The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-07-20
TON FITCH on DAWES AND TIL
HODLE RED NAE.

House OF Representatives on the lin
July the following colloquy and remark
occurred:
Mr.. Dawes. I promised the gentleman
from Nevada Mr.. Fitch good while agt
that would not cut him off from an oppor
:unity ofsaying something in reference to this
measure, and suppose must yield to him
Mr.. Paine. would like to enquire how
much time the gentleman from Nevada pro-
poses to occupy. II he proposes to make a
speech of any great length must decline to
yield
minutes only.
Mr.. Fitch. When my friend from Massa-
causetts, Mr.. Dawes, in the early part ofthis
session, astonished his friends
Mr. Dawes. And astounded his enemies.
. Mr.. si,ch. And delighted the Democratic
side Of this House BY his severe scorning Of
the estimates of the Administration. and
brought SORROW to the souls of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation by his onslaught on League
Island, I did not attempt to eriticise his
course, although marveled at it. Thought
there must be some good reason for it, and
although appearances were against him, con-
tinued to place great confidence, not only In
his skill as guardian of the Treasury. but
also in his ability a partisan leader.
Mr.. Dawes. Mr.. Speaker, if had suppoS-
ed the speech of the gentleman was going to
be anything like that, / would not have yield
ed to him. Laughter.
Mr. Fitch. When, later in the session,
ry friend from Massachusetts, Mr.. Dawesl
sounded his economical trumpet before the
walls ofthe Carson mint. 1 certainly expected
% see that institution disappear like Jericho
of old befo.e the blast of this new angel of
the Treasury protectors. Happily for Carson,
thas result did not follow his effort, although
the walls trembled from turret to foundation
stone. Now, laid up no malice against my
friend from Massachusetts, although at the
other end of this Capitol the genial aud dis
.inguished senior Senator from Nevada gazed
with dismay at the uplifted knife and mourn
ed over the prospective loss of his one eve
lamb. laid up no malice against my friend
was satisfied he had some good purpose in
view, some deep design that would one day |
become apparent. And when a EStle later |
a.lmirals tremhled and commodores went !
down discounted under the assault that was |
made upon their pay by the economical COM
nittee Of which the economical gentleman |
from Massachusetts Mr.. Dawes is the chair
man, was still satisfied to cooperate with |
him, or at least not to criticise him, because
vas sure that at some time or other. some
where or other, we could learn the reason for
gentleman from Massachusetts.
Sir, think have now the key to tine whole
matter. The gentleman from Massachusetts,
was saving up the money for Spotted Tail and |
his sqaaxs. lift had not been for that, am
sure my friend, inste al of endeavoring to Sc
cure the passage of this joint resolution,
would have raised his voice in denunciation
of the policy that proposes to take ST, 600 of
the PEOPLES money and expend it upon a lot
of seualid and murderous savapes. He would
hare denounced loudly the idea of taking
money from the public Treasury to furnish
champagne cocktails, boxes at the opera,
and cream. and all the luxuries
vi the season for these savages. who were en-
RETAINED by the President as distinguished
guests, and to pay attention to whom the Sem
atOss and Cabinet ministers We'd in their
efforts.
If the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..
Dawesl had understood Indian customs he
would nave known that every eagles plume
ia the red head-dress of Red Cloud. which
attracted the attention of the country and
excited the comment of the reporters of the /
press, signi6ed 4 scalp taken perhaps from
Inc head of some white man or woman, Fad
that been understood by those who waited ,
;pon those red brethren and sisters, am
.ure no Senator or Representative would have
crossed forward to take the hand of the dis G
inguished horse-beggar and scalp-hunter,
Red Cloud, or the distinguished Spotted Tail
,ad his lovely and accomplished squaws. II
lnow my friend from Massachusetts, could G
lot have understood that, or we would not
lave had him here to-day pressing for an ap-
'ropriation of so. 0C0 for the purpose indi- y
,ted in this Joint resolution l..