The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-12

COX ana Eaton) would cal, attention 10 sh'
TACT mat there might be in this resolution
violent attack on the Constitution. M
great state like Ohio, an empire, ought Il
come IN here when her Legislature was n
session ana ask to have her citizens sup
ported IRON the Federal Treasury. II hill
STATE OF New York came here with I
IKE request he would stand on thil
noor and ask that the House d.
NOT accede to II. Where States were
poor they might come here and ask fol
assistance. But he did not like to se'
great states like Ohio, New York, Illinois
OF Micnigan pass around the hat OF beg
gary. New York would rely upon bel
cities and upon her churches. He declared
that she would prefer TO do il for Ohio
rather than have the representative from
that State stand here and advocate thu
taking OF money from the National Trea
sury.
MIR. Cannon, Of Illinois, expressed bis
heartfelt support OF the pending measure
MI. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania. could dis.
cover no constitutional difficulty in the
way OF any appropriation. He found Q
warrant Tor this action in the "general-
welfare clause OF the Constitution.
Vi SOHttudtN thba
the pending measure came within the pale
ofthe Constitution. People along the banks
OF the Ohio river were in need OF immedi-
ate relief. and II should be granted them.
Mr.. Goff, OF West Virginia, said that the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Hiscock)
spoke as II Ohio should manage this ques-
ton herself. There were to-day millions
OF people suffering because of great floods,
not In Ohio alone, but in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, and Kentucky. In the
lace OF this great calamity II was 10 time
TO split hairs on constitutional questions.
Mr.. Hiscock said he had reported in the
last Congress bill for the relief Of the
Mississippi-hood sufferers, and was not
troubled on that occasion nor on this one
with constitutional questions, but he was
in favor OF appropriations OF this kind be-
ing confined 10 States not in condition to
help themselves.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, questioned the
constitutionality OF The measure. 1t should
have been passed in silence, and II there
was any breach OF the Constitution, God
Almighty, in His kindness, would pardon
1t. There were soie diseases that no
foresight could anticipate or cure, and one
OF these was the calamity now in the coun-
try, and IL he could not give his hand or
his head he could give his heart to this
vote. [Applause.]
MIR. Blount, Of Georgia, spoke in behalf
OF the measure, and gratefully acknow-
lodged the relief accorded to the people Of
the South when that section was ravaged
by yellow-feyer.
Mr.. Wilson, OF West Virginia, offered
an amendment increasing the amount OF
the appropriation to 100000.
Mr.. Follett said that the Committee on
Appropriations had considered 100000 to
be sufficient. II, however, it should be
found that larger amount was necessary
the committee would bring in an addi-
tional bill.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was rejected
yeas, 100; nays, $50 and the joint resolI-
ton passed-yeas. 233; nays, II.
The following is the negative vote /:
Messrs. Beach, Bennett, Cox of North Car
DINA. Hewitt OF Alabama, Lanham, Me-
Millin, Oates, Ranney, Tucker, G.. d.
Wise, Woodward, and York.
The House then adjourned, and a Dem
ocratic caucus was announced to take place
tomorrow at 4:30 p. NJ.