The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-12-24

THE following important resolution
was offered in the House of Represen
tatiyes on Wednesday, the 18th inst
! by Judge Holman, OF Indiana, an ole
and member ofthat body y
familiarly known in Congress as th'
watch dog of the treasury:
ReSoired, That in the Judgment Of thiI
House, in the present condition of the fnan
cial affairs Of the government, no subsidies
iu money, bonds, public lands, endorsements
or by pledge OF tie public credit should be
granted by Congress TO associations or cor
porations engaged oI purposing 10 engage III
. public or private enterprises, and that all
appropriations from the public treasury
, ongbt to be limited at this time TO such
amounts only as shall be imperaEvely de-
;nanded by the public service.
Mr. Holman in explanation Of the
, resolution, said that it was not intended
to cut Off an appropriation to the
Philadelphia centennial Thc resolu-
tion was adopted by vote of 223 yeas
to 33 nays. Ofthe thiI ty three Repre-
sentatiyes voting against the resolution,
f,csRty-t,cO were Democrats and eieUen
were Republicans With the exception
Of tour votes from: Pennsylvania and
t,cO from Minnesota, the other t,centy-
sercn members voting no represent
Southern and Southwestern constitu-
encies. Observation-Disclosures votes from
Southern and South western States
represent the feelings and wishes of the
people Of that section of the country
i'll favor Of government aid towards the
building of what is known rs the
Southern Texas and Pacific Rail Road
"A wo.k undoubtedly of great impor-
tance to the country through which it
would pass, and which would also be
n highway of national concern. Of
this proposed road, Thomas A. Scott,
the eminent and well known President
of the Pennsylvania Rail Road, is the
controlling power, and however great
may be its merits and the necessity, in
a national point Of view Of it's con-
strrsction, the question comes straight
back to the people, shall the general
government by All act of Congress
pledge the faith Of the country TO the
payment Of the interest on its bonds
or shall that policy, iraugurated years
ago by the Republican party, cease
and new line of Congressional legis-
lation be marked out by Democratic
House of Representatives?
Judge Holman Of course had the
purpose to give expression to the views
and feelings of the Democratic party
on this question, which tor years has
agitated the public mind. In view of
the present condition of the national
treasury, and the doubtful, il not sui
cidal, policy ofthe general government
cmbarking i'll all manner of subsidies,
or more plainly speaking, in presents
to rail road corporations, we express
ourunqualilied approval ofthe passage
OF Mr. Holman's resolution and are
well convinced that it fully expresses
the we'll settled and deliberate senti.
ment Of 4 vast majority of the people
of both parties. We conclude from
this emphatic vote that the present
House has set its face unalterabIy
against all government subsidies for
any purpose whatever, and especially
that the vote indicates determined
hostility to any Congressional aid to
the Texas Pacific Rail Road.
The only Democratic mem Der Of the
( House from this State who voted
against Mr.. Holman's resolution was
Hon. John Reilly, from This district.
We undertake to say from our knowl-
edge of Mr.. Reilly, that his vote was
| cast IN entire good faith, and that he
deserves credit for his open and manly
declaration of what were well known
to be his real sentiments and opinions
/ when he was elected to the high posi-
tion he now holds. He has therefore
! by his vote not only been consistent
and has not betrayed any one who
knew him and appreciated his high
character tor honesty and integrity
but has fully represented the industrial
interests of his district. which could
not fail to be benefited by the con-
struction of the Texas Pacific Raj
Road. At best it is a question o1
policy by the government under a Ger
tain condition Of the treasury and the
public veal, and ,ce will not, and We
believe the people of this district who
sent John Reilly to Congress will not
quarrel with him about his vote on tn,
resolution of Judge Holman.