The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-10-04
Washington Capital, in defense of the
gentleman. Ii asked

gentleman. Ii asked
WHERE HANCOCK CAME FROM,
He should say from Governors Island
in all the panoply of war. He would
not say he did not do his duty; he was
paid for doing that; battles decide very
little, the legislation which follows them
does the most. Thousands of men did
their duty in the war, but 10 man was
entitled to credit for it. No sooner had
Hancock laid down his sword than he
apologized for taking it up. lThe
| speaker probably referred to Hancock's
order soon after the close of the war, in
which he said in time of peace the
military should be subordinate to the
civil power.-REp.l He then quoted
from the Democratic platform of 1868,
which declared that the elective fran
chise should be regulated in the several
States by the citizens thereof; that
there should be but one currency for
the moor man and the rich bond holder,
and that the bonds should be paid in
the same currency for which they were
sold, and said Hancock endorsed that
platform. He believed If Pennsylvania
had gone ont of the Union Hancock
wonld have followed it. The speaker
again flung
THE CORY GARMENT
TO the breeze, and said the tendency of
the Democratic party was to break down
the enforcement acts, to reinslave the
nig-negro. 1t was controlled by IS
men who served in the rebel army
The House was under the leadership of
raen from south of Mason e. Dixon's
line. OF lS5 committees, 90 were under
the Craftsmanship of Southern men. He
named a number OF bills introduced by
Southern men, among them, one to tax
bonds; to abolish national banks; to re-
fund cotton tax; TO repeal the resump-
ton act; This was introduced by Cen
erai Ewing, of Ohio, Union soldier. =
REP to apportiOn taxation among the
States. and have the State collect the
tax; to provide that suits for collection
of revenue should be brought in State
! Courts; to pay book agents of the M.
X. Church for losses sustained In the
war; to refund to Georgia money paid
for the Continental army in l777; to re-
move political disabilities; q bill for
money used OF defense of Washington
IN hSl2; to repeal this law prohibiting ex-
Confederates from holding commissions
in the army; against the appropriation
of money to pay marshals at elections;
to appropriate millions for building rail-
roads in the South; and joint resolu-
ton to steal the Presidency. This res
olution was to readopt the 22nd Joint
rule of the Senate and House, which
was in force for years under Republican
rule in Congress- Rep He stated
that III Is Southern Congressional Dis
tricts the total vote was less than TO-,
600 in each, but nc might have added
| at least one Northern State 10 the list,
had it been his purpose to state the
matter fairly. He told how illieit dis
thing WIS carried Oh IN the South, but
forgot to mention the whisky ring" in
, the North, which defraaded the reven-
ne Of millions, annually, until it was
broken up, and several of the patriots
connected with it sent to the Penitentl-
airy, by Secretary Bristow, who had to
resign to escape dismissal for prosecut-
ing the pets of the Government.
YEA RAILROAD QUESTION.
Mr.. Daggett said he bad been ac-
cused of being mimicai to railroads.
He claimed that they did not treat the
people fairly They steal 81, 900, 600 a
year tyom the people of this State.
They have powerful lobby at Wash
| ington and use money to influence leg
islation- He would nos say they had
cantured the Committee on Railroads.
but they influenced it more or less
Reagan was conscientiously in favor OF
what is known as the Reagan Bill, "
and he hoped the 6iif would pass the
| House and be sent to the Senate this
Winter, as it suited him mrssh better
than slfe bill creating Board OF Rail
road Commissioners. The Reagan bill
provided that greater rate shonH not
be charged for carrying fssfght short
distance than fog Longer distance. II
now coats $500 for a carload Of freight
to Elko frosa the East, while it does not
cost. half that amount to take it through
to San Francisco. The true principle
of railroading is to charge so much per
ton per mile for all distances, making a
fair allowance for the cost of handling
freight. Crhs speaker nsver ecce re-
ferred to the fact that Gasheld' 3 vote is
recorded m the Hnese VI Representa-
tives against the passage of the Reagan
bill.-RLP.I
TUE CEINn Use QUESTION