The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-19

Another lie Nailed to The Counter.

The following official extracts from
the debate in Congress over the
Amnesty Bill shows how scandalous-
ly false has been the assertion that
the House of Representatives has
swept crippled Union soldiers from
position:
Mr.. Hill. In response to what the
gentleman has said, | desire to state as
n fact that personally know, that on
the last occasion of decorating soldiers
graves in the South, our people, unit
ing with Northern soldiers there, de-
corated in harmonious accord the
graves of the fallen Federals and the
graves of the fallen ConiederateS. 1t
is because of this glorious feeling that
is being awakened in the country that
protest against the revival of these
horrors about any prison. '.H .H..
Mr.. Garfield. so do !. Who brought
it here Cries from the Democratic
side of the House, BLAINE, BLAINE y
1 We will see as TO that. | wish this
same traternal feeling could come out
of the graveyard and display itself
toward the thirty or forty manned
/ Union soldiers who We're on duty
around this Capitol, but who have been
displaced by an equal number Of
soldiers on the other side. Applause. !
There was another point which the
gentleman made which am frank to
say am not now able to answer it.
Mr. Reagan. Mr.. Speaker, L wish to
call attention, with the permission of
the gentleman from Ohio, to the exact
state OF facts IN reference to the allega-
ton just made by him, This is not the
first time the statement has been made
that there have been thirty or forty
crippled Federal soldiers removed
from office under this House and their
places filled by Confederate soldiers.
| was shown yesterday morning by
the Doorkeeper of the House, and the
information Is accessible to the gentle
man from Ohio and all others ~, to,
myself, roll showing there were
eighteen Federal soldiers appointed by
the Doorkeeper of the House during
the last Congress, while twenty-four
Federal soldiers have been appointed
by the Doorkeeper of the present Con-
gress; while at the same time the ag-
gregate number of appointments al
lowed to the Doorkeeper of the House
of the last Congress was very much
larger than that allowed to the Door
keeper of the present Congress. Be-
stiles that, more than three-fourths of
those appointed by the present Door,
keeper have taken what Is popularity
denominated rs the iron-clad oath.
Mr.. Garfield. | shall be glad to
know that the gentleman from Texas
Is correct.
Mr.. Southard. The gentleman from
Texas has referred TO list which |
have here beforme.
Mr.. Garfield My time is fast run
ming cut, and I do not want IL alltaken
up by these explanations; but | will
hear my colleague. ~ N'@A 90 'F'
The Speaker. Does the gentleman
from Ohio yield ? 'a.1lnJ .sas Aas
Mr.. Garfield. Jyield to my colleague.
Mr.. Randall. Your time will be ex-
tended. $50 .1.D. uiHuat .9uaomol
Mr.. Southard. The statement which
! have before me, and to which the
from Texas referred, is that,
of the one hundred and fifty.three APP
pointments made by the Doorkeeper
in the last House of Representatives,
there were eighteen Union soldiers;
while, out of the eighty-five appoint |
ments allowed to the Doorkeeper of
the present House, twenty-six Union
soldiers have been appointed. Zap
plause.1