Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-14


payment into the Treasury by General Garfield Of
the additional compensation due him as men,
her of the Forty second Congress, under the pro-
visions OF the General Appropriation act OF
.The additional compensation due Gen. Gar
field was drawn by Mr.. Ordway, Serheant- alarms
OF the House OF Representatives, and by him
paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous revenue
receipt. The money was drawn DY Mr.. Ordway
on the order of Gen. Garfield. The practice of
the Serge ant at Arms is to take receipts from
members in b ank, In anticipation of the dates
at which they are to become due, and to pay their
check on him by drawing the money from The
Treasury on those receipts; IN TINS way he 10 In
Garfield had signed such receipts month after
month"; at the beginning OF the month, one OF
which was filled up by M tm and
Garfield was out of the city, but happened to
know that as soon as the 22d day of March, this
order was delivered to Mr.. Ordway-if he had not
drawn any money from the Treasury on HE &C
count, to close the account without drawing it,
and If he had drawn 1t, to return 1t. Mr.. Ordway
then informed him that 1t was necessary for him
to Sign a special order on the Treasurer, Ii he
wished it drawn out and covered in, otherwise
Mr.. Garfield could draw 1t any time wi hin two
years; whereupon Mr.. Gsrheld drew an order for
by him covered into the Taeasurs. This was pre-
scented to the Treasurer, and the money turned
over from the appropriation account to the gen
era account that no portion OF 1t ever eft the
Treasury at all 1t was simply transfer from
the appropriation account to the general funds of
the Treasury.
"ROBERT N. TAYLOR"
TApplause
Q.-What was the date of the adjourn
ment of Congress?
Gen. Garfeld-C Congress adjourned on
the Sd of March.
Gen. Garneld-The 221 day Of March
was the date of my letter.
A voice-Give US some of the De Col
yer matter.
Gen. Garfeld-We will take each par.
ticular thing at the proper time and place.
A note is handed to me which I will
speak of in this connection. 1t is that
During the debate Mr. Garfield answered
question Of Mr. Hubbard, of New
Hampshire, who said: How about this
plunder? How much plumber will it
take out of the TreasuryS and that Mr..
Garfield's answer seemed to imply that he
did not regard it as plumber" I believe
there has been as much said on that par
ticular reply of mine in connection with
salary business as anything else that has
been said. Now, have already answered
that in the general remarks | have M ade
this evening-namely: when Democrat
from New Hampshire rose in his place
and put question to me, inqulring how
much money it would take out of the
Treasury if this salary act passed, and put
1t in the form of saying how much plum
der" it would take, l did not at first no.
tice he used the word "plunder," and
answered, it would take 81, 100000 out of
the Treasury. Then Mr.. Dawes rose and
said: ibid my friend from Ohio notice
the word 'plunder?' Does he acknowl-
edge this to be plumbers" l then said !:
mo, | don't acknowledge that this is
plumber. If any gentleman thinks that
he is taking more than is justly due him
in his conscience, let him call it plumber
if he pieases."
Now, an attempt has been made to
make 1t appear that NJ. Garfield ap-
proved the Salary act because he answered
this man that he didn't regard it as a
robbery. ] answer now, do not regard
it as a robbery, and never have. Now,
one word more before l leave this ques
ton. am glad that tn, American peo-
pie rose up in indignation against that
salary increase. There were some unkind
and unjust things said by the people in
their uprising, but they rose against it
and rebuked it with power and might
that has been of very great service to the
country during the last winter. 1t could
not have been repealed but for the re-
buke of the people, and I could not have
led, as I did lead in more than $40 ,00O,-
600 reduction of public expenses, if |
had not felt behind the weight, and help,
aud reinforcement of the indignation of
the people in regard to that salary in
crease. | say 1t was an indecent thing to
do, TO increase the salary thus, and it was
great conservative thing for the people
to do to demand its repeal; and it was
repealed. But let us, in discussing it,
deal with the subject according TO the
truth. [ now pause to inquire if any
gentleman in the audience has any ques-
tons to ask touching this salary, or any
thing concerning it. If they have,
shall be very glad to hear it The speak.
er here paused, but no questions being
asked, he proceeded.
DE GoLYER PAVEMENT.
IT not, pass to the subject my friend
should get to before I finished the last /;
and approach a question that in one
sense is not q question at all, aud in
another sense it may be- I understand
that several pers ms in the district are
saying that Mr.. Garfield has taken fee
for so-called law opinion, but which
in fact, was something which he ought
not to have done,-which was in reality
kind of fee for his official influence as
member of the Committee On Appro.
priations; or, to speak more plainly, that
| accepted pay for service IS kind of
bribe. and that, too, In the De Golyer
pavement.
Now, have tried to state that in the
broadcast way, with the broadcast point
forward. | ask the attention of this au-
dience for few moments to the testi-
mony. In the first place, | want the
audience to understand that the city Of
Washington is governed by it's own laws
aud its own people, just as much as
Warren has been governed by its own
corporate laws and authority. l remem-
Der perfectly we'll what has been parad-
ed ia the papers so much of late, that
Congress has full power to legislate over
the District OF Columbia. Well, Congress
has full jurisdiction over the ten miles
square of what is now called the Dis
'rict of Columbia, and Congress could,
l suppose, make all the police regula-
tions for the city of Washington; but
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