The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

any Oouv, Irlend or enemy, especially by the
the more they liked him. Qauohferl. Rut
ne opJeeted 10 public money being spent for
tnat purpose under the direction OF the COM
Inl'.ee Oh ways and means. III that commit
tee nad been attending to the finances. a
two-Inirds majority of the House would not
no" nave 10 hang their heads in shame that
congress had to 90 home after six months
session without comprehensive measure
ol revenue or finance passed or even re-
pofteu. mat committee instead of attend
ing 10 Its proper duties. had been trapping
oia Cockeye," examining into his private
anairs, and inquiring into fees which
no nau received from his clients.
But said he triumphatly ssold
Cockeye escaped as usual without a ran.
In conclusion he said: I look forward to the
time when the majority of this House will
oe opposed to me in politics, and then will
ask thein 10 investigate every act of mine
anu puollsn It's results TO the country.
invoke investigation ofgentlemanly polit;-
cal opposition, and not 2f a malignant per
sonal spleen and spite, tgged on bv politi-
ca rivalry, because huIis bly, trust that when
my every act is known and understood au
thoritively and exactly in its breadth and
motives, the Judgment bf my countrvmen
VIII be, after all rivalry bnd unkindness of
thought has passed awaI lie was a man
whose virtues overbalsnted his faults, who
loved his country. his kihd Justice and no.
bleness. (Applause)
Mr.. Foster tmOckinglys-Let us pray.
Mr. 6usier tGehantIyf-Tbe gentleman
WI leao i suppose? daughter and ap
Mr.. Foster followed. He narrated the
circumstances attending the Sanborn inves-
tigation, and said that the 1noietv law
would have been repealed without inyesti-
CATION, had not Sanborn Himself asked to be
hesrd' Sanborn came beDre the committee
with
CLOUD OF WITNESSES,
and out of their mouths Hroof came that the
government was being robbed, and Sanborn
got frightened and refused TO testify, proba-
bly, by advice OF the gentlemen from Massa-
chusetts MIR. Butlerl.
Mr.. Butler-Why do voIt presume that?
Mr.. Foster-Because he said he had got a
letter frous a member of congress advising
HIM not to testify.
MIR. Butler-lt was not from me.
Mr. Foster-His counsel was member OF
congress- There nothing but sscoat-
tails" about il.
Mr.. Bdtler-No, sir. there was not even
that. Now let me ask yon a question. Did
you say In that letter that you wanted to get
= rap at old COckeye?
Mr.. FOster-Yes,I did. HI.aughter1. and
want to ask the gentlemen from Maasa-
chusetts if / didn't get rap at him?
Mr.. Butler--No, nos ones not even at his
coat tails. You have just stated that YOU
never got nearer than his coat tails.
Mir. Foster-Well. i think the gentleman
was finally knocked down here one day, but
we will have no more of this. Let me 90 on
with my story. sgaf
Mr.. Foster continued his statement about
the origin ana cause of the Sanborn inyesti-
CATION, and remarked ironically that of
course the gentleman tBntler] had no con-
mo- ion
said he, that the gentiemGn knew of Prescott
having ar office in the SAINT building with
him IN Boston. | don't suppose he knows
anything abont the offer OF $1,000 to Brook
lyn paper TO take Sanborn's side; [ don It
suppose he knows anything about Prescott
buying mp the man who stole my letter and
gave it 70 the gentleman from Massachusetts.
Why, expected my letters 70 be stolen after
! got into controversy with the gentleman
from Massachusetts. and | wrote them on
purpose. lLaughter.l There is nothing in
any letter that / have written that I am
ashamed OF, and further this House had to
pass resolution TO keep the gentleman
Butler) from stealing telegFams, for it was
aimed at him. [I4aughter.l 1 know that
men have bsen
SENT TO NY DISTRICT
to find out something about the manner OF
my election. And further, am informed
that the secret service has been used to send
man to my district, and under Richardson
as secretary OF the treasury, and Banfleld as
solicitor, ostensibly to look after fifty cent
counterfeit plate. bat don't suppose the
gentleman from Massachusetts, knows any
thing about it. don't supppse ne knows
anything about Jayne sending anybody
there, but they have been there Now, it
seems to me That under these publications
I hoA irhf To- ,
then. Laughter. Mr.. FosteHth gave the
history OF the case of PhelpsJ Dodge & Co..
and said that moro unproVoked, unwar-
.ranted and outrageous assault than that
which Mr.. Butler had made upon those gen.
tlemen he had never heard, nor had the
House. Does any man suppose that Phelps
Dodge &, Co., would rob the country oi
81, $40?
Mr.. Butler-No.
Mr.. Foster-rhat was all the unpaid duty
charged against them. We must consider
the surroundings. II an ordinary vagabond
were to take 81 $40 in that way We would call
him thief, but when you take,i into account
the high character and standing of these
gentlemen, it is highly improbable that they
would commit a fraud of that kind Ii
should invite the gentleman from Massachu.
sets [Butlerl to dinner, and the next day il
l should miss a spoon and fAd it in his
pocket, no one would believe that he had
stolen it. [Laughter.l But if should FIND
it in the pocket of some vagabopd. of course
he would be thief. Now, / give it as nv
deliberate opinion, and l believe the com
mittee on ways and means unanimously be.
lieve that Phelps, Dodge & Goa delib
erately robbed; and this House and this
country will never do justice by them unit
they pay them their money backagain.
Mr.. Butler-WhY don't you bring i'm your
bill for that purpose?
Mr.. Foster-The time hrs not bme for that
yet.
Mr.. E. II. Roberts also replied to Mr.. But.
Ter. That gentleman, he said, had taken an
extraordinary course in arguing against d
measure after it has become law. and il
was more remarkable because he had ample
opportunity to oppose the moietybill when il
was still before the House. Three times the
consideration of the bill had been postponed
to enable the gentleman to appear and dis
cuss it, but he was ''sick," although not too
sick to denouDce the bill vigorously in the
| cloak room. At the request of MIR. Roberts,
the clerk read the statement of Jayne's in his
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