The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-12
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WAsuSoroN, June ll.-Mr Anderson,
Of Illinois, from the committee on post.
offices aud pust-roads, reported back the
rcgoluiion calling on the Postmaster. Gen
eral for a tabulated statement of disallowed
claims of postmasiors from the State Of
Kentucky, under the act OF March 2,
1855. Laid over
Under the call Of States, the following
bills were introduced aud referred:
by Mr.. Herbert. Of Alabama, providing
for an assistant secretary Of the navy
by Mr.. Dougherty, Of Florida A rcsolu.
ton rcciting that at this time there seems
70 he no probability Of the passage nj this
rcssion OF Congress- oi the Mills bill that
there In large surplus In the treasury
which n daily Rccumulnting 10 the dcti.
mcnt Of general business, aud which tends
60 the contraction of the circulating mo.
dunn of the country. that the uncertainty
a. 10 whether the Mills bill in iis present
shape will ever become law il, to say the
least. great, almost certainly not In time 10
give the relief demanded. and that the late
unfortunate and unnecessary civil war
made nm enormous aud daily increasing
pension list just and necessary; that the
Huccrss oi the armies Of the United States
made possible and secure the accumulation
Of large private and corporate fortunes all
over the country, and insiructng the com.
mittcc on ways and means 10 report 81 the
House bills flint repeating all laws proyid.
ing for Internal revenue taxation. aud ~.
moving all Of said tax except that now coll
lccicd upon spirits distilled in whole or In
paii irom grain and upon malt Liquors.
?. Providing Tor the levy and collection
Of graduated tax upon all incomes OF per.
sons corporations, associations aud trusts
Of 5000 aud upward per nnnum, the pro-
cecds OF said income tax ~ be- devoted ex.
clusivvly 90 the payment oi pensions
& Providing that all articles or products
not manufactured OF produced In the
United States. shall enter the ports of the
United States free II all import duty.
Mr. WoOdburn, of Noyaln, made bit.
ter personal attack upon Mr. Cox. Of New
York, taxing Tor his text extracts from Mr..
CoN's tamil speech In which he character.
iEcd Nevada ~ "a mttcn borough and
rdiculcd H. representative in the House
The gentleman, hc said, called Nevada
"r0iicn borough, but be- dchcd the gen.
tleman 81 name an instance Of the pur.
Cha-c Of the Legislature OF that state. lilo
driicd thc gentleman to name a time In
her history when thom had not hcen an
honest vote, honestly counted. Nevada
never had 90 boast Of n Connolly, aSwecncy.
Carloza, a Field OF an lngrr-nll. md N
was 10 her credit that she had never prn.
ducrl n Cox. Laughter She needed
no Canada ON her border Ia shelter her
thieves and political sc3undruls. Unlike
the State Of New York, the capacity Of her
hollot hoxcs was limited by the quantity
81 votes east and u the blair hill became
Law, las constituents would not cat CENTS
where the gcntlcmans constituents would
get dollars. II all the corruption fund that
would be expended to carry the Empir
State Tor Cleveland wop put INTO Niuinia
City, u would not have any pcrccptihlc In.
fucnco on any one OF the four Nards. lie
had always heard that the gentleman was
the Wit and the humorisi oi the HOUSE.
but he had never been convinced Of il un.
I'll the gentleman delivered his speech on
the tarih. lie remembered that when
Ben. Butler shoot fled the gentleman
into silence tho people believed that hc
would forever cease 10 pose M the funny
man Of Congress But the gentle.
man had evidently become jealous II Mr..
Allen, 81 Mississippi, and In a desperate
effort TO retain his shattered reputation,
had selected his (woodbumsl name Tor a
humorous ANALYSIS II his name were tho
the same ~ that Of the gentleman from
New York. ho would have the good senso
never 10 permit u la be the subject Of
criticism ON the floor ol the HOUSE. lie
had read modern aud ancient, sacred ami
proiane history, aud he had lailed 20 find
that the name Of Cox was ever associated
with decent or conspicuous achievement.
The Almighty had never destined 10 i'm.
mortality man bearing the name Of Cox.
lilo then quoted Mr.. Cox's remarks eulo.
CYSTIC OF the Cclt and dcrogaiory of the
haxons, aud commented upon the mar.
vicious change which had come over the
gentleman since he wrote "The buckeye
Abroad" From this book he quoted 10
show that In 1854 Mr.. Cor had held views
5erocntory 20 the Cclt. and he declared
that the buckeye In Ohio was totally do.
scrcnt from tho Buckeye when be placed
his carpet bag In IammanJ hall The