 10 vote for her.
Forty thousand dollars for John A. Bing-
ham, and that dead soldiers family in rags
for the want Of a little bounty. Look them
in the face!
Forty thousand in his wallet as be rides
past the County poor house, stumping Tor
reelection, while a sick soldier is there dy-
ing for want OF a little bounty that John A.
Bingham refused to vote him !
If ever there is r~etribution on earth it
will overtake you, John A, Bingham, from
those soldiers means, those willow graves,
and those orphans cries that are heard a
the right hand of God in Heaven, against
sou.