The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-24
xLvIIIth CONGRESS.
WAsmNaroN, February %, lssl
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Under the call OF committees the follow.
ing reports were made:
! BY Mr.. Toran. OF Ohio. from the Com.
mittee on Labor To prohibit importation
and immigration OF foreigners under con.
! tract TO perform labor In the United States
Placed on the House calendar.
The House. at 12:45 O'clock. went into
| Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Converse,
OF Ohio, in the chair, on the pleuro-pneu-
monia 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 the control
OF their stock and put it in the hands Of
Federal officers, and placed II in the power
OF an irresponsible bureau to declare the
State in quarantine.
Mr.. Stewart, OF Texas. argued against
the bill on constitutional grounds.
Mr.. Weller. OF Iowa, supported the gen.
eral purposes OF the bill while criticising
some OF its specific provisions.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, also favored
the bin, and answered some OF the obiec-
tons TO IL.
Messrs. Jones, OF Wisconsin, and Brown.
OF Tennessee, reviewed the importance
and necessity OF the pending measure, and
urged its passage.
Mr.. Hardeman, OF Georgia. opposed the
measure because of the 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 Congress while
the unconstitutIonality of the proposition
was maintained by Mr.. Halsell, Of Ken
lucky.
Mr.. Potter, OF New York, opposed the
bill on the ground that it invaded the do
nestle concerns OF the States, and under
took by a system OF espionage to permit
Federal officials TO assume control and reg
ulation OF the cattle-yards OF the country.
Mr.. j. S. Wise, OF Virginia. spoke in OPP
position to the States'-right doctrine which
had been presented as an argument why
the bill should not pass. The three States
most boisterous about the Constitution and
most Jealous about the Federal power were
Louisiana, Texas, and West Virginia.
Louisiana was bought with money out OF
the pocket OF the Union, and had no par
ticular reason to kick. Texas was bought
with blood, and had some reason to feel
kindly towards the nation instead Of con-
tinually cackling about the Constitution,
like a gilly bird robbed Of her nest. West
Virginia was nothing but the bastard off,
spring Of national violence committed on
old Virginia. He had heard the gen.
tleman from New York (ir. Cox
boast that he was shining light
and q monument OF Democracy here
to point out the doctrine OF States
rights. lie did not call the gentleman a
monument; he called him a pillar Of gas
by night and pillar Of gas by day to lead
the Democracy. [Laugbter.] He was
sick of hearing the little bantling chicken
Of State rights being pitted against the
heavy, gorgeous, red-combed fighting
cock of this nation, for it knocked it to
smithereens every the. [Laughter.l
The committee then rose.
The Committee on Census was announced
as follows: Messrs. Cox OF New York,
Oates, Storm. Buchanan, Jones Of Texas,
Kleiner, Phelps, Stone. Guenther, 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 ii was
not unanimous report. Referred TO the
Committee OF the Whole.
Mr.. Beliord, OF Colorado. offered n reso-
luton giving delegates the right to vote in
committees. Referred.
Adjourned