, 1879-02-03

Of the Iiouse would appeal fn vain. lie hoped
suct, appca! would bo as power!ess to effect its
object coming from ono side of the chamber as
coming from the other. lie (Tinuker} could
not forget that when the War closed,
aud there w:rc various measures
Of legislation proposed intended to lay tho
iron heel of oppression still heavier IN thu
Souit, there wns found to be gallant minority
Of members in the llouat, led by fts brcscut
Speaker, who resisted these Efforts, a,u banded
together to restore tho Government to lis cnn-
stttuttopal order. Members from the South had
thus felt they had found manly defenders OH
the patt of the Northern Democracy, men VIM
we're willing to throw the munte ri oblivion
over the Incidents Of the War mil who were not
willing to rake up its tteld aahca. II aly ono
supposed tl!efe waa any other tx,nd betw wecn
them than that OF right and justfse. he had
conception Of It which had not stt fhcn thought
Democrats lad voted fur the bill TO pay tie
8t) O0O, GOO arrcararcs Of pctaiDtls, the regular
Pension Approximation bill Of *DMjUu.
q, 500 100 to pay for tla Cnnatlfan tl.lsefses ami
askcsl the question where the noucy wout go.
I3,It now thai II wos proposed IL reter so,ne
Southern claim to tic proper trlbunai It was
said
THAT Will. NOT DO,
That the tribunal might decide the ctnlm to be
lust orc, anil that Il wss too fargo to 10 pa1 a.
jargr tortion ot The claims nuw statii1lg on lii.
calendar had been presented ycars ago, long h.
fore there was single Democrat In the lfnusc
ot any man to charge the Democracy Of The
Soutf. NTH presenting any falsc Ut fraudulent
c1aInls nEuttst the Government. He thought he
could state for tlic nemncracy ot the Ntrth MS
we'll m for TINT Of tho South tint they were
united for tho maintenance Of The Constitution
n,rl good government, ant! not by any such tte
alluded to BY the gentleman drom Wisconsin.
Nh MILLS
expressed his belief That not dollar Of tlic
moncy paid for war claima had gonc to q man
whose Lcart h0d been tn sympathy with lie
Confederate cause. Where had "Ioyslty" been
fund In the Southern States during the Warf
It lad been found among the sutlers, aud dead
bcats, md akli!kcss, beside tho Federal armies.
trr. To such men about $lpU, ,tO0, ,000 Ind BEEN
rail. 1lc hal always voted ngaust surf claims,
and lie Was IN favor Ut a constitatlonH! amend
/ melt excluding such claims for ttle Wat. The
War was II 'cRacy left by the founders Of
the Republic, who did not venture tU decide
the question tor themselves. Two million
Of the hraycst men had settled II on the battle
field. anil to-day NIL lion uf them "eEo stecp-
lug In unmarked and unKilown graves, while
the suffers AMI bummcsa were appealing to tln':
| Government 10 pay them for the cotton they
bad gathered up. Fur himself ho should vote
against all these c!nims. Arpiause.j
Mn. krN0LHT0N
| characterized lite cnntke Gl hra2R hgMhts tue
Sn,lth most untonm!ed mud unjust slans!er.
Southern representatives who Introduced the
claim bills did not indorse the claltns. They
simply presented Them a. 4 duty to their con-
stituents. As 10 reading Southern uetancrats
out of the Democratic ,party, Mr Singleton
said the South had given 10 tho country
before the War sagen Of it, Presidents
Washington, Jellcrson, AfadIson. Monroe, Jack.
son, Polk, ani Taylor. tint Out Of t:W Cabinet
officers tile South .hnd furnished sixty-seyet,,
anil that no such President had occupied Lih
sent nealnst tlc will oi tllc peupc, at,l no such
Cabinet oiflecr had been charged With corrut.
tiotl. Tl,u name Ut FLOYD was ltcrc suggested
bWT W Mr. Townsend (S. " Every pattlc
that had been fought {beforc tie late WAR; had
beea fought under Southern leaders. both
{outBtdc of Alaskal had been acquired undcl
other than Southern Presidents. brngg himself
Va. only bano III thu family, of tl'
Dsmocrary. a,ni wbu.d have 10 ntarry in
Jer4ehp I'LL his benrx Erew." Bragg t'aa be-.
OH the Republican ticket for ConGrrss nnl othc
0llccs tt,at, 1Ikr the old harper wtusc harp IL
fused to Sing ot aught but love, Its mouth r.
luscd 10 Hlvr out anything but abuse ol the Ur
uioeraey. [Laughtcr.l Tic South hau nnety,
hal only s!1ty.thrcc, md, II Southern Dcmu
rrnts were parte.t from their brethren OF til
North, thu latter would bo controlled BY r.
publtenns, a1ui no one could tell wtlat w0lll
ol The South wcEc Democrats OF principle. !
they had ouly bcc'! influenced by "loascs att
| tfshcs," they could havu sold out long agO t
lt,c Republicans. (LauvhteF.l
The morning hour having expired, Mr. aial
tin, who lias charge of tIa Maggie l}arron Ii
lief bill. nIoYea tho previous question.
bir. Conrcr desrvd' 10 have time for dcbat
extended, but Mt. Martin insisted OIL the pEt
ytous question, hut II wns not scchndca, iii
tl.r bill went over I'LL tl": ncxt morning hour.