Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-17

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Why was It that the gentleman from Penn
syivania and the gentleman from Indiana
were tho only men who could be trusted
with the appropriation bills2 Did their
record show that they We're more patriotic. Il
than tho other members of the House
When these immense land grants were
given TO railroads, when thieving appropri-
iltions were made, whore was this great
committee to protect the interests OF the
country These gentlemen said that they
had objected Why were not their objec-
tions as potent then as now? They were
potent now to stop legislation for free
| transportation, but they had no power
when confronted with railroad steals.
| Mr.. Randall never voted a dollar nor
an acre OF land for any railroad.
Mr.. Gibson-I did not ask how the GENTLE
man voted. 1t is well known that while he
| has had charge Of these matters he has
| controlled legislation.
| Mr.. Randall-Not In the least. But am
| glad to say that the Democrats voted almost
unanimously as did.
| Mr.. Gibson--It Is not O question OF how
| the.gentleman voted or did not.
Mr.. Randall thought il was.
Mr.. Gibson-It is because the gentleman
/ thrusts himself in here and makes himself
| o personal feature In this discussion that he
is discussed. [Laughter.l We want to
amend the rules for the public good, not
! 10 nelp OF nuft tle gentleman from IeIn-
| sylvania. There Is not member OF this
| House but knows that millions and thou
sands OF acres of the public lands have
| been given to private corporationsto enable
| them to lay tax on the trafilc of the coun-
try where 81 has been expended In free
navigation. The voice OF the. railroad Is
| heard not only In the press but In these
halls, and every attempt 70 secure iree
/ navigation Is attacked aud the committee
i making the attack is charged, by inuendo,
with steals. challenge tne appropriations
| committee TO compare lts Dill5 win the iiver
ana HaIpor DIls, ana sec WHICH nave inc
| most Joos IN tnem'
mr. cannon S.lD opposed any enange'
ana Mr. heed lme.l made STRONG aTgu-
ment IN iayor OF the committees report.
mr.. MORRISON save hot,ce tnat no Woulu
enuehyor 70 CLOSE GeneFul ~. ueDale tomorrow
hlterhoon' anu theh' at f'SO' the HOUSE au-
| Jourheu'
| TEMPERANCE TALK IL THE SENATE.
Tn thn United States Senate Yesterday n
hill was reported and passed removing the
| ,,oIitienI disabilities of GsneIal Alexander
r. Lawton OF Georgia. The Presidential
Succession bill and the bill increasing 10
AZ O00 the salaries of United States district
| hldpes were considered, Bills were intro
| Siuced by Mr.. Harrison. for the admission
Of a mart Of Dakota as state of the Union |;
| Inv Mr.. Vest. to incorpornte the Atlantic 4
/ Pacific Sh1n HALFWAY NOmnnnX one lie
| mIuntrpee scheme) by Mr.. Morgan, to give
the United States circuit courts Jurisdiction
| over nil questions which may arise between
fine Ifnit,,1 Stntts mud npy person or cor
| poration growing ont OF the forfeiture of
| hubble lands granted toany railroad or canal :
by Mr.. Eustis, for Il commission to examine
into the merits of incubation for
the prevention of yellow fever. and by Mr..
Edmuuds. granting pension OF $4,000 a
wear and tho franking privilege to the
| widow of General Grant MIR, jackson in
trnduccd n Joint resolution proposinp n
constitutional amendment providing that
the President and Vice. President shall be
hereafter elected for a term of six years
and that thew shall be Ineligible to n re-
election, and that the Vice President shall
be Ineligible to the office Of President after
he shall have filed the same in case of a
vacancy therein. The Joint rules were also
discussed under Senator Frye's report and
when he came to the amendment striking ont
Rnie IA which nrnhibits the sale of intoxi.
eating LIQUORS in the Capitol, there spranr
up an animated discussion on tho subject
I OF prohibition, which was participated h
nv Messrs. ingalls,. Cockreil. Vest. Sauls.
Lnrv Mondersnn Frve and others and which
lasted for about two hours. MIR. Cockrell said
III had seen senators 40 drunk that tht
, senate had heen cOmnelled to adjourn. MIR
| FRYE said he had been told by ex-Spnatol
simon Cameron and ok. Senator HnmIin Ina
% or 10 years ago the senate had beer
. fond time and again without n 1uor1,n
, heeanse more thnn n nuorum were drunk
tbnt thew Ind saen ,Iistin1uished senate
} after senator nttempt TO riss in his Mace
, hnt All hecausn IL ,irnnkenness Mr. Trv
I himself remembered when The nipht ssss
d sions of The House Of RrnresentatiTes 1ver
! broken mn nv Irnnl,en nemhers Thing
/ ma very much imnroved since Than Nj,
4 | FIVE re;,rattrd the rrmarks If The Nilsson,
= ee5atnr mn SoclrelN as conveving 10 III
a oonntrv The imnressian tbat 90 n,,nv can an
oto,.s wara ds,il. during tbe ordinarv I'M ID
4 ness If tho Senate md fhnt the Senate In
~ ho nlinnrncd on account oS drnnLannee,
Il Mr. T9ct,raII snid he bnd NOT az stated n
Il bnd never seem 40 many SENATORS nn5er m
i infIunnce ~ iianor thn} Tho nnbiic husino,
l. eonId not lie transacted Int had seen two
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