The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-04
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Mr.. singlton--1@d do 'not propose to
discuss that question. :,
NNr.S vain 1.-The UenoetatId party u
ahM Not 'ptopose to help the South by
buildings Southern Pacific railroad. We
win leave it to sur republican, fsendsto
NJ Douglas asked Mr.. Hale by what
authority he spoke Of the gentlemen
from Mississippi [Singletonl as the rep
resentative OF the Southern Democracy.
MIR. Hale. replied that his authority
was the position which r that gentleman
occupied as laisouthern man, becausa he'd
spoke distinctly Tor the southern Demoo-
racy. He CSineletonl had been elected
as one of the southern Republicans on
the money committee OF the House
The Appropriation COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Holman declared that the Demo.
cratic party in the House was neither
for the Southern Pacific Railroad nor for
refunding the cotton tax. -biuqq Co..
Mr.. Douglass denied the right OF Mr..
Hale, or any other Republican member
TO designate the member from Missis-
sippi, or from auy other State, as rep
resentstfvei mar Of the Southern; De-
moerscy.p He, lDopghss) represented a
part of the southern constituency, and
has was not prepared TO inform the gen
tlemap from Naine what might or might
not be the ultimate action ofthe South
ern Democracy on this floor on these
measures, Z, He was not q member OF the
Southern Democracy, but he was mem
Der of the National Democracy, winch
had come here to reform some OF the
abuses of the government.
Mr.. Hale-My' friend from Missis-
sipu is more frank than the gentleman
from Virginia, and has given US the
monitor Of what we may expect from that
section. did not expect by simple
question TO stir up 50 much of hornets
nest rs seem TO have done. My friend
from Indiana Mr.. Holman who
opposes the Southern Pacific railroad
wants this discussion to stop and
| have no wonder ut it, but he must not
hold me responsible for 1t he must settle
with his colleague from Mississippi.
Dir. Holman--I understand the gen.
tlemsn from Mississippi merely toleHpress
his opinion in favor OF the Southern Ia
cifc Railroad. Several Democrats'that is
all,1 and in favor of the relmbusements
OF the cotton tax, now Is that not all!
Mr.. Hale-No sir.
Mr.. Hollman-Excuse me, and also
that the government spend money In I'M
proving the Mississippi leves. Does
not the gentleman from Name know
that the gentleman from Mississippi
was simply expressing his own indi-
vidual opinion on the subject, and that
time and again the Democratic party In
the House has opposed al of these meas
ures, and will continue to do so. N
MT. Hale-If the gentleman wants me
toanswer that question, l will say that l
expect he will be out-voted by his own
party.
MIR. Blount, member of the Appro-
priation Committee, said that himself
and his associates did not propose TO state
what their action would be on the meas
ures until they had had an opportunity
of considering and discussing them. The
gentleman from Maine would find that
when the time came, the South would
do what was right and proper, and that
the country would approve of its course.
Mr. Randall, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Appropriation remarked that 1t
would be time enough for the Democratic
party in the House to be held response
Bile for its acts, when it had taken action
ON the measure.
Mr.. Singleton disclaimed being con-
sidered representative of his party. He
had simply oppressed his own views, and
no body else was 10 be held responsible
for them. ....
MIR. Monroe criticised the economic
feature of the bill in the reduction OF
salaries, and IN the suppression of the mis-
sion to Greece, Haytian and South
American republics. He expressed his
belief that one of the Doblest and grandest
features of commerce in the future would
be the State of South America, and believ-
ed that the American people ought to be
possessor of that field. He knew that
the existing commerce there was SMALL
but asked whether the United States
were prepares to accept the low and poor
conditiOn of its comherce as an uncbahge-
able thing. Did Congress mean to pro-
claim N the civilized world that the
United States did NOT mean to be great
commercial power, but meant to have its
name erASSu sITOul Lie il>t vi SphfiuciSlh'
nations. He could could not believe that
that was the opinion of this House.
Without action on the bill the committed
rose.
The Speaker then laid before the
House
Message from the President,
Returning without his approval, an act
transferring the custody of certain In
dian trust funds from the Secretary of
the United States, with communication
from the Secretary of the Interior, set
ting forth that the net was rot sufficient
" definite TO accomplish the end de-
sired. -
The message and accompanying docu-
mentsl having been read, Mr.. Randall
stated that the bill had come from the
Committee on Appropriations; that the
Secretary of the Intericr had suggested
the amendment to it; that the amend
ment was Incorporated in the bill, and
that it was very strange thing that it
should now be objected to by the depart
ment at whose instance it had been pre-
pared The message was referred to!Ie
Committee on Appropriations. o..
House adjourned.
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