The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-03-13
A..sher cor .R,. M,h..r

In the United States Senate, Thurs
day, an interesting discussion took
place, provoked by the misery ayarice
of Mr.. Hayes. Mr.. Conkling asked for
. separate vote on the amendment 70
DsRosDcy Appropriation bill. which Was
for the purpose Of reimbursius the
former for the amount paid by him for
the sIpsnses Of the Mcveash Commis.
sion to Louisiana, in April, 1877.
Voohees, tDern. Of iIudiana,l asked
whether the expense occurred in an ef.
fort to ascertain which OF the two leg
islativo bodies of Louisiana was the
legal oueI
Mcpherson (Dem. OF New Jersey
represented that his understanding was,
that the Commission was sent to secure
proofs which would better enable Hayes
to hold q position to which he Was not
entitled. ..... ......-. ...,..
Jones, OF Florida, thought that as
Hayes bad paid his debt to Packard by
sending him abroad. and his indebted.
ness to the rest OF the members OF the
Returning Board who counted him in
aud made him President, he should
now pay the expenses of his other
agents and friends. He tJones). in
view Of the proposition now made. won
dered that a claim had not been made
for repayment by Congress OF the
$1,000 shown to have been paid by
Hayes to Csssenave, OF the Returning
Board. He inquired what proof was
before the Committee Of Appropria-
tions. and 10y whom the proof WAS fur
nished. TO show that one dollar OF this
money asked had ever actally been paid
by Hayes.
Conkliug, after some remarks of n
sarcastic nature, and in which the Com
Iuissioners were styled 1.-THE tourists,
said II the anne endment was adhered to
he -uld deem IL his duty to enter into
political discussion as far as such dis
cussiou wns needed to solve the ques.
tion OF the propriety OF making the ap
preparation. which in his belief would
be worse than unlawful.
Beck, Dem. to avoid furthur debate
and save time. moved to lay the commit.
toe amendment on the table. but with
drew the motion TO let Thurman be
heard with the understanding that the
S-nstor would renew il.
Mr. Thurman then proceeded to roast
the royal Roscoe in hts own gravy, by
saying that he would renew the motion
because he wanted to adjourn the fight
over to the Le1t Congress. He wanted
his friend from New York lCoDklingl
to meet face TO face his [Thurman's1
successor, lShermau1 member OF
President Hayes Cabiuet. under which
Cnccording to his friend from New York
the great crime OF the theft OF the
Presidency was Perpetrated. aud to dis
cuss the propriety OF this thing with
Sherman. Hs wanted his friend to
meet Also tho Attorney General who
was one Of the Commissioners tslluding
to Mcveaghl. He wanted the Senator
TO battle with foes worthy OF his stesl.
There Was nobody here now to irighteu
him at all. The Senator from Ken
tucky lBeckl had shown the white
feather and run at the first fire. Laugh
ter in tho galleries.1 Thurman did not
feel called 'Ipou to defend the Admins.
tTation or its modes, and the way IL got
into power. but his successor could do
II. He Thurman would wait till the
men who had inaugurnted and executed
this wrong were able to be heard in
their own defense.
The motion to tnblo the amendment
was then agreed to without division mud
with but ono dissenting voice, to the
disappointment OF the galleries. which
had rapidly become crowded with peo.
ple expecting n discussion OF tho Great
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