The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-03
XIV CONGRESS.
HOUSE.


WAsELyGToN. D. C., Dec. 2-Ths gal
lerIes to-day cuutaIned the customary
crowd at the opening session Of congress,
A. moon Speaker R1aGalI ragged the
house 70 order, When the chaplain made j
prayer AMI The rod vas called. The roll
CAL showed 20 members prssenl. Two
mem 1ers. Bailey. Of New York, and Ma
iOrs, Of Nevada, then took the Irgn-ciad
gaEh.
Messrs. Atkins. Cox and Garfield we're
AcpGInted u IafGrm the President that coa-
grass was II sesslGu-
After rscess the presidents message
vas received from privata secretary Rogers
a1d read-
When the reading Of the message was
eEdgG. Mr. Wood, gf N4w York. moved
that it be rsfsrrad 20 the cummittee OK the
whole house, and ordered prI1ted. T..
though. a. q WhOie. the document was high
" satisfactory, yet there we're some refer
ences II It which should De met &C shs ear
lest pcacricahls moment He referred 70
the part relating TO the southern staEss,
be tailed 90 see where the president saw
any disposition IN the south 20 avoid Or
Amend IN any degree sbe constitutional
amendments. he failed % see any Iudica-
ton IN the south, az any election. at any
time 0r under any circumstances. tJr a 80
riss Gt years Of al uuWillinguess ID i've IA
euErs Imity with the whole cuuasry ia re-
g1r1 tu the law. Or obey the government.
BE regretted thas the president. who had
Gum nenGed his administration Rlrh susfl a
1uDia lud Datri0tic position as AGAINST the
military tespOtism exarciaed By his prede-
IessUr, shuuId INV Indicate A change Of
puiiGY He had watrhed with interest the
course Of the administration III Jr,ier % sac
whether the presideuE womb oe forced
from the manly anu nubis postum taken by
him. Hs knew uhaE there was 4 wing Of
tha republican party dissatisfied with thac
postum. anu lE had been 4 nattar Ut intar-
est 10 the Whole country 10 know whether
thu DresldenC Wnuid continuously maintain
his 4trltude. While the president SIpre 81
at has vlswa IN very mild amt very lecUr0ua
Language, Yst he iudicated quite clearly
thas ehs cunditlGn Ok tnlngs in the south
was 1ut salstactqrY To him. The president
had referred especially tu the siectinns in
South Carolina ant Louisiana. He aad
been able ~ single 1uE two states and
Qnly two Isolated INSTANCES In shgsa
states, THAI vas an ialieatiaa OF vaetla-
tlun "a the DaEs Of the executive aud IL
Was JaIy because ID was sucf al indieasi0a
Chat 10 w a0dj felE ia MS duty 10
declare thas thers vas 40 faundafign for
the allegation Ut wrong By the suuth. Il
Was regcetsanie that whiia tha president
ayes Vars 1paa Gu congressional sieetlnas
10 cGuLh Carolina and Louisiana they vera
closed 10 what occurred ia TIE city 9f New
ok On tho am 1f November, where A. 900
legal tuters vera dragged tn prison by
gDverment 0Eioials, whera hundreds Of
s1em we're plunged lntg the vilest deus as
common prisoners and where. besides
those Who had osea arrested. IO.OOU her
Voters had oeen lniimidased, thus making
ditsrsIG3 o. &c least 5000 Votes Ia the
aity 1s New 1arS IN the last election. Tue
lrasldsat had not sesn that 6a had ,ae
highest regard fur the prssident. behaving
nlm 10 DO All a01est and Datri0tio man. ls
vas nattar ii DrQfulnd rsgrst eha6 the
presidents should DermiE himself 10 be an
mssrumaat 10 the hands OF an ultra wing
OF tho republican party.
Mr. Garfield characterized Il AZ very IN
usual % lntserups tha ordinary f0rm Of
proceedings o. debating a1g Suggestions
0t tila message. Hha axact language &c
thak pare 81 ena message with which tina
Ss1tienaa foapd faalt Was aot IN his
mind, ons the language vas very plain.
Mg. MQea ooNRlaiDed thak tao presideae
bad yaciliated because be- hal seea a. 10
fSAeg " Disturbances 10 federal elections.
lie hoped thsy sheald AZ gacilIa.e n IA
way. Ii Mg.f Mood coald 81 i 81 Aa go
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