The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WAsIuNGToN. Jan. 10. 1879.
The House, at quarter past one p. NJ, went into
Committee OF the Whole. Mr.. BuRcHARD rep) of H.,
in the chair. the private calendar the first bill be-
ing the William and Mary College bill.
Mr.. CoSeEn, lrep.) of Mich, opposed the bill.
There had been no bill before Congress which had
brought to its aid much eloquence and rhetoric,
and yet which contained little substantial legal
merit, the William and Mary College bill. He con-
sdered it the entering wedge to the successful
cution of hundreds and thousands Of war claims in
volving millions Of dollars No Northern man
could vote for that bill and expect to re-
ceive the approval Of his condiments This peace
ful abode Of learning. about which the gentleman
from Massachusetts, (Mr. Loring spoke, was used as
prison house at the time it was captured by the
Union army. He appealed from the fancy sketches
Of the gentleman from Massac about the home
of the Muses. where the Sacred Nine tripped along
the grass the historical record of the day He
to the clerks desk and had read letter to the Eoca-
ing Ios from its correspondent. giving dcscrip-
ton of the filthy condition Of the college when the
Union forces obtained possession of it.
Mr. GooDE. ticnl.) of va.-what is the name of the
gentleman?
Mr.. CONCERT cannot tell you.
Mr.. GooDE--An anonymous scribbler.
Mr.. CoSGER--No, sir; man permitted to 20 with
events OF the war.
Continuing. he said that this was scheme to
wheede money out of Congress by the siren song Of
the sweet mnstrels of Virginia. aided by the tuncful
alto OF Massachusetts,. tLaughter.) Listening to
them. he himself almost willing to vote away to
that college the American dollar. with the
American eagle on II and the motto
But his Warmth had subsidized and he had saSed
from committing the great fault of voting for the
bill. He had found that the injury came from the
reverence ancient Institutions of learning he could
not do SO in this case.
Mr.. LonIS,,, rcp.) Of Mass. said that he was not
condition, ply sically or mentally to reply the
eloquent, fair. high toned and clear speech made by
tho gentleman from Michigan lMr. Conger). lie
wished he had some of tho strength which he
had when he had addressed tho House be-
toro ,n not %,sn pn lw tna nr vsws
but with the desire TO Let his people aud
his country know that the time had como when
looking beyond all local trials and all tho difficulties
the great conflict they should seize the bright and
luminous spots OF the conflict and turn their attcn
ton to peace. lilo had come here believing In the
educational institutions OF the country aud the old
moss-grown colleges which had sent such scholars
forth into the land to guide the councils the
nation. He had como filled with veneration for them
and his veneraticn had been increased instead of
diminished by the attacks made upon them. Ho
loved the old institutions still, and lie was deter
mined to love them. Notwithstanding tho attempts to
Mr.. CoNaEn, OF Michigan, said that he had made
little gentle personal alusion to the gentleman from
Massachusetts,. mild and so gentle that he had
thought II but just to give the gentleman oppor-
tunity to apologize to the House anu the country for
his former speech In behalf OF the bill He did not
attribute that gentleman mistake to lack of expert
ence, for the Lord knows that IL there was anybody
that need go to any other Legislature learn
anything, 1t was man who had been in the Massa-
chusetts Legislature. uAughter) The gentleman
had prepared his views IN the closet and not by law
labor and had asked the House TO make gratuity to
the institution merely because II was college and
because he was lover OF colleges.
AAN
Mr.. LoRISa desired to state the grounds on which
lac had sdypcatcd this He recalled the fact