The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-06-25
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ship, he moved that the House resolve Itself
into committee of the whole on the special
order. Suspicion had been awakened, and
adjournment had been voted down previ
ously, Dawes was put in tho chair, and
the door was opened for the grab. Garfield
had assured members that the bill would
not be called up that night, and the House
was thin, except on the stealing side which
was in the secret of Garfield's trcachery.-
A special vote was demanded on the Butler
amendment, now moved as "rider" to the
pending bill. 1t was defeated by fifty.two
majority, Butler himself voting against it
But ho Immediately moved to reconsider
and to adjourn. Nothing was now want.
inS to rivct the vote but to refuse to adjourn
and then to clinch it by refusing to recon
sider The issue was clear, but right in the
!ass Ct :ss large majority inst EsaqsasS !as
leaving the reconsideration alive and kick.
ing. The next day Buffers motion to re.
consider was first in order, aud when Farms.
worth moved to lay it on the table and finish
the business majority of thirty nine au.
sNerod in the negative.
THE DEGoLYER FRAUD.
The next vote fixed the Congressional
pay, and the bill, with this graft, was sent
to the Senate, and thence to a committee
of conference. On the last day of the scs.
son Garfield reported the bill back doubling
the Presidents salary from the 4th of March
instead of the end of tho fiscal year, and
raising the pay of Congress from $4,000
to 81 800, retrooctively for two years. with
long catalogue of augmented salaries for
public officers. He pretended that there
was danger of an extra session unless tho
report was adopted and told the House,
sit may be an unwise expenditure in some
respects, but in most cases the increase is
proper and ought tc be made" 1t was Fl.
nally driven through by majority of six.
Garfcld's connection with the Washing
ton ring is also well known to the country.
One of the most notorious of the corrupt
contracts made by Boss Shepherd was
that awarded to DeGolycr g. Mcclellan,
of Chicago, for laying wood pavement
This contract covered 100000 yards at SO
80 yard, which the superintendent of con-
tractors sworc could be put down at 81 SO,
every item Of cost included. So there was
clean profit of 100000 to be divided
To further this job, which was preliminary
to others to follow, the sum Of S97 900 was
expended. 1t was given out in the spring
of 1872. At that time Richard G. Parsons
was marshal Of the Supreme Court, and
had converted that Office into headquart-
ers for the lobby. He was known to be an
intimate friend of Garfield, and the ring
ERRtSb tGss56&SId AID ssskss%as. Of .hs
Mesdg NC .co0Sractofs employed
Parsons, with fec of SIS, 900 as counsel" !"
although there was no cause to argue, no
contest of any kink, and no tribunal to ap-
pear before. 1t was sham to throw dust
in the eyes of the public.
PARSONS PAID GARFIELD $4,000
as his share, July IL, 1872, for which he
was foi ced to admit before the last inves-
tigaton that he made no argument, oral or
written, had never appeared before the
board of public works, and had only once
spoken to Boss Shepherd OH the subject
That "fcc" WAS bribe out and out, and
nothing else, rs was subsequently siown
Garfield became the agent Of the ring, and
through his influence and activity three
millions and half of dollars were voted to
Boss Shepherd and his coniedcratcs in less
than sixty days, between the Sth of January
aud the Sd Of March, 1873.
It would be easy to continue this discred-
liable record, and to show that in almost
every instance of vcnal Legislation Garfield S
name is to be found on the side of robbery,
stealing and fraud These facts cannot be
disputed. and they will stand to his dishonor,
whether he remains in public lilo or goes
into enforced cxilc-From tie Ncw York.
SIN, .N"y 8.
DANGERS OF TIE SKIPPING ROPE
DIR Peck Of .hc Surgical Institute has just
performed surgical operation on the leg
Of young girl by the name of Jordan,
from Illinois, sent there for treatment. The
bones Of both her legs will have to be partly
removed, and the little sufferer will have to
submit to two painful operations. The
cause Of her afiliction is from, 'jumping the