The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-28

steadily resisted even It's discussion. Fol
tne reasons given and many others he was
more anxious to reach vote than TO dis
discuss the question.
MI. Blackburn, Of Kentucky, IN making
.ne closing argument in support OF the
Dili, deprecated any discussion founded on
preludlce on one hand, or on sympathy on
Tue o'her. He argued TINT In common JUS
tice and fairness Congress should grant the
reilei asked for. The Government would
not lose single penny. and its financial
condition was such that il did not need the
money that was involved, and he submitted
10 businessmen, TO practical lawmakers.
That no objection could be reasonably lodged
against the petition OF these people. 1t had
been said that the passage OF the bill would
result in the repeal Of the internal-reveDue
system. The gentleman from New York
iMr. HewltD no doubt spoke from his hon
est conviction, but he spoke for himself
alone, and no other man who spoke in sup
port OF the measure held views similar TO
that. The gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Alr. RandalD had said that the course OF
whiskey legislation had been in the inter-
est Of monopoly, and that he opposed it
because it was monopoly. He (Mr. Black
burn) sincerely thanked God that, with
the aid OF search-warrant, there
was at least discovered one monOpo-
ly on the continent Of which the gen.
tleman was not the champion. He
was delighted TO find there was one thing
which secured the gcntleman's opposition
to monopoly. Possibly it was explained
on the ground that il was not located in the
genteman's section. Monopoly, indeed!
II this bill were rejected the only measure
of protection which distillerS would secure
would be that protection which would be
found in seeking and from foreign Govern
mcnts which their own refused TO accord
them. He did not believe that the bill
went far enough. He did not think
that any period OF limitation should
be fixed at all. He did not believe in the
constitutional power OF Congress TO tax
any commodity as measure of cOnSump-
ton. The representatives of the whiskey
interest had come to Congress setting forth
an honest case, and asking on fair and
honest business principle to get relief.
They might he driven away, but he thanked
God they would 90 az they came-clean-
handed-the searching suspicious Of gen.
tIemen in opposition to the contrary not
withstanding. lie knew that in the last
.NUuElNNS MNNSlS. hNliNs hdbNdlls Iiti Htliy
Blount, and Dunn had not been opponents
of the bill.
Mr.. Blount: The gentleman mistakes as
to me.
Mr.. Blackburn: Did you vote against
the unlimited extension bill?
NJ. Blount: | have not examined the
record.
Mr.. Blackburn: And | have, and that is
the difference.
Mr.. Dunn; My views have never
changed.
Mr.. Blackburn said that he did not OBJ
iect to gentlemen changing their views on
questions OF great national policy. He
knew they had done it from the best mo-
tives, but he submitted that the line should
be drawn somewhere, and gentlemen
should not set themselves up TO shape and
fashion the laws and sentiments Of Con-
gress who shifted their convictions on ques-
tons OF national policy with the same ap-
parent facility, ii not frequency. that they
were supposed TO change their linen.
Mr.. Blackburn's speech was listened TO
with great attention, and at its conclusion
he was warmly applauded by his party
associates.
The general debate having ended. Mr..
Blount. Of Georgia, moved to strike out
the enacting clause Of the bill, and this
was agreed to by vote OF 131 10 81.
The committee then rose and reported
its action TO the House, when it was con-
firmed by vote of-yeas, lSJ; nays, SO.
The following is the detailed vote:
YeaS.-MessrS. Alexander. Anderson,
Atkinson. Bagley, Ballentine, Barbour,
II 90
New York, Brewer OF New jersey, Browne
of Indiana, Brown OF Pennsylvania,
Brumm, BuckneT, BureIgh, Cabell, Camp
bell of Pennsylvania, Gambler, Cannon.
Cassidy, Chace, Clements, Connolly, Con-
verse. COyington, Cox of New York, Cox
of North Carolina, Crisp, CulbersOn OF
Texas, Cullen, CutCheOn, Davis OF Mis-
souri,, Davis OF Massachusetts,, Dibble.
DIbbrelI, Dingley. DOckery, DOwd, Dun
can, Dunn, Eldridge. Elliott, EIlwood,
Ermentrout, Evans Of Pennsylvania, Ever
hart, Fielder. Forney, Funston, Fyan,
Garrison, Geddes. Gof, Green, Guenther.
Hammond. Hanback,, Hardeman, Hardy,
Harmer, Hart, Hatch Of Missouri. Hatch
of Michigan, Haynes, Hemphil!, Hen
derson Of Iowa, Henderson OF Hi
nois, Henley, Hepburn, Herbert, His
cock, Hit, Hoblitzell. Holmes, HOlton,
Howey, Hutchinson, James, johnson,
Jones OF Wisconsin, Jones OF Texas, Jones
of Arkansas, Kean, Ketcham, Lacid, Lair
ham, Lawrence. Long, Lyman, McAdOo,
McCOid. McCOmaS, Mccormick, Mckin-
lev. McNlilln. Willard, Miller OF Pennsyl-
vania. Miller OF Texas, Mllliken, Mills,
Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Morrill,, Null
drow, Muller, Mutchler, Nelson, Nichols,
Nutting, Oates, O'Hara, Onell OF Penn
sylvana, Parker, Payson, Pierce, PeaIe
OF Arkansas, Perkins, Peters, Petit one,
Phelps, Poland, Post, Price, Prior, Pussy,
Randall, Ranney, Ray OF New York, Ray
OF New Hampshire. Reagan, Reed, Reese,
Rice. Rockwell, Rowell, Russell, Ryan,
Scales. Seymour, Shaw, Singleton, Smith,
SNYDER, Shooner, Steele, stevens, Stewart
of Texas, Stewart of Vermont, Storm,
Strait, Strable, Talbot, f. B. Taylor OF
Ohio, J. ID. Taylor OF Ohio, Taylor OF Ten
nessee, Thr0ckmorton, Tilman, Turner OF
Georgia, Valentine, Van Alstyne, Vance,
Wadsworth, Wait, Wakefield, Washburn,
Weaver, WeIlburn, Weller, White OF Ken
tuckv, White OF Minnesota, Whiting, Will
kins, Williams, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson OF
West Virginia, Winans OF Michigan, WI
mans OF Wisconsin, &. ID. Wise Of Virginia,
woodward, Yaple, and York-total, 1856.
NayS.-Messrs. Adams OF Illinois, Adj
ans of New York, Aiken, Barksdale, Barr.
Belford, Blackburn, Breckenridge. Bret
tung. Budd, Caldwell, Campbell OF New
York, Carleton, Clardy, Clay, Collins, Cos
grove, CuIbertson. Dargan, Davidson,
Duester, Dersheimer, Durham. Eaton, Ell
lis, Findlay, Finnerty, Folett, Foran,
Glasscock, Graves, Greenleaf, Halsell, Han
cock, Hewett of New York, Hill, Holman,
Hooper, Huke, Huseman, Hurd, Jetiords'
Jones, Jordan, King, Kleiner, Lamb,
Lewis. Lowering, Lowry, Matson.