Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-12-26
PERSONAL DEBATE IN CONGRESS.
A Spicy Efusion in the House of Rep
resentatives--- Dirty Dogs" &c.

resentatives---" Dirty Dogs" &c.
In the House of Representatives, 18Th inst,
Mr. hale, OF New York. rose to personal ex-
PLANTATION, and called attention TO the fact that
in the debate on the salary bill on Wednesday
Mr.. wilson, OF Indiana, had offered an amend
lnent which was intended directly for himself
Ihat amendment was to compel him Mr.. Hale)
To refund certain moneys he had received as
salary as agent of the United States before the
American and British mixed claims commits
sion. He said he had taken the pay as such
agent because il was voted to him, Congress
having passed an act allowing him to continue
as such agent after he had been elected MEM
Der OF the Forty third Congress This motion
of Mr.. Wilson he (Mr Hale) thought was in
tended as stigma upon his character. twas
deliberate and planned insult, and as such
he Mr.. Hale) accepted it. He was appointed
the agent Of the United States before the mix
ed commission in 1871, and was continued ms
such agent after his election to Congress at
the special request OF Secretary Fish, because
of his familiarity with the questions at issue,
1t was at his own suggestion that the law was
passed authorizing him to act such agent
after his election to Congress. He had served
as such agent al least TO the best of his ability,
and il that was reason for casting a stigma
upon him, and for requiring him to return his
pay a Congressman he was glad to learn it,
Mr.. Eldredge said NJ Hale had on Wednes-
day complained that the Congressional salary
how mt,rh he had rece;,.d a. aeron, ~. 49,,
limited States
Mr. Hale said Tho one finn vos an in,or,;
nent one, and as such he declined to answer it.
Mr.. Eldredge retorted that Mr. Hale had
said some very impairment things.
Mr.. Hale, in continuation, charged that Mr.
Wilson was nstigated to offer his resolution
uroed him 10 4 NJ Con Rntlar,s s,,ao,esti,,,
Mr.. Wilson said there WAS notbing Of ,he
Kind
Mr. Eldredoe said co f,r as no al,us;or -
himself was Concerned II yras ,,n,,.na
Mr. Butler also arose IN make a denial bnt
Mr. Hale declined IN rive w.v f,,rthor a,a
ssid If desired he wonld oiva he an,bor;,r for
his assertion Maesrs Rutler ond FIasoi(,a
did NOT themselves give him Tho casiiaatioee
hut thev selected Mr. Wilson as a nroTar Il.
strument TO castigate him He was = yerv
rrot,er instrnment in via,v NJ his ac,io, ~
the salary hill Of last session There u,s,e two
cl,sses If man in ,ba Fnr,r-sana1 C,,,.as
who we're ENGAGED in ,nttino tbe sal,rr Nm
throuoh Cen Rntler was The ba,d ~ o,o
class which was hold ana o,,ts,ol,an IL a.
cati,,, tho salary iii ond ur tyiisa H.,
tyne If another rlass who y,ere se,,aI1, 49,
ons 10 mass he lin Int wI,o Ala 70 Nv in5i-
rection and in sncb a cIandestine ,nannor
Mr. Halo The, ouoted ,ha ro,.ord 70 bo,,
how Mr. Wilson b,,d octo1 On ,ha.s..f,n, I'm
ana showed he had voted fnr and ara;ns, - ~
it's vari,ne staons ana onco or 80 IA -,
voted at all with such record he yv.,s mot
surorissd hat ur Wilson shan,d - ~
attact n,,o,, him for ha IA ~ ~ a,,,,.a.e
or manIiness 10 yote oo,aroIv ~ ,bo -,
hill There ,yere men ma heas,s ,rho ,ara e.
sim, thenseloas ~, INA, ,rof
unless tbav ,vara bosnircl;n, ,,hors IN mi
fiib Aliin tho uousa Ia ~ 1,,,,t, 800 .
airty c,r r,ll;a,, l., ~ "a = ~ 49, "
and cnr,inT an =, ~ IA III
,.n,,t ,,a,,,,le tn, s,,a,,.al lii eli -
,ha eo,.ia M ~, ~,
odvsnta,a n. sin rar,a;,'s ~, A., y
Mr. wilson of inaia,,a said thi.. t ;,,s,
had s,,lendid evhii,ition ~ 10 49,, T. 49, '''
lSeps.tion I ua th,,,h, III -, l., ~ -,
ie,norLaIIv eiirred nv a har ha n..,,id AZ.
vote so ,,,,.,.b tin,a 10 Lrn,;no, ~, IL 80
~, fWiteon3 ,yso no, ash,,,,od ~ H., nooona
nor Md he ever at,emn,ad ~ dod'ra .la -. ~
sn,n.ii,;fi,,, of ~, ,sc NJ, ~
az 10 aynlain liz ,o,os ~ a,.a,,;
and said h. had 6nally ro,ed a. f 80 ~.
same r,.ason ,b,, l,har ,,o,,,l'ors 80 -
t.ca,se !, ,.a .,os. -, d., ~, ~ ~
;,n,nr,,,,,, a ,,,,r,,ri. 49,. I;,i H. ~ s.
1be tesolntian ~ =, Mn ualo oa,,,I,iaa 49,,
he ala Il l.; ~ III; -, -,
mon ,nen,hnrs Of H. Enr,,,so,a5 Coa,'n.s
who had v,ted for tho s.1,rr tiu ThF -
,I4man said Mr. Wilson has boon r,,,r,inl,
aro,,nd here h; No, I,a Iio, ~;
ssoc;.,tes onJ az Ia -, - -
s.rintions no ala mn, ,rnn,g,. ~ ,,n,i, III
~ ,tear a dirtv ei,irt
IN discnssing ia ones,ion 20 saIar;o, a.,
before Yesterday IN iyant1eman h.d sa;d ~,
,be salar, hiII "a ,,,ssad l.; ~, -
cn,y,rdIy w.y M sa,,o ,in,a ~ ia 80
n,aisin, thesa cbaraes No aea tl,.t 10 ia "a
.4ivrd en- ma nor annn,n fro,,, t,e ao,,r-
,nont a, he s.ma limo ,har h.. yas - III
,ae,oI,or ~ 1,,r5rras IT, ~
f,.a,io, ~ Tho f,ct ,bot 10 III, ,.b;.h er,';,
led Mr. Hale 10 do mis- ,e assed AZ he s,,,e
,ima tb.t the salary hin ,y.s noesaa a. =, -
laIe bonr If lie niobt He dnnGl,d gLo,l,or
The lin wnnd bsve missed ;r !, Iad tao
nnsed that he + HaIei vas IN receive ,,.o ssia-
ries Before the gentleman CHARGED III asso-
ci,res Win nn,n,,nlionss ana .o,ysrdiao "a
49, ,'Ns9' ~ 'u'Nt' ''i,H