New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
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edge Of the alteration. Mr.. Dawes r''" ID"
that Mr. Blaine did not know of III t"rpoi v"s
that Mr. Hurlbut had changed tho figures onu''
advice of Mr.. Butler. who defended the ac' '.0
Speaker insisted that the old figures sho"Io po
restored, and said he wonld regard any member as
actuated by personal malice toward him VINO shon'o
object Both the Hoars took exception to this state
ment and Mr.. Blaine apolOgzed for it as being
rather warm The previous question was seconded
on Mr. Hurlbuts substitute amid great excitement,
by vote of 167 to 105 On ordering the main ques-
ton the roll was called amid the active recruiting
of the principal partisans on both sides, The fight
was an exceedingly close one and at the end the
Nays were two or three votes ahead, when changes
were made which gave the victory 10 the new Grab
Party, the tally being lSS to lSo. g.
Mr.. Hale of Maine. then rose to claim his bonr TO
close the debate, be had right to do having re-
ported the original bill. The FIVE hundred dollar
tried to put him down. first by clamor and then
by points Of order. and failed in both He faced the
storm with pluck that won him many friends and
finally forced the House to listen to vigorous de-
nuncaton of the Hurlbut scheme. He then yielded
to Mr.. Dawes who made temperate but powerful
speech against the Hurlbut bill, reminding tho
House that when he had attempted 10 oppose the
Salary bill last Winter he had been cried down by
the same clamOr, and he warned the members that
history would repeat itself to the end Of the ranssc
ton. and that the same public indignation would be
aroused by this bill by the old one To every
body's surprise Mr.. Garfield. who next got the floor.
took the other sde and advised the House to vote for
the Hurlbut substitute on the ground that nothing
better could be got and that the continuance Of the
struggle would seriously interfere with the public
business. Mr.. Garfield repeated the mistake
be made last Spring. He then voted for the salary
increase for the purpose Of saving his Appropriation
BILL and he now advocated the $500 increase biIl,
not because he approved of il, but because be was
afraid o long struggle might ensue il the salary
question were left open. which might keep back The
public business. He appears to have narrowed him.
self down to the work of the Appropriations Com
mittee, and to see nothing outside Of it. half
dozen speakers followed who had little bearing
upon the result. Then the previous question war
ordered on the engrossment and fbrd reading OF the
bill-Yeas, 159 Nays I0j-and Mr.. Hurlbut got con
troll of the floor, and gave Mr. Butler chance TO
speak.
Mr. Butler had beer boiling over all the evening,
but bad refused to accept any time from NJ. Hale,
in order to make his position more uncomfortable
when he tried to speak against the clamors for
vote. Mr.. Butler took the occasion TO uncork all tho
vials of wrath that he had bottled mp since
the press and people began 10 cenonnce MN
as the author of the salary steal. His speech
was the most effective he has ever delivered
in Congress. While affecting TO despise the lash
ing he has received from the newspapers, be was
obviously emaTtiDg under IT, for be asss.1lsd
the press in terms of coarse and savage denuncia-
ton. The howl of the newspapers was occaaoned,
he said By the refusal of Congress TO let them send
their dirty sheetsn free through the mails. The
thousand.jackass mud power" Of the press did not
but,f fha ssed fOr
he would restore the oyerplus that be had drawn,
not because he did not think il right bnt to s,oI tho
mouths of a lot of "dogging demagOgues' IN
Massachusetts He assailed with sort OF iorotlons
satire the leading advocates OF repeal in the Honse
characterizing Mr.. Cox rs the member whom death
had elected and who had drawn back pay fol- months
before the people thonght of sending him bach IN
Congress; attacking Messrs. Dawes and kasson on
account of the back pay they took in the AxXlAth
Congress and even descending TO make tbrus, at
Mr.. Hale for marrying rich wife, Mr. Butler gave
himself full swing, he never had done before, and
struck out right and left at every one with whom
he had an old score 10 settle; and be
finally dealt sweeping blow at all The
members who had returned their back pay, accusing
them of raising all the claInor by their cowardly
course in dumping their money into the Treasury
after they had felt the pulse OF their constituents.
He had already rated the House for the dema-
gogry displayed in the debate. which he SAID had
excited his wonder and disgust. His sleecp dlew
crowds Of members about him, and when be sat
down he got a round of applause.
The roll was then called on the ergrossment d
tie Hurlbut substitute, this being made the test
vote. The Nays had majority when tho call
ended, bnt Mr. Adams of Kentucky changed BIS
vote making the result stand 131 Yeas to $50 Nays.
The opposition then gave up the battle and the bill
was put upon its passage without further serious
resistance. Mr. Holman tried to make rally 10
call the Yeas and Nays Oh the vote passing the bill
but his associates felt that they were whipped, and
that it was foolish to pfolong the struggle. At9
o'clock the bill was declared passed and the Hcuse
adjourned.