Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-03-23

The Union OF States none can sever:
The Union Of .akes-the Uniono Lan6s
AudtheFLAsoF OUR CSIoSF oreye-E
.The States Of the UHion with UHioH Of
the States"
CONGRESS CORRUPTI0Nl-THE EFAN-
TON PENSION.
The Congress "sD-caliedH have passed
a Joint Resolution to pay one years sals-
ry. of a Supreme Judge to the family of
Edwin 81. Stanton He had never en-
tered upon the duties Of his office or
d even been sworn in, rs an officer, and
here is. a Congress that voted him one
years pay-and without venturng upon
bill for the purpose, it is done By Joint
resolution. The appointment Of NJ.
Stanton to place on the Supreme Bench
was one wholly unfit to be made. 1t
was very natural for an Army President
to make it, so as TO have a sure hand
on the Bench to sustain the laWless acts
OF the Army, but it was very base in
the Senate to agree 70 it.. On Che part
Of the House, this Resolution Of PiIlags
may be set down as an OBlation to Mr..
-StantOn's Feroeity as Secretary az St0'-
ing the Union.
We here give the proceedings of the
House on the P1lage Resolution and it
may be noted with Satisfaction, that it
was a Member from Ohio, who eudeav-
ored to give a counter check to this bad
precedent Of Pillage: and it may be no
ted with more satisfaction that it was
the same Phil Van Trump, who as Judge
set at naught the pretended act Of Con-
gress, nliscalled the Protection act, to
screen the Presidents minions in max
ing unlawful arrests.
There is another point TO notice the
instrument FOR bringing this Pnlsge
before the House, was the celebrated Mr..
Dawes of Observation-Disclosures for
an exhibit showing the wastefuI charac-
ter of the administration and that the
expenditures exceeded the government
outlay under President JOhnson-and
then going to New Hampshire ss the
election-tool Of the President, to make
Speeches and to assure the people that
it would be all right for the President
told him so. In this Resolution business, +
the public have a true exhibit Of the
man shutting c0nnivance ut what me .
knows to be wrong.
We here copy from the Congresssonal
Globe the official report Of Mr. Dawes
efert to report the Pllage Resolution
LATE EDWIN IT. STANTON. -Mr.
Dawes. Z am instructed by the Commit
tee on Appropriations to report back the
joint resolution (EI. r.. 30. ll8l 70 pay
one years salary as associate justice Of
the Supreme Court to the family Of Hon.
Edwin NJ Stanton, with q verbal amend
ment
The joint resolution was read. Ii pro-
vides that in consideration of the distin-
guished services and untimely death of
Hon. Edwin N. Stanton there shall be
paid to his family sum equal to one
years salary of an associate justice Of
the Supreme Court of the United States,
being the Office he held at the time Of.
his death.
yThe amendment OF the Committee on +
~opriatioas was to strike out the
hmily' and insert in lieu thereof
for the use of herself and child
-0OD I have no wish to object
= ) resolution, but L desire to ask the
~ Z .fan whether we have any pre-
5f this characters
Mr., bAWES. This joint resolution was
introdueed by another gentleman, and
Eerred to the Committee ON Appropria-
5ns, and we report it back. I would
to the gentleman from New York 1
shere is no case precisely like this.
fAN TRUMP. object to the \
john llution.
Mr.. 4zsWES. ask the gentleman to
withdraw his objection and submit the
question to the House. Tt is question
about which it is fair that the House
should express its opinion, and il should
not be excluded bya mere objection as
to the question Of order.
The SPEAKER. The gendeman has
right to object
Mr.. SCOFIELD. Cannot the Com
mittee on Appropriations report at any
time?
The SPEAKER For reference only
to the Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union but not for action in
the House. Heif.-.
Mr.. DAWES. Iappeal to the gentle
man from Ohio to let this resoIuhan be
acted on. It's a simple act Of justice
We often Appropriate the remainder Of a
years salary.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP, It's not simple
act when there is no precedent.
Mr.. DAWES. 7 will state that there is
a precedent this extent: we have Of
ten appropriated to the salary f5r the
year to the family OF am officer who has
died in the service.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP. That is where he
officer has entered the service.
Mr.. DAWES Certainly but here is
a very. peculiar case, where the officer
was appointed to the office and qualified,
as I understand, but died Immediately.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP. Qualified ia ar
tica7o nlortis, as 7 understand.
Mr.. DAWES. think the gohuoman
from Ohio viii do himself credit if hc
will withdraw his objection.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP. 7 cannot wihrI
draw it.
Mr.. DAWES. Then Iwithdraw the
report"