LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, House of Representatives letterhead, April 12, 1879. Letter to the Hon. T. Thorp of Columbus, Ohio. In part: "Your two letters came duly to hand. They found me in the midst of the great fight in the House and I have been so overwhelmed with correspondence that it has seemed impossible for me to catch up. I note what you say of the situation there, and I hope my friends will stand firm in protecting me in the position I have taken in regard to the Governorship. In a few days I will send you a copy of the two speeches I made in the House." In very good to fine condition, with light show-through at the top from old mounting residue on the reverse, and a discreet repair to the central horizontal fold.In March 1879, a special early session of the 46th Congress convened to consider unfinished spending bills that threatened a government shutdown. Democrats attached riders to bills that would have prevented President Hayes from financing the US Marshals and Army personnel stationed in the South. Instead of agreeing to the riders, Hayes vetoed five bills and prompted a 14-month showdown between the executive and legislative branches. Four of Hayes’s vetoes were sustained with the help of the House Republican floor leader James A. Garfield, who denounced riders as 'a revolution against the Constitution and Government of the United States.'Format: LS