The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-29
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upon them. They are also not like the many
other persons of whom we have heard so
much in Louisiana, useful, handy and active
as they were in services rendered about this
complicated matter. They, the legion to
whom l now refer, are enjoying a grand total
of annual salaries paid to them in official
places held as rewards for the peculiar serv-
ices they rendered to the citizens upon whom
these expenses might fall. The amendment
comes as an urgent appeal to sympathy, and
yet l shall not be able to discuss it without
veXing the ear of the honorable Senator from
Kentucky, who does not wish to listen to a
political discussion. l do not wish to engage
II it or to listen to it, and yet if the amend
ment is to be adhered to l snail deem it my
duty to enter into a political discussion, so far
as such discussion is needed, to solve the
question of the propriety of making an APP
preparation worse than unlawful, as | believe
it Is.
The old 'stalwart'' now strips the gloves
from his hands and is prepared to make the
disclosures that if made would hold up Hayes
and those who had been engaged in this most
foul and disreputable business of stealing the
presidency, to the just condemnation of an
outraged nation. He continued "The
house of representatives in this bill and in
other bills has decided not to make it. The
house of representatives has repeatedly refus-
ed to make it. With the facts all before it
the house has repeatedly refused to pay the
money. The committee of his body has
chosen, by importing au amendment into the
bill, to invite the senate to consider 1t, and the
senator from Kentucky says that Friday is the
beginning of a new administration and the
day on which this session will cease. I | know
all this, and l want this bill in every defensi-
BILE part of 1t to become a law. [ submit
however, to the honorable senator from Ken
lucky that, if he would save time, be ought
not to come here with a provision that has
been repeatedly discussed in the senate ::
which has never succeeded in winning even
an informal vote i'll its favor, but has over
and over again been reported against, and
over and over again been voted down on the
yeas and nays in the senate; which does in
volve political discussion; which does involve
the question whether gentlemen requested to
go as tourists, not as commissioners with law.
but, as l believe, without law, on an errand
not tolerated either by the constitution or nv
any law that obeys it-whether they are to be
paid under the guise of expenses to them or
upon the allegation q choose that word be-
cause wish not to be disrespectful) that the
president has paid This money out of his own
pocket. L say the senator from Kentucky
ought not to bring such a question here if he
does not wish it to be discussed, and discuss
ed at length. l ask that senator to tleat his
amendment as he has treated other amend
ments, and spare himself and the senate the
infection of the debate which is certain to oc-
cur If this amendment is persisted in.
cit Involves not the three or four thousand
dolIars-nOt the items of this bill of %particu-
lars, insignificant as they are to all of these
gentlemen, whether now holding official Sta
tions, or whether, as the senator remarked as
to one of them, about to cross the threshold
OF distinguished official place. 1t involves a
principle much beyond that, and much more
considerable than this sum of money. Ihope
the honorable senator will allow this Gun to
pass from us and be content with the fact that
this very body as now constituted, not those
who went before us, but consisting of these
here assembled, has again and again passed
upon it. If the senator will accept the fact. 1
for one will relieve him but if he will not.
and wants to litigate this matter afresE, then
L submit he ought not to complain of any de-
BATE
Beck-Willt the senator from New York al
low me to interrupt him.?
Conkling-Of course.
Beck-l desire to close the debate. | care
nothing about this item, one way or the 9TH
Their. L hope the senator will move to Law H.
on the table. Islsall vote against laying on
the table because my committee has instruct
ed me to report the amendment. If it is laid
on the table, however, that ends it.
C~ohkling-But my honorable TREND will
observe that a motion to lay on the table not
only cuts off debate, but brings the senate To
'ote upon the merits of this amendment as
Ihose merits have been stated by those who
favored it.
Beck--lf the amendment is laid upon the
table that ends it.
Conkling-lf laid upon the table that is the
end Of it, and if the senator can assure mo
That such a motion will prevail l will gladly
forego any discussion.
Beck-No. If it is not laid OH the table j,
will be still open to discussion.
Conkllns-l am aware of that, but still I
would not like to take the sense of tba CON
ate, after what has been said. without ,ho
senate having brought back to its recollection
and attention at least some OF the circpm.
stances which surrounded this transaction
without having read the papers which cops,i.