The Russellville Democrat., 1880-09-16

to avoid the consummation of that outrage upon the people that MT. Thurman offered his amendment. The democrats voted solid for it. The republicans voted aye" only l6, and tho" 31. Thus without amendment, in all its original injus- l tice, the republican party passed this odious act. On March 29, 1869, Mir. Morton, democrat, offered q resolution to exempt salt, tea, coffee, sugar. matches and tobacco. and to tax the bonds This resolution was defeated. The democrats voted "ayr solid, 80; the republicans voted solid mo-" I04. Thus the republi. can party in tile house by unanimous vote again defeated an effort to tax tho bonds.
 In 1870, the act was pending which provided for funding the grsanback bonds into coin bonds, and which robbed the people of $500, 100000 The democrats of the house voted solid "no," 54. The republicans voted "no" only 2, and "aye" 139. In the senate the demo- crats voted solid mo" The repub- lIcans carrled it, and thus the repub- lican party is responsible for the wrong which resulted from this iniquitous measure; and when the houses divided and . conference committee was appointed to consider the differences upon this bill, MT. Brooks arose Tn his seat and told the republican speaker, Mir. Blaine, that tue confsrress were "all on one side" and that tho minority was not repre- sented. Having "sst up' the com mittee, the republican speaker con temptuously replied "It is not es- ssDtial that it should be-" In July, 1870, when Sherman's proposition was pending to increase the national bank circulation $54 4,000,000 a usual in all these aggressive meas ures the previous question was de handed and debate refussd. While the democrats voted aye" only 1 and "no" A, the republican party passed this bill. On June IA. when that same bill was pending, Mir. Randall, democrat, offered sub stitute which proposed to take up the national bank notes, and issue $500, 100000 in greenbacks in their stead. On this measure the demo crats voted mo" only 6 and ''aye" Al. The republicans voted ''aye" only 10 and "no" 105. Thus this proposed issue of greenbacks was defeated in the house by the repub- lican party.
 At the same time MT. Morgan, . democrat, offered substitute which provided for repeating the national bank act and the substitution of $40o, 900, 900 in greenbacks, with full legal tender qualities. for the na- tional bank notes. The democrats voted sno" II, "aye' 34, or over three to one, for the substitute. The rebublicans voted "aye" only 3 and "no' 116. Thus the republican party in the house defeated also this proposed financial reform.
 On the 31st of January, 1870, Mir. McNeely. democrat, offered the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the national debt should be paid Tn strict compliance with the contract, whether it is made payable in gold or greenbacks; that the 5.20 bonds are payable in green backs or their equivalent, and we condemn the policy of the adminis- tration which IS squandering mill ions of money by buying such bonds at high rate of premium when the government had the clear right to redeem them at par.
 To this honest. fair interpretation of a contract in behalf of people who were already overcast with the shadow of impending financial panic only three democrats could be found to vote in opposition, while thirty four voted in it's favor. Of the republicans only one voted for 1t aud 119 members of the republican party laid it in it's gravel
 On the l7th of January, 1870, Mir. McNsely made another effort in be. half of greenbacks. He offered the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the committee on banking and currency bc, and they are hereby instructed to report at an early day a bill providing for with drawing from circulation the nation al bank currency and for issuing, of such currency, treasury notes usually known as greenbacks.
 On this resolution looking to finan cial reform the democrats voted mo" only two and faye" fifty three, The republicans voted "aye" one and mo" 112. Thus the republican par ty in the house slaughtered this fur. ther attempt at honest currency.
 In 1872, after the policy of the treasury had been we'll defined, when the secretary was day after day al lowing the bondholdsrs to rob the people, by treating the 5.20 bonds as coin bonds and negotiating them in defiance of the contract of their creation, which made them payable in currency, the following resolution was presented:
 Resolved, That in the opinion of this housa the secretary in nego- tiating the loan authorized by the