Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-12

Dhll WAS uat tuc OuAy PiaSO "hASh " 70
overwhelmed by the misfortune. Jincin
psti had never turned q deaf ear to th'
voice OF suffering. The United States va
now asked to furnish temporary relic
10 the people who hal been caught in
ACaIamiiy Unprecedented
since he beginning vi the gov rnment. II
was not a question Of what the letter o.
the Constitution, or the law might be, i
was the cry OF distress and it was the duty
OF Con gress to furnish the relief asked.
HiSeOck said he would not have the
hardihoCd TO vote assinst the measure, bu
be had expected the gentlemen from New
York and Connecticut, Cox and Erton,
would call attention 10 the TACT tina,
there might be in this resolution vio
lent attsck on the Constitution. No grea'
State like Ohio, an empire, ought to
come here when her Legislature was In
session and ask TO have her citizens sup
ported from the treasury. II his State
New York; should come here with like
request be would stand on this hoor and
ask that the House should not accsde to IT.
Where the States were poor they might
come here and ask for assistance, but be
didn't like to see great States like Ohio,
New York, Illinois or Michigan pass
around the hat Of beggsry. New iork
would
Rely Upon Her Cities
and upon her churShes. D. Dell 'Ved sne
would prefer TO do il for Ohio rather than
nave Representative from that State stand
here and advocate taking money from the
National Treasury.
Cannon expressed his heartfelt support
of the pending measure. 9,
Bsyne could discover no Constitutional
difficulty in the way Of an appropriation.
He found the warrant for this action In
the general welfare" clause OF the Con-
slitutiOa.
Mr.. Horr contended that the pending
measure came within the pale OF the Con:
stitution. The people along the banks OF
the Ohio were in need OF immediate rellef,
ard il should be granted.
Mr, Goff said that the gentleman from
New York (Hiscockl spoke as II Onio
should manage this question herself,
There were today million OF people
suffering because of the great flood, not In
Ohio alone. but in Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Kentucky.
In the Face of SO Great = Calamity
il was no time TO split hairs on constitu-
tionsl question.
Mr., Taylor, OF Ohio, warmly supported
the measure, but predicted $3O0,OOO would
be insufficient for the purposes OF relief,
and declared that 81 100000 would not be
more than sufficient.
Mr. Belford was glad an opportunity had
been found 10 open the vaults OF the treas
ury and relieve the government OF
KS surplus revenue so diligently
hoarisd and scrupulously kept by a
Secretary of the Treasury from New lorS.
Talk about the Constitution, talk about
the laws; humanity was greater tnan any
Constitution ever formulated by any peo-
pie. Il was humanity for which the Con-
SitutiOn Was made aud laws were enacted.
Talk about States rights. What were they
in the pr sence of q calamity such as the
present? Suppose the gentleman from
Connecticut Mr.. Eaton. himself perched
upon Mount Ararat, lOokink down upon
the submerged pa n, had been
Appealed 10 for Help
by the people flying from N.neyeh, or
drowning in the waters, he would have re:
ferred that crowd to the City Council OF
Nineyeh and told il to make an appropris-
tion 10 stop the rain. Laughter. That
would have been State rights doctrine
then. 1t was State rights doctrine now.
Mr.. HlscOck said that having reported
the last Congress bill for the Mississippi
river sufferers, he did not suppose anyone
would think be was troubled with any
constitutional question. he was not, and
vet he was in favor Of appropriation OF this
sort being confined to States which were
not in a condition to eNpend money them
selves.
Cox,N. Y said if the cons.itutionality
OF the measure was measured II should
have been passed in silence and II II was
snv breach OF the Constitution God AL
mighty in his kindness would pardon 1t.
There were some diseases
No Foresigh Could Anticipate
or cure. and one Of these was the calamity
now in the country, and If he could not
give his hand or his head he could give
his heart to this vote. ApplauSe.I
Reagan regarded such a question as this
as being unforeseen 10y the Constitution,
and thought a Representative could vote
for the measure as il did not entrench
upon the liberty and security oil the
people.
Townshend thought the federal goverR-
meut should stretch forth its strong arms
and relieve the suffering people oil the
Ohio Valley.
Mr., Blount spoke in behalf OF the meas
ure, and gratefully acknowledged the re-
lief accorded the people of the South when
that 81 tciion was ravased by yellow fever.
Mr.. Jordan drew d graphic picture ot
the sufierings of the people living along
the banks Of the Ohio andits tributaries,
sud
Appealed TO the Humanity OfCOngress
to tender succor to them.
Warner, Of Ohio, said so far as Ohio was
concerned she was able aud her people
willing 20 accord the sufferers ali the posi-
bic relief, but the question was one oil
mems. urgenCies and appliances.
10 20 ha I'm
cock. said whenever measures were brought
forward 10 strike al the Constitution, hr
would oppose them without asking hlH
friend 10 do so for him. lie was sorry his
9, nisl irieud from Colorado wOui Il speedily
cav, the House, for he heard that Howard
university had already elected him prnfes-
SOY Of biblical literature. Laughter When
ne arrived at that university be Eaton
would 90 and listen to some Uf his As
syrian deluge stories Renewed laughter
He had grave doubts about the power ol
Congress to pay out the money OF the
people even in great calamity Ike THIS,
but ~ ths gen tie men from New l orS (CoN)
hsd said though the head might doubt
The Heat ou,d Act.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Wes VTgin q, offered an
amendment, increasing thu appropriation
10 500, 600.
Mr.. Follett said the Committee on APP
propriation had considered $500, 900 sua
cient. fit should be found that larger
amount was necessary, the committee
would bring in an additional bill.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was rejected
yess lO9; nsys $50.
The Joint resolution was then passed
yess 233; nays -.
The following was the negative vote:
Mrssrs. Beach, Bennett, Cox, OF North Car
olina. Hewitt, OF Alahsma, Linham, NC
M,llsn. Oats, Rsnney. Tucker, T.. ID. wise,
Woodward and York.
Tue House then adjourned.
SCENES OF DEVASTATION AND DEATH