The New York herald., 1870-01-29


It stood revealed as balefu monster. The sight OF
II cxtorted desperate cry for relief 10 coun not
ana IL would not be borne. But should they. there
lore attemDt to build the city OF refuge from this
distress on the shifting quicksands OF reputation
mighty wrongs and the CALLING sense or extreme IN
justice had driven many honest minds To embrace
that fearful doctrine aud many more might yet iol-
low with The same disastrous tendency. The issue
was was IN the hands OF the party IN power. He him
sell Was not Tor rcpudtdtion. He saw IN II neither
SAFETY nor honor. Ii reputation should hereafter
come TO dlshonor the American name at home and
abroad II would be because the dominant party con-
tinuously ana persisenty enabled the creditor class
the Dond holding monopoly 10 violate their part OF
tne contract and 70 plnnder the people TO an
unDcaraDle extent. The doctrine on which ne placed
nimsef with an absolute faith IN It's legality and
Justice, was that embodied In the noble and upright
resolution OF tue recent Democratic Convention or
Indiana that the debt should be paid in strict COM
pllance with the contract, the nve-twenty bonds
nelng payable IN greenbacks The law which au-
tnorl1ed the issue OF the national currency said In
very pam ana simple words that II Is legal tender
ior all debts, public ana private, except duties on
II the people owed anything else besides duties on
imports ana interest tine puolic debt the green
0acK currency was legal tender for It's payment.
Ihat rose at once Dy bare statement 10 fun force Of
demonstration.
Mr.. srouGHToN, rep.) OF Mich, made speech In
defence OF the President and mis- administration
Mr.. BUTLER trep.) OF Mass, obtained the floor for
the purpose, as he said. OF saying lew words In
addlion III defence OF the republican party and the
republican administration. IL would stand the as
sauts made BY the gentleman from Indiana (Mr.
V00rhees) In his beautiful 'periods; but iJ could
declared that his colleague lMr. Dawes yesterday
had cOntroyerted no word, or figure, or calculation
or estimate which he tMr. Butler nad submitted 10
tue country the day before with one exception, and
thai vas as 10 the error OF four 1--we hundred thou
sand dollars over aud above the error or ST. 00o OO0
In the estimate OF the Post ONCE Department. He
explained now the error IN the Post once estimate
was mace, by adding the estimated revenue OF tho
department 70 It's estimated expenditure. What
had prevented ms colleague from stating In his nrst
speech the particulars OF the which he had
had with the Pr"sldent2 He would pass over what
(Mr. Buter into "e. He thought ne had been toier-
ably lively for some time past tLaughter) lie was
not torpid Dy any means, II he was he wondered
uD. (Laughter.l He thanked God thar he never had
been warmed into life by any man, or by any
society thas could boost him higher than he could
score. He kept no newspaper or newspaper re-
porter IN his pay to trumpet his praise. lie was not
70 Kill. (Laughter) Commenting on Mr.. Dawes
alusion yesterday to the i've hundred supernumary
army officers, he reminded the House tnat he tMr.
Butier) mad reported last Congress bill
to stop that abuse, got 1t through the Committee
Of the Whole, and that IN the vote. IN
the House the bill had been defeated. the vots Of has
colleague tdr Dawes) leading the In opposition.
IN conclusion he asked his colleague whether when
he sent 10 the country the statement that the estl-
mates for The year were S33l, 600 900, he did not
know that the Secretary OF the Treasury the Official
organ OF the administration the subject OF esti-
mates, mad reported to the House that only
1921 900 900 was needed II ne knew that ract why
had he not stated It IN justice TO friendly admins
tratlon before attacking every member or it, from
the President DOWN And did he not know that he
was comparing estimates with the Post once rev.
enue ana estimates added la with The appropriations
from which tile revenue had been deuuctedf II he
knew these facts why oid he not make tna5 correc-
tlon; and II ne dld not know them way did lie SPEAK
at all2
NJ. DAWES repJ or Mass. obtained the roor. lie
SAID he had sought II 10 state that IL not the
power OF his colleague, by anytnlng that ne could
further utter on the subject TO involve him In fur-
ther debate on 1t. ,Wnat he lMr. Dawes mad said
on the subject had gone TO the counGry. What his
colleague had said on IL had gone TO the country.
lie did not desire ads one word to or 10 qualify
anything he had SAID; he content with the judg-
ment oil the country and was prepared and ready TO
move on TO the work.
The committee thereupon rose.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. FITCH, (rep.) OF New, from the Poat once
Committee, reported the Post Route bill, which was
passed.
mcrce between the STATES In regard to certain com
mcrcial paper; winch was referred.
Mr.. REEVES, lden.) OF N. y, introduced q bill tC
abolish the produce Dealers tax as imposed on
farmers and market gardeners; which was referred
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. KErCHUM, trep.) or N. ". presented petition
OF Adnirals Farragut and Porter and seventy -iour
Other naval officers for division OF the retired aud
reserved lists into two classes.
Mr.. BROOKS, (dem.l OF ~ Y, presented long
dent OF the New York Chamber OF Commerce, pray
Ing for q ~Hcmi-Inonthly mail service between Sar
Francisco, Japan and Cnina; also on the decline O
American commerce and the remedies which tn
restoration.
Mr.. KELLOGG, Tep) OF Conn.,, presented petition
OF the iron ana steel works OF Birmingham Conn.
for reductiOn OF the duty IN Steel and then, a
half past four O'Clock the House adjourned with tn
understanding that to-morrow's session ls to be 10
debate only.