, 1874-03-09

tho Cnpttol Ii abollt to frank homo liH furniture
whom tho people hayo no longer mood OF h,a Bor
hoad; No; tho only nbnao OF the franki,l
| privilege III TINT which We propose to reviyo
TINT Is. to load tho mail with n innsn Of loay,
material which docs not l'ay its why.
we are told 9hat il is our boun,!ten ttiuty~m,
| frio'Ml from WISCONSIN (hlr. lIazolton] pnta Il
tho a|,ortost-to provide tho pooplo with III.
for,nntiol,. Now, will admit that my friend
necls iniormatlo'i think tho people mood iii"
for1nntion. hut tho peopfo nood otlor thfng gH-
mn',y moro than wo can supply. The people
ncod warmth, cleanliness, virtue. But ,io QUO
loro conos forward mud proposes
| FNEl: DISTRIBUTION or BATHS,
| Of fires, or OF Bibles. tLAughtcr,1
| Tho 1,ooplo neod something clio. And Just
hero, for once, tho sentiment OF him who dwell
9th iii clttea and him who dwelloth OH tho prai-
rios, Of him who lives In tho East, mud Of him
! who lives in tho West; Of him who livoa in the
Mr. spoaitor lii. Monroe in tic cl,air, did yor,
oyor moot ono Of your friends who was from tho
nob'o Wost who did not tell you tlias tho noblo
evor meet any ono from tho sunny South who
did not toll you that tho sunny South needed
lnoney2 And I am willing frankly to confoss
In tho prosence Of tlliB collection of Intelligent
needs money. More 1layo the best Of evidence, to
como ncarer home, that in my own district thero
iB scarcely mail, woman, or child who does not
need monoy. Aud yet 1 do not propose, nor do
;,oa, ~ .;"t trItn - o,, ,n .as ~ '.eu pao-
Il" H. ~ fron hati' ~ ~ puou Mro " " ty Ivy cu
Bible, or tho froe groenback. [Lnughter].
," nIr3Ssaod S aao. ,,o ,i'ra f,, t.s' Gho
mno o ,ut S" teo VI aomr "ya "so VIII
~ ,,o ,har WYE u.uto1eI nns very e.
iron nnt-wofk or liz inric In a ,vnv thst ff,;riv lis
nstonighcd tho IIouso. spoko Of n great mnny
nont, lie smoke Of .ba '''' "0''@|'' ''>' "'''10'
uAr-sEEp IN u1s uAfn
{lauebtcr1. and under Tia maria torcr or ra
yyoce that hay-soel glowod around lis hontl like
tic l1al0 of thn n1nrtyra. fcontini,eu a,,nitnr1.
mud w1o,t II, nnn1rn ri lin nn,s r. II,
throat, it was with sch force and suc1, clo.
auence that I knew to felt thom fiol1tl lnurh.
tori and to nil OF th,s Ind mt ti,o aiirItost
objection, I listened and wondered: engns
and admired uutl ho cano to praise lis country
stand, Ho represents 4 country conetit,,ency.
INT M do fIo hns m ,arpo nit;na In lie dia,
trict. lust as I Ibayo none. And lo Ind no ind.
uoss 10 boast OF the intelligence Of Lis farmers
gent farmers Il, Nov Jersey. TLnughter.1 How
Go bonntcG or their literary tastol And who, In
bccnn to toll US ali that his TURNER'S nont him III.
tors to aHk for books, wanted then mud there to
riso up aud aay, IL represent farm
crs; they write to inc for books day
L
constituents They aro wonderful 1otters, aud
sometimes tlle energy Of tl,oir petition il such
tint it doiicB Nonh Webster md Lin1loy Murray
Thoy mover full to mako lilo provisu tLat should
pay the postage" TInughtor1
Sir, I do not boleYe that among the lcttors
from his prairie constituents, OF which llo
speaks 80 brnyely lo cnn find one TINT asks him
for tho
HISTORY OF THE s11Ul,1AN PERIOD,
u t,7,. ~.
such! I appeal to tho Uounc shall lo boast
oyer lilo intelligent rcouesty Of lis farmers hn-
ca,lse they live Ut, tho irairies and be toue,le-
tod hero a,,tl not suffered to speak of tho in-
Of tie rasHaic, the unckonaack, and tho Lind
son? [nonewod !augilterl
But, htr. Speaker, / lluyo concealed part of the
truth. For every letter Which receive asking
for the sturian period, or tho crstnccoua forma-
tors which prefer dl1rogcnt request For cvory
lotter asking for public dooumont. Patent
Office Report, OF even IN Agricultural Report, I
got a lottor politely and kindly asking tho loan
Of five dollars. [Laughtor.] Now, I ask If wo
aro to furnish our constituents with all thoy
want, with their hoat, with tl,cir information,
with their cloanlinoas. with their virtue.
VIC not also
ruRy1su THEM WITH ,,osrv2
Yot In ,,tu I,onr o,so a;n,,o ,romhnr a.,o.
4 Grange. wbo ntnuH 1,n,,,, th. t,onr
to asl tllat, in addition to tho Agricultural
Report md tho isothormal tlIeory. tl VIC
sha1l also by FREQ distribution send five dollars
to eac!, OF our constituents. And Yot would not
tho 50 help moro TINT tho Agricultural Report in
Dur elections next tal !?
hut my FREUD from Illinois is confident that
The people aL largo want these documcnts. Nov.
AIr. Speaker, far 10 it from mo to run arail,st
tho pooplo. I huyo great rcspcct for item in |
vcw OF tho fact that a,, election occ,,ra so soon
But loE lis be suro first M to wI,nt tI,e ,,conlo
want. aly friend from illinois himself IL aided ap to
show tint tic pcopIo do not want tic frnukinr
privilege and do not want the public docnmonts
AZ THE coar OF TAxaT1os.
Qe yary properly ruled ont from tho dfscuaH;on |
III tho disromtabiu mou,ora of tho con,,,,,1nitv
10 said, a,M said truly, TINT tie RAILWAYS do n1t
rant tie cr,,staceous iur1nnt;on. or tho isothor-
nal theory, or tLe Agricultural Report. / do not
LINK tloy do +: anil In mt want tn rivo Il tn
hem. think tic railways have no rights TINT
yo OIL this floor arc bound tn recognize, except
ho right to DO taxeu and to carry tic people for
ess than cost II they wanted tho 1ub!lc docu-
nonta We would not ]iston to their cry. Fortu-
,ato railways that they do not Neither, ho
ayR do tho express companies, ,-anotber dis
equitable portion Of society, useless and COLI
emptiblo. Ihoy ilo not want public documents,
ln it il we'll they do not for they could not have