Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-20
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The reading of
| the Journal this morning showed that
were passed last night eighty-three bills
| granting pensions to individuals. The
| only bill that gave rise to discussion was
| one TO regulate the issue of artificial limbs
to disabled soldiers, seamen, and Others.
! Several bills, memorials, etc, were in
| trOduced, the most important of which was
g bill from the Pacific Railroad Committee
/ TO amend the act Incorporating the Texas
| and Pacific Railroad Company, which was
| ordered printed and recOmmitted.
Mr.. Dawes endeavOred to get up the rev.
| enue bill, but the House, by vote Of III
/ TO l15, decided TO 90 into committee Of the
| whole on the private calendar, which was
| the regular order.
The first bill on the calendar was the
one repOr ted by Mr.. Hazleton, of Wiscon-
sin, from the Committee on War CLAIMS.
for the relief Of certain contractors for the
construction Of vessels of war and steam
machinery. Before coming to a vote, the
committee rose and the House went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Wilson, Of
Iowa, in the chair, on the army apprOprid-
tiOn bill, which apprOpriates S27,70l 800.
Mr.. Holman moved to reduce the force
Of the army from 25,0O0 to 22.OOO men, and
argued in support Of the amendment.
Mr.. Cox moved an amendment prOvid-
ing that the army shall not be used to sub
vert the rights and liberties or interfere
with the Legislatures of the States of the
Union, and that no sum shall be paid out
of the Treasury until the United States
troops now in the State of Louisiana shall
be withdrawn from that State. He said
he was not going to speak on the merits of
Louisiana. [Cries of "vOte!' ''vOter" from
the Republican side.l He believed that
that question had been determined in the
Senate. There was a precedent for this
amendment to the Army bill Of 1856.
Mr.. Wheeler said he might let the
amendment be voted on, but he did not
think it necessary to say a word, except
out of compliment 10 his colleague. He
reminded his colleague when Gen. Sum-eT,
under direction from Jefferson Davis, the
then Secretary of War, drove the Kansas
Legislature out Of doors, and asked him
whether he approved that proceeding.
hr. COX-I did not speak against it.
took Judge Douglas ground on that sub
ject. l did not approve it.
Mr.. Wheeler (sending to the clerks desk
a volume Of the Congressional Globe u
ask the clerk to read the remarks of my
colleague on the oath Of July, 1856.
Mr.. COx-The difference in two cases is,
that one body was a mob the other a Leg
islature. Loud cries of ''Read,' ''read, -
from the Republican side. "Read," ''read,
and laughter.l
The clerk proceeded to read a marked
extract from the Congressional Globe, in
which Mr. Cox declared himself in favor
Of encouraging the heart aud strengthen
ing the ann Of the Executive power of the
Government. Triumphant laughter on
the Republican side.l
MIR. Cox, inteTUpting reading. What is
the date of that ? [ShOuts of ''Read,"
''read," Go On."1 1 make the point of Or
der. ["GO on" ''read,' ''read."J 1 know
what l am about. What is the date of
that?
The clerk stated It was from the proceed
ings of the oath Of July, 1856.
MIR. Cox (triumphantly.) That is a
speech made by Leander l.. Cox, of Ken
tucky.
ITO Mr.. Wheeler.l Now aint you
ashamed Of yourself. loud laughter
was not member Of Congress at the time.
TShOuts Of 'read." "read," from the Demo
cratic side.l never made that speech.
was not a member of the House at that
time. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Wheeler-Do you now say you were
not then a member Of the House?
Mr.. COX-I took my seat in 1857.
Mr. Wheeler-And you were not a mem |
Der in July, 1856?
Mr.. COx-I was not. l was elected with |
Dir. Buchanan.
Mr.. Wheeler-Then | was wrong.
tLOud laughter on the Democratic side, |
with a remark by Mr.. Niblack, SIT is our |
time to laugh nOw," and irOniCal shouts Of !
"Read." "Read,"l
Mr.. Wheeler desire to state to my