Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-20
From our third edition of yesterday
MR.. LoFLAND'S DODGE !
HE DID NOT VOTE TO REPEAL THE "CRAB."
The Commercials falSthOOd Proved.
Major Biggs' Record.
For the Gazette.

" "WHgf0h tO6tmefctdi it Is very seldom see |
It, In Its editorial OF the 18Th it undertakes to
inisfepfesent Major Biggs on the bill increasing |
tne pay OF Congressmen, and justify the votes OF |
MAJOR Lonand. 1t says that after the "Grab"
had been once voted down la the House, Major
b'ggs voted in favor Of getting it up order that
u might pass" Now, Mr.. Editor the record
shows that the "Lpgisatiye Appropriation Bilr'
was voted down the last week in February, and
that blii had attached to it provision increasing
the pay OF members to 81 500 per annum, without
mileage or the benefits OF the frankinc privilege.
congress could not adjourn without passing the
oill, and the Globe shows that MI Biggs voted to
gel up the "legisatiye Appropriation Bill" which
appropriated millions OF money, and without its
passage the wheels of your Government would be
stopped. lben the Commercial in the extract 4
have quoted stands convicted of printing a wilful
ialsehood You, however Mr.. Editor have han
died him so well that Will not dwell iurther on
this point But sir will now quote an extract
from the COmmerctdi which shows IN its editor
the most stupid ignorance or the most wiltnl at
tempt TO deceive and betray its readers | ever
knew journal TO be guilty OF. Here it is
he blll in regard to salaries, for which Mr..
Lonand Voted, was that repeating the Grab. Iu
other words he helped undo Mr.. Bugs cxtrava-
ganee, aud earned for himself aud his party the
confidence OF the people, Mr. Biggs and his
parry, ny The support which a majority of them
gave the Grab, had forfeited it. No other BILL in
regard to salaries, than the simple repeal. putting
the matter back exactly where Vt was hefaro But
Ter and Bigss made their raid upon The public
purse, has been passed by Congress since Mr..
Loland took his seat, Sd far as We informed"
Now, SIR, there is not one word OF truth in the
above quotation. Here arc the facts and | rhal-
lenSe contradiction: On December 18th, 1873,
Mr. liuburt, OF Illinois, introduced a substitute
Tor Mr.. liales bull liking the salaries for the menu
| scrs The first section of that bill reads thus:
BE It enacted, Sc, That iiom and after the
passage OF this act the compensation of Senators,
Representatives and Delegates shall be at the rate
| OF $4,000 per annum, payable monthly, and III
addition thereto the actual individual expenses of
| each Senator, Representative and Delegate in GO
lng to and returning from the seat OF government
once III each session, to be- certified III writing by
| each"
Now, this bill passed the House by vote of
yeas l61, nays lU5 aud M. Loflnd u0trd for It,
aud assert that this bill gave the members more
money than the Que which passed the House fix
ing the salaries at G,j00 because the latter abol-
lshed mileage. Yet the Commercial saws Lof-
| lands vote Twas that repeating the "trab.' +"
| Let us see what are the facts. This bill of HUI
burt's went 10 the Senate. 1t was there debated
and came back to the House on the 18th of Janu-
| AIRY, amended, That amendment placed the sal
aries oil members precisely where they were be-
fore the act OF March 81, 1873, viz $ 900 per
| annum and mileage. Did Mr. Lotand vote Tor
| that law, The Commercial says he did. | deny
| it, lie lodged the vote. That Senate amended
bill passed the House by vote oil yeas 225, nays
| -, lodged, So, and the Hon James r. Lo1and is
one OF the 81 who dodgcd. Now, when Mr. Lof-
land had the opportunity to vote tor the repeal of
| the law which Blggs did not vote for, he lodged !;
and yet the Commercial has the unbridled auda-
city, the bold etfrontery to say that 1.-The bill Lot
| land voted for was that repeating the Grab" and
helping undo Blggs extravaganza" Nj Editor.
1 cannot do better than quote your plain and
| pointed language Of the 18th. viz
| "It shows great ignorance on tue part OF the
| Commercial, or an utter disregard of the truth"
| Let him take either horn OF the dilemma he
has placed himself III and he is bound TO come
out ut the little end. so blinded by party, so
small in soul that he cannot do Justice to hon
orable opponent. But, Mr.. Editor, Major Biggs
needs no defence from my pen. Hs has lived
| among US, boy aud man, Tor fifty years. During
his four years in Congress he was credit to him
self and his State. He received for the State
nearly half a million of dollars more than she
had received for the past fifty years. / for one
give HIM credit for not returning what the Com
nercial calls "back pay" The law of the land
gave it 10 him. 1t his right morally, his
right legally; his vote did not make the law, but
Republican Grants signature did. The people
of this State know that the increased pay was
Republican measure. That party had over
| whelming majority in both Houses OF Congress
The committee which reported the increase oil pay
were two-thirds. Republicans, The Conference
Committee We're also twothrds Republicans
The truth Is, increased compensation To members
|, could never have been engratted on the General
| Appropriation Bill without report from a com
mttee composed OF two to one Republicans and
-
, mittees an advance IN salaries could never have
. got before either tho House Senate unless
r am very much mistaken in Congressional Legis
} lation, by carefully perusing the debates.
But, Mr.. Commercial look at home. YouI
President made The law by his signature
| Your Vice President is "on the record as
you term it,. a "Salary Grabber" and "Back
pay plunderer" as Tar back as 1856 for 81,
= i7S. Ten years afterwards he again appears
"on the record under another act with
s2s05 in his pocket OF "back pay" sggre-
eating 81 9S3 and yet your party triumph.
sntIy elect him Vice President. Under The
act of March 3d. the same Vice President
ttheu Senator) received S4445 "back pay
put upder the lashing OF the press, The
clamor aud pressure, he became suddenly
conscience stricken, and takes out of on'
DOC L ct 81, i4S, aud gives tt to the u niteC
States Treasury, while he keeps his othe
] back pay, amounting to 1888, and the In
terest on It, or a part of II from the yea
1856, leaving balance of"back pay of 81
9s3 In favor of this Yankee Republican
saint. But look at the Republican Senator
q on this "back pay" question. The IRE
cord" shows that Senator Sherman "a Re
- publican) recsiyed back paw In 1866. TO th
amount OF 81. sos; Senator Anthony in ls6
4. received back pay 10 the amount of 50 S0t
|, SENATOR Chandler for $500. tho preseu
Post Master General, Cresswell for s., so;
the present Attorney General for 81, so:
| both Republican Senators in 1896: also III
= present Secretary of State received "bac
% pay IN 1856 for s.. 237. all OF whom are Re
Il publicans to-day in active public life. No'
II MIR. Editor, did not Intend to prolong thl
= article, but II you can abridge IL do so.
heard Mai. Biggs say a few days ago he d /
not expect justice from the Repnblica
press. and from the Commercial not eve
kindness. l was prompted to prepare thes
few lines TO show that the Republican part
and press of this State, can not. ought no
c. aud will not have the support Of the homes
70 ~ lila votarM IN the election this fall. C.