National Republican., 1888-03-27

lowing resolutions, which were adopted
Resolved, That the funeral ceremonies OF
the late Ghief Justice wave he neg N ',n
undpr the arrangement of the Supreme Court
and that when the House adjourn on the eth
instant II shall be until 1890 u, m. Mar. -.
lesolN ed, That the clerk of this House
notify the Senate and the supreme Court Of
the passage of these resolutions,
Under the call of states the following
bills, among others, were intrOduccd
BY Mr. Kerr, of Iowa: For the establish
lislment of a permanent board of arbitra-
ton between the United states and Great
Britain and France.
BY Mr.. Caruth, Of Kentucky: To make
Inauguration day a public holiday in the
District OF Columbia.
BY Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi To pro
vide for II joint celebration at the national
capital in 1889 by the sixteen American re-
putlics IN honor of the centennial of the
constitution of the parent republic, the
United States:
BY Mr.. Laird, of Nebraska: rendering
the thanks of Congress TO Lieut.. A. w.
Greedy and others for courage, energy, and
fidelity IN the conduct of the late scientific
expedition TO the Arctic seas.
BY Mr.. Gear 70 provide for Il world s
exposition at the national capital in 1892,
and thereafter for a permanent exhibition
of the three Americas in honor of the four
hundredth anniversary Of the discovery Of
America.
The House then proceeded to the cOnsid
Grafton Of business pertaining 10 TO the Dis
trct of Columbia.
The pending bill to prevent the dcsecra-
tion of graves in the District of Columbia
was further discussed
MIR. Grout. of Vermont denied that the
hill Disseminated between rich and poor.
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the medical colleges, If, before his death,
he made amy objection to il, or If any friend
or relative made request that the body
should not be so disposed of.
Mr. Ilcmphill. of South Carolina, said
that il was the poor people who would lm
particularly benefited by the bill rs it would
protect the bodies of their friends from
desecratiOn. The rich We're able TO protect
their dead by erecting stone walls aud
clamping them with steel. The bodies that
the hill contemplated turning over to ,hC
colleges We're those of persons who had LEI,
| such lives of shame that they had no friends
to request that they should be buried.
Mr.. Weaver of Iowa, asked whether Con
| gress had right to turn body over TO h,
chopped up merely because he was friend
| less?
| Mr.. lIcmphill replied that people who had
led such lives that they had no friends ol
earth might well, after death, be made i'
| benefit the living,
| Mr.. Weaver remarked that Congress,
| could be employed better in establishing re-
| foImatoIies for these poor ruined creatures
| than to say TO them that as II penalty for the
| character of their lives their bodies were IL
| he placed upon the dissectng table.
Mr.. llemphill replied that he did not in
| dulge in any such sckly sentimentalism.
| Mr.. Weaver. Oh, YES; 1t is sickly. Any
thing in favor of humanity Is sickly in The
| estimation of man who would bring in Il
| bill of this kind.
Mr.. IIemphll. II is sickly TO be alway:
| Cabling in that way.
| Mr. Weaver. The gentleman has no right
| TO impugn my motives. | have as muci
right to express my views rs he has without
having motives impugued, and they are just
| as much in accord with humanity and goOd
| government, and more 50 than the view
lie has expressed which ought TO send 4
thrill of horror through this House and the
| whole country.
Subsequently Mr. Weaver, referring to ;
remark of Mr.. llemphill to the effect tina
during the digging up recently of an ole
Washington grave yard snakes We're foun'
in every coffin. hoped that the remark wOul'
be excluded from record. Let il, he said
be published in the Police Gd:ette, not II
| the record of the House.
Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey, suggested
that the bill be entitled ~ bill to transfe
Jerry Cruncher from the grave yard 10 tn
hospital"
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, regarded tn
| bill as violation of the rights of man an
the spirit IT love- If the House wanted T.
pass Il law to iarve n railroad president h
would vote forit. I.aughter,l If the com
mittee on the District Oi Columbia br0ugil
in bill to cutup Jay Gould he would vot
for it, but he did not propose by his "ote /
put in the statute book Il law that violate
The great principle of love.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, said that he wa
very sensitive of human life. and had advo
Gated every project for its safety and prcsel
walton. For that reason he advocated tn
passage of this bill, because ii would nC
only save human life, but would save tn
sensbility of friends from being racked an
tortured by the ghouls that prcyed in til
grave yards He favored the bill most cal
nestly in the interest of the living, mol
than in the interest of the dead.
Mr.. Taulbee, of Kentucky, inquire
whether the gentleman was willing that III
body should he given over for the nobl
purpose of anatomical science.
Mr.. Cox replied that he would have TO as
his wife about that. Laughter
An amendment was adopted, on motto
Of Mr.. GrOsyenOr, of Ohio, providing th'
If person dying in Il hospital was an hon
orably discharged soldier or sailor notice {
that fact shall he given to some q. \, i
: post in Washington.
No final action was taken on the bill, an
, | thn IInusn at tao nliOurupl