Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Poriy-Flnt Congressional RtSulur Session
SATURDAY, JAHuAnT 20, isIo.
The sIsaTS Va mo- 9; y .ss.IOI 70 tUSsy.

Inc bENATH WAS nOt IN NenHlOu tO-uhys
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met for general debate, MI.
Churchill In the chair. Very few members
were present, and the galleries nearly DC
serted. tI
Mr.. Couger submitted some remarks in
reply TO Mr.. Dawes attack on the Admins.
tratlop, In eulogy Of Presids9' Grant, and
through the malls In the counties where
they arc published.
Mr.. Williams, Of Indiana, made speech
against railroad monopolies, and In favor
OF Government lnterferenoo With railroads
TO prevent extortlon In the rates Of trans
portation. -l. Ht.
Mr.. Wilkinson made q speech on the
same subject, asserting that tho agricul-
tural Interest did not auHer near so much
from tariff and taxation as II did from the
extortlonale rates Of transportation enacted
by railroad monopolles.
Mr.. 0olladay made q speech 10 favor OF
the doctrine set forth In Mr.. Munyon's
speech before the recoss, (rspudlation Of the
national debit for the reasons set fo.th BY
Mr.. Mungen, and for other reasons which
he proceeded TO assign. Referring TO Mr..
voorhees, speech Of yesterday he said he was
not only Sdined, but highly entertained At
the remarks of his highly distinguished
Democratic friend. He was eaptivated with
his logic, and struck breathless, a. II wero,
at the gorgeous splendors OF hls imagina-
ton, depicting the horrors, the wrongs and
tho injuries inflicted upon the people BY tho
bondholden. His logic, however, was not
convincing. There was an inconsistanoy In
much that he said, which, II u could be
reconciled with what he had sAid elsewhere,
would wipe out the effect Of two thirds OF
his speech, and mako the speech only d.
:. rectly In the Interest Of the reputation
theory which he (Mr. Golladay) advocated
to-day. II that speech proved anything, Il
proved that the contract did not bind the
people, because they had not received any
moral or legal consideration. He adopted
his frisnd'a argument In support Of his own
theory. Hls friend declared that no was
not a repudlator, and yet the whole forcg Of
\ his figures and afgumsnt was 10 show the
immortality and injustice Of the bonded debt.
No man could read the gentleman's speech,
outside Of that part Of Il In which he do
clared himself not a repudlator, and dream
that he had not snapped places with him
Nj. voorhees,, Can the gentleman not
appreciate the dIfferencof .s.a
Mr.. oolladay declined TO Yield. -a
Mr.. voorhees,. Perhaps the gentleman
docs not appreciate the difference between
paying what we owe aud what we do not
owe. h0
Mr.. GolladAy. The gentleman made an
argument In favor OF reputation much bot
ter and stronger than can hope 70 make.
adopt Il. Il was as good a speech for repu-
diatlon as can desire. II tho gentleman
from Indiana submitted entirely tothe naked
question Of contract Il was plain case that
the bond holder held his bonds according to
the legal contract. II he took the other por-
ton Of the argument that there was no con-
.aIiecration, that there was tisury and extor-
uop, IN the gentleman was squarely upon
ns MI Snleday's) platform, aud that gen.
uemAn and thS Democratic party were upon
his platform, alfLsuEh they had not The
courage 70 say 90 In he face Of the country.
Mr.. Lliddge. Tho gentleman having
made such a charge, WIN he now allow me a
. Mt. Golladay declined to yield.
Mr. Eldrldge. must say that consider
the genueman's oour.e a. rather cowaTdly.
Mr.. GolladAy. Tho gentleman has right
: to form bis own estimate Of what constitutes
cowardice; and, II no doslro IL, tneIs a. .
other theatres on which he may show his
boldness, and other means by which he may
testify ID than BY making such a state
ment.
~stYEldridge. only referred to cOwardlco
In debate. ~. .f.
Mr.. Golladay. return the worda Of the
gentleman In the spirit In which they arc
offered. presume he does not mean 70 i'm
puto eowardice 10 me. The and the gentle
man from Indiana mean 70 make such an
imputatlon defy them, morally, socially,
politically, and intellectually.
Mr.. Rldrldge. You don't show H.
Mr.. qolladay proceeded with his speech,
and claimed that Mr.. Butler, Of Massachu-
sets, was himself practical repudlAtor, as
In which he Mr.. Butlorl took the ground
Of equal taxatlon or Reputation.
Mr. Bird followed In q speech against re-
pudiAtlou, dissenting from the Views OF
hsssTs. Mungen and 0olladay.
Mr.. Eldridge took the hoor, and denied
the right Of the gentleman from Kentucky
to charge him or his associates with stand
Ing on his Mr.. GollRday'S platform, with.
assert L. He had never or S.s,tstsa np % de-
clare the posiLion which he maintained on
these financial questions.
Mr.. Davis desired TO hear the gentleman
state what that position was.
Mr.. Eldrdge informed him that IN he
would be patient ho would hear Il. Refer
ring TO his remark TO Mr.. GollodAy, he said
that that remark did not call ia question tho
physical courage OF the gentleman, or his
moral courage, but his courage In debate.
2tT Democratic party had oppressed It's
Views In no uncertain words on the question
OF currency and finance. Tho endorsement
on tho Eve dollar bin was that II was q
legal tender for all debts, public and private,
-eIcept duties on Imports and Interest on the
public debt, and was receivable on all bonds
and loans made 10 the United States. Was
there any uncertain sound 10 thati Was
there any want or courage In III The ven
cradle leader OF the House, who had gone
to his nnAl rest, Mr.. Stevens, Of Ponnsyl-
vanla, had declared in the House that II
was q public crime 70 attempt 10 pay the
debt In any other way.
Mr.. VOORHEES, remarked that he had heard
Mr.. Stevens declare on the floor OF tho
House that he would rather vote for Frank
Blair than vote for any man who construed
that law 70 mean that the hVe-tWentlea
were payable In gold. So, instead Of max
ing war on the Democratic side ofthe House,
the other side ought to make war on Mr..
Stevens. AS preachers sometimes said
when people spoke 10 them about doctrine
they did not like, "Make war upon Paul
and not on me-" Mr., Stevens was their
great leader, and they should answer hlmj
they should answer Senator Morton, OF In-
dlanai they should answer Senator sher-
man, Of Ohio. ....-.
Mr.. Eldrldge. And when they get through
with answering these, let them answer their
present leader, Benjamin Butler.
Mr.. VOORHEES,. l beg that gentlomAn's
pardon for not naming him. tI4aughter.l
Mr.. Davis. On that subject does tho OPP
posIlion adopt Mr.. Butler as their leader
Nj Hldridge. Not Just that. But We
never go against q correct principle because
bad man, or even the leader ofthe House,
goes for IL Laughter. ... IN
The dlscusslon was carried on for some
time longer by Messrs. Eldrldge, Niblaok,
p1SteVenson and GolladAy.
Mr.. Cleveland addressed the House
again population, against all attempts Il
pay OF the debt quickly, and In favor or the
expansion OF currency and OF general re-
duction Of expenditure and taxation.
At 1855 the House adjourned.
A PETITION from officers OF the army ask
ing for an Increase Of pay is now In the hand
OF the Military Committee OF the House o