National Republican., 1884-02-25
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
An Animated Discussion on the Subject in the
House Saturday.
Mr.. John s. wiso's witty Remarks On
the State Rights Doctrine.
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, presented petit
tion Of Thomas Welham, asking for the extension
of the Siphon water wheel patent. Referred.
Under the call OF the committees the following
reports were made:
BY MT. Moulton: From the committee on the ju-
dietary, providing for holding terms Of court for
the northern district of Illinois at Peoria. House
by Mr Foran: From the committee on labor, to
prohibit the importation and immigration of for
cignerB under contract to perform labor In the
United States. House calendar.
BY Mr Shelley From the committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia, authorizing the construction Of
a bridge across the Potomac river at the Three
Sisters at Georgetown, d. G. Committee OF the
by Mr.. Singleton: From the committee on the
library senate bill authorizing the construction
of a Congressional library building Committee
BY Mr. Money. From the committee on post.
offices and postroads, amending sections 1929 and
40ll revised statutes. authorizing the postmaster
general to prohibit the delivery of registered let
tiers and the payment ofmoney orders and proyld-
ing for the return Of the same House calendar;
President to discontinue the sale Of lands at the
Hot Springs of New Mexico. Referred.
Mr.. Young asked leave to offer resolution
authorizing the secretary OF state to make proper
inquiry into the murder of II. +. Cooper NJ.
O,Bren, and q. +; stef, American citizens in
to ask any redress at the hands Of the Mexican
government.
Mr.. Cox, Of North Carolina, objected.
The house then. at 12.ij, went into the commit
tee Cf the whole (Mr. Converse in the chair on
the pleuro.pneumona blll-general debate being
limited to three aud one-half hours.
MIR. Gibson opposed the bill because 1t proposed
20 take out of the hands Of the owners Of cattle
the control Of their stock and put it in the hands
of federal officers, and place II in tho power of an
irresponsible bureau to declare state in quaran.
tine He believed that the cattle interest could
take care of itself, and he would never vote to
pass u bill which contained the monstrous pro-
visions which were incorporated in this measure.
Mr, Stewart argued against the bill on constilu.
tional grounds. Granting that under the clause
40 regulate commerce congress had the right to
regulate the transportation of cattle, 1t had GER
tainly not the right to relegate It's power to the
commissioner Of agriculture as was proposed by
MIR. Weller supported the general purpose of
the bill, while cricsing some OF Its specific pro.
visions
Mr.. Springer also favored the bill and answered
some Of the objections to 1t. 1t was proposed to
limit the numle er of persons who would be en-
ployed under 1t to twenty, and he did not think
that that number Of officials would seriously en-,
not see there was any stretch of the constitution
in the quarantine section. The power which
could Quarantine a ship in any of the harbors Of
the United States could certainly prevent dis.
eased Texas steer from being shipped from one
state TO another. The constitution was always the
refuge of those who had poor argument against
anecessary measure OF legislation.
Mr. Jones, OF Wisconsin, reviewed the impor.
tance and necessity OF the pending measure. and
Mr. Brown, Cf Pennsylvania, followed the same
line oil argument, stating, however, tnnt ne eN-
peced that the bill would be defeated owing Ia
the constitutional objections raised BY Its oppo-
nents
Mr.. Hardeman opposed the measure because Of
the little merit in II, and because the grant o
power by 1t was broad. dangerous, and repugnant
to the constitution.
Mr.. Broadhead regarded the bill as the most
Objectionable one which had been presented to
this congress, while the eunconstitutonality of the
proposlton was maintained by Mr.. HalseI.
Mr. Potter opposed the bill on the ground that
II invaded the domestic concerns of the states aud
undertook by system OF espionage to permit
federal officials to assume the control aud regula.
tions Of the cattle yards of the country
Mr. ]. s. Wise spoke In opposition to the state
rights doctrine which had been presented as all
three states most bosterous about the constitution
and most jealous about federal power were Louisi
ana. Texas, and West Virginia, Louisiana was
bought with money out of the pocket of the union
and had no particular reason to kick. Texas was
bought with blood, and had some reason to fee
kindly toward The nation, instead of continually
oackllng about the constitution like glly birt
robbed of her nest. West Virginia was nothing
but the bastard offspring OF, ,nationa
He had heard the gentleman from New York [Alr
Cox boast that he was the shining light and
monument Of demoerscy, here to point out the
tleman monument. He called him u pillar of bras
by day and pillar of gas by night to lead the
democracy [Lnughter.l He was sick of hearing
the little bautIing chicken of state rights beini
pitted against the heavy, gorgeous, red combe
lighting cock Of the nation for It knocked 1t tf
The committee then rose.
,s the committee m on SE census % was announced
stern, Mr. buchanan, Mr.. Jones, of Texas Mi
Nuttng Mr. Hit, and Mr.. j. S. Wise.
Mr.. Morrison from the committee on ways ant
means reported the bonded extension bill, stat
ing that IL was not unanlmou, report
II was referred to the committee of the whole.
the ght to vote In committees. Referred.
The house then, at 3:40, adjourned