The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-10

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlounel
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Jan. 6.-From the
manner in which they squirmed and tossed
about, it was evident to the spectator that
Mr. FIanagan's Republican friends, IN the
Senate were not immensely pleased to-day
with that gentleman speech on the Salary
bill But the Texas Senator is not the
kind of man who can be deferred from
speaking his mind. He not only voted tor
increased pay and back-pay, but ne IS
proud of it, and is going to oppose with his
vote and influence the effort making tor the
repeal of the salary grab. Toshow that ne
was in earnest in the matter, and to give
his remarks more weight, Mr. Flanagan
this morning, checked out OF the Treasury
his back-pay, and, when he had become
well warmed up with his subject drew from
his pocket an envelope containing the crisp
green backs, and shamelessly Haunted
them in the face of his brother Senators
THAR it is in thousand-dollar bills, eX-
claimed the piping old man, mar II Is,
and | would like to see someone take II
from me. There was no effort made 70
rob the old hard shell sinner, but undoubt-
edlv there were some who witnessed inc
scene who thought it would be no crime &c
; take away from him his ill-gotten gains
= and divide them among the hundreds O
\ starving men and women who are rising
no all over the country crying Tor work o
n bread Not satisfied with boldly olspiay
ing his plumber and defying those apou
i him to take it from him, Mr.. flanaga'
i proceeded to insult the American peopi
y bv asserting that there Is not one IN l'oo
4 in the country who understands the mea.
q ing of back-pay, and went on to prove ~! ~
q statements by relating IN very bad hhgIls
very silly story. 1t Is the general undel
I'll standing that the debate on the Salary Vi
10 will be finished to-day, and the oena'
!. will vote almost unanimously Tor Its TOT
I'd repeal. r.a. -.
~ = ment in the Senate this morning, viii
q discussing the repeal of the Salary BILL |
Of calling the taking OF the back pay by l
real name-''a steal.
:. "What steal?" exclaimed Logan, exc
III tedly. did you say steal p
mt Yes" retorted Stewart. II we ha
on taken this money unlawfully, as the peoE
say we have, it is a steal.
Mr.. Logan did not interrupt the Neva
Senator again. Apparently the latter &c
ate tleman understood the meaning OF the la
,ro guage he was using.
,ffi- Special to the St Louis Republican,
up WASHINGTON, Jan. THE sensation
.ral the day yesterday was the entering
: Flanagan into the Senate, brandishing al
Is his back pay, and swearing that he
tor proud of having taken it, and would like
is get a chance to make another grab. Ell
can agan remained in Texas during the sess
oon before the recess. being busy attending
eau the interest of his party there, and IN
Jhi- ing to kick up another Louisiana dlstu
ure ance after the election was over. lie
EN- we'd here Monday, and the first thing
did was to go and draw his entire ga pa
lem pay balance since the 4th OF March, le
which he had not previously drawn bec d1
Z P. of the impending contest in Texas. u
ting ing drawn it, he came up to the Ser
fol. chamber and brandished the huge rol
mes, bills above his head, after which ne -
At ceeded to count the money, bill by Dill
San Law it on his desk, remarking, meanwl
as as above stated. The affair raised a g
the laugh in the Senate, Flanagan oelng
ton recognized bufoon of that dignlhed
ular since Jim Nye's term expired. It's
fort that there was not delegation OF GranI
and present to witness the enactment OF
oun- shameful scene by a Republican Senate
Rock Republican Senate.