Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-19
MR., LoFLAND'S DODGE !
EE DID Not VOTE TO REPEAL The "CRAB."
The Commercials FaISClOOd Proved.
Major Biggs' Record.


y "g'"gfoH commercial IT very seldom see
H. In lta editorial OF the 18th it undertakes to
lh'srepresent Major Biggs Oh the bill increasing
ne pay oil Congressman, and justify the votes OF
MaJ)r LoHand. 1t says that "after the "Grabn
hnd been once voted down in the House. Major
b'ess voted in ltyor OF getting it up in order that
IL might pass Now, Mr.. Editor, the record
shows that tho "Lecislative Appropriation Biz
was voted down the last week in February, and
mat bhl had attached To it provision increasing
the pay Of members to -, 800 per anuum without
mileage or the benefits OF the ranking privilege
! congress could not adjourn without passing the
TN, ana the GiD5e shows that Mr.. Biggs voted to
get up the "l.eelslatiye Appropriation Bir' which
appropriated millions OF money, and without its
passage the wheels of your Government would be
stopped. Then the Commercial! iu tue extract
have quoted stands convicted OF printing a wilfa
idseh3oA. You, however Mr.. Editor, have han
died him So we'll that will not dwell further en-
tAis p-int. Bat, sir, Will now quote an extract
from the t0htm1tidI which shows in its editor
the most stupid ignorance or The most wilfnl at
tempt to deceive and hetray It's readers / ever
! Knew Journal TO b. guilty OF. Here 1t is:
| " The bill IN regard to salaries, Tor which Mr..
! l.1land voted, was that repeating the Grab. In
other wort'- he helped unIo Mr.. Blggs' extrava-
gance, aud earned ior himself and his party the
| niienca OF the people, as Mr. Biggs and his
party hv the support which majority of them
gave the Grah, had forfeited it. 10 other bill, III
regard TO salaries than the simple repeal, putting
the matter back exactly where 1t was before But
| Ter and BgSs made their rtd upon the public
| purse, has been passed By Congress since MIR.
Loilind took bis seat, 50 far We are informed
| Now, sir, there ia not one word OF truth in the
above quotation. Here are the facts, and l cbai-
lenge contradiction On December 18th, 1873,
Mr. liulburt of Illinois, introduced a substitute
Tor Mr.. lllies bill liking the salaries for the mem.
Acrs. The first section Of that bin reads thus
| " Bs 70 e7dcted, ~, That iIom and after the
passage OF this act the compensation of Senators,
Representatives aud Delegates shall be at the rate
OF $1,000 per annum, payable monthly, aud in
addition thereto the actual individual expenses OF
each Senator. Representative and Delegate in GO
ing 10 aud returning from the seat OF government;
once IN each session, TO b. certified in writing by
!, each
!, Now, this bill passed the House by vote OF
yeas 49,, nays l0j, and NJ. Lof1Hd rotsd for Il,
and assert that this bill gave the members more
money than the one which passed the House fix
Ing the salaries at 5000, because the latter abo-
ished mileage. let the Commercial says Lot
lands vote was that repeating the "Grab.' -
Lot rs see what are the facts. This bill of HUI
burts went 10 the Senate. 1t was there debated
and came bacG to the House On the l4th of Janu-
r airy, amended That amendment placed the sal
+ aries Of members precisely where they were be-
7 fore the act OF March 81, 1875, viz; 5000 per
+ anuum and mileage. Did Mr.. Lohand vote ior
that law The Commercial says lie did. deny
il, lie lodged the vote. That Senate amended
= bill passed the House by vote of yeas 22j. nays
u =, lodged 50, and the Hon. James X. Lofiand il
! one OF the So who lodged. Now, when Mr.. Lot
. land had the opportunity to vote Tor the repeal OF
: the law which Biggs did not vote for, be lodged
i and yet the Com uerctal has the unbrided auda-
. city, the bold efonery to say that "the hill Lol
land voted Tor was that repeating the "Grab' and
! helping undo B-gs' cXtrlyagauCe.' MI. Editor.
: / cannot DO better than quote your plain and
II pointed language ol the l1tn. viz.
n. 'It SHOWS great ignorance on the part OF the
CaDineFH ta}, au utter disregard of the truth %
:, 1t him lake either horn Of the dilemma he
y has placed himself aud he is bound to come
:, cat al the Little eud. 81 blinded by party, so
- small IN soul that he cannot 10 justice to an hon
3" orablc opponent Bat, Nj Eiitor, Major Blggs
- needs no defence from my pen. lie has lived
81 among Us, bor and man, ior hty years. Durin!,
his tour Years IN Congress he was a credit to him
40 sell aud ms State. lie received for the State
nearly hdI 1 million oil dollars IGore Than she
had received for the past nifty years. | for one
le give hun credit ior not returning what the Com
Htsiett! calls "back pay The law Of the land
he gave it to him. l. was his right morally, his
I'M right legally his vote did not make the law, but
- Republican Grants signature did. The people
1s 1 oil this Stale know that the increased pay was a
VI Republican measure. That party had an over
l. whelmins majority in both Houses OF Congress
IT. he committee which reported the increase OF pay
ty were tWo-thirls Republicans. The Conference
les COMMITTEE wers also two-thirds Republicans
of The truth is increased compensation to member:
could never have been engraited on ths Genera
= Appropriation Bill without report from a com
y" mlttee composed Of two to one Republicans, anC
without the aid given By those Republican com
- mittees an advance III salaries could never nav
an. got before either the House or Senate, unless
iy. am very much mistaken in Congressional Legis
re- lauou, hy carefully perusing The debates.
of But Nh. Commercial look at home. You
fas Pre- sdent made the law by his signature
he Your Vice President is ION the record a
IRE YOU term it,. "A Ilary Grabber' and "Bacl
NJ pay piundarer' AS far back as 1850 for 81
of lis. Ten years afterwards he again appear
ba ION the record under another act wit
~ S2,S05 in his pocket of "back pay. aggre
no eating 81 9S} and yet your party triumph
aS- autly elect him Vice President. Under I'll
'ty act of March 3D. '73. the same ' ice PresideI
sue then Sanatorl received ii4S "back pay
ant but upder the lashing of the press, II
i'm clamor and pressure, no became sudden
conscience stricken, and takes out of oi
zen, pocket 81 AS, and gives It TO the u MT
Lar States Treasury, while no keeps his 9th
80, back pay, amounting to Si9s3, and the ]
yL terest on 1t, or II part OF II from the We
'ne lS5G leaving balance OF back pay oil
ced 9S3 in favor of this Yankee Republic
tive ssInt Rnt look AT the Republican Senate
bai on this back pay" question. The 81
ven cord" shows that Senator Sherman IA
fore publican) received blck pay In 1850. TO I
owy amount Of So sos; Senator Anthony in |,
.rest received back pay TO the amount OF SIS
ba Senator Chandler for S2,SO5, the pres,
~, Post Master General, Cresswell for 81 $
sehl the present Attorney General for g.
can tn,h fpapnblican Senators in lSG6. also
I'VE present Secretary OF State received "b
ntire hay IN 1856 for 81, 237, all OF whom are
more publcans ;o.day in active public life. n
MIR, Editor, | did not intend TO prolong
article, but If you can abridge 1t do so
= aoo heard Maj. Biggs say fe% days ago he
-''N not expect justice from the Repuoii
nress. and from the Commercial not q
/, fur kindness. / was prompted to prepare Il
few lines to show that the Republican ps
xnAls .nd press of this State, can not, ought