Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-20
Pension Bills Passed. Branch Mint at
st, neutrality-suspicious. Bills
before the House.
Mr.. Cox Turns the Tables on the Re.
publicans-ImprOvement Of the
Month Of Big Muddy.
HOUSE.

! anu HdClUc TallrOau company, WllCl
was ordered printed and recommitted
Mr.. Dawes endeavOred to get up hi
revenue hill, but the house, by vote o
III to ll5, decided to go into a commit
tee Of the whole on the private calender
which was in regular order.
Tie reading OF the journal this morn
ing showed that there were passed las
night eighty-three bills granting pen
siOns to individuals. The only bill tina
gave rise to discussion was one to regu
late the issue of artificial limbs to dis
abled soldiers, seamen and others. /
was amended by clause repeating thu
laws which forbid the payment Of pen
sions on account of disI0yalty.
Mr.. Wells presented resolutions from
the Missouri legislature in favor of 6
branch mint at st. Louis. Referred.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the committee Oh
commerce, reported a bill to authorize
the construction of bridge across the
Missouri river at Sioux City, Iowa
Passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar being
the one reported by Mr.. Hazleton
Wis. !, from the committee on wal
claims, for the relief Of certain contract
Ors for the construction of vessels of wal
and steam machinery. Before coming
to vote, the committee rose, and the
house went into a committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Wilson IOwal In the chair,
on the army appropriation bill, which
riatestwenty-seven million seven
hundred and one thousand five hundre
dollars.
Mr.. Holman moved to reduce
the force of the army from twenty-five
to twenty-five thousand men, and ar
gued in support of the amendment.
Mr.. Cox moved an amendment, pro-
viding that the army shall not be used
to subvert the rights and liberties, or in
terfere 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 Lou
isiana shall be withdrawn from that
State. He said he was not going to
speak on the merits of Louisiana. TCalls
Of "VOte." "VOte,n from the Republi-
can side. He believed that that ques-
ton had been determined in the senate.
There was a precedent for his amend
ment in the army bill of 1851.
Mr.. Wheeler said he might let the
amendment be voted on, for he did not
think it necessary to say a word except
out of compliment to his colleague.
He reminded his colleague of the time
when Colonel Sumner, under directions
from Jefferson Davis, the secretary OF
war, drove the Kansas legislature out Of
doors, and he ssked him whether he ap-
proved of that proceeding.
Mr. CaY-T did not / SnORa aoainaf
it. 1 took Judge Douglass's ground on
that subject. did not approve it.
Mr.. Wheeler (sending to the clerks
desk a volume of the Congressional
GlO6e)-I ask the clerk to read the re-
marks Of my colleague on the twenty
fourth of July, 1856.
Mr.. Cox-The difference in the two
cases is that one body was a mob; the
other q legislature. Loud cries of:
"Read, read" from the Republican side.
"There is a mob over there, too; read,
read" and laughter. The clerk pro-
ceeded to read the marked extract from
the Congressional Globe, in which Mr..
Cox declared himself in favor Of en-
couragiDg the heart and Strengthening
the arm of the executive of the govern
ment. Triumphant laughter on the
side.
Mr.. Cox (interrupting the reading)-
What is the date of that? Shouts of
"Read, Teadw "Go on, Go Onn 'I
make the point of OrderW $50 onw
"Read, Teadn']i 1 know what l am
about. What Is the date of that?
The clerk stated that it was from the
proceedings of the twenty-fourth of
July, 1856.
Mr.. Cox ltriumphantly) THAT is a
speech made by Leander D. Cox, of
Kentucky. (To Mr.. Wheeler Now amt
you ashamed OF yourself? Loud laugh
ter. 1 was not a member of congress
at the time. Shouts of ''Read, readw
from the Democratic side l never
made that speech. / was not member
of the house at the time. Laughter
Mr.. Wheeler-Do you now say that
you were not then a member Of the
house?
Mr.. COx-I took my seat in 1857.
Mr.. Wheeler-And you were not a
member in July, 1856?
Mr.. COX-I was not; | was elected
with Mr.. Buchanan.
Mr.. Wheeler-Then l was wrong.
Loud laughter ON the Democratic side,
with a remark by Mr.. Niblack, at is
our time to laugh nOw," and ironical
shouts of "Read! readv'1
Mr.. Wheeler, apologetically-I want
to say to my colleague that the Globe
was handed to me with the passage
marked. 1 did not go into an examina-
ton particularly, as the gentleman said
be had voted and spoken against the
procee iings. was misled by that.
Mr.. CoX-I do not want to find fault
with my kind friend. The trouble was
that there was such an uprOar on your
side, and such a litter going around as
if you were going to do good thing,
that could not get in to explain, so as
to save you from this modification.
Laughter The gentleman has never
treated me otherwise than elegantly and
There is no man in this
house that | like better, but when man
mas charge OF an appropriation bill in
volving millions of dollars he ought to
know more than my colleague does.
Mr.. Wheeler-My friend himself
ought to know better than to say that
ne spoke and voted against the measure
when, in fact, he was not member and
Knew nothing about it.
Mr.. Cox-The question came up after
ward on the LecOmptOn constitution.
Mr.. Niblack-I ask the gentleman
whether he indOrsed the action of the
executive in Kansas?
MIR. WheeleT-NeVer. Nor on any
ltber occasion did the Democrats ap-
prove of it. Laughter.
Mr.. Niblack-I was not responsible
or what the Democracy did.
Mr.. COx's amendment was voted on
and rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Coburn an amend
nent was inserted providing that when
rOOps or officers change stations their
amilies shall receive free transportation
IN the land grant and subsidized rail.
'oa /.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall, an amend.
nent was inserted forbidding payment
or any patent for the preservation OF
,lOth from moths or mildeW.
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the house, and it was passed
without division.
Mr.. Poland, from the select committee
ln Arkansas affairs, reported a resOlu-
ion that the report OF the committee be
and that in the judgment Of
-he house no interference with the eX-
sting government in that State, by any