Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-26
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March %.
SENATE.


Mr.. Window. from committee on appropria-
tons, reported with amendments the House bill
making appropriations for consular aud diplomat
&c service, for the year ending June 80 1872 cal
| endared.
MIR. Dawes, from pubic buildings, reported ia.
vorably on the bill TO provide building for post
Office, I. 5. courts, &C. at Topeka, Kansas; cal
endsrcd.
Mr. Eusts from the same committee reported
with amendment the bill to provide for public
buildings at Kansas City. Mo-. cslendared
| Mr.. Howe had the floor, as proposed Saturday
and said:
| During the past year we have seen here and ey-
efy"hete throughout the country, sma Il but &C
tive squad of political inquisitors, busy with the
WORK OF asserting the republican party, gathering
| into hallowed gamers all those who avow them
selves supper tiers of tle presidents pol lcv and
pouring unquenchable fire upon all the rest
Poles have been set up at all the cross roads and
| liags inscribed with the Presidents policy have
been suspended from them, and the self. appoi nted
| inquisitors have lurked in convenient iunyles TO
| detect who did and who did not uncover under
| the flag.
1t has happened to me to be advertised quite be-
yoLd the pale OF my own modesty. Rnd seeking a
an opponent of the Presidents policy, and have
| not hitherto answered to the accusation, because
| did not like to plead guilty for | hoped was
iHnocent; and did not like to plead not guilty. for
| | feared might be guilty. | had Withheld no
| honest effort to elect Mr.. Hayes
1t must of necessity pain me to be found not in
accordance with his views. and it must pain me
| still more to find he was not in accordance with
| nine. My uncertainty arose not from the fact
that was doubtful of nv ow IA policy but because
| | was not sure understood his. NV own policy
| Is very simple one and may be briefly stated =
| Toward the States of the South my policy has
been identical with the policy | have held toward
| the States of the North.
demand only that every legally qualified cleo.
| tor in every State, South or North democrat or
| republican, black white, shall be permitted un-
disturbed by force and unawed by lear to vote at
| all elections, at the place prescribed by law, and
| nowhere else, just once aud no more than once
that every so cast sha be honestly counted:
that every person chosen by such votes to any Of
fee, shall be freely indicted into it. This is nv
| Southern policy, and the whole of it. The head
| and iiont of my offending against the South hath
| this extent aud nothing more
II was that same sentiment which, as under
| stand, animated the Cincinnati convention and to
| tins end imperativey demand Congress and
chief executive whose cousge and fidelity shall
not ialter until those res hts are placed beyond
| dispute or recall and it was this sentiment which
| as understand, inspired the President when in
his letter of acceptance he said "Whst the South
| most needs IS peace, and peace depends upon the
| >upTcmacy Of law. There be no enduring
peace If the constitutional rights of anv portion Of
| the people are hahtually disIegarled."
OF course did not like to believe the President
would abandon any part of this rolicy so reason
| able in itself and explicitly proclaimed both by
|
| in nomination.
Concerning the civil service, my policy is not
| hll more complicated. | would have that service
| administered by the best men attsuable, and be-
| lieve republican President should as the Cincin.
natl Convention declared, select republicans for all
| those places where the harmony anc vi.or of the
| administration require the policy to be represent
ed.
believe, as the President declared in his inau-
| guia address, that once commissioned the officer
| should be secure to his tenure as long as his
personal character remains uniarnished and the
Performance of his duty satisfactory"
such was the command of the tenure of office
act. struggled for that enact ment under the adj
| Ininislraion of President johnson and | strug-
gled just as hard against its repeal under the ad-
| ministIation of President Grant and on the 18th
| OF March, 1869, | closed speech again its re-
| peal with the words-"In the course of wears
| horeaf er YOU may see the White House occupied
| by man like unto him who has recently retired
| from IT."
Am about to express my own vindicaton
This IS the whole of my civil service policy.
Until listened to the message which the Pres
| ldent sent to the United States upon opening tbi,
| session OF Congress, was not quite sure whether
| he was 0r was not in accordance with these views
| lie was elected by party ninety per cent. of
| which am confident hold precisely these views
and do not propose to abandon them, whoever may
| counsel such abandonment.
| Mr.. Howe said that the selection of President
| Hayes Cabinet was not altogether in harmony
| with the policy thus laid down. Mr.. Kew was
| democrat, although he thought a veiy fair one
| Mr.. Schurz " - neither democrat nor republican,
| bvt both by turns.
Mr.. Howe dwelt for some time in most scath-
ing criticism of Schuz. speaking OF him as an ad-
| venturCr in politics, asrevoutionst at home an
unsuccessful general, chameleon journalist, and
stump orator as fancy dictated
| MIR. Howe then passed to Louisiana. He said
| the people of the states, in exercise of their own
uncontrolled disci elton, select their own govern
| m he l.. OH al IL.
| duty Of recognizing such governors as the people
OF the State may from time to time make choice
of.
| When the President inaugurated Stephen
| Is. Packard WAS governor of Louisiana. Within
| sixty days after he iHauguraed, he ceased to
| be governor. When he disappeared the will of
| Louisiana was subverted aud trsmped upon.
| Mr.. Howe discussed and expounded the presi-
| dental duty toward States, as laid down in the
| Constitution, and as held by Supreme Court decs-
| lon', claiming that such duty was not performed
| by him in Louisiana, and that the desertion of the
path of duty by Hayes not less fragrant than
| that of President Buchanan.
| lie Senate at 20 went into executive session.
and when the doors were re opened adjourned.
HOUSE.
Severa bills and petitions were introduced and
| referred.
Mr.. Stephens, by request introduced bill au-
thorizng the issue OF post office bonds bearing in
dar months, aud redeemabe on demand at anv of
| the post Offices having the funds on hand. Also,
| by request, revising the duties Of the U. S. Su
| preme Court
| BY. Mr.. Banning, authorizing the commission
| ers of internal revenue to refund and pay back
certain taxes to dlstillers. Also, to re organize
| the army.
BY Mr.. Dbnell, fixing the pay of enlisted men
| in the army.
| BY Mr.. Schleiches, to regulate the value of sub
sidlary silver coin.
| BY Mr.. Atkins, for the more economic sale of
| public lands.
| The Speaker submitted a communication from
| the Secy of State, transmitting letters from the
Italian government expressive of gratitude to tie
| government and people for the manifestations of
sympathy and respect by the President Congress
and people of the United States on the death of
King Victor Emanuel; ordered printed.
MIR Butler of Mass, introduced a bill to enforce
by appropriate legislation, the will of the people
in reference to disabled soldiers of the late
Also bill to authorize bondhoders and other
creditors to elect receivers in suits in equity pend
| ing in u. S. Courts referred.
Mr.. Banks presented a memorial from the Bos-
/ ton Of aIa all t1la fn.to a