New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-04
CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON. February 3.-Mr. Spencer
init oduced bill for the relief of the Mo.
bile, Alabama, Marine Dock Company.
Referred to the Committee Oh Claims.
The Committee On the District OF Colum-
bia was instructed to consider the prOpriety
of providing proper form OF government
for the District.
Mr.. Cragin introd uced bill for the con.
structiOn Uf TIE Southern Maryland rail.
road. Referred.
The bill for the removal of restrictions to
the sale of public lands. was resumed, but
gave way to the District interest bill, which
passed.
The resolution giving Mr.. Sykes, q con.
testant tram Alabama, mileage and Sen
ator's pay from 1873 to 1874, was referred to
the Privileges and Elections Committee.
The Louisiana Senatorial question was
called Just before adjournment, and comes
up tomorrow as unfinished business, when
it can only be set aside by vote of the
Senate.
The following bills we're introduced:
BY Mr.. Young-For custOmhouse at
Memphis. Referred.
By the Committee on Accounts-TO pay
fourteen Union soldiers on the rolls of the
House.
Mr.. Fort, of Illinois. denied there were so
many.
Messrs. Holman and Williams maintained
there were.
The bill was adopted.
BY the Appropriations Communicable
Questing the President to appoint an eX-
perienced army officer to investigate the
causes OF the deficiency in the appropria-
tions for the Sioux Indians. and partially
take charge OF the Red Clond agency.
Adopted.
The bill regulating practice in the circuit
and district United States courts passed.
The Judiciary Committee reported ad-
versely on the bill allowing the heads of
departments seats on the floor; also the
bill for the relief OF the owners and pur-
chasers Of lands sold tor direct taxes. Re-
ferred to committee of the whole.
Also, to authorize United States courts to
appoint commissioners to take depositions,
affidavits, and verifcations OF pleadings,
passed.
The House went into committee of the
whole on diplomatic appropriations.
Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi, who had
charge of the bill said in the course of his
speech, he accused the politicians in the
House with the effort to create discOrd, and
thereby make political capital, but he knew
that the people saw through that disguise.
The South he said had three scheme to &C.
complish in this Congress. One was to im-
prove and protect the levees of the Missis-
sippi and to reclaim the alluvial soil Of the
delta, which would be of more value than
all the Black hills in the country, az 7,O0O,-
600 bales of cotton could be raised on this
reclaimed land.
Mr.. Hale asked him to state what the
other schemes werel
Mr.. Singleton replied that another was
the Southern Pacific railroad.
MIR. Hale-Is not the refunding of the cot.
tOp to anOfhoY2
Mr.. Singleton-l do not propose to discuss
that question now.
Mr.. Willis, OF New York-The Democratic
party does not propose to help the South by
building Southern Pacific railroad. We
will leave it to our Republican friends to do
SO.
Mr.. Douglas, of virginia, asked Mr.. Hale
by what authority he spoke of the gentle
man from Mississippi (SingletOn) as the rep
Mr.. Hale replied that his authority was
the position which that gentleman occupied
as Southern man, because he spoke dis
tinctly for the Southern Democracy; and
also because he (SingletOn) lad been select
ed as one of the Southern representatives
on the money committee OF the House-the
Appropriation committee.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana, declared that the
Democratic party in the House was neither
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the refupding of the cotton tax.
Mr.. Douglas of Virginia, denied the right |
of Mr.. Hale or any other Republican mem |
bers to designate the member from Missis- |
sippi, or a member from any other State as |
the representative man of the Southern
He tDouglas) represented
part Of the Southern constituency, but he |
was not prepared to inform the gentleman |
from Maine what might be or what might |
not be the ultimate action OF the Southern
Democrats on this floor on these measures. |
He was not a member OF the Southern
Democracy. but he was member OF the |
Nationa, Democracy, which had come here
% reform soue of the abuses of the gov
srnment.
Mr.. Hale-My friend from Mississippi is
more frank than the gentleman from Vir-
yinia, and has given up the mOnltiOn of
what we may expect from that section.
lid not expect, by a simple question, to stir
ID 80 much Of a hornets nest as l seem to
nave done. My friend from Indiana (Hol-
nap), who opposes the Southern Pacific
ailroad, wants this discussion to stop, and
have no wonder at it, but he must not |
l0ld me responsible; he must settle with /
lis colleague from Mississippi.
Mr.. Holman-I understand the gentle |
nan from Mississippi simply to express his
opinion in favor OF the Southern Pacific
'ailroad [several Democratic members,
That is all"]. and in favor Of the re-
Of the cotton tax. Now, is not
hat all2
Mr. Hale-No, sir.
Mr.. Holman-Excuse me, and also that |
he government spend money in tho re- |
building Of tho 4issiasippi levees. Does |