Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-07


(Garfeld) would have been Kissed as venom
GUS copperhead if he had SO characterized it in
1867, he quoted Secretary Chase, Mr.. Thomas,
Of Massachusetts, and the supreme court of
New York State, in which the same character
was given to them.
ton to the contrary notwithstanding, that in
the long, line of American presidents and
finance ministers, they had all believed in
money based on coin, and no other money.
He quoted Jefferson as stating that the juggler
will only propose to create capital by the leger-
demain tricks of paper money. Laughter
And John Adams as asserting that there would
be no confidence in public men and measures
until paper money was done away with. And
as to the sentiment of England, he said that
the great voice of parliamentary authority and
the recognized voice of financial authority
were firm in the opinion that the restoration of
cash payments in England was blessing to
the nation and necessary act after the war.
To show the inconsistency Of Mr.. Kelley in
matters of finance, Mr.. Garfield referred to a
resolution offered in the House in 1865, thank
ing Secretary McCulloch for his policy in con-
tracing the currency and pledging the House
othe resumption Of specie payment at as early
adopted with only six negative votes, and
among those voting in the affirmative he found
the name of W. D. Kelley: Laughter:
Mr.. Brown, Of Ind.-Is Senator Voorhees,
name there?
MIR. Garfield will look Yes Mr. Voorhees,
voted aye. Laughter. He also quoted MIR,
Kelley as making remark in favor of the bill
demonetizing silver to the effect that the silver
dollar could not be kept up and must be drop
ped, and yet, he said, the gentleman not long
since, with the voice of Nestor, had de-
nounced that action as legislative trick.
Laughter.
He reminded the House Of the communistic
speeches made by Mr.. Kelly in the Ohio cam
paign in 1876, when he spoke of labor taking
capital by the throat and said that the country
came very near having scenes of riot awakened
at the flash of such communistic threats, and
afterwards some of his colleagues in the House,
graciOusly and tenderly, because of the gentle
mans years. had written to his people implor-
ing them to trust him again, and that the
scenes of 1876 would not be repeated, and on
these assurances, said Garfield, he is here to-
day--here to assail every man who believes in
For myself, care not in what party it lands
me or what company it finds me, when that
day comes, I stand with the men who are for
the money of the constitution and for the
faith Of the nation. Applause, generally on
the Republican side.J We cannot be moment
too soon in understanding the nature and de-
signs of those who are advocating what they
call an American system of finance.
l beg pardon Of the House for delaying an
appropriation bill by this long speech, and
am sorry, particularly, that SO much of it
should appear to relate to myself. Renewed
and continued applause.
It was some minutes before order was re-
stored and business resumed. Members from
both sides of the House pressed around Mr..
Garfield, congratulating him. Among them
was Mr.. Tucker who remarked that the speech
unconstitutional, because it was a cruel
punishment. Mr.. Kelley was not in the chamber
during the delivery Of the speech, circum.
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pressed his regret, but said the gentleman had
full notice of his intent to speak, and had
spent two hours to-day in the room of the com.
mittee on ways and means.
After the committee resumed consideration OF
the deficiency bill, Mr.. Hooker opposed that
portion which appropriated $4,000 to carry or
suits against all engaged in trespassing on pub
lie timber lands.
Mr.. Patterson opposed the same provisions OF
the bill, and said those seisures would work
great hardships to many citizens Of Colorado.
Mr.. Foster called attention to the fact that
the only suits that had been commenced ir
Colorado had been to recover 500, 900 from the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad com
pany, 1915 900 from the Colorado Central, 800
600 from the Boston & Colorado Smelling com
pany. Those would be the poor citizens VIII,
would shffer.
After further debate the bill was read by sec
tlOns for amendments and Mr.. Hanna movet
to increase the number of temporary clerks t,
be employed by the secretary of the treasur.
from twenty to eighty-hve, and increasing thu
appropriation for such clerks from $4,000 t.
5000. Without action the committee rose
| Mr.. Banning, chairman of the committee OF
military affairs reported back the bill to reor
ganize the army, to consolidate certain of it
staff departments, aud to reduce the cost of it
support. Ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Whitthorne introduced bill to author
ize the secretary of the navy to classify the va
rious navy yards and determine the characte
of the work to be done thereat. Referred.
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