The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-12
cede 10 II. Where States were poor they
might come here and ask for assistance, but

cede 10 II. Where States were poor they
might come here and ask for assistance, but
he did not like To see great staten like
Ohio, New {, YORK, Illinois or y Mich.
igan pass around the hat Of beg.
gary. New York would rely upon her
cities and upon her churches. he believed
she would prefer to do 1t for Ohio rather than
have representatives from that State stand
here and advocate taking money from tho
National Treasury. % .4t .,,.
Mr.. Cannon expressed his heartfelt sup.
port Of the peudlng measure. jst ~.
Mr.. Bayne n could dlscover no consti.
tutioral difficulty In tho wsy OF any appro.
priation. lie foundn warrant for this action
III the general welfare" CLAUSE Of the con.
slitution. g} .sH .t4. .Lsl.LF
d Mr.. Horr tR contended that the pending
measure came within the pale OF the consti.
tuition. The psople along the banks Of the
o Ito wets In need OF immediate relief, aud Il
shonld be granted.
r. G9rY on HAigtrL1rrfSo. ga,
Mr.. GcE (R.) said The gentleman from Now
York (Mr. Hiscock) spoke m i Ohio should
manage this question herself. There were
to-day million people suffering because Of
the great flood, not Ia Ohio alone, but In
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky.
Ia tho facs OF Il great calamity 1t was no time
to split hairs on constitutional questions.
Mr.. J. D. Taylor (R warmly supported
the measure, bnt predicted that 100000
would be inautli ,ent for the purposes OF
relief, and declared that 81 900. 900 would not
DO more than sufficient. T.
Mr.. Bsliord (R) wss glad an opportunity
had been found to open the vaulta OF the
Treasury and re)eys ihe Government Of its
surplus revenue, 80 diligently boarded and
scfupnlously kept BY Secretary OF the
constitution, talk about laws--humanlty was
greater than any constitution evor formu.
lated by any people. 1t was humanity
for which the constitution was
made, aud laws were enacted. Talk
about States righte-what ware they In tho
presence OF calamity such az the present.
Ho supposed tina. II the gentleman from
Connecticut (Mr. Eaton) had lived In the
days OF Noah and found himself .pefchpd
upon Mt. ARAFAT, looking down on the sub.
merged plain, and he'd been appealed to for
help by the people flying from Nineveh or
drowning In the WATERS he would have re-.
tsrred that crowd to the city council Of
Nineveh and told 1t to max, an appropria.
ton TO stop the rain. lLaughter.) That
would have been States rights doctrine then,
and 1t was states rights doctrine now.
Mr.. HIscocK ExpLAlEs. g4o n
Mr.. Hiscock sa!d having reported In the
last Congress bill for the relief of the Mis-
s|ssippi sufferers. he didn't supposs any one
| would think he wss troubled with any con-
| stitutlonSl QUESTION. He we7 not, and yet no
was in favor of appropriations OF this sort
being confaed to 6tatss which are not In q
condition to expand money themselves.
MI Cox d., N. W questioned the couit.
nationality OF the measure. 1t should have
boen passed In silence, and II there was my
breach OF the Constitution God Almighty, III
| His kindness, would pardon 1t. There were
some diseases which no foresight could au.
ticpate or cure, and ono Of thess was tha
calamity now in the country, and II he could
not give his hand or bis head be could give
his heart to this vote. (Applauss.) ~
MI, Reagan ID regarded such question
ss this as bsing unforeseen by tho oonstitu.
ton, and thought representatives could vote
Tor the msas7se, az 1t did not intreach upon
the liberty and security OF the people.
Mr.. Townsend ID thought the Federal
am and relieve the Suffering people Of the
Ohio Valley. =&- l%
Mr.. Blount (D.) spoke in bshsIi OF the
measure aud gratefully acknowledged the re.
lief accorded to the people of the south when
that section was ravaged with yellow fever.
Mr.. Jordan 70. drew q graphic picture of
the suiIerings OF the people living along tho
banks OF the Ohio and lis tributaries, and
appealed to the humanity Of Congress to tsn-
der sucoar to them. Z, 4. .g5is
Mr.. Warner (D) said that 30 far as Ohio
was concerned she was able and her people
willinS to accord the sufere!u all possible re.
lief but the question Wal one OF means,
agencies and appliances.
Nj. Eaton (D.) in reply to The remarks OF
| NJ. Hiscock said that whenever mcf 1u.es
were brought forward to strike ct the cons:i.
tuition be Would oppose them wi,hon. asking
his friend to do so for him. He was sorry
bis genial friend from Colorado would
speedily leave the House, FIR he had
heard. that Howard University had
already elected him professor Of bibl..
cal literature. Laughter When
he arrived at that university he Eaton
would 20 and listen to some OF his Assyriar
deluga stories. (renewed laughter). He had
sravs doubts about this power OF Congress to
pay out moneya Of the people, even in $
great calsmity like THE, bu. as tho gentle.
man from New York Cox had said, though
the head might doubt tbs heart would act. :.
MI. Wilson. (D.) offered an amendment in.
czeasies The appropriation to $500, 900. fi .
Mr.. Follett said the Committee on Appro.
priationa considered 100000 sufficient. II
it should be found that larger amount vas
necessary the committee would bring in an
additional bill. .l2
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was rejected
yeas 100. nays l50. The joint resolution was
then pesssd-yeAs 233. nays T..
The following is the negative vote: Beach,
(D.), Bennett 90. Coz a., N. o. Hewitt D.,
Ala.) L3aham (D,,, AeMillin(D !, Oates 10 J
Ranney tR J. Tucker (D.). q. D. Wise TO- ],
Woodward (G.), and York (Ind.)