Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-24
PLEURo-PNEUMoNIA.
j. 8. Wise the Cock OF the Walk During
the Debate in the House.

the Debate In the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-In the House
to-day. under call of the committees,
the following reports were made:
By Mr.. Foran, of Ohio, from the Com
mittee on Labor-To prohibit the i'm
pOrtation and immigration of foreigners,
under contract, to perform labor in the
United States. 1t was put on the House
calendar.
BY Mr.. Young, OF Tennessee, from the
Committee on Public Buildings-ApprO-
priatiDg $4,000 for a public building at
Aberdeen, Miss. 1t was referred to the
committee of the whole.
The House at 12:45 O'Clock went into
committee of the whole, with Mr. Con
verse, of Ohio, in the chair, on the pleurO-
pneumonia bill, the general debate being
limited to three and half hours.
Mr.. Gibson, of West Virginia, opposed
the bill because it proposed to take out of
the hands of owners of cattle control Of
their stock, and put it into the hands OF
Federal officers, and placed it in the power
OF an irresponsible bureau to declare a
State in quarantine.
Mr.. Stewart, of Texas, argued against
the bill on constitutional grounds.
Mr.. Weller, of Iowa, supported
the general purposes OF the bill, while
criticising some Of its specific provisions.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. also favored
the bill, and answered some Of the Obiec-
tiOns to it.
Mr.. Jones. of Wisconsin, and Mr..
Brown, of Pennsylvania, reviewed the
importance and necessity of the pending
measure, and urged its passage.
Mr.. Hardeman, OF Georgia, opposed the
measure because of little merit in it, and
because the grant of power by it was
broad, dangerous and repugnant to the
Constitution.
Mr.. Broadhead, Of Missouri, regarded
the bill as the most Objectionable one
which had been presented to this Con-
gress, while the uncOnstitutionality of the
proposition was maintained by Mr..
| Halsell. Of Kentucky.
Mr.. Potter, of New York, opposed the
bill Oh the ground that it invaded the
domestic concerns of the States and under
| took, by system of espionage. to permit
Federal officials to assume the control
and regulation of the cattle yards of the
country.
j. S. Wise, of Virginia, spoke in Op-
position to the States rights doctrine
Which had been presented as an argument
why the bill should not pass. Tae three
States most boisterOus about the Consti-
tuition and most jealous about Federal
power were Louisiana, Texas and West
virginia. Louisiana was bought with
money out of the pocket of the Union and
had no particular reason to kick. Texas
was bought with blood and had some rea-
son to feel kindly towards the nation in
stead Of continually cackling about the
| Constitution like gilly bird robbed of her
nest. West Virginia was nothing but the
bastard offspring of a national violence
| committed on old Virginia. He had
heard the gentleman from New York
Mr.. Cox boast that he was the shining
light and monument Of the Democracy
here to point out the doctrine OF States
| rights. He did not call the gentleman a
| monument. He called him n pillar
Of gas by night and a pillar of gas
| by day to lead the Democracy. Laugh
ter He was sick of hearing the little
bantling chicken of States rights being
pitted against the h eaVy, gorgeous red
combed fighting cock of the nation, for il
knocked it to .smithereens every time.
| Laughter The committee then rose.
The Committee on Census was an
| nounced as follows: Messrs. Cox of New
York, Oates, Stern, Buchanan, Jones 0i
| Texas, Kleiner, Phelps, Stones SGuenther
| Nutting, Hit and J. S. Wise.
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, from the Com
mttee on Ways and Means, reported the
| bonded extension bill, stating that it was
not unanimous report. 1t was referred
10 Tue committee of the whole.
! Mr.. BeltOrd, OF Colorado, offered a res
/ olution giving delegates the right to vote
| in committees. 1t was referred. The
| House then at $40 O'clock adjourned.