The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-18
Michigan by tho national executive repub-
lIcan committee. How much went to Mr.
Conger's district?
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AAAs HANA@oAO c0t0 AgU0R6Er WOutU
not dare confess it. The bill didn't apply
to pensioners but did apply to great CON
tractors who have been assessed for fifteen
years past. de never before had known a
man stand up and glory In political cor
ruption and vice. He denounced Mr..
Couger in this strain at some length,
He then branehed off from consideration
of the bill and proceeded to draw a pic :
ture of Louis Napoleon, holding in one
hand the church, 10 the other the state.
and utterly indifferent, reckless, unscru-
pulous, careless of human life, careless of
every moral principle-that was Louis
Napoleon. Need he write horse" under
that picture when applied to American
politics? Did not every BODY recognize
the American President who had been
and who, if the honorable gentlemen on
the other side could have their way, would
be again. Cries Of "He will be- and
applause on the Republican side,
then to yeu if he is, and not only shame
to you but to this country. Continuing
be paid homage to the military record Of
Gen. Grant, bat said never before the
time of Gen. Grant, had he known Of a
President sitting in the white house who
had at his side corrupt, a confessedly
corrupt Minister, and who had on the
occasion of that Ministers resigning accept
ed his resignation with regret.
Mr.. Hayes, of Illinois-Was the gen
tleman asleep when Buchanan and
Floyd and Cobb and Thompson were
10?
Mr.. McLane-I wonder at the gentle
man making such lame excuse. What
has Buchanan. or Floyd, or Thompson to
do with Grant2
Mr.. Hayes-YOu said you never knew
so corrupt President.
Mr.. McLane-You cannot go IN the
country with any such excuses. Yon
cannot talk about Buchanan and EIovd
and Thompson. To the first place
Floyd and Thompson Indignantly de
MED the charges made against then
and defed your investigation, while on th,
other hand the guilt was confessed anC
when not confessed was absolutely proved
aud you are indebted to my forbearanc,
that do not extend my picture. Shouts
of go on"
Mr.. McLane-I say in all candor tha
you are indebted to my forbearance if
stop at the Secretary of War because 20,
know as we'll as do that it did not lie il
the mouths of any of his associates to cal
that kettle black. Continuing, he re
preached the Republican party with fos
tering corruption and vice. The issu,
was before the country aud the issue wa
the present bill. He was persuaded tha
it was no other motive but corrupt poffs
ical motive which deferred the gentlemen
on the other side from considering the bill
Mr.. CoDger-That is an Infamous asser
tion from the gentleman, and say it t,
him here IN my place.
A great deal of confusion and noise en-
sued.
Messrs. Hawley and Manning demandes
that the language of Messrs. McLane am
Conger should be taken down as unparlia
mentary. The words were written by th
official reporter and read 10y the clerk, an,
the Speaker having decded that the Ian
guage did not apply personally to an
member IN his representative capacity
Mr.. McLane was permitted to proceed
with his speech in favor of the bill
| MIR. BQtterworth asked Mr.. McLane
he would favor an amendment extendin
the bill 20 Office holders under state an
municipal government.
Mr.. McLane said he would not, becaus
that would go beyond the constitutions
power of Congress He would extend tn
principle as far as possible and be doubte
not that the principle being once estat
ished the state governments would ais
act in the same direction.
The discussion was closed by deman
for the regular order and the bill weI
over.
The house then took up the Senate bi
in relation to juries.
i Mr.. Herbert, who has charge of th
bill, tried to get the Republican side
the House to agree upon a plan of di.
posing of the bill, but was met by the oil
lection that as the principle of the bi
was embodied 10 the judicial appropriate
! bill no action could be taken until tn
bill was finally disposed Of Thereupi
Mr.. Herbert moved the previous questiC
on the passage of the bill and the Repu
] hcans resorted to their favorite strategy
declining to vote and so leaving the Hou
2 technically without a quorum. Aft
various roll calls further proceedings f
| the call of the House were dispensed wit
= The attempt to have action taken on Il
r bill in relation to juries was again ma
: and resisted and after about two hou
I spent 10 the struggle it was abandoned
!, the Democrats and the House adjourne