, 1879-05-16
q personal explanation. 1Io said the Senator
from Minnesota {sfr. Windom,
HAD MfanHrRxsEYTHn utf

by saying TINT in 1858, In delivering speech hc.
fore tho South Cntoinn Democratic Convention,
he Ind antd TINT ,nr Ncrnn,truc,tnu ar,. wc,s
u,'corsst'1siona1t u revolutionary und void, md
TINT lie Hon!a maKo tt,at etatef'cht ID tic piat"
furm. Mr.. Hampton denied having made such
MI uttcrancc, nnd addcd that the Charge would
i,ayr l,rcn r., tmttcr tas,o had II ncrr ,,edo In
n's p'eSehec' ar. "!naoh sa'a t1S aushoflty
was II newspaper clipping, but he WA careful not
tO make the charge In tic Senator'S absence. lie
a, acct, him In his seat when he tna,lu IT, Mr.
a,n,tf, m rrn,Jrd lin, ho hu M, rccnllect,,n NJ
using Inc c2psesaEon quoted, thonRi tse might
]ave done 80, but he ccrtatuly had not put 1t tuto
any platform. With tha lafnu attenp. 1t Il Yiti-
,,trutttn. Mr.. [1o,nnton ant down.
mxcw,s rru.unx,
"a|n "-"""7
70 'oe "f"' s,' nt'se'ta 1a ~ i,
"NsnaHotoN' - ~ Ma. 'eo"s','s'a''oa re.,
wa resumed Of tlie !.eeia"Se' Executive, anu
Judtca1 Approximation bill.
Mr: Beck explained thu provisions Of tho bill
rs 1t had been amcnded. stating that the In
crease bS the Sunate Was s3l,doD. making the
entire sum Sl8,bll ,OGU: Aiming tile anchd-
tilenis wsre sle,oolor UP tn1nt5, nnu $zhuoo
~. ..e lnts!lof Ucpaittent NH anaiaaat u !!le
uai'ptutI.nl.i!a H. ~ tHe ~ !or nes1 puF!oses'
IT, a., sesestSu ,,aa f wnnt Fo.oFs @ % 1no,a ~ maae
~ ,i .G tsuue. ~ Nv H., 1uer -! otuxeGp
nl1 . = :, L.. ..,.ia =.
IT, ,G. .' ,.,,,.s;paa ~ svs.u ~
~ 1inueh ,Int ounutenn ~ " l.a5 ~, VI uo!'
!aTs also couio po saPeo " seanlustn'k slie mn
s"ey ,r.,r u te Gus,us ~ i,e,,, ~ i nu'
,e m1,oHe ensus ~ Gapss ~ so'Gsls uG tE.- ~
G.;!, eMuo ~! saessus so teSs. H. h9pcu uie
viii In s,r,,,,"r ,,,n,n,ttens ~ III, 81.
tult Ut lIr nuxt Fcssi0u OF Congress It SHOULD
layc ile .iuta IN which to act lntclleentty. lie
wnulil prefer to hayc tho returtus n,adu now, In
stead uf waiting TIL file Democrats coule Into
power, which 1iluy expected 10 do.
Mr. Beck alluded to tic remarks of Mr.. Couk-
a,tiutlnt uf taxcs and duties pn!0 by ilc States
ti1nt did mt trn into the Rehclli1n. and thr
nnlouut paid by those Which did. Sir. Beck said
Kentucky paid ~, ,bO0 O00 Of Internal revenue.
Mr. C6nklIng stii much Of !l.c tax which tile
whisky. Tie TAX was
p.,n uw ,ra,coxo,1,,,vpu =, ep,vurpr
,.oo,,,,a ~ ,.a ,,,,s1 .ssna". .,<
Teeauso a uo oae es,n'a s.pposG. ehorMouS ~ ..c
Moetate majority 10 taaat 9tate Mas' taat t'lo
FIX 6fs n ra, h;s e noneGf aa a.
s"e1eu nls u"H 4uest'on 70 l.ls t3cehs! eatssiht-
ton When i'u said the consumers paid the tax
es.
ConkliilE tint the reduction of duty on tobacco
had diminished The receipt OF taxes 10 the
amount Of Stl, 100 000 mid real from ot1lcial !lg-
utes to show tilat the rc7cnus hsl hccn inereas-
~ rn!ner !nhn iessslea. ~ ~; n!so a'.uacu 10
~ HG ~, .acI .nna, s seGute!eml H..
e., .nart"nts shoii I,e i'v,lc.i ,,r., r"io amnnr
IT, =. .,ts nn III ~. ~" ,.s
i".l nnctv 'Fhis ar,nv ~ nth"r .r ihi"rs moi,
~ h. itn", ,r,; Ill, rfos "a rnnI',
~ ~ '0'~0 t"'o ~. w." .....,s..''
MH: HAMPTON
1850 o to personal c1p)aiattor. Fig said Mr..
tot) lAt put into tile Democratic National pint
farm Of 1918 the plank declaring Tint the recon-
structton acts ot Con:Fo!e we're usurpnttots and
Anl void: Mr Hampton sail
proved he did pot bci9rc thu kuklux lnycstt-
t:atiE ConiHittcc. 10 vas sat!ftlrd thu bcnn-
tor tlla not intend 70 do t'u, injustice.
Ms. WtnaoM said he dld not, but during TUG
ca'paicn lletnw What % 1qrportcl t1 oe = speech
u That vas MY plank In lse, platform. 1wau.-
cd nothing else; for Whon the great Democratic
purity had pledged themselves to tint, when
they had declared that these acts were u'lcnt-
stltutional revolutionary. nsMl yostl, was WILL
il. to wnit Ill pnttoncc 3tll t|iat party would be
tFIun'plant, at1d apply the remedy Ia tiselr own
good ttMc."
Mr; Hampton said that lc could not say
wlctiler W, he u lsea that lanEnaEe or not: II ~
did, IT was III the scusG that no Improved thu
words, .,hl repeated he did not out them into
tllt. platform.
AR. WiI.dsItl1.-llIe eenntor does not dcuy lio
made tho speech. anu this Ia nll want.
Nl. THURMAN
then took the floor, aEd, before beginning to
spcals on thu pending BILL said lie WIS surprised
tint tic ScnAtor from kontuckY {Beckj lAu
t!oN Of the Senator from Now York (ConkE!llg),
that thu people rcstdnE III The district Whurc
taxes arc collected arc the people upou whnm
tho tux tails. Such statc,nent rcIutcI itself,
any llontst Intellect.
Mr. Thurman said thfy had before them un