The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-22

retention OF this forty per cent wes arbitrary ahu
without warrant oflaw, He would put IN circulA'
tion the money now lying idle. A.
MT Teller Rsp Sh GG 81 sad FsbSSpy ;nS merely decar
ed that there would be deficiency and suggested
whether 1t would not be better to issue bondb thAh
10 take money from the Treasury.
Mr.. Paddock underttood the Secretary 70 say
that he could pay S20OQOOO monlh 70 meet ue'
mands OF the Pension Bureau NI.
choAk ROOM RFLUEEcE.
Mr.. Pendleton (Dem. o) did not design to ask
question not entirely proper butif the Senator
had no objection, he should like to know where
and when the Senator had conversation with
the Secretary
Mr.. Paddock had no objection to statetNat he
met the Secretary In the cloak room to day ana
asked him questions about the payment OF ar
rearages of pensions. The reply of the Secretary
confirmed him In his impressions and saved MIN
from the necessity Of going to the otce OF the sec
retary to acquire the information.
Mr.. Pendletdn replied the last communication
he knew Of from the Secretary was on the l2th OF
Febrnary, when he made statement that In or
der to pay arrears OF pensions there must be eilh
er additional taxes or the sale Of bonds. ''
Mr.. Paddock-Ist the Senator prepared to state
that the condition OF The Treasury is now exactly
as 1t was then i"
Mr.. Pendleton replied that II there was any
change In the condition of the Treasury 1t ought
to have been made Officially by the Secretary and
not to a Senator in the cloak room. Itonly shows
that official communications are not so clear and
authoritative to a Senator as they would be to the
Senate, and hence the great benefit that would be
derived from explanations to this body as proposed
in the bill recently introduced by him, He was In
favor OF apprcpriating the fund reserved for re-
dempion of fractional currency for the payment
Of arrears Of pensions.
Mr.. Paddock remarked that the Senator had
intimated that the Secretary had come upon this
floor for the purpose of influencing legislation II
was right in him to ask questions OF the Secretary
and It was right for him to answer them as 1t was
right that he PADDOCK should communicate the
answer to the Senate
Mr.. Pendleton said be did not question theright
of the Secretary to come here and converse wi tn
the Senator from Nebraska.
Mr. Eimunds (Rep. Vt) suggested the Senator
from Ohio move his bill (requring the Secretary
to appear here and answer questions) as an amend
ment to the pending appropriation bill, and tell
the President that the operations OF the Govern
ment shall not go on until he approved 1t.
Mr.. Pendleton said the Senator from Yer
mont would vote for his bill he would offer 1t i'm
mediately.
Mr.. Edmunds replied that his suggestion was in
the direction of reform as inaugurated on the 9TH
er side.i
Mr.. Pendleten said he could not consider sug'
gestions from the Senator on matters of such pub
lie Importance
Mr.. Edmuuds remarked tnat he had made his
suggestion for the benefit Of his friends on the
other side
Mr.. Pendleton lin his seat TimeO Danao8,"
Mr.. voorhees, Dem. Iud said that he this morn
ing saw the Secretary of the Treasury circulating
IN this room. II this cloak room and back door
influence was to prevail, the sooner the bill OF
the Senator from Ohio was passed the better. This
surreptitous way of coming in was beneath con-
tempt If a member OF the Cabinet was not will
ling to take the full measure of responsibility let
him keep away. They did not want him 10 come
and go in this manner When he (Voorhees) was
a member of the House, he saw the Secretary OF
the Treasury (Fessenden) conYersing with mem
bers on public business, but who left the Hall
when 1t was proposed he give to the House what
he was peddling over the floor, and now the SEN
ate should resent the offense of the Secretary of
the Treasury, who sought to exert back door in
fluence. Yesterday the Senate had voted to apply
idlemoney to the payment of pensions, and to-day
the soft velvety step Of the Secretary was heard
while he passed drumming up recruits, Let not
the Senator from Vermont jeer at the bill Of the
Senator from Ohio,
Mr.. Edmunds said the Senator from Indiana
misunderstood him. He did not jeer at the Sena-
ator's bill He had called attention to 1t as a
measure OF reform, and suggested that il 1t was as
great as the Senator thought II TO be- 1t should be
put upon this bill in order TO secure its passage
and then the House should be told II they did not
think that way, no appropriations 10 carry on the
Govern ment should be made until 1t was passed
1he wheel would revolve faster on the outside If
you attach further reforms TO IL so that the Pres
ident and others could not fail to be swept into
the current
Mr. Voorhees, replied that there was not sin.
gle rider TO the bill but what called for an appro
priation of money to carry It out. The Demo
crats said to Republicans" If you want to use the
army TO interfere with elections, we do not want
to appropriate money for its support. IfyOu say
you want the army to swarm at the polls, we don't
want to tax the people for supporting SupeTvis.
ors to act as spies and detectives on honest vo'
ters."
Mr.. Voorhees, repeated that the suggestion that
Pendletons bill should be attached to the appro.
pfiatiOn bill was a jeer
Mr.. Edmuuds SAID he agreed with the Senator In
not wanting the army employed TO prevent honest
men from voting, but he did not go with the Sen
atOr in not using the army when other mea1shad
failed to protect honest men and election officers
against thugs assassins and red shifted bands,
who would again undertake to overthrow the peo.
pie at the polls ......
Mr.. Voorhees, Who Is to be judge2
Mr. Edmunds-SO far as my vote is concerned,
am the judge,
Mr. VOorhees-so am l. The Senator intimated
that was in favor Of free fights at the polls.
hope be will say that he did not mean to say so.
Mr.. Edmunds-I accept with due humility the
rebuke of my friend from Indiana, whoiiutimated
that we favored interference at the polls at the
point Of the bayonet.
Morrilrs amendment was then rejected, and
Beck's agreed to.
After an Executive session the Senate ad
journed.