The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-18


posed of, the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill was proceeded with.
HOUSE
Mr.. Twitchell of Massachusetts present ted
the resolutions of the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture in relation to the rights Of shipowners.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the Army Appropriation bill, general
debate being limited to half an hour. The bill
appropriates 1921, AS $780,
Mr.. Niblack Of Indiana argued against the
interfe renee of the military in State elections
use of the army which in his judgment was
wholly unknown to the constitution.
Mr.. Brooks Of New York opposed the whole
bill, because the army was perverted by the
army which had hitherto acquired honors and
glories at Yorktown and Saratoga, at Chepul-
tepec and in the Wilderness or on the noun
tains of Tennessee, now used and mainly used
for electioneering purposes either in the South
ern or Northern States OF the Union. So long
as the army was used or could be used for any
such purpose, never, so help him God, never
under any circumstances would he vote dol
lar for its support. In no other country on
earth, no. even in down-trodden France, not
even under the despotism of Germany, not
even among thu Arabs where elections were
occasionally held, or among Musclemen, were
armed forces ever used in the manner in which
they had been used in this country to overawe
the people If it had been done in England,
Victoria would not be safe an hour on her
throne. The high respect which all members
were bound to express if not to feel for the
President OF the United States, forbade him to
express that depth of indignation which be
had felt against him, who on election day had
dared to use cannon and bayouets to threaten
or to slaughter his (BrooksO constituents, at
caprice of marshals and supervisors, the most
scum of the gutter cauldron of the city of New
York. No language could express the iDdig-
nation he felt at him or them who bad put the
army of the United States on election day at
the disposal of thieves and robbers.
Mr.. Sargent of California used against the
Democrats correspondence between Governor
Haight of California and President johnson
for the use OF the military to carry the last
Presidential election in California for Seymour
and Blair, and said it would hardly be believed
that the same Gov. Haight has recently pub
lished letter announcing himself as candi-
date for reelection, and that one of his plans
was opposition to military interference in cleo
tiOns.
Mr.. Eldridge of Wisconsin asked Mr.. Sar-
gent whether he was in favor OF it.
Mr.. Sargent said he was in favor of it under
such circumstances as existed in the 9Th ward
| Of New York, but even if he was not the Dem
ocratic party had shown an illustrious instence.
Discussion on this point continued in a
Sargent. Randall, Niblack, Morgan and Schu-
| maker.
Mr.. Jones Of Kentucky offered an amend
ment requiring that titles OF all national GENE.
| teries shall be indisputably in the United
| States. He bad reference particularly to Ar
| lington, and he was prepared to show that the
title to that property was not in the govern.
| ment but in Mrs. Mary Gusts Lee.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts rose to reply
| but the hour of 2 O'Clock having arrived he wal
precluded' under the rule assigning Friday al
ternoon to business of the District of Column
| bia, and the bill went over.
| The bill providing territorial government
for the District was agreed to, and the bill now
| goes to the President.
Several bills were considered and the House
took a recess. The evening session was devot
| ed to debates on national education.