The Portland daily press., 1874-04-24
Mr.. orth of Indiana, advocated the bill.

| VI III VI Iuuldud. dQVOCdteQ GQ6 DILL
hour.
bill was passed removing the political dis
abilities of d. A. Telfair of North Carolina
taken up in committee Of the whole.
On motion to strike out the paragraph for
salaries OF officers OF the government of the
District of Columbia, an angry discussion took
place between Messrs. Brown Of Kentucky, and
otarkweather of Connecticut, the former COM
| planning of the latter for having inserted in a
| speech of his published in the Record some
weeks ago, a letter written by Brown in the
early days of the rebellion, cOunselling the
shooting of any man in Kentucky who would
join the Union army and Brown retaliating by
reading to the House Starkweather's letter to
Huntington, cashier of the First National Bank
OF Washington, asking pecuniary aid to defray
the expenses of his election.
MI Brown having had Starkweather's letter
read from the Clerks desk, went on to say that
us author was blessed with a thrifty patriotism
ana always kept his eye on the main chance.
ne dehled tnat in his speech on the civil rights
oiil, 10 Whlcn 0tarkWeatnerS speech was partly
In reply he had said anything, as was alleged,
dsrespecttul of the President of the United
States or of dead Union soldiers, whom he had
always honored for their heroism, just as he
nc. IGNORED the courage and manhood displayed on
the other side. He understood that much con-
tanned in Starkweather's speech had not been
uttered ON the floor, so that the gentleman
showed a disposition to indulge in libel and
siapder by stealth. He (Brown) wanted people
OF his District and State to understand that the
man who misrepresented him ard arraigned
him was the author of that letter. He did not
know which most to admire, the insolence of
the dogherry or the morals of the pecksnitf
Mr.. Starkweather declared that there was
nothing wanting in his speech as printed in the
record which he had not stated on the floor of
the House. He had not read Browns letter,
put he had referred to it, and stated that he
would nave it printed if the gentleman COM
planned 70 rxuoo fharl h,u.r .al
ed that letter. He should thousand fold more
complain of himself for having written it, That
was stain which he (Brown) could not wipe
out. he (Starkweather) had felt bound to call
attention to 1t on account of the speech of the
gentleman from Kentucky on an eulogy of
man who had abandoned the position Of Vice
President of the United States and gone over
to the rebellion. As to his (Starkweather's)
letter to Huntington, he explained the crcum-
stances under which it was written. Mr.. Hunt
ingtOn, an ardent Republican, and Secretary or
Treasurer of the Republican National Commit
tee, had some time previously offered to con-
tribute towards paying the expenses of the
the election in Connecticut, or of his own cleo
tion if he were to be candidate. He had not
then expected to be a candidate, but his friends
at home had nominated him, and that the NOM
ination being for third term, and being there
fore against the custom in that district for thr-
ty years, had caused division in the party and
consequently diminished his chan ces of cleo
ton. Under these circumstances be had drawn
$1,000 out of the bank, being .ne-tenth of all
he possessed and contributed to the fund and
he had written the letter to Huntington, about
which so much had been said. That was all
there was in it. 1t had not the remotest con-
nection with the Board of Public Works or
with the District government, for the very good
reason that the District government was not at
that time inaugurated and ne himself and every
member from the committee had voted against
the bills. No man in Washington connected
with the District government or with anything
a 20 huh coppf ftnG rcf 30
in his election or in any other way. He had
IOnrted the fullest investigation of the Joint
committee on the District affairs and had
yesterday waited on that committee and so
stated. He had never made any application to
the District government even for d clerkship.
No friend of his had ever held a contract I'M
der it or been connected with a contract. If
the gentleman from Kentucky or any other
weather) had done anything that stained his
integrity, he would demand an investi cation
and have the Judgment of the HOase on the
question. He had some faults, but the fault of
money getting was one that did not belong to
him.
Mr.. Brown made rejonder to Stark weather, |
and was lndulgng in an eulogy on Gen. Breck |
enbridge, when he was interrupted by points of |
order, which. amid great noise, confusion and |
uprOar, were decided against him.
Mr.. Starkweather then offered formal |
amendment so as to let Brown 60 on with his |
remarks, but BrowL said he declined any such |
courtesy, and would net the CALLED jade WINCH
This closed the personal alteration, and the |
committee proceeded little more orderly with |
the consideration OF the bill
AT half past the committee rose having dis |
posed OF seven pages of the bill.
Mr.. Tyner of Indiana, from the Con mittee |
on Appropriations reported the post Office ap- |
preparation bill. Referred to committee of the |
whole The bill appropriates $35, ,391, of |
which 1864, 842 is to come out of the Treasu-
~ the rest being derived from postal revenue. |
For the steamship service to China and Japan |
it appropriates 100000, to Brazil $3.50 900, and |
to the Sandwich Islands $4,000.
A recess till half past was taken.
The evening session was for the consideration
OF the legislative appropriation DILL.
Evening Session.
The House spent two apd a half hours in
committee of the whole on the legislative APP
preparation bill.
There was some discussion about the frauk- |
ing privilege on motion to strike out an item |
Tor postage stamps for the Interior Department, |
which motion prevailed. No other matter Of |
public interest was discussed. There was |
pretty full attendance though hardly quorum. |