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xxxsIs CoNGxKss......Y srss Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WAsmxcnna SAtnranx March 1879

xXxSkd C0NssWEss-- RtFss Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WAsHlSGTos, Saturday, March 9, ls32
Mr.. BEALK made personal explanation.
The gentleman from Ohio Mr.. CampSeli) Yesterday
remark that none at most out 10 -, OF the Dem
oers,s IN ,he last Congress mad refused to give
swamp lands to Arksnsss, and other States
The se mile man al referred TO the Journal and said
his name there recoiced In favor OF the pfoposi
ton So IL But be had aiwsys been opposed to such
dsposiIion OF the public lands and had 80 declared
repeatedly, both here and at home tie had de-
ncuncec the bill Is part and parcel OF system to
e0uander the domains which belong 70 al me peo'
pie of the Confecerscy.
he must have voted In mistake or else the Journal
is wIong He appealed to Mr. Harris OF Tennessee,
with whom ne roomed, In proof OF his position on
this subject.
Mr.. HARRIS confirmed what the gentle
man asserted and further, that Mr.. Beale was op-
posed 20 the Bounty Land Bill.
Mr.. CAMpBtLL remarked that ne did not
wish to place any gentleman In false position He
had referred to the Journal and quoted IN genera
terms the votes of Democrats upon the SUBJECT ne
did not understand the gentleman ~ inslmating tnas
he tCsmpbel had been guilty OF nyimproper action
Mr.. BEALE-By no means.
Mr.. CAMPBELL was happy that the gen.
tleman had placed himself RICH. in this matter.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tenn, said that frequent
mistakes occur in the Journal and as an instance,
said that his name as on the Journal a. voting for
the bill establishing the Department OF the Interior,
when IN fact he Was lying at home sick at the time
the bill was passed
The House passed five private bills.
A Message was received from the Presl-
dent, transmitting from the Treasury Departments
a statement Of accounts of Prosper NJ Wetm0re
The Senate bills were all referred to
Committees and the Speakers table was cleared.
THE KENTUCKY DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
The Senate bill, extending for five years
the time for selling the lands granted BY Consrsssto
the Kentucky Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, was
passed.
THE RALEIGH AND eAsroS RAILROAD.
After debate, the Senate bill for the re.
lief of the Raleigh and CASTOR RailIoad-suependlng
the duty rails and proposing to pay the duties In
mail seTvice-was taken up, when
Mr.. MEADE VA moved that the bill be
put on ts and argued III favor Of the motion
Mr.. MAJORS Miss } moved that the bill
be committed with Instructions to inquire into the
expediency of aboishng the duties on railroad iron.
The SPEAKER declared this out Of order.
Mr.. MAJORS then gave notice that he
would submit the proposition at another time.
A debate eDsued about the Road, and the
Hoase refused to lay the bill on the table, by Yeas,
"a Nays, 100.
TIE question was stated to be on the
passage of the BILL pending which, the House went
into Committee of the Whole on tue Homestead bill.
NkssRs. DAVIS AND RANToUL.
Mr.. DAVIS Mass. was entitled to the
floor ard il being understood that he intended to
reply to Mr.. Rantoul, many members took seats IN
the area, the better to listen to him. Much confu-
sion for some time Prevailed succeeded BY silence
seldom enjoyed IN the hall.
Mr.. Davis commences by saying, on the 10Th OF
January last he had occasion to make some remarks
with regard TO unjust asperslons on distinguished
citizen Of Massachusetts (mr. Weoster) The re-
marks were replied to, net by the to whom
thew were addressed fMr Alien,) but by another
colleague. and the mode OF reply was certainly sucn
as to meiit some sort OF notice from him. Win me
attack hch his colleague tMr: Rantoul) thought at
to make on his public lite. and with the reflections
on his past course, he had no fault to md all ne
had to say was that the line OF the remark was such
as to invite comparison and challenge u, ana wnicn
he (Mr Dayls) was disposed to institute There
were certain facts which his colleague omitted to
notice. By making skillful disposition OF facts -
all of them occurring many years ago, wnen ne MI
Davis unquestoDably held what, for years past ne
has considered extreme views-and by Withholding
other facts his colleague had succeeded IN causing an
erroneous impression in this House and in the minds
OF those who DO not know all the facts II my COL
league, after showing my course ten or nseen years
ago, had said that, since that period, when held
opinions certainly intolerant md proscrlpnve and
which DO Lot intend to justify have voted twice
elected Delegate to the Convention, and favored
the election Of such q candidate If he had gone on
and said that in my own district, during two trials
l was opposed by the Free Soil party In MassachI-
sets il he had said all this, il would not be neces
sary for me now to notice his remarks During
life of observation and experience II would DO very
SINGULAR III We ClQ LOT sometimes CndDge our vie Ws
under the light OF additional wisdom. This probably
will be assented to by my colleague before finish.
period not longer than three weeks will serve him.
fLaushte.] Changes viii ever Dc iouna pom In tnS
minds of Northern snd Southern gentlemen. II
am OF misinformed, Southern member on this
floor, representing a daveholdipg constituency, at
ono period OF his life held opinions similar To
those l entertained but this does not now In
terfere with his enjoyment OF the confidence Of
a Southern constituency. My colleague has sug-
gested that | have hbelled MASSACHUSETTS,.
Al. LAT fxnrA h,k hA Awo
that inference but this is true, having contributed
to these facts it is for my colleague and his asso-
ciates to put their hands to their mouths and their
mouths to the DUST for having given occasion to &C.
cuuences which can be thus construed. My col.
league said that the coalition between the Demo-
Gratis and Free Sollers In Massachusetts, was mas
terry combination and he said 1t would be strange
thing If men OF different religions could no. unto TO
extiDeuish a corfsgatioD. Now, suppose one par.
OF the people at the FIRE should pour tar and the
other water. This might be fine thing for them,
bu, the question is how would 1t be for the house.
holdefs and insurance companiesl My colleague
said. as far as he went that was impossible for any
holding the opinions have held 70 be capable OF
ympatbizing with q national party-and my col
league, therefore, TUNED from the coalition, to
hiot the ancient fossil remains pertaining to my past
opinions Tow propose TO follow that comparison
with my colleague, which he somewhat imperiously
invited, between my course and that suggested. To
all the early part Of my cole asues story, am sure
i an not disposed to attach much importance. Ny
colleague will remember ibat as far back as 1875
before Jacksonism had any distinct name--a few
men got together to celebrate the victory at New
Oriesbs-but he took different view Of the subject
and his inspiration broke out in song aud poetry,
thus
=" Shike the tonga i-biow the bngaxi
Let the loud hosanna sound -" lIanghter1
Mr.. RAYTouL arose and asked -" On
what authority does my colleague attribute tina.
poem to me ?"
Mr. DAvIs-That Of the newspapers.
Mr.. RANToUL-I have nothing further 10
say. lLaush,erl
Mr.. DAvIs-I ask whether am right1