The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-31
TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD.

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structon Of bridge over Piney river
near its mouth, Ia Raleigh county. Re
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TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr.. Harvey moved to suspend the rule,
and take from the table House joint reso.
lntion No. IA, In relation 10 instruClins
and requesting our representatives in rel.
etence 70 the Texas Pacific Railroad bill
now pending before Congress.
Mr. Parsons stated that he did not thinl,
that the members had sufficient time 10
examine into this question so as In aScer.
B tain whether or not they had voted i'm.
properly. He hoped II would not be the
pleasure OF the House 10 take the resolu.
ton from the table. He did not presume
that the members Of the House would feel
like rettacting anything they have done.
Mr.. Harvey-Mr. Speaker don't know
that understand properly the remarks OF
the gentleman. II he desires further time
to examine Into the question, am will
Ing to allow II, but Il he wants It TO lay on
the table for the purpose ofkilling It, then
Insist upon my motion.
MIR. Melvin stated that our Congressman
had indicated line OF purpose they
are going to pursue, and II would be OF no
practical good to instruct or request them,
Mr.. Parsons said: agree with the gen.
tleman from Jefferson Melvin, and /
wish TO answer the question asked by the
gentleman from Cabell county (Iaryeyl.
The newspapers have not got through dis.
cuSsing this question yet, and until they
do am not certain that We will have any
more light on the subject, as our members
Of Congress have expressed their intention
Of voting against itanyway. hope there.
lore 1t will not be taken from the table.
MIR: Gooch said: Mr.. Speaker, | hope
1t will be the pleasure OF the House 10
take this question from the table, and act
upon It. 1t Is question OF great vital
importance, not only TO the people OF this |
State, but the entire South. Itisa cues.
ton that ought TO be acted upon now.
We send our members OF Congress TO
legtslate for us, and this House, whether
wisely or nnwisely, has seen fit 10 instruct
those gentlemen what they shall do. Now
SIR, this discussion In the newspapers Il
simply an explanation OF the matter, as
TO whether this House had the
right to instruct them or NOT
and sir, let me say, It Ia moi
the policy Of the Democratic party to in.
struct and request their Senators 10 do
anything. The battle flag Of retrench.
ment and reform In 1876 was ECONOMY.
and II we are going TO take q step l hopeit
will be o step forward, and II this House
intends TO act upon this instruction. let
these gentlemen in Congress know al
once what they are going to do. am Cd.
posed to instructing upon any question
whatever. II these gentlemen are moi
competent to know what Is for our good
then the hest instruction VIC could give
them would he lnstruotlng them 10 rcs]on
Mr, Poundstone said: Mr.. Speaker AZ
is no doubt known 10 every member n
this body the object Of resolution No. ID
was to place thism matter in the hands II our
senators and Representatives for them to
act upon according To their Judgment un.
der the light they have, In other words il
Is to leave them free to act without refer.
ence to instruction. This resolution now
under consideration is for the purpose Of
throwingthe responsibility upon our Rep
resentatives and Senators for them to act
according 70 the light they have upon the
subject. ltdoes seem to me Mr.. Speaker,
that this resolution should DO taken IN
and adopted, throwing the response.
bility on them. They have better means
Of ascertatning what should govern them
than we possibly could have. We have
letters OF two Of our Representatives in
dicating that their action skall be con.
trary to the instruction. Let our Repre-.
setatives and Senators take the response.
biltty OF this matter upon themselves and
act accordingly lam convinced this is
the course That should now DO persued,
and being so convinced / am ready to aot
upon the resolution, and the sooner Il il {
acted upon the better.Thc bill may come up
and our Senators be hampered BY the &C.
ton we have taken, and when we do act ,
let 1t be thrown upon their own judgment
and not the judgment Of the House OF {
Delegates.
Mr. Holt suggested that Mr.. Bradford, q
the patron Of the original resolution, was
absent, and thereupon Mr.. Harvey with
drew his motion To take up the resoIu.
ton until Mr.. Bradford is present.