The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-14
Mr.. Foster Also Writes Letter to
Keliey's Constituents, Stating
that Gov. Hayes Desired
KeIIey's Return,
But, in Reality, He Didn't Think
the Governor Cared Two Gents
Whether Kelley was Re-
turned or not.
The Committee on Appropriations
Reduce the Salaries of the Four
Principal Ministers Abroad
From $4,000 to
$4,000.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mr. Blackburn
! presided in the Absence Of Speaker Ran
dali
Mr.. FOSTER from the committee on the
appropriations OF 81 ,O33, ,4t5 deficiency for
the service of the GoverDMent for the fiscal
year ending January so, 1876, submitted
report
Mr.. KELLEY then replied tosMr Gar
fields speech Of few days ago. He explain
ed the causes which prevented him reply
ing TO Mr.. Garfield's first speech for over
one hundred days-his own serious illness and
the attempted assassination OF his son, and
he thought it was hardly Just in the gentle
man 10 send 10 the country the idea that he
Mr. Kelly had been lO9 days preparing a
reply to his speech.
The imputation that his Mr.. kelleys
speech was a manuscript speech, was en-
tirely without foundation. In regard to
bis support OF the resolution endorsing
Secretary McCulloch's contraction policy in
December, 1865 he admitted that he had
made grave mistake, and on the third OF
January following, had raised his voice
against contraction; and made the predic-
ton with which he had opcred his speech
OF the 10Th OF Novembe--inat il conirac-
tions were pursued, the condition OF afiajis
that is now upon The country, will come.
As 10 the blu demone:izipg silver he was.
although chairman OF The committee on
coinage, as ignorant OF ;he reconciliation
of the silver dollars as Senators
Blaine and voorhees,, then mem
bers OF the House. Mr.. Gariield's allusion
to his (Nlr. Kelley's) Communistic speecn
at Youngstown, Ohio, and to his threat that
labor would take capital by the throat, he
said that statement was like Mr.. Gariield's
own statements creation OF distempered
and an ill-goyerned Inauguration. As 10 the
interference of members OF the House in
honor of his denomination. he asserted that
no man sat in the House who had ever, to
his knowledge, whitten such letter. If |
there were, he asked him to saw so. mir. !
Foster made a movement as il to rise. Ies. |
said Mr.. Kelley, one letter was writien by |
nv friend. Mr.. Foster and w.Ie mos, init |
mate then, by reason OF the proximity OF our |
seats. l laid before him and before NV |
friend Mr.. Sanford, a good many letters |
received in connection with the efforts to
nominate another than myself. Nv friends
who wrote me- seemed troubled that those
who were seeking TO oust me. were repre-
seniiny that Gov. HAYES desi,ed nv defeat
for having gone into Ohio. As ,bey said. 70
electioneer for Mr.. Allen. Ii was ARRANGED
that INV friend Mr.. Foster, who represen1ed
in CONGRESS the RepubIican candidate for
President. should write a letter tbat would
answer a double purpose. IA ,ipple Of
laughter started at these words and soon
spread through the Democratic side ex.
tending 20 the Republican side I
| pray Won. Mr.. Sneaker. 7, baar in mini
that II airy linen Is 10 DE washed" here:
today, l did not introduce the bundle"
Laughter
Mr. C6lIlENDEN-Let the washing
go on. Laughter
Mr.. kELLl-My friend Foster wrote
letter to gentleman named Southworth,
a confidential friend OF my Own, saying that
he had no authority 10 speak for Governor
Hayes, but that he was his Congression-
al Representative; Laughter that
ne % Knew .he Kindly reia-
,ions ~ "e'"seh 'ne "o'elhuieh. anu hr.
Kelley, and that he had reason to believe
i"o was pee 70 say, tna' Toverhor hayes J
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