The Daily clarion., 1876-02-06
CONGRESS AL.
Discussion of the Diplomatic APP
prouriation bill, i'm which Oth-
er Topics are introduced. In the
House of Representatives Eeo.
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Mr.. Singleton, VINO nad charge Of the bill
as a member of the Committee on Appro-
priations, advocated the principles of econ
omy on which the bill was formed. and
argued that the general depression of busi-
ness throughout the country rendered this
economy an imperative duty. He said that
official salaries had grown out OF all proper
ton TO what they had been in the better days
of the republic. When Edward Everett was
minister TO England ,Gen.Cass TO France, and
Wheaton to Prussia. the salary then paid TO
these men was satisfactory, and what was it :?
Nine thousand dollars year. He had never
heard of the ministers of those days writing
essays on poker or dealing in the stocks of
Emma mines, in order to add to their means.
[Laughter.l They were gentlemen OF the
highest order of respectability, sans peltr ct
sans TeprOchs.
Mr.. Singleton, in the course of further
remarks, referred to what Mr.. Hale, of
Maine had said last week in reference to
the claims of Southern citizens, and said
that he was tired of these reflections upon
Southern men. He was himself Southern
man from the hair of his head to the SOleS
of his feet, but he had not come here for the
purpose of getting up discord. He had
come for the purpose of peace, and he want
ed Southern Representatives treated like
gentlemen. He accused the Republican
politicians in the House with an effort to
create discord, and thereby make political
capital, but he knew the people saw through
| this design.
The South, he said. had three schemes to
| accomplish in this Congress. One was to
| improve and protect the levees of the Mis-
sissippi, and to reclaim the alluvial soil OF
the delta, which would be of more value
than all the Black Hills in the country, as
| seven million bales of cotton could be raised
| on this reclaimed land
| Mr. Hale, (Rep.,) asked him to state what
| the other schemes were.
Mr.. Singleton replied that another was
| the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Hale: Is not the refunding of the cot
| ton tax another?
Mr.. Singleton: l do not propose to discuss
| that question now.
Mr.. Willis, Dem. y of New FORK The
Democratic party does not propose TO helI
the South bv building Southern Pacific
Railroad. We will leave it to our Repub.
| lican friends to do so.
Mr.. Douglas, OF Virginia, asked Mr.. Hale
| by what authority he spoke of the gentle
man from Mississippi (Sngleton) as the
representative of the Southern Democracy
Mr.. Hale replied that his authority was
the position which that gentleman occu-
pied as Southern man; because he spoke
distinctly tor the Southern Democracy, ane
also because he (SingletOn) had been Sc
lected as one of the Southern representa-
tives on the money committee of the House
the Appropriation Committee.
Mr.. Holman, (Oem.) of Indiana, declared
that the Democratic party of the House
was neither for the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, nor for the refunding of the cotton
tax.
Mr.. Douglass, of Virginia denied the
| right of Mr.. Hale, or any other Republi-
can member, to designate the member from
Mississippi, or member from any other
State. as the representative man of the
| Southern Democracy.
| He (Douglass) represented part of the
Southern constituency, but lie was not
| prepared to inform the gentleman from
Maine what might be or what mi ght not be
| the ultimate action of the Southern Demo-
Gratis on this floor on these measures. He
was not member of the Southern Democ-
| racy, but he was a memb ber of the National
Democracy which had come here to reform
some of the abuses of the government.
MIR. Hale: My friend from Mississippi is
| more frank than the gentleman from Vir-
ginla, and has given up the monition OF
| what We may expect from that section.
dld not expect, by single question, to stil
up so mUcn or hornets nest as [ seem tC
have done My friend from Indiana (Hol-
mani, who opposes the Southern Pacific
Railroad, wants rnis discussion to stop, and
have no wonder at it; but he must not
hold me responsible, he must settle with his
colledSuc ifOm MISSISSIPPI.
Mr. Holman: L understand the gentleman
from Mississippi surely to express his opin-
| lou in favor of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road several Democratic members" That
Is all" and in favor of the reimbursement
OF the cotton tax. Now, is ont that all2
Mr. Hale: No. sir.
Mr. Holman: EXcuse me; ana also tina,
the government spend money in the re-
building OF the Mississippi levees. Does
| not the gentleman from Maine know tbot
the gentleman from Mississippi was simply
expressing his own individual opinion on
the SUBJECT, and that time and again the Dem
Ocrdttc party in this House has opposed all thos,
measures, and aoiH continue to do so ?
Mr. Randall (Dem.), of Penn, chairman
OF the Committee on Appropriations. re.
marked that it would be time enough for
tne Democratic party in the House to be
hela responsible for its acts when it haf
taken action on the measures
Mr. singleton disclaimed being considered
representative of the party. He had sim.
ply expressed his own views, and nobod,
else was to be held responsible for them.