The Springdale news., 1890-01-31
Peel on the Slleott Dedication.

We are pleased to see that Ar kansas, representatives in Con gross are opposed to the people having to make good the loss sus' tglned by certain members of Con- gress owing to the dedication of e31a asher to the Sergent-at-Arms. Samuel i{ Fac. made a speech on this subject on tie 10th inst. We have been favored with a copy and II Is as follows:
 "Mr. Speaker, the question un- der discussion 's 5 very embarras slng one; em burrassing because the members of this House aro called upon to act as attorney, witness, court, and jury In their own case. something all men dislike. That many members have lost thelr months pay for November last and some have lost much more in pay, deposits. etc, there is no doubt With each of them 1 deeply sym pathizc. l nm amongst those that lost one months pay; lost all ot 1t. But. Mir. Spea ker, this IS a question too grave to be governed in our officIal acton bS sympathy or our personal necessities,
 That the late Sergeant-at Arms John r. Heedom, was q disbursing officer of the House of Representa- lives have no doubt, made so by frequent acts of thls House, and a continuous custom for nearly fifty ears, practleed for the convent Hence Of the individual mem bers but that, Mir. Speaker, does hot nee essarily make hum disbursing off ger of the United States, and many members overlook the fact that Mr Leedom has not stolen or run away with our money, he is here doing all he can to capture the rascal and repair the wrong as far as he can. The man who has run off with our money is Mir. Sileott, the late cash Ter to the Seargeant-at-Arms, the man from whom wo have received our pay for the lust six years, tine man to whom We have intrnsted our blank receipts to enable hlm to get our V from the Treasury Department of the United States this we did ut our peril; no one to blame tor this but ourselves without which we could not have drawn our pay.
 .'This klnd of sltpshod business has been practlced for over forty years by both sldes of th1s House. and Tor which both political par. ties are alike responsible, and fol our own neglect of duty We ought to bear the loss, and learn by the lesson and correct the practice.
 Some say as reason for sup porting this bill that the Treasur } had no right to pay our November salary to Mr. Silcott unhl it wa; due fDeeembe, i, lasN. This i: all very true, Mr. Speaker; It wal not due until December 1, and th' Treasury Department ought not tC have paid it until that day, anC ought not 10 have pald on that cer tltcate, hut tho trouble comes back on Us assa for eiFlns Mr. Silcot our blank reee4 fer our Novem Der pay before it was dne, thereby enaolng him to secure the pay ment from the Treasury Depart inert and each being party tt the wrong; our months arc agalr closed.
 "so, Mir. Speaker, entcrtaing th' views I dc I eaa not support th' bill, and shall vote against it. do not think the House can afford 1 to take S75, ,000 out ot the common Treasury to make up loss to our selves, that has been stolen at leas partly through our carelessness ! IL k q matter, however, that ad dresses ltselfto the conscience ant good judgement of each member for himself, and concede perfec l honesty ana sincerity npon th, part of all gentleman who 1iffet from mo upon this subject. But must act for myself, and l opposs the bill from I sense of duty