National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-24

good deal Of cry and very little wool about these
grants TO railroads What would be the population
OF the Western states to-day but for the great rail
ways? and 1t was not fair that the Southern States
should not participate in the benefits of that rail.
road system
Mr. CAM spoke In favor of the bill. Tho cduca.
upn Of his race was very important A nation
should raise its citizens above superstition aud
crime. He proceeded to quote statistics TO show
oouth was much smaller than that Of white per
sons Education was necessary all over tic ma.
ton and especially In Louisiana, Mississippi, and
SCUM Carolina. Laughter
Mr. WRIGHT debated his belief that not only did
every inch of the public domain belong 20 the
people, but also that famine should be provided
Tor beioro the erection of school houses. Every
dollar taken from the National Treasury under
the pteteNt of building railroads OF school houses
was so much taken from that fund which ought to
give comfort aud repose to the toiling millions OF
the land. lie had no narrow views about cduca.
t9h ana would 20 as far as any man to advance
eduoatlon but at this time measures of relief
should he adopted in preference TO the advance
ment OF education or the erection of seminariey.
something for the stomach before the head was as
rue sentiment as was ever uttered under such
circumstances as now existed. The attention of
congress should be fixed upon u single point and
mat point was the relief of the suffering millions
Applause IN the galleries He would not agree
That dollar should be taken from the National
treasury for any purpose whateyerso long as there
the streets.
our penitcntiaries (he continued)-aye, sir, our
madhouSos--are full In the state Of Pennsylvania
nsynms. Significant laugherl What took them
there but starvation? Want and starvation fill our
pehitenitnrcs and our almshouScS and yet you talk
ABOUT taking money from the National Treasury 10
Dnlld up institutions of learning. You may laugh
about the lunatlcs in Pennsylvania, IL you please
but perhaps If a few Of you were there (meanng In
lulluiC nSyllms) you would he in better places than
you are In here. Laughter
Mr. WHITE (Pa.) What part of the State are these
lunatics in?
MEMBER. Tnthc Kiskimiuias section. Laugh
ter
The committee rose without action on the omepd.
mcnts
Mr.. HEWITT from the Appropriation Committee,
iCPo,rieu thy army appropriation bill ana said no
would call II IN for consideration after the Post.
oIlsc appropriation bill was disposed Of
me speaker appointed Us cOnicrrcos on the
luulan appropriation bill MessTs. sparks, single
ton aud Baker Gnd.)
Mr.. Cox "a. W introduced a bill to regulate
commerce between the United states aud canada,
ana to provide iurrccprocal navigation Referred
10 me committee on Ways and Means.
INC House then, hal.past four, took recess till
hnt'post seven. the evening session to be on the
blli TO regulate the postage on lhird'closs mail
EVENING SESSION
AZ hoitpasl seven the House (Mr. Carlisle In the
chRiJ took up for consideration The bill for the
classification of mail matter and 10 regulate rates
ofpJsnge theGcon.
Mr., WADDELt chairman of the Committee oil
foslOhccs aud Roads, CXpaned,the provisions Of
a number of amendments were offered, dis.
cusscd and rejected until after ten o'clock When
Mr. WADDELL chairman of the committee, re-
marked that the bill had the approval of al the
legitimate publishers of the country, but that II
wnS being talked TO death by chil,musc,' and
he therefore moved To adjourn,
The motion was agreed to, and the House, ut ten
o'clock, adjourned,