The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-06-20
THE TIE ..EATENED BAYONET-RULE.
How GraNt Proposes to Re-eIcct
Himself
From TIE irish American, June IS.

Himself.
From TIE irish American, June Is.
BY an Infamous trick, degrading breach
of faith, preconcertod violation of Sena-
torial rules, the Bayonct-at the ballot box
Bill was, on the Eth instant, tackled on
the Sundry Appropriations Bill, by the
Radical majority in the United States
Senate. The Objectionable measure was
offered as an amendment to the Appropri-.
alton Bill by Mr.. Kellogg, of Louisiana,
Mr.. Anthony, of Rhode Island, by pre-
vious arrangement of Radical caucus,
being in the Nice-P Presidential chair. Upon
the presentation of the Amendment. Mr.
Casserly, of California, raised the point of
order that it could not be received under
the rule, since it had no reference to an
appropriation contained in the original
bill. Mr.. Anthony, of course,-being in
the chair for that purpose,-overruled the
point of order; and, upon an appeal from
his decision being taken, this ruling was
sustained by vote of % yeas to % nays.
postpone the bill, and said that:
"Under the decision to which the Sen
ate had now come, every statute passed
since the foundation of the government, on
whatever subject referred to in this bill,
was open to amendment or repeal, and all
under che restrictive five minutes rule.
He would a thousand times sooner have the
previous question Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes. Senators may smile and think
this is a very smart trick but it lisa proposal
to stIhe free speech In a way that was
never before known in this world. The
whole body of the statute laws of the land
are placed at the mercy of q numerical
majority, without allowing any debate
Better adopt the rule of Louis Napoleon
at once, and establish a military despotism.
Better place the country at once under the
rule of Ulysses the Silent, for this is step
in that direction. If the arbitrary rule IS
to prevail, it is the end of all freedom of
debate in the American Senate. 1t is the
dsath-knell of liberty in this country, if
free speech is necessary to Liberty. lie ap-
pcaled to the majority rather to extend the
session than to overthrow the last refuge
of the minority"
Mr.. Casserly also, struggled molly for
the right; he said
lie regarded Mr. Kellogg as the mere
organ Of others in this matter. The action
Of the majority here falling in as regularly
as ut the tap of the drum, was sufficient &c
show that the proceeding was all conccr ed
in advance. lie had listened with amaze
ment to the decision of the Chair admit
ting this amendment. There was not a
Justices court in the country where such a
decision, under such rule would not be
torn to shreds in five minutes by any law
yer who could command a fee of ten dol
lars. Such decision as has been made
here tonight by the Senate could not have
obtained ten votes, unless it was to mee
come party exigency. The minority had
in good faith accepted the proposal of the
majority to limit the debate on apprepria
ton bills, never dreaming that any sucl
measures as this were to be attempted t.
be forced on them. To what straits mus
the ruling party in this country be driver
when they break faith with the minorit
when, under the shift of decision which
when it has served its purpose, will neve
be used again, they attempt to force
measure, perhaps on an unwilling House
What spectacle for a great majorit
party in Congress to put their bayone
election law IN an appropriation bill de
signed for the benefit of their Chief. who i
the head of the armies. He had no doub
whatever that the purpose of the majorit,
in this body was to force an extra session
He then intimated that the request pre-
ferred by delegates to the PHILADELPHIA;
Convention for the passage Of this ant
Iral =. Il. I.
ton of the Radical Senators who attended
that Convention.
The above extracts from the speeche
of two of the ablest and best men in tn
United States Senate preclude the neces
sity of comment from US upon the lates
action of the Radical majority in tina
body. What that action points to the pee
pie can readily determine for themselves
and it behooves them to prepare for tn
ordeal, to meet the emergency to which i
irrevocably tends and in which their lber
ties are unquestonably involved.
The Sundry Appropriations Bill, in
Guiding the enforcement Act, as modife,
by the majority of the Committee of Con
ference, was presented in the House o
Representatives on Monday morning b,
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio. The Democrat
fought it strenuously, and Mr.. Bingham
denounced this effort to "retard the legis
lntion of the majority" as reasonable
disgraceful, and as damning as that at
tempted nv havonnts twelva vaors aro
Amidst the greatest excitement, Genera
Morgan, his voice rising above the din
pronounced Mr.. Bingham's assertion ";
damnable SANDER and le,' and declare
that he would not sit in his seat and lister
to such foul asrersions upon himself am
his colleagues.
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