human
I speak not more for the interests of Alabama than for the interests of the political party upon whose retention of power for several years to come the success of Reconstruction depends. When Pope urged moderation, it is likely that something serious was the matter. A proposition to reduce the pay of the members from $8 to $6 per day was lost by a vote of 35 to 57. A few days before the close of the convention, Pope ordered the payment of the _per diem_ to the hungry delegates, many of whom refused to accept the state obligations called
gpt
Patton money. They were told that it was receivable for taxes, and one answered for all:
human
Oh, damn the taxes! We haven't got any to pay.