, 1879-06-18

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., ~ sS's. 'sy o,se
By niouoJ. Iy Labor. by 'stuo,o spseri, 10 c4rry
| out us political views.
~ NOT THAT 1NFAMOust
| There Ae 120,0tU disabled soldiers clatnautA
fur pensions ~ mho;n this law would tpp'y.
anti WHO would be prohibited oven from cIrcufat-
fainous. II could ,htuk. Of word moro
da1nulltg Ilaughter] would use It, but no
such word occurs to me. l.teers on the DEM
;'f .,t 10 oasS s O. ss ass Id ::s9Y
li.aughter.I DO yol think thai you eau
fetteT u,c FREE people Of the. North BY
such MI infatnous faw As tlisi Do you think
| ttlnt such a law could ht enforced In Northern
s!atc' 1tIs au imtauous law eVninst the rights
vi the people. When lie xcutIeman from Mary
land cI.ancl attacks tho Republican party ho
does us lit tue Norihefo statcs beuedt lliat ho
aud othef menlhcfA On that stde who fepresent
the Solid South dre donE 1nors thai they know
Of to mako NnFth 10 solid. 40 invincbe, 30
sys1; snn 1t %nsn the id aet r. t
supporters 0f tho Southern Rebellion u1st South
ern secession Will lie In hopeless mitu1lty hcre,
nt tlsc pcople shall agatn rule, Ht,d Justice shall
araIn return y these halls, aud NJ more such
Infamous lt!|s ua this viii bc reported. [AQ:
| p!ause On the Kcpubltran side.
Mr. MeLane snf'i tim gentleman from Mtchl-
GIN nude great uaistaka nbout tile bilf II ia
m wise invaded tic rights u the people Nurth
| or South. 1t WIS intch1ed to deAt will oua
great snurre Of political corruption.
Sit. Duunclt-"Ael the Democratic party Haa
in,Po"cr, did 1t ever propose to pass such 4
~. NlcLane-When we get Into power aQaln--
Mr. Dunnetl-Ti1at II too fur In tho future.
tLaush!cr Oil til. Republican side.
Mr.. hfel4ant--When We get into power n4ain,
II yuu nut this Law on tle statute-book, we viii
| b. Obliged to follow It.
Mr. Dunnell--You will
i NHPEAL IT At TIE FIRST SESSION,
Mr.. McI.ane proceeded to argue that no 9reat-
er source Of corruption existed In tuis country
tbau that Ut assessment OF ofceholdcrs. It rAs
the meauest vice he hAl ever heard Of Eu morals
to tax the olliceho1tttr for what the gentleman
from Michigan {Couzcf) and evcrY other man
essEs pH lie @ safh s sSs 9 aa Il 5tt %
sent into the 8tntc Of Michigan BIZ the Natlo1al
Executive Republican Committed How much
aIad gone into the district Of tile gentleman
IRON Michigan {ConKer)1
Nr. Congcr-Sut a cent
hr. MeLaus thought Tint perhaps the gentle.
| man dare not avuW 1t. becausc he kuew that no
man ougllt to hold seat the t1oor In the pro.
curing Of which any money had been used. Hs
explained. in antWer to questions, that ttc bill
did not Intend to apnfy aud did not apply to tue
pensioners Of the Government, but did apply to
al tle Gfsas contractors with the Government
who had been assessed for 1he past fifteen years.
The gentleman must have done himself Rrent
injustice wlcn ho talked about luterfareuco
With aonethlng that he wauted to do. Though
s!derattou to tie professions Of political secti.
tude Ant morality yet this was tic lrst time 1e
hau ercr beard Man I|ory!ag Ia bis own shame
aud intany. Applause on the Democratic side.1
ur Democrat, stInd up nnd ayoH himself the
champion a.Mt defender OF political corruption
and Vice. On tho contrary, ha had never
eoq3n maa e tS. hs d mi pad
to wash bis bkirts clear Of sub political corrup-
ton: The gentleman Was blinded By his own
parttsansh!p aif passion, and was like mad
hull wnen red flae was Haunted In his face.
