The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-26
CONG R Es s.
HOUSE. '
wAsHHGToS, July 25.
Cox ReneWs his Resolution.

Cox ReneWS his Resolution.
Mr.. Coz asked leave to offer rGsolu
tioH to be referred to the Committee OF
Rules; giving to any committee charget
with investigating Into the conduct o.
any officer Of the Government leave tc
report at any time.
Mr.. Wilson objected,
The bill reported last Thursday by Mr.
Bland, from the Committee on Mines and
Mining to utilize the product Of the gold
and silver mines, came up for co6sidera'
ton, and the whole morning hour was con
sumed in the discussion Of the point rails.
ed by Mr.. Kasson that the bill must first
be considered In committee Of the whole
The Speaker oyerrnled d the point OF order
and Kasson appealed and vote taken by
tellers and yeas and nays, the latter vote
showing 1853 yeas to "a nays and sustain.
ing the decision, but the morning hour
having expired the bill goes over till
next morning hour. The bill is one orig.
inally introduced by Nj. Banks, allowing
the issue OF coin notes to'be paid by sew
eral mints and assay Offices TOR the net
value OF gold, silver and bullion therein
deposited such notes to be receivable for
all dues TO the United States and 10 be
legal tender for all debts public and pri-
yGte. ,r
On motion Of Whitthorney Chairman
OF the Committee on Naval Affairs, it
was ordered by unanimous consent that
the majority and minority reports Of that
committee shall be presented tomorrow
and ordered printed, and that Friday
next shall be assigned for their consider
alton TO the exclusion Of all other buSi-
ness, six hours TO begiven to. debaie.and
to be equally divided.
Mr.. Lawrence offered a resolution in;
structipg the Committee on Public Lands
20 ascertain and report what legislation, il
any, is necessary 10 secure 10 an actual
settler right to purchase, as under the
preemption laws, at the price Of 81 %
an acre, the lands granted 70 the Pacific
railroad companies. Adopted. ~
The House then took up the Virginia
contested election case, the resolutions Of
the committee being that Mr.. GOode, sit
ting member, is not entitled to q seat,
and that Mr.. Platte, contestant, is. The
report Of the minority takes the opposite
view.
Before coming to any action on the
resolution the floor was yielded TO Mr..
Lamar who rose TO n personal explana-
tion and quoted from the communication
In the Washington Republican, charging
him with having made speeches at Aber.
deem and Scooba, totally at variance with
the speeches which he had made at jack
ron. The communication stated that he
had in those speeches spoken 10 lauda-
tory manner Of the white line, policy. He
appealed 10 his colleague, Singleton, who
had heardIhis speech atscoOba as TO what
was the tone Of it.
Mr.. Singleton bore testimony to the
fact that the speech made by Mr., Lamar
at Jackson was directly against what was
termed the "white line" policy, and that
there was nothing in it which tended to
encourage i'll feeling between the races,
The article, therefore, did him gross in.
Justice.
Mr.. Lamar went on TO say that his
speech at Aberdeen was also 10 favor OF
the coordination Of the races and against
the supremacy or subordination OF any
one race. He fortified his position on
that point by kilograms and letters from
W. W.Troop and Reuben Davis, former.
ly a Representative from Mississippi.
As TO the allegation that he had in a
speech made BY him after his election to
the Senate apolcgized for his eulogy on
Charles Summer, he denied that there
was any truth in Il. Never, in the
slightest instance nor the least particu.
lar, had he sweryed from the sentiments
which he had uttered in that speech. He
called upon his Republican colleague
(Mr. Weflsl to speak as to the character
Of hiEspeeches during the canvass.
Mr.. Wells said that he had heard Mr..
Lamar's speech at Holly Springs in which
speech he invoked the people to throw
aside all prejudices Of race and to seize
the government jointly and administer it
in the interest Of the'public welfare.
Mr.. Lamar in conclusion apologized to
the House and said he would not have
brought the matterrto its attention on his |
own account and had only done so on &C.
count Of the interests that were struck
through him.
Mr.. Hale intimated that he shared
in the general suspicion that
the uttefance Of such sentiments as La |
mar had proclaimed in the House was
safer here than elsewhere, and he called |
his attention to the characterization OF his |
Aberdeen speech by his friend, the editor
Of the Yicksburg Herald, as an eloquent
Democratic speech, IN which he had de.
clared in manly and ringing tones that
the contest involved the supremacy Of
the unconquered and unconquerable
Saxon race.
Mr.. Lamar explained the sense and
connection in which he had used that
phrase, and said that the editor Of the
Vicksburg Herald had entirely misunder.
stood his meaning. As TO the gentle.
mans (Hale's) other suggestion, he said
there was nothing in their character or
which justified that gehtlemAh'S
in the matter. ApplauAe
on the Democratic side.
The discussion Of the contested election |
case was then resumed but not finished.
PosToFFIcE BILL.
. Mr.. Caul6eld presented repolutions'oiI
the Chicago Board OF Trade, reciting
hat Congress, by reason'of inadequate |
appropriation, had crippled the Postoiice |
and urgently requesting |
Congress at once to SO legislate as TO pro.
vide for the continuance OF fast mails.
Mr.. Holman denied that the discon.
Iinuance Of fast mails resulted from In.
adequate appropriations. There was
'imply reduction Of 10 per cent from |
he appropriation OF 1873 and no person |
could deny but that that was u fair and |
reasonable reduction.
Mr.. KsssQn inquired II II was true that |
be railroad compSpies had resolved 70 |
iisedntinnethe iast mails.s si.sAs-' II
Mr.. Holmau-They withdraw them
because they know they can get the big |
titles TO come here and ask for large ap.
At,srfurther discussion theresolutions
we're referred 10 the Committee on Post
Ofices and Post Roads. /
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