Daily globe., 1879-04-27

intimate God was able to raise Il
DAVID FOR PRESIDENT IN 1880,
meaning, suppose, he was able to advance the
interests of the gentleman on the other side
Of the hall, alluding to Mr.. Wright, Of Penn
sylvania, who has always written after his
name the word independent l am not
here to contend that God Almighty cannot do
that for have too much confidence in his
power to dispute it, but do ask the gentle
man from Iowa whether he is not asking too
much of providence. Gaughter) Who are
good for nothing on either side of questions
and neither side of any. (ReneWed laughter.)
They are half fish and half woman,
POLITICAL MERMA1DS,
too much women to be good for anything as
fish, and too much fish to be good for anything
as women. (Shouts of laughter.l 1t is sur
prising to men of business who have material
interests at stake should conceive the idea that
money can be made by legal enactment
Then, moving to the Democratic side and ad-
dressing the Southern members, he said: What
the country needs and what the South needs,
is not more greenbacks. I am not sectional
man, but a good feeling man, and I say that
what you want down there is to go to work.
Laughter.) Iou want to raise in Mississippi
more corn and cotton aud less ''cussedness."
(Laughter.) You want more hogs and less
humbug. You must raise horses and
hogs
MORE AND HE'LL LESS
daughter on both sides the House)
Mr.. Horr then changed his manner and his
subject, and spoke of the bloody shirt as the
North, who, with blanched cheek and relaxed
muscles started for Canada when they could
not prevent the "dratt," but as the sort Of
shirt as worn by the boys in blue, and he said
Southern members should not find fault with
Republicans for putting forward that emblem.
This is question, he continued, about which
the people of the North are in earnest. What
they ask of us is to do up these appropriation
bills like business men, and 50 home about our
work. There used to be an idea preached by
old theologians that God sometimes brought
about good actions among mortals by
PEsTILENcE AND FAMINE,
and other terrible expedients. 1t has occurred
to me that the deity never has had better OPP
portunity to aid this country than to-day, and
that would be by turning yellow fever into
this House. would want him, however, to
use great discretion in making his selections
(Shouts Of laughter all around the Honse and
galleries.)
The five minute debate was continued by
Poehler and Chalmers, who announced his con-
viction that during the war the truest patriots
and friends Of the country were the Northern
Democrats, because while the Southern Demo-
Gratis loved the constitution they did not love
the Union, and while the Northern Republicans
loved the Union they did not love the constitu-
tion, while the Northern Democrats loved
BOTH THE UNION AND CONSTITUTION;
by Mr.. Kelly, who received applause from the
Democratic side for application against Gar
field of the quotation from Shakespeare; by
Mr.. Money, in regard to the Chisholm case,
alleging that the delays in the trial was by
reason Of two continuances at the request of
the prosecution, and by Mr.. Whyte, on the same
subject.
Mr.. Atkins said he would not have partici-
pated in this debate but for the fact that the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Shallenberger,
had stated that in the election in 1861, in East
Tennessee, majority Of the voters had been
the State loyal. He, Atkins, would not at
tempt to protect the South from the charge of
disloyalty. II the course which Southern
members had pursued the past eight years was
not
EVIDENCE OF THEIR LOYALTY,
he would add nothing to the general Judgment
in that respect, but he wished to disclain now
that during 1861 there had been any troops in
Tennessee who had prevented any man from
voting. He knew of such instances, and he
invited any gentleman from Tennessee to state
| whether any man had been refused his right tc
vote at that election.
|. Mr.. House-There is not word of truth ir
it..
Mr.. Atkins-Not word of truth. No. Ir
Union City there were a thousand votes cas-
that day, and there was only one cast against
| separation, and that man now on the foo
| from Tennessee whose father distinguish
| ed member of Congress. never had a wore
| of conference with that gentleman on this sub
ject, but am willing that the gentleman
| oh lr1eo &o}o pha}l bo -, I,
polls and deposited his ballot without challeng,
from any one. l state this kindly and respect
! fully to my friend fram Pennsylvania, who ha
made this statement believing it was true, dt
not doubt, but there is not one solitary wore
of truth in it..
Mr.. Neutrality-suspicious. the gentleman desir
to know the authority on which I made thai
statement
Mr.. Atkins-I do not care which the authori
ty is. I do not believe word OF it.
Mr. Shallenberger-The Democratic candi
date for president is my authority.
Mr.. Atkins-I suppose you allude to Mr.
Greeley.
Mr.. Shalenberger-I do.
Mr.. Atkins-Very we'll. l am not here t.
impeach Mr.. Greeley. It was gotten out of hi
almanac. Mr.. Greeley may or may not hav
been responsible for it.
MIR. White-I can give Andrew johnson a
authority. can .givc every Union man il
East Tennessee my authority.
Mr. Debrill-Thc election was entirely fair
l know it..
Mr.. White--l believe East Tennessee wa
bulldozed out Of this Union.
Mr.. Atkins-Here is a Union man, and le
him state whether the people of Tennessee Wel
bulldozed out of the Union.
Mr.. Taylor, to whom Mr.. Atkins alluded
rose, but o'clock having arrived, he WAS nc
permitted to proceed.
THE EAMENDMENrs-BILL PASSED.
The committee then voted upon the amen(
ments. Mr.. Weaver moved to strike out a
the proposed legislation except two provision
in regard to the test oath. Defeated withou
division,
Mr. Garfield offered an amendment strikin
out all the proposed legislation. This was dc
feated by a vote by tcllers of yeas 123, nay
100.
} The committee then rose and reported tn
bill and amendments to the House. ALI til
amendments were agreed to without division
Mr.. Garfield endeavored to obtain separat
vote upon the political clauses of the bill, an
MIR. Bragg upon amendment which L
D wished to offer abolisl,ing the Southern claim
l commission, but both propositions were ol
jccted to- The bill was then passed, yeas IL
nays 1l9, as follows:
Acklin, Gibson, Phister,
c Aiken, Gillette, Poehier,
Armfod, Goode, Reagan,
l Atherton, Gunter, Richardson 81
:, Atkins, Hammond, Va.,E chmond,
= Baehman. Hatch, Robertson,
;. .. Beale. Honkle, loss,
. Belts, Henry, Rothwell,
Bicknell, Herbert, Ryon
, Blackburn, Herndon, Sanford,