Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-20

politics to be CONSTRUCTED throughout the coun-
try. This:wasl so declared. announced and
understood. Then, after six o'clock, it was
| declared by the majority that the minority
must proceed with the debate on the bill.
The minority thought that this was an out
| rage, parliamentary oppression, and they
| thought that they ought to show that they
| could not be treated in that way. If the
ID mocrats would now agree to adjourn, so
Tat all could have sleep and rest, he had no
coubt that a vote could be reached to-mor-
row. He was too unwell to deliver his views
to-day, but would do so tomorrow. He would
| not make stump speech, but would address
| himself to the legal principle and details IN
| vofFed in the bill. He made the suggestion
of adjournment n 90 cd ma u1e'
| Senator Davis w. Va. l-Will you name
| an hour for vote on the bill?
Senator Carpenter-No doubt vote can be
reached to morrow.
Senator DAvis-Do you speak for all your
side of the chamber?
Senator Carpenter-Iu understand that there
/ Is no doubt on this side that vote may be
taken by six o'clock Tomorrow, and no at
| tempt will be made to defer proceedings be-
| yond proper debate.
This was consented to by all around.
Senator Withers wished to say that the
senator from Wisconsin had stated the DEM
ocratic position with perfect fairness. He
admitted that an undue portion of yesterday
was COQeUneQ ny DeIuOCrdGlC SENATORS. Inc
opposition TO the motion to adjourn was not
made to compel the discussion to go on, but
| to procure the assent of the minority that the
/ bill should be disposed of at a fixed time. He
| had no motive to sit out the bill. If they
could have had any assurances last night that
a vote could be had at any time to- day, there
would have been no opposition to an adjourn
| ment. He acQuieseed in the suggestion of
| the senator from Wisconsin that the senate
now adjourn.
Senator Cokling, after saying that the OBJ
servatons of the senator from West Virginia
| had surprised him, spoke of the treatment to
| which the minority had been subjected
unfair and lndefensible. He had served In
the one house or the other for twenty-five
years, and had witness many scenes of ex-
element, but In 10 proceedings had he seen
| before now such an attempt so atrocious and
| despotic to gag and throttle and deprive the
| minority of their lights. That minority was
so large that the majority found itself para
| lyzed for lack of members to secure quorum.
Oae of the sections of the army bill So called,
as the Republicans believed, violated the con-
| stitution of the country. That was one OBJ
lection. 1t curtailed or abridged or paraly zed,
in words and effect the constitutional DOW
| ers, and forbade the execution of the consti-
tutional duties of the national executive.
| More than that they believe that it was de-
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| next fiscal year similar provision. They
believed that this proposed legislation, taken
| IN connection with the so called judicial bill,
| would in the end accomplish absolutely every
thing in the power of the two houses for
which this extra session was forced and de-
| signed. The majority must not forget that
the minority have duties imposed by their
oaths, that they had rights and Obligations
which they are bound to defend by all the
| modes of parliamentary warfare for the pro-
lection OF minorities. He would not say that
anything that had fallen from the lips of the
senator from West Virginia had come with
an i'll or a good grace. He was wiIliae to do
! gested. He was willing to let bygones be
bygones. If the majority would consent to
| adjourn, ne was willing TO come here to NOR
row, and 90 on with the bill to its final con-
clusion.
Senator Withers explained that there was
no period CT time yesterday that he would
not have consented to such an arrangement
| as was now proposed.
| Senator Hill entered his protest against the
doctrine announced by the senator from Wis
| conslE, and which he presumed was Endorsed
! by mis- Republican friends The doctrine to
! which he alluded was that senators had
constitutional right to sat in their places and
| refuse to vote for the purpose Of preventing
progress of legislation. Not meaning to re-
| feet on the motives of such senators. he
wished to say that there was as much obliga-
! ton to perform a public duty and to per-
| form it correctly and that there was lust as
much wrong to refuse to perform that duty
as to perform It improperly. If they could
obstruct legislation for one day, they could
obstruct it for week and for an entire ses-
aion. 1t was a proceeding unknown to the
| constitution, and If persisted in would de.
| stroy the government.
| Senator Carpenter-While the constitu-
| ton requires legislation to be proceeded with,
it does not require the passage of a bill of
| this Importance after six 0 clock in the even
| ing, without an opportunity for examination.
| Senator Hill-Men always plead constitu-
| tional right to justify revolution aud the
| overthrow of the government.
Senator Earpenter-lt is the nliidest DOS
sible form of revolution.
| Senator Hlll--Ihe government is as much
destroyed by n-actian as mal-action. If
| one member ID justified every other member
Is justified In non action, and thus the gov
| ernment becomes failure. 1t is the most
insldlous form possible to produce revolution
and distraction. l trust the people will
awaken to the fact that there is more than
one way to revolutionize the government
| The senate, on motion of Senator Thur
man, and in pursuance OF toe proposition OF
Genator Carpenter, adj burned.
IN TEE HOUSE.
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report upon the Judicial expenses bill sec
| ton 2, prohibiting the making the making of
ANY contract or the mourning OF any liability
under the provision of the revised statutes
authorizing the appointment or payment of
| general or special deputy marshals for SER
| vic IS in connection with elections on election
daY. The report brought on discussion.
| Mr. Monroe, one of the conferees on the
part of the house, explained the reason of his
| opI )5itlon - the report, and in answer to
| Mir. Coz expressed his intention to vote
| against it, Mr.. Cox intimsting that he would
do the same, but for different reasons.
Mr.. Monroe stated that in consequence of
the adoption of the latter amendment he
| would be ;eluctantly compelled to vote
| against the bin. He thought the report left
the bill II d bet r condition than when it
| oI.ginelly passed lie house. 1t lessened the
| danger win which the departments of the
| government had teen threatened Still the
bill had been lett IN such form as On princi-
pie the Republicans had been opposed to all
along and were opposed to now. 1t was
amply proposition to take from title &c of
the revised statutes all the efficiency which
| was In it.
Mr.. Garfield opposed the report, and laid
| down the position occupied by the Republi-
can side on this question. The bill went be-
yond making appropriations, and proposed
to prevent the executive authority of the gov
| AAOhA OhtSAOluS IuC law nc ISSUE
was narrowed down to this point: The ma
jority avowed its determination that mar
shals, depu y-ma1shals and assistant mar
shals shall pQt be appointed to execute the
laws as embodied In title 26 of the revised
statutes, and confessed that the clause in the
conference report was intended and devised
for that purpose. That made a square issue
which everybody could understand The
other side did not like the law, but it should
have proposed to amend it so as to correct
the abuses complained Of. The Republican
side OF the house was willing to offer or to
accept an amendment placing the appoint.
ment OF deputy marshals and assistant mar.
shals where that of supervisors is-in the
courts. That would be in the direction of
legislation to cure the evil complained of.
The other side, for want Of a two thirds ma
jority, could not constitutiopally repeal the
law, and therefore, not being able to repeal
| it, 1t wished to prevent the execution of the
Law. 1t was necessary that the courts