St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-19
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clause, giving a right TO reinstatement.
was repealed in 1871, and that the act
on which il was repealed was within
two weeks in the hands of Mr. Knox.
the comptroller OF the United States
treasury (applause), and was in part
the basis Of the act in this country
There was an era of corruption in
congress at that time. Clinton Col
gate confessed before the ways and
means committee Of 1873 10 the use of
money 10 influence the incorporation
OF special features in the internal rev
enue bill, testifying among other
things that Charles Sherman. of Ohio.
a brother of Senator Sherman, had
been paid $lO.e50 by the New York
stock exchange in connection with the
revenue bill. The officials of the stock
exchange were subpoenaed and the
facts developed that while the money
had not been paid. Judge Sherman had
rendered q. bill 10 the exchange for his
services. and, as he claimed. for Sc
curing the services OF his brother, Sen
ator Sherman. 10 put the bill through.
lApplause.) It would readily exhaust
the words of this debate TO go into
all the Investigations OF that notorious
congress.
HARVEY'S INFAIY.
Mr. Horr-The attempt of Mr.. Har-
vey 70 smirch the congress of the
United States and make the people of
this country believe that the people
who acted as members of congress
in this country, as a rule, are corrupt.
and have been subject 10 purchase and
sale, can be characterized only as in
famous applause. No nation on the
face OF the earth ever had a purer set
Of legislators than have been in the
congress OF this country during its ex-
istence. There sit before me several
members Of congress who served with
me in several congresses. and I appeal
to each and every one of them if dur
ing their entire services they ever saw
or mistrusted that money was being
used TO purchase members of congress.
served six years without ever know
ing that an instance of that kind had
occurred during the congresses in
which I served. When men start out
with the proposition that in order to
prove their case they must also prove
that the majority OF the best men of
-
they had better stop before they begin
(applause). The people of this coun-
try-and the congressman is no excep-
tomas an average are upright, honest
business men. admit that Judge
Sherman was guilty of a crime That
was never in any way connected with
his brother, John Sherman. and YOU
know II. They eXonerated him.
r HarI-n1--Tlfd
Sherman?
Mr.. Horr-Judge Sherman resigned
Immediately. They drove him from the
bench (applause). The public opinion
OF this country would not permit a
man to hold a public position who
would do a thing Of that kind. But
what has that TO do with the question
whether Mr.. Knox openly and sduareIv
presented this bill to congress2 Mr.
Knox said himself, THE coinage of the
silver dollar piece. the history of which
is here given, is discontinued in the
proposed bill. It is by law the dollar
unit. The present gold dollar piece is
made the dollar unit in the proposed
BILL
A Voice in the Audience-Wh hen was
that written?
Mr.. Horr-Just before il was sent TO
congress. in 1870 It was part of the
report that Secretary Boutwell, sent to
the senate in the spring Of 1870 II ae-
companied the bin and was printed
in the public documents as being an
explanation OF the bill. by order OF
the senate. Is there anything hidden
in those statements?
BACK TO CORRUPTION.