Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-11
Congressional manners and American Civiii-
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illG lLdIklnS pAlNiACEts ACtAAttt hAAis ;
that he had been instructed by the
Postal Committee to urge its imme
diate consideration.
MIR. Morrill,, Of Maine, beiugawarded
the floor, called up the bill making
appropriations to supply Deficiencies
I in the appropriations TO the naval
/ service for the fiscal year. Which was
passed.
The Mississippi bill was then ta-
ken up, and the question was on the
amendments Of the committee 10
strike from the bill the preamble and
all conditions, leaving the simple
proposition to admit the State to re-
presentation. The bill gave rise TO a
lengthy discussion upon the policy OF
imposing q fundamental condition,
prior to the representation OF State
in Congress. MessrS. IrUmbuil, Nor
ton and Stewart favored the unc0ndi-
tional representation OF Mississippi,
aud PomerOy, Edmunds and Wilson
opposed it.
H0uSe.-Mr. Ross introduced q bill
to encourage the establishment Of a
mail steamship line 10 India and
China, and promote immigration from
Europe to the Southern States. Re
ferred.
The resolution reported some time
since from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs calling on the President for in
formation concerning the imprisOn-
meut of American citizens in Eng
land i3r political offense5 came up for
discussion in the morning hour, and
Mr.. Ward addressed the House, tax
ing strong grounds against the British
government.
The discussion was further contin-
ued by Messrs. haight, Schumacher
and Wilkinson, on the same side OF
the question, and the matter went
over I'LL the next morning hour.
Mr.. BANKS moved that the privi-
lege of the floor fer the day be given
to AIr. John Hits, who was born in
Pennsylvania, in 1863, and was
soldier in the Revolutionary war, and
witnessed the surrender OF Cornwall
lis at Yorktown, and had also served
in the war OF 1872. IA0 motion was
agreed to unanimously, and the old
gentleman was soon surrounded by
the members, With whom he chatted
in a lively manner, showing but slight
indications OF extreme old age.
Mr.. Julian otfeFea resolution di-
recting the COMMITTEES on Public
Lands TO define by law what was
meant by swamp and OVer-hOWed
lands. Adopted.
MIR. Butler, Of Massachusetts,
offered q resolution calling on the sec
retary OF State iUr Information why
the Spanish Government had not paid
in coin, according 10 the treaty OF
1884, the interest on the claims Of
American citizens in Paris, and why
any portion thereof had been paid to
creditors ia legal tender ROtes, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Butler, also fFGm the Recon-
struction Committee, reported DacK
the bill for the removal OF disabilities
from loyal citizens, which was recon-
mitted, and the House then, at l:3O
pm, went into q Committee Of the
Whole, with Cissua in the chair, and
the Legislative appropriation bill and
Mr.. Negley's amendment, offered yes
terday, keeping the Capitol police up
TO the present number and pay, gave
rise toa considerable discussion, which
was closed by Mr. Dawes, who advO-
Gated the proposition Of the Com Eit-
tee to reduce the appropriation thirty
two thousand dollars, and the amend
ment was rejected.
The paragraph for the pay and
mileage of members having been
reached, MIR. Butler, of Massachu-
sets, moved to reduce il half a mil
lion, with a prOvisO t1at no part
of it shall be paid for mileage. He
desired the gentlemen to 90 before
the country on the question of ecOnO-
my, and that they should vote ON
SONS practical thing. Here was a
question that e., ted the members
themselves, and on " aich taey should
save the Treasury $500, ,0O0 year.
The debate was general, spicy and
exciting. Messrs. Fitch, Kelley, of
Pennsylvania, FarnsWOrth and Cox
opposed the reduction, and IngersOll
and Latin supported it.
MIR. Cox improved the occasion to
attack Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,,
who he said, Ironically, ''lOved the
people, and would not take mileage,
either in currency or gold"
Mr.. Butler replied disdalnfully,
"ShO0 iiy, don't bOdder me-"
Mr.. Cox said Everybody knew the
gentleman was considered q bad
man."
Mr.. HOar made a point that Mr..
Cox was transgressing the rules OF the
House, end the Chairman would have
sustained the point had not the gem
tleman's time expired.
Mr.. Stevenson obtained the floor
Mr.. COx-'Give me half a minute to
finish my sentence, only TO say this
one thing (calls to order: The gen
tleman makes an attack on me, and
then hides himself like a 'b0mb-proOf
soldier, as he was, (renewed calls TO
order that's all" Mr.. Stevenson re-
marked to the House that there was
already a serious proposition to abol-
ish mileage, made by himself and re-
ferred to the Committee on Mileage,
of which he was member, and he
hoped that the Committee would re-
port a bill for the reformation or abol-
ition of mileage.
The discussion went on fierce for a
considerable time, and was further
participated in by MessrS. Ingersoll,
Beck, Davis, Eldridge, Townsend, LO-
gan, Garfield, Washburne, Terry,
Kelsey, Schenck and Poland.
In the course of the discussion Mr..
Cox again took the floor to reply to
Mr.. Butler. He said it was the first
time in his history that he had been
likened to an animal. He never had
been considered ''6eetle Voir," nor
"ayDhd eta UOir," nor any other sort OF
beast. The gentleman was blessed
with a pQckgdermdtOgts like n ThinOcer-
os, and therefore flies did not
trouble him, and everything would
glance from that gentleman's rhino-
ceros hide. de had no sensibility
as to his position before the country,
and did not know how the people re-
garded him. His own colleagues had
intimated that he was thief and rob-
Der, and he didn't take il up, but it
had been left for him Cox to defend
him, and because he had done so, in
spirit Of good nature, he (Butler) had
made his covert, negro mlnstrelsy at
tack upon him." Why did he not at
tack his colleagues and make them call
for committee of investigation of his
past derelectiOns and past alleged
robbery?'' /" Why did he stand here
a condemed man in this Congress9"
+" Why did he stand here prescribed,
politically and s0eially?" Did he
reserve all his fire for his friends, as
he did in the army, and then, when