Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-18
TIE EoRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
The Senate.
MILITARY ACADEMY BIZ

TIE F0RTY-F1FTH CONGRESS.
Tho Senate.
| MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE Senate insisted
upon its amendments to the military academy
appropriation bill and Senators Allison, Blaine
and Davis We're appointed committee of con.
ference.
POSSE CoMrTATUs.
Senator Plumb, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported with amendment the
bill recently introduced by Senator Paddock,
providing that the posse comitatus clause in
the army appropriation bill shall rot be con-
strued as applying to the army employed in the
protection OF life and property in the States
and Territories subject to Indian incursions
Placed on the calendar.
coSsULvR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS
| Senator Window, in explanation Of the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill, said as
| it came to the Senate it appropriated 81 045,-
| 1856. The Senate committee added SS2, 100, and
as now reported the bill appropriated $50, 500
less than the estimates of the next fiscal year.
The committee restored the salaries of the min
listers of Great Britain, France, Russia, Ger
many, Spain, Austria Italy and other places.
The various amendments proposed by the COM
mittee were agreed to without discussion, and
| the bill then passed.
| Senator Window reported with amendment
the pension appropriation bill. Placed on the
calendar.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Yice-President laid before the Senate q
| communication from the secretary of var sug-
costing that the appropriation for subsistence
OF the army for the next fiscal year be made
| available from the passage of the act, that the
government may purchase goods to be shipped
to posts in the far West as soon as possible.
Referred.
Also communication from the secretary of
the treasury in reply to Senator Beck's resolu-
ton of Dec. Sd, calling for information as to
the amount of silver coin received from Gus
toms duties and if applied to the payment of
interest on the public debt, etc. The secretary
transmits the report from the treasury of the
United States on the subject. Ordered that it
be laid upon the table and be printed.
WEST VIRGINIA COURTS.
Senator Hereford called up the House bill
changing the time for holding The terms of the
United States circuit court for the district OF
West Virginia. Passed.
QUIETING TITLES.
Senator Mcdonald, from the committee on
Judiciary, reported favorably on the bill to
quiet the titles of settlers on Des Moines river
lands, in Iowa. Placed on the calendar.
BLA1NEs RESOLUTION.
Consideration was them resumed of the
Blaine resolution regarding the constit utional
rights Of citizens, and Senator Merrimon read
a prepared speech in reply to Senator Blaine.
He spoke for peace, harmony and the breaking
down Of old sectional feuds.
Senator Wallace said he would have arrayed
the Democrats in the Senate solidly against
this resolution if he could, for it could bring
no resuits, and the people were sick OF sec
tlonal and political agitation. 1t was not true
as charged by the Senator from Maine, that
tdlrty-hVe members had been given to the
South since the war by reason of the negro
vote. The act OF 1872 only added.twenty. The
figures given by the Senator from Maine were
based upon population and not upon voters,
pointed out in the South existed in
the North These were the results of
our system and must be borne. We could
not deprive these States of representation.
Ii we could Pennsylvania might suffer, for the
masses OF voters were turned away from the
polls for non payment of taxes. The only safe
method for the sestlenent of such wrongs was
by contest for seats. The laws recognized no
other. lie referred to the conduct of the cleo
tions in Philadelphia, and said the Republi-
cans, or Republican managers, placed at every
poll in that city deputy marshas, many of
away voters. subservient legislature had
taken from the sheriff of Philadelphia the pow
er to appoint deputies, because he happened to
be a Democrat. No matter what was done, let
results come. Such was Republican rule in
Pennsylvanla. The negro voter provided
by them w TIL q tax receipt, and white man
too poor to pay his taxes, was driven from the
polls. He argued that the condition of the
South was infinitely better than it was Eve
years ago. The country must be CONTEXT with
its progress, through which the capacity of
the negro Tor self-government could be fully
tested.
The question then being on Senator Blaine's
amendment, offered yesterday, authorizing the
committee to take testimony and to administer
oaths, and visit any portion of the country
when such visit, may, in their judgment, facil-
itate the object OF the inquiry, it was agreed
to without division.
The question then being on passing the reso-
luton, as amended, Senator Whyte spoke
against the resolution. In the course of his re-
marks, he referred to know nothing times, and
asked where the Senator from Maine, Blaine
was then?
Senator Blaine said he was quite a young boy
at that time.
Senator Whyte doubted if that Senator was
young boy Certainly in politics he is an old
boy now. There peace and good order in
the Senate before the Senator from Maine was
transpanted here from the other end of the
| CatAtoA. WHY tc Oncil loItt story
lated by one Kit Hughes, who dreamt
that he was in the realms of his
Satanic majesty, when Satan made his
appearance with huge pitchfork and a great
noise yelling that the place was not big enough
FOR him and Ait Hughes, and his friend from
Elaine reminded him OF that story. The Senate
did not desire these scenes all the time and the
Senator from Maine desired to keep the coun-
try in a hubbub. He, Whyte, hoped he won,d
return to the other side Of the capitol. the
place which another Senator described as a.
beer garden, but OF course he would not saw
anything like that. Let these political cues
| tions be postponed until the next Presidential
| election and then we would have chance at
| the Senator, Blaine, himself.
! Senator Morgan made a lengthy speech in
| opposition to the resolution and said he sun
posed Senator Blaine, under parliamentary
usage, would be chairman of the special com
| mittee.
| Senator Blaine said he had already an
nounced that he would not accept the chair
| manship.
! Senator Morgan, continuing his remarks,
said the Senate might not excuse the Senator.
He, for one, would vote against excusing him.
Let him father this investigation which be-
/ longed to no one else. He defended the South
| ern people and denied that there had been any
discrimination against the negro. On the con-
| trary, everything had been done to qualify
him for citizenship. The negroes voted with
the Democrats because they were convinced
that the Democrats were houest and desired to
do light by them. He gave notice that this in.
vestigation should be full aud fair one. II