When that gentleman said tint he saw nothing
on the Democratic side of the Hou4e but political
corruption aud seceaslon Ia votcn on tho Kepub-
lisan siac: "Tnet + all there is''l, he do bis
supposed hs constituents would wAllow in tho
fraud asd corruption that ho was willing to
wa'low int hc was 7crY much mistaken. No
sauaa ~ ,t y It, 1se: aa xsaa aa1ie %s1e
to contribute for political purposes: i,.'
OF the bill, "nd proceeded to drnw
PICTURE or L6d1s NAPOLEON -
holding III Que Land lhe Church, III tue other
lie State, un4 utterly indifferent u els! right.
Stoltd, apathetlr, Indifferent, reckless, uu.
scrupu!ous, careless Of luman life, careless Of
every moralprIncipIc. was LouIs Napoleon.
Need hs write "horsc'' under that picture.
everybody rccog1!Izs ttls American President
wl.o had bern, and who. II ths honorabtt gentle
would be againl [Cries oI III viii be-" aid
'Mr. Mclaue-s Wiii Gc1'' FOR shame then to
you II he Is, md no. only shame tu you but to
this country.
Con.inuli,g, hc paid homaee to the military
record u Gen. Gfant, but said that never be-
fore tic time Of Gen, tirant lla1 hu known Of .
President sitting III the White House who i,au
F,kuu, sa&
stcr, sud wllo Ind On the occasion of that ain-
iStor's resgnIE
4ccErrED tIs RESTORATION WITH REGRET.
Alr. Hayes tliI}-Was tic geot!eman nslSkp
| When Buchanan, aud Floyd, aud Lubb, and
| ThuMpsDn were In
Mr. ,Aicllane-l woudes at the gentleman .uak-
lng such 'une exrusc. What has buchanan,
El"yd, or TtompsS,;, to n,,l do I, ~lh Grant,
rupt President.
ST. stcLahe-You cavnot 70 to tho country
With auy auch axrusc. You cannot talk about
IT, piare, Flo Floyd "d rhopson a iadienatly de- de-
| netl tlit chasKes made AgA[nat 4cn,, nli1 1sfc1
Your investigations; willis, Oh the other hand,
lie guilt wus confessed, and when not confessed
WIS absolutely proven, mid you are indebted to
| jshouts OF "uo unl''1
Mt. Mcl.ane-1 kay in all canuor you arc in-
dcbted t. tuy fortearance Il stop at The Sccre-
tary Of War, becausu you know as weil as do
lhat 1t lid is0k Ite In thu mouths o( any Of Ills
assuciRtes to call that kettle black.
Coutuulns, TIC Teproarhed the 1iapub,lcau
purity With f1stcr1ag corruption a,ll vice. TllG
issue was before tha country, aud tllc issue Tas
the praseut ltll. lie was persuaded ttat Il was
no other motfyu but Il corrupt political Inotiyo
whIch lgterred tho gentlemen On the other sidu
from, considering tho bill.
MI. Cungcr-Ihat is III infamous assertion
from thu gentleman. und say Il to tlitn hero In
my place.
4 great deal OF noise and confusion ensucd.
Ale~srs. HaHiuy anu Mauufng demanded t|At
The language ot Mcla1le and Conger shuull bo
taken down ~ tiuparamsntary.
'ri,o words were written by tho official se-
porter mud real by tho CIurS, and tue Speaker
having dccdcd ti,at Language did not apply per-
sona'.y to any ,netnber ,.a hs representative
capacity Mcf.ana was permitted to proceed
viii. his speech IN layur Of thu bill.
Mr. Dutterworttl asked McLuue II he would
favor III amendment extending tie bill 10 Office
holders uu1er state aua Municipal Govern
EIGnt9.
Mr. NcT mia snfd In yn11tt nok terAuaa That