The advocate., 1891-05-06

now arisen, and It seems proper 10 this House
that the government should support this great
enterprise by q loan to it Of $lOOO,OOO, cannot
See any valid objection to 1t.
Mr.. Wolford. believe 1t Is perfectly cOnstt
tutiOnal, and base my belief upon the power
given by the constitution Of the United States to
Congress to provide for the general welfare OF
the United Estates. 1 agree with Judge Story
that this Is distinct power, and believe chat
under that grant Of power the Congress Of the
United States has authority to pass any law that
win do good, that win bless the people, that win
make them happy.
Have care, Mr.. Wolford, you are
treading on dangerous ground. It is
hardly safe in these troublous times
to say that "the Congress of the
United States has authority to pass
any law that will do good, that viii
bless the people, that will make them
happy" If you had consulted Mr..
Hall, Of Missouri, he could have told
you better than this.
Discussing this proposition, MIR.
Oates is on record as saying:
This Is not an appropriation proper; 1t is
loan. While It Is an appropriation In form, it Is
nevertheless loan upon security for return.
"* This, mark you is not an appropriation
outside Of the constitution. It is loan. It Is
oouo NAT anf Rop Tho sy0yoryrvnont IN unolyn do
post, and 1t does 1t with bankers all over the
country whenever 1t thinks proper. That money
Is TO be returned, and IL this money Is returned
what harm win be done! fit is outside OF the
power of Congress TO do this, then the action Of
Congress would be haihpered in providing Buffi-
clent legislation.
When the vote was taken upon the
bill it was passed by 1872 to 81. The
yeas were as follows:
Adams, G. E., Atkins, Anderson, Barksdale,
Bayne, Belford, Belmont, Bennett, BIsbee.
Blanchard, Boutelle, Breckenridge, Bremen. F.
B., Brown, W. W., Buchanan, CALDWELL, Camp
bell, l. M, Cannon, Clements, Collins, Crisp,
Culberson, W. w., Cutcheon, Davidson, Davis,
G. R., Davis, r. Y, Dibble, Dibrell, Dorsheimer,
Dunham, Dunn, Elliott, Ellis, Evins, L H.,
Flndlay, Follett. Forney, Funston, Garrison,
George, Gibson, Glascock, Graves, Green, Ham
mond Hanback,, Hancock, Hardeman, Harmer,
Hart, Hatch, II. H., Hemphill, Henderson, I. l.,
Henley, Herbert, Hewett, G. W., Hltr, Hopkins,
Horr Houk, HouSeman, Howley, Hunt, JeffOrdS,
Jones, B. W., Jones, 1. H., Jones, J. T., Jordan,
Kass0n, Keiffer, King, Lewis, Lore, McCord,
Mccormick, Money, Morrill,, Morrison, Murphy,
Neece, Nelson, Nichols, Oates, O'Hara, O'Neil,
Charles, O'Neil, j. j., Psyson, Peele, 8. j., Per-
klnS, Peters, PettibOne. Phelps, Price, Pryor,
Pusey, Randall, Rankin, Ranney, Reed, Reese,
Rice, Rogers, j. H.. Rogers, W. F., Rowen, Ryan,
Shelley, Singleton, Skinner, T. G., Small,
Sp0oner, Steele, Stevens, Stewart, Cas-, Stone,
Sumner, @. A., Throckmorton, Tillman, Tully,
Van Eaton, Wakefield. Ward, Wellborn, White,
Milo, Whiting, Williams, Willis, Wilson, James,
Wilson, W. L, WOlford, Woodward, Young.
Even our Kansas statesmen voted
for it. undoubtedly upon Mr.. VOL
ford's hypothesis.
After passing the House the bill
went to the Senate. It was referred
to the committee on appropriations,
and upon it's recommendation it was
passd with a few amendments and
little debate. The consensus of opin-
ion in the Senate was 80 unanimous
in favor Of the bill that a yea and nay
vote was not taken. The Senators
spoke Of it as loan.
Senator Plumb considered 1t q loan,
and In his remarks said.