New-York tribune., 1870-01-29


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The Ike calculation the cent bund'... s'l 80.
% TS1dI boh sna s on the whole d o
The total paid to the Government Tor the Whole
bonded debt sl,a7l 42i23S. Who had ever known
parallel to this tho history OF constitutional g0yci
mentl And to sustain all this Injustice the people were
taxed as no people ever were before. The amount 1t
ard local taxation, $3.50 JO0; Total amount Of aNauon,
sGiGs2aa2 There Was no Language within IN the scope Of
ing significance Of these gIes la tine lace VI all THIS,
how sh9ald no enaIacerz" Una. po,vS Mien mace rce
erty of tho United statesi The painting had been
a sinister and shocking aspect to the t"xpaycr.
1t stood revealed baeful monster The sisnt Of II
would not be borne lie himself was not ior ropndi,-
ton he saw in it neither safety nor honor IL rrpha,
tOn should hereafter to dishonOr the AuCtlcan
at homo and abroad. 1t wonld bc because the io-
inant party continuously and persisehty enabled ne
their part OF the contract and 10 puudcr the people 10
himself with an absolute faith it, legality aud justice
that embodied in the "noblo ana uplight Ltsou-
ton OF the recent Democratic Convention of Indiana
that the debt should be paid In strict compliance with
the contract the $40 bonds being payable IN goenbacks
Tho law which authorized the Issue OF the national cur,
renCy said In very plain and simple words that II 10 legal
tender for all debts public and private eAeept duties on
imports and interest on the public debt Therefore II
the people owed anything else beside duties ON imports
and interest the public debt the greenback currency
was legal tender for its payment.
Mr.. sTOUGHTON Rep', Mich) spoke in defense OF the
President and his Administration. A.. A..
purpose lie said. OF saying few worGs in addition IN
.hS Il SnSd ne nu by
the gentleman from Indiana Clr V0orhees) IN his beau
tfu periods but t could not stand an assault IN the
house OF its friends He declared that his colleague, Nr
Dawes yesterday had conroverted no word or figure,
submitted to the country the day before. with
cepOn and that was as to the error 0 s4OO OF SJOO
the Post Office Department He explained how the
in the PostOfice estimate was made 10y aiding The
estte estniated expenditure What had prevented
his colleague from stating In his first speech the parucu-
irar ryiau ninlh ha hA1 had
dentt He would pass over what his colleague had ead
about him warming" him tMr Butler) into life. lie
lLsughIerl He was not torpid by any meals. II he
was, lie wondered what his colleague would aink OF hun
when warmed up. lLaughcr.l lie thanked God that
lie had been warmed into life" by any man. or
could himself He never had auy trouble Oh that score.
He kept no Newspaper or newspaper reporter ~ ms pay
lH o and 1 he pas s more hard 70 Kill
Commenting on Mr.. Dawess allusion YESTERDAY to the
that he r BuIicr had reported last Congress. bill to
stop that abuse, got IT through the Committee OF the
been defeated. the. vote Of his colleague (Mr.
Dawes, leading the van in opposition In In
to the country the statement tna the estimates for
the year were 1881 he did not know that the sece
tration the subject Of estimates had reported TO the
s s why had he not stated t. in justice friendly
Administration, before attacking every member OF ~
was comparing estimates. with the Postoice revenue
and expenses added in. with the appropriations nom
which tho revenue nhu Uetn II
he know these facts why did he not make that corree-
tion. and II he did not know them why did he speak
at all
Mr.. DAWES Nsep. Msss.) obtained the floor, and said
he had sought IL 10 that IN the power Of
his colleague. by anything that he could utter on the
subject to involve hun In further debate IT, What lie
awes had SAID the subject had to the country;
what his colleague had said on had also gone 10 tue
country. He did not desire to add word to. 10
qualify anything he had said; he content with the
Judgment OF the country aud prepared and ready ~
move ON TO the work
The Committee thereupon rose.
Mr.. FITCH rep. Neyl. from the Post-Ofice Commit
tee reported the Post Route bill, which passed
Mr. DAVIS (Rep, N. " introduced the bin 10 regulate
commerce between the States In regard 70 certrin
mercisl psper, which was referred.
THE TAX on FARMERS
Mr.. REEVES Dem, N " Introduced bill to abolish
the produce brokers' tax. imposed on farmers aud
market gardeners. which Was referred.
The House then adjourned with the understanding
that tO-morrow's session will be for debate only.