New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-09

government we should turn to amnesty, kindpes.
genteness Let the PAST dead bury dead ws. sad
ia m, the first session Of the xLIyth Consrssse
siderxtion In appointments to Office under this Gown
ment" That amendment passed this House by vote =,
1873 yeas to 102 nays, many straightforward nhe,T
gentlemen on the other side voting for my proposito
propose, in all my scts here to stand upon the pre
scarcely the ashes Of itlef Why should not all the ef
zen OF the Union have an equal chance IN
We have only kept up Che practice OF your own Repub
In the Confederate army for high offices Fyerv da
such men are being appointed Your Postmasteri;ens
and you go to him and do your business with nm
Would not the honorable gentleman be entirely satisfied
With this House granting nat pesGniary aid 70 General
Speaker that Is rather too thin. The whole bushes;
becomes evsnescent as You approach It. This HOuse
has not been unfair towards Union soldiers. How Il II
organizedl To-day we have Northern man for the
clerk, we have gentleman from Ohio Union man a.
our Sergeantat-Arms The Confederates who are mem
this side OF the House and yet they only have the oes
or postmaster and the doOrkeeper Are then
aSgrlndizng them on the part OF the COnfederacya
DOMINATION OF THE CoNPEDERATR ELEMENT
Mr. HALE (Rep., Me.)-Ido not wonder that gentlemen
on the other side hesitate TO vote this question. It
surprise to me that points OF order have been made
and that the previous question has been voted down. be-
the party on the other side is confronted with
question which shows its bias The tracks Of the party
are all one way-they are m direction about
ton in il of the old Confederate element The GENTLE
man from Mr. Cox asks US why the dead past
Is not allowed to bury Its dead and the that so
fast he and his associates gain power and have pat
ronage dispose Of they Will not let the dead past rest
but whenever any act can be done Offensive Ia
Northern sentiment in the disposition Of patronage II
Is urged upon us and Is rstaized IN action. It for
that that the last Congress took as Its clerk TO the Com
mittee of WAYS ana Means Hamilton the man WHO
named his child after the assassin OF President Lincoln
1t was because OF that hat the last Congress chose an
exSergeanatArms Of the Confederate House OF Rep O.
sentatyes, as the dOOrkeeOer Of this House,
because be was incompetent 1t was because Of that
that this Winter a Southern man was taken door.
keeper aud when he failed as his letter In The Post To-
day. says to do the behests Of leaders in his party he
was turned out and when the party vent into caucus
newspapers correcD with the nominations both Of
Confederate soldiers and Union soldiers. General
Shields who is now supported on TINS SIDE was nomn
ated ia that caucus by Southern gentleman, and was
sustained by him. He was au equally good Democrat
with the gentleman whom that caucus had nominated.
He equally southern man, residing In Missouri,
where the old doorkeeper came from. lie was true in
principles which he had always maintained
and was as good man as General Field
But be was oyersaughed by vote Of five to ose
General Shields has nothing to recommend him TO this
side except his loyalty and his ability and his services
the war But Mr. Speaker as sure as tides and sun.
shine come the party that side has got to take this
cup to their lips and has got to decide whether
not there influences in 1t which
do not permit in free, competition Union
soldier who Is Democrat and who lives In the South 70
gain place OF this kind as against Confederate soldier
who deserted The ag who went back upon his military
alma mater, who went into the reDCoi ana whose only
strength with the Democratic party Is because OF that
THE VOTE.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Blackburn Dem
XVI and Mcmahon Dem, Oho). The previous question
having been seconded the first vote was taken on Mr.
Cymers substitute that the House proceed to the cleo
ton of a doorkeeper. Adopted-Yeas, 1913 nays, lO9
Mr.. Clymer nominated Charles W. Field, OF Georgia
Mr.. Butler nominated James Shields OF MISSOURI. MI
Randolph, OF Tennessee nominated John II. trent, OF
Tennessee The vote resulted: Field, l23; Shields lOl
Trent, 8. - -. 49,,
Upon the announcement OF the vote Charles W. Field
was declared duly elected, and therefore sworn IN
taking the modified oath.
HONORS TO GENERAL SHIELDS.
Mr.. CLARK Dem. MOI asked unanimous consent to
introduce for present consideration bill authorizing
the President to appoint James Shields OF Missouri
prigadler-genera Of the United States Army on the
retired list his pay begin from the time of the passage
OF the bill AdOptcd-Yeas, DPS nays, q; the negative
vote being cast by Messrs. Randolph OF tennessee;
White and ONeil, Of Pennsylvania Jones and Cox, OF
Ohio and Acklen. Of Louisiana.
Mr.. BLOUNT Dem, Cal. from the Committee on APP
propriations reported the Post Office Appropratlon
Bill. Referred to the Committee Of the Whole II ap'
prOpriates S33.090.373.
The House. at 4:35 o'clock adjourned