The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-25

WAslnSdroS, April 24.-Messrs, Cox and
Robinson, Of New York, had 4 lively tilt
in the House to-day. Cox denounced Rob-
inson rs Il n,alcontent und tlcuiagosue.
Then Mr.. Cook, OF Georgia, entered into
the controversy. Mr.. Robinson asked Mr..
Cook, whether if tic had been wounded
in the Confederate army, he would have
applied to the United States government Tor
4 pension.
Mr.. Cook replied, somewhat Indignantly,
that he would not, and then said that the
members OF Congress, who had served in
the confederate army, were never insulted
by the men who had fought against ti,em.
That the insult always came from those
whose want OF courage kept them i'll the
rear and who had never seen rebel.
When this matter OF "bloody shirt"
was removed from politics some people
would have nothing to bark upon-cer-
tainly not on the services rendered 10 the
country during the war.
In reply to n sarcastic remark from the
Republican side, Mr.. McLane, Of Maryland,
asserted that in every Northern State as
many Democrats us Republicans marched
under the Union flag.
"Oh," exclaimed Mr.. Miller, OF Penn
sylvnnia, whereupon Mr.. NIcl.ane chal-
legged him to assert that there were more
Republicans than Democrats in the army
from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Miller-"l do assert that, without
fear OF contradiction, and | know that
when they voted on the field they were
Republicans ten to one. know the TACT
that when the gentlen,aa from Pennsyl-
yania (Mr. Curtin) ran for Governor in
1868 as II Republican, the soldiers voted Tor
him twenty to one. -.
Mr.. Curtin, OF Pennsylvania-"1n 1868,
the soldiers OF Pennsylvania in the field
did not have the rsght 10 vote and l did
not get one vote from them.''
The political status OF the soldiers from
Pennsylvania was hen made the subject
OF long discussion, when Townshend, OF
Illinois, suddenly broke i'll with M inquiry
rs TO the cause OF the Union postmaster Mt
Lynchburg, Virginia, being turned out
and confederate put in his place.
Mr.. Bingham, Of Pennsylvania-"The
postmaster had resigned bis commission"
Mr.. Wise, OF Virginia-"How about the
Norfolk postoillce?"
At this point Mr.. Mcl.ane yielded to Mr..
Curtin, ho-asscrted that no people had
ever been more thoroughly united than the
people OF Pennsylvania in support OF the
Government without regard to religion,
politics or place Of birth. lf7..I.
Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, declared
TINT there Ind not been m act OF the leg
islature Of Pennsylvania providing for the
support Of tho government that had not
received. the unanimous support Of both
political parties. lie feared that but for
tho Democrats in tho Army there might
have been n different result than that
which, thank God, had been reached. II
| had hopcd,' he said, that the time Ind
come when MI this character Of debate
might be put to m end. l belong to 4
party that wien the surrender occurred ut
Appoma,,ox ceased to fight, We then be-
ran to build up tho South and add 10 the
PRODUCTION Of the American Union, 50 Tint
tho crcdi. OF the United States md the
welfare OF her people shall continue to the
end Of time" 5Ea u
After further debate Of rather a stormy
nature, the bill under discussion, to in.
crease The police force Of Washington and
| 10 give the preference ia the appointments
10 ex.u Union soldiers, was passed by q
strict party vote, the Democrats voting in tho
negative. ..2 3;:i .5l,f ,S3 II!