Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-01
DALZELL A WORKER,
QUAY A SHlRKER.

Senate is the record of Mr.. Dalzelps at
Representatives While the former was
only present at 347 OF the rollcalls for the
yeas and nays in the Fiftieth and Fifty:
first Congress, and was absent from 5lS OF
them, and the latter was present at 1876
such calls and absent from only l30 in
the Fifty first Congress and present at
2l2 and absent from so in the Fiftieth
Congress But 46 of these SO absence
were due to his refraining with all of his
Republican colleagues from voting on
Democratic extreme partisan measures.
although actually present, SO that his re-
cord for both Congresses should really
read-present at CAS- such calls, and alb
sent from l64.
In other words while Mr.. Quay was ab-
sent from more than two.t thirds OF the
roll l-calls for yeas and nays on important
questions, Mr.. Dalzell was only absent
from enc fifth of them.
DALzELL A PERSISTENT WORKER.
Again while Mr.. Quay was absent en-
tirely during FIVE months from such calls,
and during IA months, or half of his term
OF service in these two Congresses, respond
ed to only 80 out of 294 calls and in only
five of the twenty eight months during
which these sessions lasted was present at
more such calls than be absented himself
from, Mr.. Dalzell was present at many
rol-callS during every month.
1t is also to be remarked that while Mr.
Quay's absences were almost uniformly
due to him seeking his own pleasure on
fishing and hunting excursions to Atlantic
City and to Florida, or because of his de-
voting his time to seek offices for his
followers, Mr.. Dalzelfs few leaves of
absence were on account Of important
private business or sickness in his family.
Not only was Mr.. Dalzell present at fonr-
fifths of tie roll-calls for the yeas and
nays on important questions, but the
records show that he was continually
active in behalf of the interests of bis
constituents, and of the Stale and nation
at large. During the first session of til e
Fiftieth Congress the Congressional Rec ord
shows that on seventy occasions, on nearly
as many different days, he presented
petitions, remonstrances or reports, spoke
upon pending legislation, and offered
amendments thereto, or introduced new
bills. During the second session of only
four months his name appears on number
of such occasions During the first session
of the Fifty-f first Congress it appears
sixty eight times and during the short
second session thirty three times.
IN FAVOR OF PENSIONS.
Mr.. Dalzel introduced and had passed
many private pension bills He also in
truduced the following general ones, viz,
to provide for soldiers afflicted with deaf
ness. and two for aymcnt of arrears of
pensions in certain cases. also bill for
tue relief of survivors of the explosion at
the Pittsburg Arsenal in September, 1862
and an amendment to the soldiers hom-
stead bill. He presented many petitions
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organizations, and uniformly distinguished
himself by his zeal in behalf of the sur
vivors of the war and widows aud children
OF their deceased comrades. Among the
bills presented by him was one to amend
the contract labor law; also numerous pc
titions in favor Of laws restricting foreign
immigration, and for the protection of
American labor against that of foreigners.
He also presented many petitions and
remonstrances from labor unions and
working mems associations of different
topics.
Mr.. Dalzell presented many petitions in
favor Of the passage of the Mckinley bill,
as well as numerous protests against pro
posed amendments to it which would have
injured the interests of our people. He
also offered several petitions in favor of
the recprocricy clause of the bill He
frequently addressed the House ON the
subject of the bill and its amendments,
and offered number Of the latter. He
was present at nearly all of the divisions
on tie bill and its amendments and work
ed sedulously and constantly to protect
the interests Jf Pennsylvania. Mr.. Dal
zell, in the Fiftieth Congress, was mem
Der of the Committee on Pacific Railroads
and did valuable work thereon. In the
Fifty first Congress he was made chairman
of the committee
ELoQUEHcE WORKS WONDERS.
Toward the close of the second session
of the Fiiiieth Congress while an appropri-
alton bill was under consideration at a
night session, an appropriation in favor of
the Central Pacific Railroad being under
Mr.. Dalzell electrified the
House in fifteen minutes speech which
resulted in repeal of the appropriation
by large vote, on the ground that the
railroad was fraudulently insolvent and
entitled to no payments from the Govern
ment.
or this speech, tn, Philadelphia Press
at this time said: We recommend those
VINO desire To- Gle ar their minds on befog
ged issue TO the clear aud terse statement
made by Congressman Dalzell in his speech
on the claim put forward By the Central
Pacific for SO, 600, 900 earned in doing the
business of the Government which built it,.
The colossal manipulation-by which the
United States built the road. and its four
owners first pocketed the Government
bonds, then pocketed the stock. took all
the profits for years, au.l ont of the gains
built railroad ~ stem from Portland to
San Diego and from san Diego 70 the Gulf
of Mexico and the Atlantic, which leaves
the Central Pacific wrecked hulk not
worth its first mortgage bonds, let alone
the Government second mortgage bonds
has been told before; but it has never
been better told than by Mr.. Dalzell in
this speech. Unlike to many speeches for
the Just and honest rights of the Govern
ment, Mr.. Dalzells speech made votes and
defeated the attempt to add 50, 900, 900 Of
the peoples money to the millions that
had gone before.
at Is profound satisfaction that Penn
sylvania has at least one man like Mr..
Dalzel. whose voice can be heard, and
is heard, for honor, honesty, and
the right OF the public treasury against
the wrongs of the public plundcrer,.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
During the Fifty.iirst Congress Mr. Dal-
Zell was also member of the Elections
and introduced resolution