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l.rrlTysF MASuISoIVNI beceluoeF ~.
,,-,.. So, SENATE
The Senate insisted upon its amend.
ments to the Military Academy Appropri.
atilbill, and Messrs.' Allison, Blaine and
Dayis( (W. Va were appointed commit.
Mr. Plumb, from the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, reported with an amend
ment the bill recently introduced by Mr..
Paddock, providing thattheposse eomitatus
clause Of the army appropriation bill shall
not be construed as applying to the army
employed in the protection OF life and
property in States and Territories subject
to Indian incursions. Placed on the CAL
endar.a .os
Mr.. Window, in explanation OF the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
said, as it came TO the Senate it appropri-
ated SI,045,735 The Senate Committee
added $50, 100, and as now reported the
bin appropriates $50, 800 less than the esti-
mates Tor the next fiscal year. The Com
mittees had restored the salaries OF the
Ministers ut Great Britain, France, Russia,
Germany, Spain, Austria, Italy and other
places =. r. SA'i 'i.,
The various amendments proposed by
the Committee were agreed TO without
discussion. ..,.-.,.si ,..
Mr.. Window reported with the amened-
ments the Pension Appropriation Bill.
Placed on the calendar.
The Vice President laid before the Sem
ate communication from the Secretary Of
War suggesting that the appropriation for
subsistence OF the army for the next fiscal
year, be made available from the passage
aof the act, that the Government may pur-
chase goods to be shipped to posts in the
in the far Westas soon as possible. Re
ferred. Also o communication from the
Secretary Of the Treasury In reply to
.Beck,s resolution OF December Sd, calling
for information asto the amount OF silver
received from ithe'eustom duties and il ap-
piled to the payment OF interest on the
public debt, &c. The Secretary transmits
lie report from the Treasurer ofthe United
States on the subject. Ordered TO lie on
the table and be printed.
Mr. Hereford called up the House bill
changing the time for holding the term OF
the United States Circuit Court for the
district Of West Virginia. Passed.
Mr.. Mcdonald, from the Committee on
judiciary, reported iavorably on the bill
to quiet the title Of the settlers on the 'Des-
moines river lands, Iowa. Placed on the
calendar. 40 ia r.. ~.
* consideration was resumed OF Blaine's
resolution regarding the constitutional
rights of citizens. j,
Mr.. Merrimon read prepared speech in
reply TO Blaine. He spoke for peace and
harmony and the breaking down tall
sectional feuds. .,,.. La. g..i
Mr.. Wallace said that he would have
arrayed the Democrats OF the Senate sol
idly against this resolution il he could, for
it could bring no results, and the people
were sick OF sectional and political agita-
ton. 1t was not true, as charged by the
Senator from Maine, that thirty-fiye mem-
,bers had been given TO the South since the
war, by reason OF the negro vote. The act
of}IS72 only added twenty. The figures
given by the Senator from Maine were
based upon the population, and not upon
the voters, and the same irregularities that
he Blaine pointed out in the South exist:
ed in the North. These were the results OF
our system, and must be borne. We could
not deprive States OF representation. II
We could, Pennsylrania might suffer, for
,massesof yoterswere turned away fromthe
polls there for non-paymento of taxes. The
only settlement for such wrongs was by
contest for seats. The law recognized no
other. ~
He referred to the conduct Of the cleo
tons In Philadelphia, and said that Re-
publicans or Republican managers were
placed at every poll in that city and
Deputy Marshals, many OF them OF the
most disreputable character, to drive away
voters. A subservient legislature had
.taken from the Sheriff Of Philadelphia the
mower to appoint deputies because he
happened 70 be aDemocrat. No matter
what was done let the results come: such
was the Republican rule in Pennsylv1nia:
The negro voter, was provided by them
Pwitltatax receipt, and D white man TOO
poor to pay his taxes was driven from the
polls, ms, a.
South was infinitely better than 1t was ;
wears aro. The country must be content
with its progress through which capacity
Of the negro for self government, could be
The Question then being on Mr.. Blaine's
amendment, offered yesterday, authoriz::
;ng.t the. committee TO take testimony and
to administer oaths, and visit any portion
.of the country when such visit may In
their Judgment facilitate the object OF the
inquiry, L was agreedto without division,
The question being on passing the resot
lrtion n AmendedS Afr. Whyte spoke
ngainst the resolution. In the course oil
Ihis remarks he preferred 10 Know NOTHING
times and asked where the Senator from
NTo;na paa then
= Mr.. Blaine said he was quite young
boy then. s,.o.
WAS a young boy; certainly in politics ne
q ii tha 5ld how now. There was peace and
good ~ ri order In the Senate before the sena-
tor from Maine was transpianted mere ifO"
the other end OF the Capitol.
Mr.. Whyte then told an amusing sIory;
related by one Kit Hughes, who dreamed
that ehe'was In the realms Of hls siltAhls ILis
NIaiestywhen Satan made his appearances
With d hugo pitchfork and great noise,
yelling that the place was not pig enoug,,
lar him and Kit Hughes," and ms irienu
fron, Maine reminded him OF that story:
the Senate did not desire these scenes "
alItimes, and II the Senator from Name
| desired to keep the country in . hunonp,
L me INYhytel hoped he would return 70 tne
other end OF the Capitol in the place which
another Senator described as 0 beer gar
dan. mi. OF course, he would not say any
thina like that, Let these political CUES
Etinns he postponed until the next Presi'
jsnt;al election, and then we would have
n chance at the Senator himself.
M. Morgan made . long speech IN op'
nosition 10 ihe resolution, and said that he
s,,nnosed the Senator Blainel under par
liIamrIentary1 IN vsages would be Chairman o.
fthe special committee, .,,., a.,
M Blaine said that he had already m
uonnced that he would not accept tn'
Craftsmanship. ..,,. Th,
An. Morgan continuing, sala: x. Z.
Senate might not excuse me sena nilsS' t;a' -
for one would vote against eSeaSins h'n