Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25

the BILL was lest by a vote Of 30 to 10,
land Hambulf and Tipton, who pro-
pose to go to Cincinnati for amnesty,
then voted against amnesty, and il they
had voted for it, it would have passed
the senate Of the United States.
Now, gentlemen, have another
word on that point. Trumbull knew
very well that we have been struggling
to get through the House for several
weeks civil rights bill, and we have
both civil right and amnesty before the
House, and have been working to0put.
Doth billS through, and 1 expect we WIN
do it[applause. l will advert to our
|other matter. TfambuH told as he IS
going, to Cincinnati to get Civil Service,
Reform. Why the President of the
United States appointed a commission,
lat the'head Of which was your eminent
Ifellow-citizen, Governor William Cur
its, Applause. That committee has
been setting for months. They reported
a partial plan which. did not work prac-
ticaily, and now they have opened to a
practical plan to carry out those ideas
E6f Civil Service Reform, and to-day
General Grant has proclaimed them to
the country. Cheers. .i.is ss...,i, r...
These men tell you they will go to
Cincinnati for civil service reform. /
Isay to you Tonight that all through
these three years past the. departments
at Washington have been struggling
might and day 10 improve their co1di-
ton, and they Lave succeeded in doing
l5o, and never had we as good clerks nor
fOur offices in the City of Washington as
we'll filed as they are filled now. lap
I{IaiIze I = - -'-sS f''-it-- u.s. .it'f
= But there is another matter about
which, Trumbull told us. want to
call your attention to that, too. He
IItoId You that it was contrary ia, law for
military men to discharge civil duties.
4 am sorry that he told, you that, for It
is not fact. We did not pass any such
law. We have. law that. that viii al
low military men to be appointed't TO
civil offices, but we have no law 70 pre-
vent men in the army being detalieG
TO civil duties. Trumbull complained
that. we have an army officer that
brought, us the Presidents message.
ELanghter-l If he looked into the III MS. !.
tory of the, country he would ma md tnat mat
/ this was done before. The f1rst mes
sage ever sent to the Senate OF the
United States was on the first OF Janu-
larry. 1789, and it was borne by Major
General Henry Knox. ICheers.J j Ihat
lofficer carried more messages from Cen
eral Washington to the Senate. de
was the Presidents companion during
the war and perhaps his most intimate
personal friend. And. when General
Jackson came in, he appointed Major
Donaldson Secretary. When Abraham
1 Lincoln came in, he took John hay,
an army officer, and detailed him for
lduty in the White House [Appiatise
But when Andy Johnson came In
l[laughter,1 he filled the White House
with military men, Gentlemen, Trum-
Ibull should know all this, and when
lSenator oil. the United States leaves ms
post at Washington and goes up and
down the country speaking to the peo-
pie, he ought to understand whereof he
1speaks, and, be acquainted with the
1 facts OF history, and know. what ne Is
4 talking about. +, [Laughter.l In shortl
lgentlemen, I never read a aspeecfl SO u. fuli
,lOf errors in the short space of a couple
..Eof columns as Trumhhll's. speech. He
Isays, or rather asks the question.
\ Andy Johnson filed the White House
with office-holders from military men,
twhat would be said about il p He did;
fhe appointed Col, More, Col. Morrow,
1Col. Leek. Col. Reeves, Capt. McKeevei
Hand Col. r, j Johnson, his own retaillers
and they, are officers of the army. They
.1set about posting guards in and AROUND III
1.-THE White House. When President
.lGrant came in, they paid him a saluts
Hand he asked what they meant. Any Any
.Inext day he sent the troops aWayT7the !.
Z sifour companies of cavalry anu regimen NJ
'tof infantry, and for three years not
soldier has been nearer Washington, OF
duty than, Fort Washington. ZAP leipF,
NOW. what is President Grants .grea
Il offense? He had three, men on hi
AIstaff during the war when ne was Lien
Z tenant General and General; he wa
made. President, and they went OF
.lShernan's staff, and they were detained
Ito 90 TO the. White House and got nt
! : pay for it, and helped President Gram
: Ito do his immense work, and that save
a so much to the public treasury =
' Laughter. That is all about 1T. LAP
, fplause,1 Now, my Repubiic friends
ldoIyou think you ought to retire to Tin
7Icinnati because President Grant has
teoupIe of his aids at Washington? Ar
1.-THE men who fought the battles OF thel
: icountry dangerous men? ,lApplause:
: II find men nominating tickets and try
.. fling to get the boys in grey to WORK, ,.i fol
4 flfthem: they are not afraid Of the men IL
! 7lblue. Laughter, I tfie men who tough
|: ifor the old flag. God bless the mel
{ THAT fought for the old flag. 1 Cheers:
y Senator Trumbull told you about tn
fenroaching assumptions OF those u
llpower. am not lawyerFfl,rrun.D!u !, r. 7! ! !
. lis. He is q supporter OF the civil rignt
bill, which went further than ~ any othe IN
: measure we passed, and re comes comes rs her
Land reproaches US f0r enlcroacnnlng lsf ~, ~,
s arbitrary power, because we followef 70 owe
: Fthe chairman of the House Com llll1 niitue'
Z ion Judiciary. "a. .,.{. .,.s.,,,,,st
! Mr., Wilson concluded as follows T. +!
|, there is. a combination at CHlpfnnaIl
Z land ], don't care on whom they ma max
4 Lit, they, will take more Deinocratl m, r
. .Evotes than they will take KepuDncal
: votes. &, The nominees of Philadelp PM
Twill he elected. Applause ~ a. max maj
!, that prediction here tonight, ana m ! So g.
: Ito every man in AmericAI 4 that i Il my volt
: lean reach through the press, JON nanos mar
= and let each one of us do our Who'll Whoi
: duty; let us be as firm as the eterns
= hills; and let US be kind, concillatory
: land treat our errihg friends as erin
!, friends until after they choose TOY tax
9 farewell of us and go 3away3 and thef
I 55igentIeftiefi, % they, will be where me
e1Who have deserted a us for the las
W " twelve years have put themselves-ou
lof power, out of control of affairs, an
lg proved false, feeieant to their ox
!, Iselves. Il [[Apphtuse. pi's ttiitAot a
dl4 The gas, works at C(adiz, are: locate
;oI on ground belonging to Hon. John !
II Bingham, that gentleman ldon9ting I'll
'ef ground upon condition that, the. con
10 pany would ray him,a royalty of ont
II half cent per bpshel for all the coal tai