Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.
WAsHISGroS, February n

WARRINGTON, February d.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Dickey-Appropriating s25 OOO
Tor the purchase OF Fraye's equestrian
picture OF tien. Winfield Scott.
by Mr. Washburn-For the relief of
settlers on public lands.
by Mr.. Townsend -Rasolu,ions.oi ths
Ohio Legislature against the passse. of
the bill Tor the construction al a hTiJ,,s
across the Detroit river.
On motion of Mr.. Carlisle. ths ,.sii.
sdy taken by the committee appoIni.
Gina, the purpose of investigating th.
printedli election was ordered to be
whirI, wss borne offered a resolution
dent for infor2ted, calling on the Presi.
ines Of the IaIon as To the proceed.
gress at lIamburT,ational Postal Con.
1879. hrihahy, October |,
The Speaker laid DO.
letter from the secretsrB Tue house n
ry, asking an appropriated lhe lreasn'
enable him to maintaius fO,OO To
steamer on the coast of AlSseVenue
ieTred he-
Mr.. Upson, from the COMMITTEE.
Military Affairs, reported bill authl |
iEing the Secretary Of the Treasury b
ascertain aud report to Congress the
amount Of money expended and the in-
debtedness assumed by Texas in repell-
ing and guarding against Indian and
Mexican raids. Printed and recon.
mitted.
Consideration was then resumed Of
the bill removing the political disabili.
ties oi John Owen, ol Virginia.
Mr.. COnger opposed the bill on the
ground that the petition alluded to the
war al the "Coniederacy, while the four
teenth amendment mentioned the war
as "lnsurrection.
Mr., Gnode replied that there was
nothing IN the fourteenth amendment
which required any petition, and while
II had been the practice oi Congress to
require every person to make application
iOr relief in respectful terms. No form
oi petition had heretofore been pre-
scribed. II seemed 10 him too late a
day, fifteen years after the termination
ni the war Ia take a departure like this and
make the man write the words traitor"
and "rebel' with his own hand, on his
own brow, aud get down In the dust aud
cry "unclranm before the great govern.
ment would consider hi y petition,
Mr. COnger replied Ia Mr.. G)ode.
Had it come to this Was there stat.
ute al limitation on rebellion aud
treason Why VAS the.petItioner here,
II not Ia say that he had been engaged
ia the rebellion against hls government
and 10 ask H. have his dis
abilities removed WHY not let
every man come aud nay that lac
had been engaged in the late unpleas-
autncssP' The House had too often
heard these rose ruluTel names iur the
rebellion to have them reprinted IN the
public records. There Was "A constant
insldiUus and Cuntlnl Ous effort being
made ON the other side of the House Ia
incorporate in the literature al the
House smooth sounding words ior re-
hellIun, treason aud insurrrCliun until II
any one used the good old fashioned
words he was Immediately rebuked.
lie expressed surprise that ~ many
IT his Republican colleagues had
last Friday voted for u disability bill
similar to the present one. Thank God,
he Was not one at those who had such
n record. lie hoped his remarks would
call the attention ui the people AMI sol
dirrs uf the North to this tendency,
even on his side oi the House, to forget
all the dismal, horrible past, and smooth
II all over by the application OF new
kind of literature IN the proceedings oi
the House.
Mrssrs Young, Ellis aud G"ode rose
Ia reply, but Mr wood objected ON the
ground that further discussion VAS un'
Wise and Improbable.
The vote on the passage oi the bill
was yeas 100, nays i6.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr.. finilay in the Chair,
on the private calendar
The House having been ia committee
iur about All hour, aud not n single Till
having heeu agreed to, owing Ia ohlcc
lion- made principally by Messrs. War
ner aud Sparks, Mr., Baync moved that
the cundiiire rise.
Mr. Coiirolh hoped the motion would
he Withdrawn. II there we're gentle
ltifll " Nv wv lifl NtNNllN wv N'fli'lF W.
obtain pensions, lac wanted their names
Ia ~ on record
Mr.. sparks That allegation against
the gentlemen uhIecllng ls uut ul place,
uninundcd and untrue NJ lar ~ IL re-
latcs to me. The gentleman passes
special bills Tor men in his district Ia the
prejudice ri my district
Mr. ColIrath Actions speak louder
than words.
Mr. Sparks will not appeal from
the pension office 10 YOU.
The motion TO rise Was defeated II
becoming evident, however, that but little
business could he transacted, the CON.
mittee finally rose, after agreeing to the
two pension bills, aud the House al.
JonTned until Monday.