The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-29


from the South in demands running from
ten dollars to sixty millions, and that
they aggregate ten times as much as the
Republican party has saved heretofore.
He knows that there is not man in the
South who has lost q mule through the
advance OF the federal army who is not
coming up here and clamoring for pay
from the United States. He knows that
that there is claim here for sixty mil
lion dollars 10 pay q cotton tax. The
point Of all that ! am saying is that when
these claims come up and are pushed
from that side OF the House he will not
dare TO vote against them.
Mr., Hale-I will submit to the record
when it comes up l don't care what the
gentleman has done in part.
Mr.. Cox-ldo.
Mr.. Hale-I know that now he is drawn
along in current which he can't resist,
and that when these claims come up and q
word is said to him by his masters he
will not dare to vote against them, and
that these claims will be sustained with
some exceptions it may be) on that side
OF the House, and I say now that ! dc
not believe that he (Cox) will be in that
exception.
Mr.. Cox lin reply to Hale)-The gen.
tleman can't find anything in my record
OF votes either for retrenchment OF
prodigality to justify him in saying that
/ have any masters except the people, my
constituents. What did he mean by my
masters? On.what meat doth this our
Cesar feed that he has grown 80 great Us
10 talk in that way? Laughter and ex'
element.
Mr.. Hale-does the gentleman want
me to answer ?
Mr.. Cox-Yes, and promptly.
Mr.. Halc-I mean the leading inllu'
encc Of the party Of which the gentleman
is an active and honored member-intlu'
ences which he will be bound to follow
and $50 far as may say so without being
Officially to obey.
Mr.. Cox-That belongs to the future.
The gentleman (Hale) has been known
in the last three or four Congresses as
"Blaine's little bub." Laughter and in
creased excitement and confusion.l
Mr.. Garfield rose to point Of order
but Hale got in, in the nproar and the
confusion, his retort in these words: "
will put myself against the buzzing fly
that was shood out OF reputation and fame
by the late member from Massachusetts
(Butler)." Laughter, and loud raps to
order by the Chairman.
Garfield again called the'gentleman TO
order.
Mr.. Cox asked him in tone Of injured
innocence, Why did you allow him to put
me in that predicament?
Mr.. Hale (deGantly)-1 do not call the
gentleman 10 order. l hope he will be
allowed to go on and that shall be al
lowed to explain.
Mr.. Garfield call the gentleman
(Cox) to order, and insist on the words
being taken down alluding to Hale ms
"Blaine's little hub"
Mr.. Cox lin pacific mood II with
draw 'em; it's not worth while to put 'em
down.
Mr.. Hale lin belligerent mood u
am willing to put "shoo hyH against them
Mr.. Cox--That's small business; it''
only copying an old joke.
saThe Chairman inquired from Mr.. Gar
field whether he wanted the offensive
words to be reduced TO writing.
Mr.. Garfield said lie would not insist
on il. -.
Mr.. Cox--I was only provoked into
using them by the very unparliamentary
language OF my friend from Maine. He
had no right to attribute TO me any ser
Witty. Inever obeyed the behests OF the
South. All through the war ] stood by
my country. He had no right to indulge
in that. | never voted for a Southern
claim. did not vote either for the Cen
tennial. Did you vote for it?
Mr.. Halc-l did.
Mr. Cox (triumphantly)--You voted
for it this session, but last session you
voted against it and gave good reasons for
it, too.
Mr.. Hale rose to make remark.
Mr.. Cox-You sit down, il you please
Laughter.l
Mr.. Hale--I have good reasons for
both votes.
Mr.. Cox-Now, sir, keep courteous
1Laughter.a and much excitement in the
hall and galleries. :,
The Chair, interrupting the proceed
ings, said: The Chair feels il his duty to
say, and say emphatically, that in digni.
fed body as this ought to be this constant
clapping Of hands and cheering is un6e'
coming, and the Chair will appeal to the
good sense and judgment and common
ciyility and decency Of the members oi
this body in asking them to refrain from
it, and he will say to the people occupy
ing seats in the galleries that il they ut
tempt it, the Chair will at once order the
galleries to be cleared. The Chair cannot
maintain order on the floor Of the House
unless every member observes the dignity
and courtesy appropriate to the House o.
Representatives.
Mr.. Cox said he entirely approved o.
the Speakers ruling, and continued his
remarks. He said that when the Demo
cratic side Of the House, after hard
struggle to get into power after the
scoundrelism, after the swindling and
prodigality Of many years (ncyer straight
always crooked) on your side OF the
House (Republican) and on the part 9
the Administration, comes in here with
one little bill for West Point, not seeking
to reduce the expenses beyond what they
were in 1867, it is opposed by the Repub
lican economists, eating their own wordi
and going back on their own record. II
the name Of the people who are distressed
in the name OF honest men everywhere,
protest in one word against the whole
body oi that side OF the House as want
ing in fair, square economy. All you
platforms favor retrenchment, and thu
people cry for it, and yet on the very tirs
opportunity, when there is an honest bill
brought in here which cuts down thu
luxurious living at West Point, the who'll
body OF the Republicans lly in the face o
their own platforms and Of their previ
ous record.
Mcssrs. Conger and Garfield opposed
the reductions, and Mr.. Lamar fayoret
them.
Mr.. Hale defended himself from til,
charge Of inconstancy brought agains
him BY Mr.. Cox in voting against the cen
tehnial bill last year and for II this year
The reason for his vote against it las
Congress was that the bill then woul'
have committed the government to tn