The New York herald., 1870-01-30
FORTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Second Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GENERAL DEBATE.

WAchINdTON, jan. ~, loWs
GENERAL DEBATE.
The House met for general debate, Mr.. Churchill
In the chair, very Few members In the hall ana tue
galleries nearly deserted.
Mr.. CoNGER, (rep.) OF Mich. submitted some re-
marks in reply to Mr.. Dawes attack on the admin
istraton, In euogy OF President Grant and in favor
OF Tree delivery OF newspapers through the mails In
the counties where they are published.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, trep.) Of Ind, made q speech
against railroad monopolles and IN favor OF govern
Hlent interference with railroads to prevent extor
JOn III rates OF transportation.
Mr. WILKINSON. trep.| OF MIMI, made q speech on
the same subject, asss -tng that the agricultural
taxation rs 1t did from the extortionate rates OF
transportation eXacted by railroad monopoies
SPEECH OF MR. GoLLADAY ON REPUTATION.
favor OF the doctrine set forth in Mr xungen's
speech before the recess-a reputation OF the ma
tional de0t-or the reasons SET forth by Mr. Mungen
and for other reasons which he proceeded assign
Referring to Mr.. voorhees, speech OF yesterday. ne
sao ne was not only edited, but highly entertained
at the remarks OF his distinguished democratic
friend. He was captivatsd with his logic and
seoas as a the
the horrors and the wrongs and the injuries
inflicted on the people BY the bondnolders His
an inconsistency In much thai he said, which, II 1t
could be reconced with what he had said else
his speech and make the speech one directly In tue
interest OF the Reputation theory, which he fuoa-
day. advocated to-day: II that speech proved any
thing 1t proved that the contract did NOT bind the
people, because taey had not received any moral or
legal consideration. He adopted his friends argu-
ment In support OF his own theory. His friend
declared that ne was not repudiatOr, ana yet the
whole face OF mis- figures aud argument was to
show the immortality aud injustice OF the bonded
DEBT. No man could read the gentleman's speecn
outside OF that part or 1t In which he declared
himself not repudialor and dream that ne nad
not swapped places with himself.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, (dem.) OF Ind-Can the gentleman
not appreciate the dinerences
Mr.. VooRHEEs-Perhaps the gentleman does not
appreciate the difference between paying what we
owe and paying what we do not owe.
Mr.. GOLLADAY-The gentleman made an arRu-
ment In favor OF reputation mucn better and
stronger than can hope TO make. l adopt It. IL
was ~ good speech for repudiati0n as can desire.
II tine gentleman from Indiana submitted entrely to
the naked question OF contract 1t was plain case
the bondnoder held his bonds according to the
legal contract. II he took the other position Of the
argument, that there was no confederation, that
was squsrely upon his tGailaday's) platform nd ana
that gentleman and the democratic party were upon
his platform, although they had not the courage TO
say SO In the face OF the country.
Mr.. ELDxIDGE, tdem) Of Wis.-The. gentleman
having made such charge, VIII he now allow me .
wOrdY
Mr.. GOLLADAY declined to Yield,
MI. ELDRIDGE-l must say that consider the gen.
teman's course as rather cOwardly.
Mr.. VoORHEES-So do l.
MIR. GOLLADAY-Tne gentleman has o right to form
hts own estmate OF what constitutes cOwardice aud
II he 30 desire 1t there are other theatres which
he may show his bOldness and other means by winch
he may testify than Dy making such . statenlsnG
MIR. ELDRIDGE-l only referred to c0wardice In de-
bate.
Mr.. GoLLADAY-I return the words Of the gentle
man in the spirit In which they are offered pre-
II he and the gentleman from Indiana mean to maze
such an imputation defy them morally. socially
politically ana intellectually.
Mr.. ELDRlDGE-Y0u don't show 1t.
Mr. GoLLADAY proceeded with his speech, ana
claimed that Mt Butler lof Mass) was himself q
his In July, 1868, IN which ne mr. Butler) took tue
ground OF equal taxation or repudiation.
Mr.. BIRD, tdem.) or N. j., followed In Q speech
against repudla,ion, dissenting from the views OF
Aessrs Mungen ana Goiladay.
Mr. ans TOOK the oOr and denied the
MS associates with standing mis- (Mr. GoIladay's
platform without having the courage or the man.
mood 10 assert IL He had never hesltated to declare
the position which he maintained on these financial
tleman state what that position was.
Mr. ELDRIDGE informed him that II he would be
s nov ne would u nsss M ,. referring to his remars
question the phys sical courage Of the gentleman or
his moral courage In debate. The democratic party
the question OF the currency and nnApce. The en-
d0rsement on1he five dollar bill was that is wss q
legal tender for all debts pubic private except
and was recctvable on all bonds and loans made to
the United states. Was there any uncertain SOUND
IN thai? Was there any want of courage tp III the
venerable leader OF the House who had gone to his
1nal rest tstevens, Of Penn) had declared in this
LOUISE tnas = WIS pubic crime 70 attempt TO pay
the debt IN any other way.
mr.. VOORHEES, remarked that he had heard Mr..
stevens declare on che floor OF the House Cnat ne
W0nd rather vote for Frank Blair than vote for any
man VINO construed that law to mean that the 1ye-
tweILes were payable IN gold. 30 Instead OF max
ing war on Lne democratic side or the House the
otner side ought to make war on Mr. Stevens. M
ule preachers sometimes said about the doctrine
that they did not ike make war upon Paul and not
upon me. Mr.. stevens was their leader ana they
should answer him. They should answer Senator
Horton, OF Indiana; they should answer senator
sherman, OF Ohio
Mr.. ELDEDos-And when they get through an.
sHerlnR these los them answer BENJAMIN 7. Butler