The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-12-18


States to pay all coupon and registered |
bonds of the loan of 1858 on the lst of
January, 1874, at which date interest !
thereon shall cease, and it appropTia' G.
money to carry out that provision. The |
second session authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury 70 issue an equal amount OF
FIVE per cent. bonds IN exchange for such
bonds of 1858 as the holders thereof may
desire to exchange on or before the LIST Of
1874, provided no commission
or allowances. whatever be paid for the
exchange of bonds
Mr. Kelley moved a substitute for the
bill. 1t proposes to pay the loan of 1858
in cash and not TO authorize any exchange
for five per cent. bonds.
Mr.. Dawes said that the Senate bill was
not reported back to avoid conflict as to
the right of the Senate to originate money
bills, He reiterated his previous state
ment, denying that any commission had
been allowed to the syndicate in connec-
tion with the Geneva award. A contrary
inference arose from the fact that Great
Britain had employed some gentlemen in
the syndicate to transact that business,
and without the cost of a mill to the
United States Government. He opposed
the Kelley substitute, saying that the
paper promises Of the government were
floating unredeemed all over the country
IN the shape of legal tenders, and it was a
better policy to give to holders. of the
loan of 1858 the option Of exchanging
their bonds for new five per cent. bonds.
Mr.. Garfield moved as an amendment
to Mr.. Kelley's substitute that in order to
make up the deficiency a duty Of five
cents per pound be imposed upon tea and
three cents on cofes, and said that at this
moment the expenditures of the govern
ment were beyond the revenue. He was
opposed to the substitute, but if it were
to be adopted he desired to have coupled
with it the provision he had offered.
Mr.. Garfeld's proposition was ruled
out of order.
The substitute itself was rejected, and
the bill as amended, substituting the word
"coin" for money" passed.
The House then proceeded to the dis
cussion of the bill for the repeal of the
increase salary law.
Mr.. Cox spoke in favor of the repeal,
but expressed his preference for the bill as
presented by the minority of the commit
tee
Mr.. Lawrence made a speech in fsver Of
repeal, because it was demanded by the
people, whose agents members of Con-
gress were. If Congress failed to wipe
out the law, the omission would be visited
with the continuous defeat Of the Repub-
lican party, and that would be a calamity
to which he (Lawrencel would not con-
tribute.
Mr.. Wilson. of Indiana, asked him
whether he (Lawrsnce) did not take
$4,000 back pay in 1866.
Mr. amid lCr1d- far1chfar al
over the house, replied that he did take
what every other member of that Congress
took He added that the salary fixed by
the act of 1866 had not outraged the pub
lie judgment and the public conscience az
the act of 1873 had done, and that that
fact furnished perhaps some reason why
members of that Congress had not re-
turned their back pay
Mr.. Wilson tried to get an opportunity
10 put further questions to Mr.. Lawrence
but the latter, amid much confusion anC
lhughter, refused to yield for that pur
pose.
Mr.. Kellogg asked Mr.. Lawrence wheth.
er the members of the Thirty ninth Con-
| gress had not taken double mileage fol
| themselves and reduced it one-half as tC
future Congresses.
Mr.. Lawrence replied he did not recol.
lect precisely as to that. Laughter.
Mr.. Randall asked him whether he haC
taken the increased pay for the last nine
months.
Mr.. Lawrence replied that he had, bui
that he had returned the difference to the
Treasury.
Mr.. Kendall; of Nevada, opposed tn,
repeal. While he had the utmost respect
for the will of the people when fairly ex'
pressed, he made clear distinction be
tween popular will and popular olamor
| He claimed to be able to show thet the
salary as it now stood was less than the
old, especially in the case of members
| from the far west, and he undertook TO dC
SO by showing that they lost by the abro'
cation of mileage, the repeal of the frank
/ ing privilege and the withdrawal Of al
| loWance for stationery and newspapers
/ He was not here to attempt to defy the
! popular will, but he repeated that he drew
a wide distinction between the populsl
will fairly expressed and popular clamo
led by demagogues and by corrupt par
tisan press.
Mr.. Negley made some remarks IN al
lusion to what he called 'the extreme cen
sitiveness of the gentleman from New
York" (GOx), and referred to his having
kept his back-pay some time before re
turning it to the Treasury. ''The gentle
man." be SAID, appears on this floor i'm
mediately on the convenement of thil
session, as a conspicuous figure of gIouJ
of gentlemen anxious and Jealous in ar
raigning their associates for committing
q great wrong against the public treasury
and the public sentiment, and desire t.
refer to she gentleman's own acts in orde
to put him in the position IN which b,
has put himself from June 4th to Novem
Der 5th. The gentleman drew S., I, ,l25, al
though he was not elected as membe
till the 9th of November.
Mr.. Cox-"Is the gentleman aware o
the law on that subjecte"
Mr.. Negley-I am aware of the Law
and so is the gentleman"
Mr.. Cex-'The law Is express IN regaT'
to it; is the gentleman aware of the law2
Mr.. Negley-"1 am aware of il"
Mr.. Cox-"Let as see what it is.
Mr.. Negley-"The gentleman has onl,
served nine days in this Congress, and ye
has drawn over 5000. Ii that is. no
drawing back-pay, appeal to the com
mon sense Of the House"
Mr.. Cox-"Has the gentleman serve'
any longer in this Congress than have
was sworn IN on the same day as he"
Mr.. Negley-"But 1 am not showing
such disgusting amount of virtue as th,
| gentleman, and consequently l am no
here making my own defense. If thi
measure had been introduced In the inter
est of economy it would have command
ed my vote and earnest support. If j
had been introduced out of respect t
public opinion, by gentlemen who had tn
most right to introduce i'll mean thos
who had favored the increase-I shoulC
have been willing to give it my support
but, on the contrary, it has been intro
duced by 8 number of gentlemen VIII,
have Just escaped from the follies of theI
youth and who come here for the pur-
pose of earning new reputation" Laugh
ter
Mr.. Wilson, Of Indiana, said that it wa
not his purpose to argue against the re
peal of the salary bill nor to argue tina
the salary was not fixed too high, but b
| desired to show that there was nothing il
that action unworthy or dishonest; that I
man might vote for it and still be thi
peer in integrity and conscience Of all thi
multitude of his detractors. He repeate,
| to Mr.. Lawrence the question whether b.