The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-08

for -, ,ue legislatures to use nonay
,a,,rn m purposes. Moreover. the leaIs,
nor ha, @ nov III session and the COVER.
uor had no such authority, Mr. ,Sati,a,
maze vigorous speech In ronly walnut
yieid TO no man." he said "i, ,,,.
"ni',nshess TO relieve suffering In .yar,
nsi..ina'e way, but there Is nothing 49,
ua"serous IN it's use than charity W.
.ne great fires swept the CITY of ch1oaea
we innaDitahts of various cities came ~
1 uo reuei OF chicago, but were that sams
49, 49, 70 ieach Chicago today and rollef
, v oueleu, IL would be refused with a feel
hs that IL was trenching upon their ou,
seif-respcct and assuming dutias no, Wv ~.
aonseu 10 the state or to the citizens of m,
State' when the fire swept Boston nnd ne
ISSUANCE was offered by sister cities po.-
.oh' thanking them for their kindposs -
ne' ueciihed to accept claiming the right
as oeiohging to her people, which thew
Win not iorego. of taking care of their
own cit'zens The gentleman says the con-
., ..'u''o ON, oil those States give no right to
'nose states to assist their own people In
circumstances such as they are now placed
| IN. " ''"eeo
mere are no new circumstances and
| 'hat u amendments were necessary to the
| constitutions of those States they should
| nave attended to the amendment of their
| constitutions or In some manner placed
ample power In the hands of the executives
Oh THESE states. VIII he point me to n line
| IN the constitution OF the United States
| 'hat permits Its presidents message to he
| substituted, is any presidents message nm
der any circumstances 10 be substituted,
| iof constitutional laws? While have not
| objected to the consideration of this mat.
| ler' ana while l shall not vote against it.
| ths is the last time that shall ever abate
| my Judgment and my conscience in violat-
| me what believe is the constitution, in
| violating the manliness OF the people of
states involved in this injury and in doing
| wrong to the States themselves by need
| lessly and in humliating manner. going
to the rescue of States that are abundantly
ab!e TO take care OF their own poor. be-
| ileve there is nothing that could come to
| the citizens of those States that would have
so good a moral and economic effect as to
can upon them TO take care of the injuries
now done and leave it to them"
Mr., Simpson-Why did not the gentleman
refute it or Saturday when he voted money
10 send to the suffering poor of India?
Mr. Wallter-That was a National affair,
where the private citizens had made con-
tributions from all the States and / did
not then approve OF that act | believe that
when any Of our people contribute to n
people anywhere that the contribution
should cover the delivery Of that charity, l
am opposed TO charity everywhere and un~
der all circumstances daughter on the
democratic side). except where 1t is an alb
solute necessity and where the poor and
the suffering can be alleviated in any other
manner and in proper way. 1t is not for
us TO take the money by taxation out OF
the pockets Of the people and distribute
ii in charity where We ought 10 be person.
ally responsible for it.
Mr., Smpson-That is what is done for
the benefit of the manufacturers.
Mr. Catchings declared the stricken
States were not mendlcants. They were
more overwhelmed by taxation than any
other section of the Union His own con
gressional district has spent Il quarter of
million dollars of private means to avert
the flood. 1t was time for the government
to harness this great river and IN the
next congress logical scheme for this
purpose would be presented.
MIR. Cannon (Rep.j OF Illinois declared
he did not approve OF the line of argument
Mr.. Catchings had adopted. Ii was sad
thing indeed for the constitution OF any
State to be- so framed that II gave 10 power
TO relieve the suffering, the stricken, the
destitute. The legislatures Of Kentucky
and Tennessee were in session but he did
not know whether they had such power
1t was evident that there WAS great suf-
fering In the Mississippi valley and there
were precedents for action by congress. In
the presence OF wholesale suffering he had
not stopped to inquire whether the consti-
tut IONS of States permitted them 20 care
for the flood sufferers, but he hoped that
the time would come when the States could
care for such suffering in their borders.
Mr. Gainer tDem) of Tennessee read n
telegram from the governor OF Tennessee
in reply to request for information as
to the conditions In that State. The gov
ernor wired:
In a deplorable condition. Bill now
pending for $4,000 by the legislature.
Mr.. Walker sarcastically asked II Mr..
Gamer did not think the amount Of the
Tennessee appropriation should not be re-
ducol to $1,000. 1t was explained by Mr..
Carmack pem.l OF Tennessee that the
people in that State who needed relief
were refugees from Kansas.
There WAS no more debate and the leso-
luton was adopted without dissent.
The Mississippi sufferers having been
disposed Of. Mr.. Simpson furnished the
house with entertainment. Mr.. Simpson
had endeavored to secure the floor i'm
mediately after the routine business an
nouncing that he desired to speak On
question Of the highest privilege.
Il have read an article In The Forum by
Senator lIoar which reflects on the house
Of representatives, and as "A member Of
The house | desire to enter my protest"
He had been induced to waive his speech
MN me hopl resolution WA.i dealt Wit II,
Dut now sent TO the clerk to be read an
diiorial from Il Washington newspaper
This article declared that the members of
he house had been robbed of their right
% legislate by the speaker. to whom ii re-
erred rs "a political cannibal autocrat."
When the clerk had read reference to
what the speaker. "in his own iowory Ian
mage calls Retrospective legislation"
Nr. Dinghy interposed an objection that
Mr.. Simpson had not stated any question
If privilege. but the speaker decided that
he member from Kansas might continue.
The newspaper article was exceedingly
iery in lanElage. and when 1t had been
cad Mr.. Steel tRep.) of Indiana jumped to
lis feet shouting:
This Is no question of privilege. and
move that the house adjourn"
The republicans were not ready to ad-
ourn. and they cried mo. mol"
Speaker Reed very calmly ruled: "The
notion can not be entertained at present"
when 1t was stated In n newspaper
Turing the Fifty-frst congress that the
Members We're seen drunk on the floor"
ir Simpson said. that was considered u |
qestion OF personal privilege"
The point no now raised he declared. |