The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-23
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
A Short Session of the ssnats-frye AM
Cox on the Pecullaritlss Of Brothers.
ln.Law-The House lester Makes .
Sport OF Congressman Horr's
Fallstafiian Outlines 10 the
Edifcatlon Of q Few.
WASHINGTON, January %.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January %.
SENATE.
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution, which
was adopted, directing the Secretary Of
the Interior to furnish the Senate any in.
formation. in the Interior Department, in
answer to the following inquiries: What
grants Of public lands made by acts Of
Congress to railroad companies, or to
States or Territories in aid OF such com.
panies, remain incomplete by reason OF q
failure OF the grantees or beneficiaries to
comply with the terms oi such grants? In
such cases, ifany, where there had been
a partial compliance with the terms OF
conditions Of the grants, to what extent
has there been such compliance, and TO
what extent is there just cause for de.
claring the forfeiture OF grants, and what
reasons Of Justice. equity, or public faith,
or public policy are there why
Congress should abstain from declaring
such grants forfeited in whole or in part?
In cases where States or companies TO
which land grants have been made for the
benefit Of railroadsand where Just cause Of
forfeiture exists, and where bonafide con.
veyances have been made TO the pur.
chasers for value OF what proportion
as near as may beof the lands so granted,
have been sold to such purchasers and
what further legislation, Il any, is neces.
sary TO secure 10 such persons their full
equitable rights to such lands. Adopted.
Mr.. Bayard's resolution was taken up
and Mr.. Coke made speech thereon.
Alter q short Executive session the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
After some miscellaneous business, con.
siderasion was resumed OF the bank re-
serve bill, and q demand for the previous
question was seconded by vote OF 100 to
4S. The main question was then ordered,
and the debate began. AT the close OF the
discussion the amendment requiring the
banks to keen their reserves in their own
vaults was rejected-33 10 20. The ques.
ton recurring on engrossing and third
reading OF the bill on a division the vote
stood 90 To 14O, and the yeas and nays
were ordered. This vote resulted yeas 70,
nays los. and bill was killed.
The House then went into committee
on revision OF the rules.
Mr.. Frye, in the course OF his speech,
referred to the salary grab, which led to
the remark from Mr.. Cox, OF New York:
81 did not vote for 1t and did not take the
money, II you are looking at me-"
Mr.. Frye-I think the gentleman said
he wanted 1t.
Mr.. Cox-I made the only speech
against it. Be very just, because Maine
Is in trouble.
Mr.. Frye-Maine was in trouble little
while ago. A host OF Funionists, Dem.
ocrats and Greenbackers, like the barba-
rian tribes OF the north, in ignorance and
came down on tho good ldState
OF Maine and attempted to slaughter her,
but, thank God, they have gone home,
and, thank Him farther, they never will
come back. [Applause on the Republic
can side.
Mr.. Cox-I never will say anything
against your brother.in.law; never will.
Loud and continued laughter all over
the house, Cox's allusion being 10 Gov
Garcelon.
Mr.. Frye-I had supposed that for
Democrat like my brother-in.law TO marry
q good respectable woman for a wife
would have led TO a change Of the heart.
] am sorry that have something TO say
against him myself. lie did not expe.
rience change OF the heart, he Ia Lo.
cofoco still. Laughtcr.1
Mr.. Cox-The Republican party used
to take care OF brothers.in.law. Laugh.
teri. don't know but that my friend
might have kept up the custom. Laugh.
teri.
Mr.. Fryethen proceeded, aud concluded
his speech in favor Of revision. s
Mr.. Cox closed the general debate In an
hours speech in faver OF revision, and
during his remarks turned his attention to
Mr.. Horr, OF Michigan, who had recently
referred to him In humorous speech.
He asked that gentlemen, "Why should
the spirit OF mortal be proud? Why should
there be proud flesh in the House? II
Goliah or Dan Lambert were here would
they twit man like himself about his
sizeP When somebody asked Falstair what
he was about somebody said two yards"
laughter There was no disability under
the law in man being small. the consti-
tuition forbade a man being MEM
Der under certain age, but 1t
did not say that man had TO be six feel
high or two yards in girth. Laughter at
the expense of Horr, who is large stout
man. lie (Cox) repl esented large men,
fighting men and good men. They had
never taken his attitude, and the gentle-
man Horn should not have done 1t. His
constituents had never thought that blub.
Der was intellect, that meat meant man
hood, or that layers OF lard over abdomi-
nal muscles made Gladstones and Disrai-
lis. Laughter.] Shakespeare had said
that flesh and frailty ever went together,
and that the Devil never would have Fal.
staff damned, lest the oil in him should
set hell on Ere. [Laughter.l II he e(Cox)
were called on 10 write the gentleman's
epitaph, he would borrowing from the
"Sweet singer Of Michigan" and Lord
Byron) put in the words:
"Hcrc lies the body Of CONGRESSMAN Hort
IFS Grclse, (greecel but living Grease no more"
This last remark brought forth prolonged
applause. After some'remarks in reply to
Atr. Kenna, Cox closed his speech.
The committee then rose, and Thicker
moved that Horr be allowed fifteen min.
utes tomorrow to reply to Cox's speech.
Mr.. Bragg object.
Mr.. Horr-Then | will go on tomorrow
under the five minute rule. do not think
1t will take over Ave minutes 10 de the Job.
Laughter.
Adjourned.