The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-26
SONGREssgONAL.

Interesting Debates IN tne HOUSE
Mr. Robbins, of North Carolina, Ex-
coriated by Mr.. Cain, Of South
Caroiina-A Bout Between Messrs.
Kelley and Dawes.
SATURDAY, January "a.
House.-The House met as in commit
tee of the whole for debate, no business
whatever being done, not more than thirty
members being present, and the attend
ance in the gallery was about in the same
proportion.
MIR. BUNDY ON THE FINANCES.
Mr.. Bundy was the first speaker, and
addressed the House upon the subject OF
the finances of the country.
He argued that the deposits in the banks
made portion of the actual banking capi-
tai, and showed that upon this basis Eng
land had $105 to each inhabitant, while
the United States had but $27 per capita
banking capital. He favored an expansion
10 meet the wants of the people and to
insure the equal distribution of the curren-
cy all over the country.
He charged that the men who came
here to urge contraction were the repre-
sentatves of capital, while the poor work.
men who were out of work, or the farmers
of the West, whose corn was burned for
fuel for want Of transportation to market,
were not represented at all. They had no
money to come, and no railroad passes.
MIR. ROBBINS AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS
BILL.
Mr.. Robbins addressed the House in
opposition to the Civil Rights bill, con-
tending that the effect of its passage
would be not to elevate the colored man
TO the level of the white, but rather to
drag the white man down to the level
of the negro. He also contended that
there was natural difference between
the races, the negro being superior to
1.-The white in music, dancing, and elo-
quence when educated, and the white
man being the superior in the sterner
qualities. The former was the star comic
actor in the drama Of life. He denied
that the negro was adapted to warfare,
ridiculed the story told by Mr.. Butler,
some days since, about the charge at
New Market. He said the statistics
showed that there were but about fifteen
hundred negroes killed during the whole
war, while Meagher's Irish brigade
lost large fraction of that number ct
Fredericksburg.
MR.. CAIN IN REPLY TO MIR. ROBBINS.
Mr.. Cain replied, repelling the insiuua-
ton that the black men could not fight,
and said that when the black men met the
whites on the battlefield there was no
tiinching. That the blacks were ignorant
was the fault of those who had for two
hundred years kept them in that condition,
even imprisoning those who attempted to
teach them. He hurled back the insinua.
tons against the race, and said there was
but slight difference between the whites
and blacks of the South, Notwithstanding
the condition OF slavery; and even now
they feared not comparison as to the edu-
cation of the past eight years. The
gentleman had spoken of their efforts to
educate the negroes. They had the stocks,
the whipping-post, the thumb-screw, and
the lash; these were the means they used
to 'bring these barbarians into state of
civilization" Applause.l
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Cain
made some sharp retorts, and was fire.
quently applauded on the Republican side.
and was personally complimented by
nearly all the Republicans present at the
close of his speech.
MR.. BIERY ON SPECIE PAYMENTS.
Mr.. Biery favored an expansion of the
currency as necessary to the development
of the business interests Of the country,
through which specie payments must in the
end be reached, ard favored the issue of
convertible bonds to give a degree Of
elasticity to the currency.
MIR. KELLEY SPEAKS ON THE FINANCES.
Mr.. Kelley next spoke, to show that
there was no danger of o lookup of the
500 per cent bonds, and generally in adj
vocacy OF an expansion of the currency.
Il,ns 4 h. nft l., xa.I,c
interrupted by an inquiry from Mr.. Dawes,
but declined to be interrupted, and Mr..
Dawes persisting, Mr.. Kelley replied
sharply, charging Mr.. Dawes and New
England with attempting to govern the ac-
ton of the House and the conduct of MEM
bers.
AT the close of his remarks,
Mr.. Dawes replied that he had been in
yited by Mr.. Kelley to come here last Sat-
urday, and again to-day, and put any ques-
lions He retorted upon Mr.. Kelley that
he attempted to set himself up as teacher,
and said that if the teacher was to rap those
who asked questions down in this way, he
would govern himself accordingly.
Mr.. Kelley expressed his high regard
for the gentleman from Massachusetts,
and his desire to preserve their former
amicable relations.
MIR. cox ON APPLAUSE IN THE GAIL
LERIES.
Mr.. Cox said he hoped there would be
no repetition of to-day's scenes, especial
ly in the galleries, talluding to the fire.
quent applause of Mr.. Gain from that
quarter.) They had had a little minstrelsy
and little personal explanation, and he
hoped when the House came together
next week they would be willing to put
an end to these Saturday afternoon ex-
hibitions. He moved that the House ad-
j0urn.
COOLING MILK.-One day last summer,
friend anxious to add something to his |
knowledge about making good butter,
came twenty miles to look over our dairy |
rooms and stock. Being as free to impart