Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-09-26

passed. believed it would result
in greater evils il the whole
failed, and an extra session came on. For little
while was tempted to do what would rather
be pleasing than what would be best in the Ions
run. believe II required more courage to vote
as voted, than it would to nave voted the
oths, way, but resolved 70 DO what seemed 20
me light in the case, let the consequences be
VIII { they would. Applause l may have
made mistake in judgment; blame no one
70 mixing 50. but did what l thought was
tn, Ist bad Of two courses. Ny subsequent
conduct was consistent with my action on the
bill.
cid not myself parade the fact, but
mole than year agethe NelC York World pub
Senators and Representative who covered heir
hack pay into the Treasury. Ny name was 6rst
on the list tApplause.I
appeal to the sense of justiee.of this people
whether they win tolerate this sgls Of political
EartareJ It has been proved agaln and again
that never drew the baak pay, neter raw a
dollar of it and took10 9ction in refer zee 10
il except to sign An order on the Sergeant at
Arms to covnrll INTO the general treasury. and
this Wss done before the convention at War IN
cay more. Some Of these men who have been
so long pursuing me have known these tacIs
for many m nths. During the stormy times Of
thessiary excitement citizen Of this country
wrote q letter 70 a prominent official in the
Treasury of the United States wanting to know
whether MI Garfield drew his pay OF not, and
received a very full and circumstantiai rep.y
stating the facts. That letter is in this town 1
suppose to-day, bat those who have had pos
session Of it have been careful never to show it.
lh.Te q copy of 1t here sod If these men con-
tinue lying about 1t will print 1t one of these
days. Sensation and great applause. Cries
OF = Let us have that letter read now. General
Garht i'd l viii not give the name Of the
party The name I have not 10 whom it is adj
dressed.
fThs audience here absolutely insisted on
having the letter read, some demanding the
Hene ana al positively refusing to slloS the
in Justice to himself and for the information of
the audience1
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
* gIE " WASHINGTON. jane 9, 1871 e
!" DRkR SR.-Your letter written early In
May was forwarded TO me at Youngstown
where it could not be answered for want Of
accurate data. When about to return TO
WsshingtOn I searched for that letter but
could not find it. Ny recollection Of its con
tents is that you inquired as to the repayment
into the Treasury by General Garfield of the
sgdihonal compensation Due MN as member
of the Forty second Congress, under the pr0Vi-
sions of the general appropriation act of
March 3. 1885,
THE additional compensation due General
GARFIELD was drawn BY Mr.; OrdTay, Sergeant
at Arms Of the House of Representatives aud
By him paid into the Treasury as a miscellane-'
Gus revenue receipt. The money was drawn
by Mr.. 0rdway on the order of General Gar
field. The practice of the Sergeant-at- Arms is
to take receipts from members in blank in an
tieipation Of the sales at which they are to be-
come due. and to pay their check on him by
drawing the money from the Treasury on those
receipts In this way he is in measure the
banker of the members. General Garfield had
sigpe.I uch receipts month after month at the
d, Mug Of the month, one Of which was filed
ldr. Ordway and presented to the Treas
ury. At that time believe General Garfield
WAS out Of the city. but happened to know
that as soon as the I'D day of March this writ
had not drawn any money from the Treasury
on his account to close the sceount with
out drawing it, and if he had drawn it
tSatis was s. Necessary for him to siFn special
order on the Treasurer If he wished it drawn
out and covered in, otherwise Mr.. Gafeld
could draw T. a9y tine IES J IIthin two years g;
81. .548, payable to the order of mr. OrdWay. 70
be by him covered into the Treasury This
was presented to the Treasures and the money
the general account. 30 fhsS no portion of il
ever left the Treasury ct all. twas simply
transfer from the appropriation account TO the |
general funds Of the Treasury. a
Very respectfully.
RoRERT W. TAYLOR.
Question What was the date of the adjourn
General Garfeld Congress adjourned on the |
Sd Of March.
the date Of my letter.
General Garheld-We will take each par |
ticular thing at the proper time and place.. a |
note is handed me which i viii speak of in 4
this connection, It is that : during the de- i
bate Mr.. Garfield answered q question Of Mr. /
Hubbard Of New Hampshire. who said. how /
about this plunder? How much plunder will /
it tske out Of the treasury And that Mr. /
Garfelo's answer seemed to imply that ne did i
not regard it IS plunder. ] believe there has Il
as much been said on that particular reply Of i
mine in connection with this salary business i
as anything else that has heenkaid. Now 1 have Il
already answered that in the general remarks i
have made this evening, namely, when a /
Democrat from New Hampshire rose in his |
place and put question to me enquiring how
much money it would take out Of the /
Treasury if this salary act passed and |
put it in the form of saying how i
much ''plundsr'' it would take, I did not at
first notice he used the word ''plunder," !" and 1
answered it would take q million and i
half dollars out Of the treasury. Then Mr.. j
Dawes rosa and said, Did my friend from
Ohio notice the. word 'plunder? Does be ac-
knowledge this TO be piunder3" then said, /
% No, / don acknowledge that this is plun0er
If any gentleman thinks that he is taking more
than is justly due him In his conscience, let
him call it plundern he pleases."
Now an attempt has been made to
make It appear that Mr.. Garfield approved
the salary act because he answered this man
thxt he didn't regard it as robbery. an'wer
new, do not re gard it robbery and never