Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-12

Mr.. Follett replied that the State OF
ONO had made an appropriation, and that
the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce had
done the same. So far as Cincinnati was
concerned, she would take care of her
people, but Cincinnati was not the only
place which was overwhelmed by the mis-
fortune. Cincinnati had never turned a
deaf ear to the voice of suffering. The
United States was now asked TO furnish
temporary relief to the people who had
been caught in a calamity unprecedented
since the beginning of the government. 1t
was not question of what the letter OF
the Constitution or Of the law might be, il
was cry OF distress, and it was the duty
OF Congress to furnish the relief asked
for.
Mr.. Hiscock said that he would not
have the hardihood to vote against the
measure, but he had expected that the
gentlemen from New York and Connecti-
cut Messrs. Cox and Eaton would call
attention to the fact that there might be
in this resolution violent attack on the
Constitution. No great State like Ohio
an empire-ought to come in here, when
her Legislature was in session, and ask
to have her citizens supported from the
Federal Treasury. If his State of New
he would stand on this floor
and ask that the House do not
accede to it. Where States were poor
they might come here and ask for assist
ance, but he did not like to see great
States like Ohio, New York, Illinois or
Michigan pass around the hat of beggary.
New York would rely upon her cities and
upon her churches. He believed that she
would prefer to do it for Ohio rather than
have Representative from that State
stand here and advocate the taking of
money from the National Treasury.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, expressed his
heartfelt support of the pending measure.
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, could dis
cover no constitutional difficulty in the
way of any appropriation. He found
warrant for this action in the general
welfare" clause of the Constitution.
Mr.. H0rr, of Michigan, cOntended that
the pending measure came within the pale
OF the Constitution. The people along the
banks Of the Ohio river were in need of
immediate relief, and it should be granted
them.
Mr.. GOf, of West Virginia, said that the
gentleman from New York Mr.. HiscOck J
spoke as If Ohio should manage this ques-
tion herself. There were to-day million
people suffering because of the great
food-not in Ohio alone, but in Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and Kentucky. In
the face of great calamity it was no
tiOns.
Mr.. HiscOck said that he had reported
in the last Congress a bill for the relief of
the Mississippi flood sufferers, and was
not troubled on that occasion nor in this
one with constitutional questions, but he
was IN favor of appropriations of this kind
being confined to States not in condition
to help themselves.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, questioned the
nn nIfT n inn RIr rtNr Tf Hna
should have been passed in silence, and
If there was any. breach of the Constitution
God Almighty in his goodness would par
don it. There were some diseases that no
foresight 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.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, spoke in behalf
of the measure, and gratefully acknow-
ledged the relief accorded to the people of
the South when that section was ravaged
by yellow fever.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia. offered
an amendment increasing the amount of
the appropriation to $500, 900.
Mr.. Follett said that the Committee on
Appropriations had considered $500, 900 to
be sufficient. If, however, it should be
found that larger amount was necessary
the committee would briug in an addi-
tiOnal bill.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was rejected
by lO9 yeas to $50 nays, and the joint resO-
luton was passed by 233 yeas to u nays.
The following is the negative vote:
Messrs. Beach, Bennett, Cox of North Caro-
lima, Hewitt of Alabama, Lanham, Mcmillan
Oates, Ranney, Tucker, @. d. Wise, Wood
ward and ork.
The House then adjourned, and Demo.
cratic caucus was announced to take
place tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock