Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-01
XIX. CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, April 30, 1886.
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On motion Of Mr.. Vance the Senate
took up the Presidents veto Of the bill
"to provide for the promotion Of auato-
mical science and to prevent the desc
Grafton of graves." The bill relates to
the District of Columbia, and provides
that unclaimed bodies of deceased
paupers, now required by law to
be buried at the public expenee,
might be turned over to the medical
colleges Of the District of Columbia.
The President declined to approve the
bill on the ground that certain of its
provisions were indefinite aud did not
supply sufficient safeguards. After q
short debate the Senate refused to pass
the bill over the Presidents ve,o--yes,
G; noes, 4S.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was submitted by Mr..
Dawes and concuired in by the Senate.
Unanimous consent having come
days ago been given, on the requelt Of
Mr.. Pike, that the private claims on the
calendar should be considered this
morning, that order was entered upon,
not, however, without mild protest
from Mr.. Plumb in the interest of the
post.office appropriation bill.
The post-oifice appropriation bill was
again taken up, and Mr.. Hale resumed
his speech in advocacy Of the eight.
red-thousand-do dollar foreign-mail
amendment. The Administration, Mr..
Hale said in conclusion, made war on
this proposed appropriation through its
leader in the Senate. That was no
light thing. An appropriation for such
a purpose had never been opposed by
the Administration Of any other cou1-
try. We were looking for mar
ket for our surplus productions.
The market was ready for US. The
way was clear. We needed only
such provision as that now before the
Senate, and the Republican party would
continue to advocate the policy i1di-
Gated by that provision, no matter what
the Democratic party might do.
Mr.. Brown, expecting that his vote
would be different from that Of bis party
on this question, felt that he ought to
give the reasons that weighed with hun
in favoriug the proposition to pay
liberal price for tn, carriage OF
the mails to Central and South
America. Under the old order Of
things the southern people had been
essentially farmers. They shipped
their cotton abroad and drew on it, and
it was to their interest to purchase in
the market where they could get COM
modities cheapest. They had not looked
to the building up Of towns or cities
by manufacturing establishments. That
state of affairs had, however, passed
away, and the South had now to ac-
commodate itself to the new order Of
things. If they should all remain
cotton-planters We would make
much more than there could be found
demand for. Indeed, we were already
making more than there was demand
for. Last year we made more cotton
than the world wanted a. q fair pri o.
Consequently there was no little dis
tress now gin the South because the
southern planters had to pay the debts
contracted in expectation of receiving an
ordinary price for their cotton. They had
notreceived thatprice. This sh9uldteach
us to diversity industries in the South.
The South would have to plant less cot.
ton aud raise more Of other products.
The people Of the South were beginning
already to realize that fact. In the
manufacture of cotton goods the South
had advantages over every other por-
ton of the Union. No place in the
world, probably, could produce good
quality Of coarse cottons so cheaply as
the South could now do. The North
had to pay freight on the raw cotton
for distance Of thousand
miles, while it cost the South almost
nothing to get its cotton to the NIL.
The South also had a more genial eli
mate. Its operatives did not need such
expensive clothing as in cold climate.
They also needed less fuel. The time
was coming when the South could CON-
pete also for finer cotton goods. The
time will also doubtless come when the
New England manufacturer seeking to
build new cotton-factories will go to
the South to invest his money in
those factories. So also With persons
desiring to invest in other manufac u
ring industries. Coal and iron were
found in the South, and as the freight
charges on coal and iron were con-
siderable element ia the cost Of manu-
facture, it was clear that the South
offered great advantages for the invest
ment Of money in manufactures. Al
ready, Mr.. Brown said, one could get
as good gold watch made in Atlanta
as any where on the continent, and so
with many other articles.
House Of Representatives.
In the morning hour Mr.. Blanchard,
Of Louisiana, on behalf Of the Commit
tee on Rivers and Harbors, called up
the bill sppropriating s6,492 to supply |
a deficiency in the appropriation for the |
examination and survey to ascertain the
depth and width of the channel at South |
Pass, Mississippi river.
The bill was passed. /
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, on behalf OF
the Committee on Agriculture, called
up the resolution setting apart the 18th |
of May for the consideration of the |
business presented by that committee,
and it was adopted.
Mr.. Hatch stated that the measure
upon which action would be asked was
the oleomar gariue bill. In response to
questions he stated that though this |
bill was q revenue bill the Committee
on Agriculture would attempt to con-
fine its amendments to the subject mat
ter ofthe measure, aud not allow them |
to extend to q tax on spirits aud to-
bacco.
The House then went into Committee |
of the Whole on the river and hsrbor
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Warner, Of Ohio, offered an
amendment providing that the appro-
priation for the improvement Of the
Mississippi river shall be expended 10.
der the direction Of the Secretary Of
War instead Of the Mississippi-Rivsr
f.