Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-08
men, of whom about forty per cent were
saved. About 300 were killed and woundeds
and about $50 on the confederate side.
GARFIELD's ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

|
Remarks were made by MIR. Garfield az to the
impolicy of reopening the subject, with an in
tlmation that the officers were not 80 respon-
slble as had at first been supposed, but the
growing impression at the time had been
strengthened by order issued about three
weeks previously by Gen. Forrest that if the
fort were surrendered the garrison should be
treated as prisoners of war, but if the works
were stormed no quarter might be expected.
He was glad so much had been done by the
gentleman from Mississippi to disconnect his
name from responsibility in the matter.
| BURROWS TOUCHED.
The subject occupied the attention of the
House for a long time, and at one period there
were indications Of trouble between Chambers
and Burrows in consequence of an allusion
made by Chalmers to some canvass criticisms
| against Burrows for his conduct in the
war. Chalmers, however, disclaimed any per-
sonal knowledge on the subject, saying he had
his information from Washington newspaper.
Burrows branded the allegation as utterly un.
true. Finally the whole subject was laid on
| the table,
| COIN BULLION.
| The eight-hour law went over on expiration
of the morning hour, and the bill relating to
coinage and coin bullion certificates was taken
up, and Mr.. Claflin spoke in opposition. As
| to the allegation that the decentralization of
silver had been trick, Clahin declared the act
had been considered and printed in two Con-
crosses and had the assent of the gentleman
| from Pennsylvania, Kelley.
Mr.. Kelley protested that he never assented
! to it.
Mr. Claflin sent to the clerks desk and had
read extracts from the House proceedings to
prove the correctness of his statement.
Mr.. Kelley explained that the remarks at
tributed to him were made in discussion of the
question of subsidiary coinage, and again de-
| MED he had ever assented, KIN owingly, to the
demonstration of silver. In explanation of
the other matter he remarked that pup got
his eyes open in nine days, and that he Kelley
| had learned good deal in the intervening
! years.
Mr.. C!ahin suggested that Mr.. Kelley could
not claim to be a very young pup, and that he
should allege that men who had the same ideas
as himself at one time, had been influenced by
improper motives, and had attempted to perpe-
| trate trick on the country.
Mr.. Kelley denied that he had ever used the
word ''trick' in connection with the matter.
The pending bill he characterized as one of
| the most extraordinary ever introduced. Its
effect would be to launch the country again on
the seat OF irredeemable currency.
| Mr. Vance spoke in favor of the bill.
| Mr.. Keifer asked Nh. Vance whether he, with
majority of the Democrats in the House, had
not voted to deprive the trade dollar of it's
1CSs1A IOuuCI dud1ICys
Mr.. Vance said he did not recollect, but he
was free to admit that he had not then under
stood the matter. Iaughter) He spoke of
the exorbitant rates of interest being charged
by the national banks, indicating 18 per cent
as not an unusual rate, and mentioning 5 per
cent. month as the rates charged by lenders
in some parts of North Carolina. This was one
of the effects of the financial legislation of
Congress, which smacked of that which dis
| tinguished the rotten dynasties of European
countries. There was much more danger Of
the government being destroyed by class Iegis-
lation than there was of it's being starved to
death, as suggested by Mr.. Garfield. But the
government could not be destroyed. Built up
in tears and suffer1ngs, cemented with blood,
made heroic and grand by the death of noble
men, it's firm base was the great granite rock of
the constitution, and let the arm be cursed
that strove to move single stone from the
grand edifce. His motto was 'our country
first, our country last, our country all the
! time (Applause.) Adjourned.