New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-28

the bill proposes TO frank-public documents, books,
periodicals, seeds roots, plants. scions. everything
else that ia worthless and heavy, The committee
preparing this bill have revived the old abuse They
have taken the poor old casaway of the Forty
Congress- they have given him silk hat, and have dyed
mustache. But he is the same old original Jacobs
still fLaughter.l
Why not be fair; why not be frank and come out and
say, Behold the old BILL have rebaptized 1t; but
only
Keep the word Of promise to the ear,
To 6reaA II to the hope
think was my friend from Missouri lMr. Bucknerl
who said that the OF the ranking privilege was that
members OF this House of the Senate used
dishonesty. Mr. Speaker, judging others by myself no
think poorly OF this House than !, and yet
am perfectly convinced that neither in this House nor
In the other is there 60 be found who would dsh0n-
esy privilege like this. The statement is false on
tho face of IT, Am to believe with my friend from Mis-
souri, (Mr. Buckner) that any OF these members now
gathering round me-members who represent intelligent
constituencies in this collection of intelligent
statesmen" who would his frank TO send his dirty
linen home TO the wasn't [IauGhterl
Sir. the idea is preposterous. member who would
use bs frank TO send his soed linen his washerwoman
would never have any lRcnewed laughter] And il
there Is who supposes that any Senator at the
other end OF the Capitol Is about frank home his fur
niture, when the people have longer need OF his
vices here, he must suppose that Senator blockhead
No; the only abuse Of the Thanking privilege is that
which propose TO revive; that is, load the mail
with mass of heavy material which does not pay its
way.
What is urged in favor Of this propositions We are
told is our bounden duty-my friend
mr. Hazelton) puts it the shortestto provide the
people with Information. Now 1 Will admit that my
friend needs information think the people need In
formation. But the people need other thinCs-many
than supply The people need warmth,
cleanliness virtue But no one here comes forward and
proposes free distribution Of baths OF fires, OF
Bibles. [Laugh'er]
The people need something else. And just here for
once the sentiment OF him who dwceth in cities and
him who dwcleth the praries OF HIM who lives in
the East, and OF hun who lives the West of him who
lives III the North and of him who lives in the South,
agree. Here is great Of thecountry. Why.
Mr. Speaker Cdr Monroe in the chair) did you
of your friends who from the noble West
who did not tell you that the noble West needed money
lLaughterI Did You meet any from the sunny
south who did not tell you that the sunny South needed
money! And l am willing frankly 10 confess in the
presence of this collection of intelligent statesmen"
that my State of New-Jersey needs money. More;
have the best OF evidence, TO nearer home that
in my district there is scarcely man, woman,
child who does not need money. And vet do pro
posc do you propose neither does this committee
PROPOSE distribute to your people to my people the
BATH the free fire, the free Bible the free
greenback. ILaughterl
Now, my friend from Illinois (Mr. Cannon) who ad
dressed you three four days ago. with eoquence
that untutored but very effective, whose magma
ton flashed along the iron network of his logic in
fairly astonshed the House, spoke of a great
things that filed with wonder and amazeLent. He
spoke of the hay-seed his hair aughter, and under
the magic touch OF his voice that glowed around
lis head like the halo OF the martyrs continued laugh
er and when he spoke OF the oats in his throat it
with such force and such eOquence that knew he
felt them loud laughteGl and TO all Of this had not
the slightest objection. ] listened and wondered;
gazed aud admired until he TO praise his country
folk at the expense OF mine. This would not stand
He represents country constituency, just do. lie
has large cities IN his district, just have none
And he had business to boast of the intelligence OF
his farmers the praires, just if there in
tciGent farmers in New-Jersey lLaughter.l How he
boosted Of their literary taste! And when he began to
tell all that his farmers sent him letters TO ask for
books, wanted then and there TO rise up and Il
represent farmers they write to for books day after
day get 81 nilar letters from my constituents They
wonderful letters, and sometimes the energy of their
ttOn such that it dedcs Noah Webster and Lndley
Murray. But they never fail to make the pr0yiso that
Sir DO rot believe that among the letters from his
prairie constituents of which he speaks bravery he
nd that asks HIM for the history Of the suran
period or me crustceqas fOrmaol or tne lsotherIndI
theory ii takes tho jersey farmer to ask FOR such!
appeal to the House shall he boast over the intelligent
requests OF his farmers because they live on the prres
aud be tongueed here and nor suffered 70 spe3k %
the INTEL gcIce Of my farmers VINO live on the banks of
But Mr. speaker have concealed part Of the truth.
every letter which receive asking for the slurian
PERIOD the cru,taceouS formation, or the Soihermal
theory. receive letters which prefer different
quest For every letter asking for public document,
"A Pateni-Ofice Report, or even an Agricultural
Report l get Letter politely and kindly ask
ask If 10 furnish all our constituents with all
they wautth their heat, with their information with
cleanliness, wi IA their Virtut-mu~t also
furnish them with money Yet do not hear single
member, even If he represents grange, who STANDS
tura Report and the lsohcrmd theory, we SHAH also by
free distribution send I'VE dollars to eacn OF our cons
than the Agricultural Report ia our elections next Fall
But my friend from Illinois Is confident that the people
al large these documents Now. Mr. Speaker, Tar be
respect for them in view OF the fact that an election oc
people want. My friend from Illinois himself aided
10 show that the people do not want the
sVO.,tiny nrtviIcoe and do not want tbe nubIe
documents al the cost Of taxation. lie very properly
ruled out from the discussion all the disreputdbc mem
bers Of community. He said and SAID truly. that
the railways do not want the cru5aceOus formation or
The isotherma theory the grIculturdi Report do
not think they do and do not want TO give TO them
think the railways have no rights that on TINS floor
bund to recognize except the right To be taxed and
10 carry the people Tor less than Ii they wanted
the pablo documents, would listen TO their cry
Fortunate railways that they do nOt Neither he
DO the express cOmpanes-anoter disreputaOle portion
OF society, useless and contemplate. They do want
public documents ana it's Wei they do not Tor they
could not have them. They have no rights winch we
bound respect except the night TO suer taxation and
And 40 he went through the list to banks and manu-
factories. But when he had covered the whoe class OF
disreputabe people who 20 not want Tue puplo uocu-
ments why did lac stop All, Mr. Speaker, there was au
important omission in this catalogue which was supplied
by nv friend from Iowa (Mr. KassOnD As read the
signs OF the times, majority OF the people VINO owen
under the protection OF these United states vote me
Republican ticket. They voted II two years ago they
voted II Fall Why did my friend from Illinois for
Republican party the franking privilege
- The last time ev had an opportunity to speak they
sad in words as explicit words could make the de-
N trend from Illinois had overlooked or forgotten the
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