New-York tribune., 1870-01-31
XLId CONGRESS-2a SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON, JAN 29.-The House met for
general debate, Mr.. CHURCHILL Rep, N. " in the
chair very few members in the hail. and the galleries
nearly deserted.
THE ADMINISTRATION DEFENDED.
Mr. OONGER Rep., Mich) submitted some remarks in
reply 10 Mr. Dawess attack on the Administration in
eulogy Of President Grant and favor Of the free dev
cry Of newspapers through the mails in the counties
where they published.
RAILROAD EXTORTION.
Mr.. WILLIAMS (Repp Ind made speech against
railroad monopOes, and In flavor Of Government
interference with railroads. to prevent extorton in rates
Mr. WILKINSON Rep., SIinn) made speech on the
subject asserting that the agrlcutura interest did
not suffer much from tariff and taxation as IL dld
from the extOronate rates Of transportation exacted by
railroad companies.
Mr.. GoLLADAY Dem Ky ; made speech IN favor r OF
the doctrine set forth In Mr Mangen speech before the
recess-a reputation Of the National Debtor the rea-
sons forth by Mr. Mungen, and for other reasons
which he proceeded to assign Reierring 10 Mr Io3r
edited but highly entertained at the remarks OF his dis
tinguished Democratic friend HIS logic, hoWeveri was
he SAID, which, u 1t could DO Ieconcled Win WIN
effect of twothrds Of his speech, and make 1t one dl
recty the interest OF the reputation theory which he
anything it proved that did not bind the
people because they had not received any moral or legal
Consideration He adopted his friends argument IN sup
port of ms own theory His friend declared that he was
repudator, and yet the whole force OF ms hgnIes
and argument was 10 SHOW LAC iIlhoIaJ anu hJu''S0
OF the bonded debt
MIR VOORHEES, Dem, Ind.)-Can the gentleman not
appreciate the difference
Mr. GOLLADAY declined TO yield
Mr. NOTWITHSTANDING the gentleman does not ar
prccate the difference between paying what We owe and
paving what do not
Mr.. GOLLADAY-The gentleman made an argument
I'm favor OF population much better and stronger than
can hope 10 make adopt 1t. 1t was as good speech
for re pudato can desire. II the gentleman from
Indiana submitted entirely TO the naked question or con-
tract II was a plain that the bOndh0lder held his
bonds according to the legal contract II nc TOOK the
other portion OF the argument that there was no eOnsld-
eratOn that there usuTy and extoItion then the
gentleman squarely upon his (G0aday0 platform,
and that gentleman and the Democratic party were
upon his platform although they had not the courage 10
say 50 In the face OF the country
Ar ELDREDGE dem, Wis.)-The gentleman having
made Such q charge, will he now allow wordi
Mr.. GOLLADAY declined " yield
Mr. ELDREDGE-IIn say that consider the gen
tlemans course as rather coWardiy.
Fir. Voorhees, do /.
Mr. GOLtADAY-The gentleman has a right 10 form
his own estimate OF what constitutes cOWardice, and If
he 80 desires it, there other theaers which he mas
show hIs bOdness, and other means by which lie may
testify than Dy making such u statement.
Mr.. ELDREDGE-I only referred 10 cowardice In de-
bate.
Mr. GOIIADAY-I return the words OF the gentleman
in the spirit mi which they are offered. presume he
does not mpute cowardice to II he and the
gentleman from Indiana mean 10 make such imputa
tOn defy them morally socially politically, a1d In
tollcCtually.
Mr.. ELDREDGE-You don't show It. .-
Mr.. GOLIIADAY proceeded with nis speech, ana
claimed that Mr.. Bntler OF Massachusets was hlnse
practical repudiaior as announced in speech Of his In
july 1868, which he uuer took the ground of equal
taxation or Reputation.
Mr. BIRD dem. n. j. followed in a speech against re.