The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-10-29

The lowing is from the Congress
sional i;ecord of April G, 1880:
Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois. move
to suspend the rules no that tho Com.
mittee on Ways and Means he dis.
charged from the further consideration
of House bill No. 52G5, and that the
same be now passed. The hill WIS read
as follows:
THAT sections 2503, o50f and 25O5
OF Titles33 of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States be reviacd aud
amended 30 that the duty on suit, print
ing type, printing paper, aud the chem.
icals and material used in the manufac,
ture of printing paper, be repealed, and
that said fabrics be- placed on the free
list"
Mr.. Townsend. Of Illinois. call
for the yeas aud nays on the motion
agreeing to suspend the rules The
yeas aud nays were ordered.
The question was taken, and there
were-yeas liz, nays 80. not voting
100 SO two thirds not voting in ia
vor thereof the motion to suspend tho
rules was not agreed to. Mr.. Garfield
voted nay.
SENATOR HoAg's OPINION or GARFIELD.
Senator George +. Hoar, who pre-.
sided over the convention that nom.
mated Garfield at Chicago, uttered
the following withering condemna-
ton Of ALL who participated IN the
Credit Mobilier fraud
"When the greatest railroad Of the
world, binding together the continent
and uniting the two great seas which
wash our shores was finished, ! have
seen our national triumph and exul-
tation turned TO bitterness and shame
by the unanimous reports OF three
committees of Congress oil the
House and ono here-that every step
Of that mighty enterprise had rceD
taken In fraud"
lSEg TRIAL OF W. w. BELKxAr, PAGE
9OO.l
GARFIELD SHIELDS \ SoTogtors GRIMM
Al FROM JUST PUNISHMENT.
That the Republican party has lost
all OF It's national pride. aud has be-
come utterly indifferent to tn, good
opinion Of. other nations, Is shewu in
the character of men sent Ia represent
the United States Ia f,Teign couri-.
A notable instance was the appoint
ment- os George l. Seward, first IS
Consul General at Shanghai, and NJ
forwards as Envoy ExIfiorsI. mary and
Minister Pleniptentiary 10 the chi
ncse Empire. This man ouly escaped
impeachment by the House OF Hep
.resentatiyes for crimes of the blackest
character committed while represent
Ing the United States abroad, by Re
publican filibustering LED BY JAMES
4. GARFIELD.
Seward, while Consul at Shanghai,
bad robbed dead mans estata by
pooketlng a fec Of SG2O for admitting a
ioiH 10 probate. He had stolen S20,-
900 with which he was charged rs
custodian Of the Seaman's Relieffund.
He had drawn IL quarters salary as
Consul at Shangai, while at The same
time drawing Salary from the sam,
quarter as Minister at Canton, and
had perpetrated more rascally crimes
In brief period than twice his life
time would suffice 10 expiate in any
state prison. He was summoned
home for investigation by a commit
tee OF the House, but refused TO testi'
fy, because to testify would be to con,
vict himself lie refused TO produce
his consular books for examination,
sheIterlng himself behind the false
claim that they were his own private
property. Being called TO the bar o
the House for contempt Ills audacioul
rogue soas defended by JAMES A. GAR
FILD. Articles of impeachment weE;
presented by Chairman Springer, o
the committee. Garfield led the fill,
bustereRs on the Republican side, anc
by means OF diIatorymotions prevent
ted their adoption. Garfield spoke
and voted at every point against {
any measure that would bring this no
torious crimina. to justice.
All these charges against Sewalt
were clearly proven and may be reat
in official records. but notwIlhstand
ing tile base crimlnallty ofthls shame
less robber, he Is retained by III,
present Republican administration a
Minister of the United States to tn
oldest empire in the world.
EGG gOE EysgyRo'S.
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