Rolling Stones Down the Valley--Return Home--Opening of the Ohio
Campaign--Death of Garfield.

CHAPTER XLIV.
BEGINNING OF ARTHUR'S ADMINISTRATION.
Special Session of the Senate Convened by the President--Abuse of
Me by Newspapers and Discharged Employees--Charges Concerning
Disbursement of the Contingent Fund--My Resolution in the Senate--
Secretary Windom's Letter Accompanying the Meline Report--Investigation
and Complete Exoneration--Arthur's Message to Congress in December
--Joint Resolutions on the Death of Garfield--Blaine's Tribute to
His Former Chief--Credit of the United States at "High Water Mark"
--Bill Introduced Providing for the Issuing of Three per Cent.
Bonds--Corporate Existence of National Banks Extended--Bill to
Reduce Internal Revenue Taxes--Tax on Playing Cards--Democratic
Victory in Ohio.

CHAPTER XLV.
STEPS TOWARDS MUCH NEEDED TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Necessity of Relief from Unnecessary Taxation--Views of the President
as Presented to Congress in December, 1882--Views of the Tariff
Commission Appointed by the President--Great Changes Made by the
Senate--Regret That I Did Not Defeat the Bill--Wherein Many Sections
Were Defective or Unjust--Bill to Regulate and Improve the Civil
Service--A Mandatory Provision That Should be Added to the Existing
Law--Further Talk of Nominating Me for Governor of Ohio--Reasons
Why I Could Not Accept--Selected as Chairman of the State Convention
--Refusal to Be Nominated--J. B. Foraker Nominated by Acclamation
--His Career--Issues of the Campaign--My Trip to Montana--Resuming
the Canvass--Hoadley Elected Governor--Retirement of Gen. Sherman.

CHAPTER XLVI.
EFFECT OF THE MARINE NATIONAL BANK AND OTHER FAILURES.
Continued Prosperity of the Nation--Arthur's Report to Congress--
Resolution to Inquire into Election Outrages in Virginia and
Mississippi--Reports of the Investigating Committee--Financial
Questions Discussed During the Session--Duties and Privileges of
Senators--Failure of the Marine National Bank and of Grant and Ward
in New York--Followed By a Panic in Which Other Institutions Are
Wrecked--Timely Assistance from the New York Clearing House--Debate
in the Senate on the National Bank System--Dedication of the John
Marshall Statue at Washington--Defeat of Ingalls' Arrears of Pensions
Amendment to Bill to Grant Pensions to Soldiers and Sailors of the
Mexican War--The Senate Listens to the Reading of the Declaration
of Independence on July 4.

CHAPTER XLVII