Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-16

hsA .okoasa to thEast itseif or .ths House
gnd prevent other members from doing .
solitary thing. Why was II that the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania and the gentle
man from Indiana were the only men VINO
would be trusted with the appropriation
biIls2 Did their record show that they
were more patriotic than other members
of the House2 When these immense
land grants were given to railroads,
when thisying appropriations were made,
where vas this great committes 10 pro
noss De iutesesls of che eountrSy these
gentlemen said that they had objected.
Why were not their objections as potent
then as pov2 They were potent now to
stop legislation for free transportation, but
they had had no power when confronted
with railroad steal
Mr.. Randall never voted dollar nor
An acre Of land for any railroad.
Mr.. Gbeon-I did not ask how the gen
tleman voted. Itis we'll known that when
,hS.A4s ha3 Sharys 81 The matters be has
controlled legislation.
Mr.. Randall-Not in the least, but sm
glad to say that the Democrats voted al
most unanimous as / did.
Mr.. Gibson--It is not q question OF how
the gentleman voted, or hoKsheidid not. =
Mr Randall think it was.
Mr.. Gibson-It is because the gentle
man thrusts himself in here, and makes
himself personal feature in this discus
Oasaion that he IA discussed
Laughter We want to amend
the rules for the public good, not to help
or hurt the gentleman from Pennsylvania
There is not Q member of the House bu,
knows that millions of money and thous-
ands acres Of public lands have been given
to private corporations eS~ snsDie
them to Icy q tax on the traf.
&c of the country. where one
dollar has been expended 10 free nsViga'
ton. The voice Of the railroad is heard
not only in the press bnt in these halls,
and svsry attempt to secure free uAviga-
ton il attacked and the committee making
the stack is charged by inuendo with
States. Mr.. Gibson lben went on to argue
in support of the distribution plan and
criticiss the Appropriation CNSRasssss .
oder, aud charged them with neglecting
to build o navy and erect tortiGcarious for
the protection Of the great cities Of the
country.
Me- Randall thought that in view OF the
remarks of the gentleman from West Vir-
ginis in regard TO land grants and subsidy
il Was proper for him to say that since the
House had been under Democratic control
there had not been Sn acre of lsad sppro.
pristed. As to thrusting himself forward,
be wanted every msmoer 10 know that he
had done the reverse II anybody wanted
to deal with him personally he ought not to
do It here.
Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois, made strong
argument 10 opposition to the distribution
OF the appropriation bill. Mr.. Reed, Of
Maine, spoke in favor Of the proposed re,
vision. For the last two Congresses Che
representatives. of the people Of the United
States had been in irons. They had been
sllo Red to transact no public business, ex-
cept ct the dictation aud by the permission
Of small coterie OF gentlemen, who, while
they possessed individually more wisdom
than the rest Of the members did, did not
possess ell the wisdom of this world.
Laughter -
- Mr-Ms-IiSUIr gsre uotiS9 te~s be- -0uld
sffVfsssyor 10 -cfoS5 gouc<si SSeSSsa-fn-fffcSr-
row afternoon, and the House adjourned