Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-06
tween Mr.. Manning and the.reporter of the

Mr.. Springer produced an annonymous
letter received by him., Offering to paw his
wife 5000 if he would vote to keep
Washburn In his seat in spite OF the demo-
Gratis. lie had not suspected Washburn's
friends of sending the letter, but regarded
it as an attempt on the part of Dopnellv's
friends to "bulldoz >" him, because they
learned he would not vote to seat him.
Some time after he received letter signed
by Henry II. Finley, friend of Donnelly,
urging him, in the interest of the demo-
Grauc party. to vote for the seating of
Donnelly instead of for q new election.
Mr.. Springer said the handwriting of
this and the anonymous note were alike.
Mr.. Finley co. claimed to speak for
those who are perhaps personally most to
be affected by your [Sprnger'sl dacision T"
Mr. Springer told Donnelly that this letter
purported to speak in behalf of Tilden, but
he lSPringer] would not be dictated to by
anybody. After recting these facts
Mr.. Springer explained his position in the
committee, and called on all members, ex-
cept Manning to corroborate his statement
that he had given them to understand that
he would vote to unseat Wsshburn and not
20 seat Donnelly. All confirmed this but
Mr.. Armdeld IN. o., who stated that Mr..
Springer to d him after the vote was taken
it his vote could have seated Donnelly he
would have given it, not daring to antag-
onize his party. Mr.. Springer would not
ask an investigation eff his course. but was
willing that it be Investigated. He could
not help it if Manning ha, been misled.
he had acted conscientiously.
Mr.. Manning Miss. closed the discus
sion. He wished no controversy with Mr..
Springer on the question of duplicity.
though he might have much to say on
that subject; he thought Mr.. Springer
would not deny that he had assured him
often that he (Springer) was with the dem
ocratic majority of the committee on both
points involved; he defended Mr.. Donnelly
from Mr. Springer's imputations, and rep
resented the absurdiry of supposing that
Mr. Donnelly had any connection wuh
the anonymous letter. The matter was
then dropped.
Mr.. Weaver (Iowa) obtained the speak,
er's recognition and moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolutions setting
forth that it is the sense Of the house that
all currency, whether metallic or paper.
nece ssary for the use and convenience Of the
people, shall be issued. and its volume con-
trolled by the government and not by bank
corporations and when so issued should
be full legal tender for all public nd pri-
vate debts; that the public debt should not
be refunded on long time, but be kept
payable as rapidly as possible, and tnat TO
enable the government to m let these obli-
cations, mints should be operated to their
utmost capacity in the coinage of the
standard silver dollar and other coins re-
quired by the business interests of the
country.
Mr.. Garfield (Ohio) regarded the resou-
tion as u teeler put OUT to see what the
political parties would do on the eve of
election. He opposed it,and exhorte both
parties to show their courage by meeting
rather than by bowing before it.
Mr. Kelly, (Pa) advocated the reso-
luton.
Mr.. Weaver Qowa) denied that the
greenback party favored reputation or
violation of the public faith. In the
name ofthe lsboriDg mi lions he asked that
the issue of circul lating medium be taken
from the banks and resto ed to the COVE n
ment. The resolution was defeated, yeas
o., naye lit, Not the necessary two.thirds
in the affirmative.
Mr. Townshend (Ill) moved to suspend
the rules and discharge the committee of
ways and means from further consider
alton of the bill placing salt, printing type,
printing paper and materials used in the
manufacture of printing paper on the free
list ard put it on its passage. The motion
was defeated-ye s 1l2, nays 80, not the
necessary two-thirds voting in the afirms
tive. The house then adjourned.