Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-07

character and sobriety, without any reference
to political belief.
Senator Edmunds asked if it was an actual
result that colored men were drawn as jurors
under this law.
Senator WHITE said he did not know about
| the county courts, but in the State courts he
| had not known of colored men being on the
| iuries, but there was no discrimination In the
| drawing, as the lists did not show which were
| the names of colored men.
Senator Edmunds wanted to know how 1t
/ happened that no negroes ever got on Jurles.
Senator Whyte did not know why, except
| that their names did not happen to come out.
| He had never heard a word of complaint
| from the colored people In this regard. No
better class of people could be found than
| the negroes of Maryland. They were re-
| spected and protected, and had no cause for
/ complaint why were they not drawn In
/ the Federal juries. Once In while soil
/ tary black was seen on a Federal jury, to
/ show that color was not Disseminated
/ against; but they were very few. Continuing
| his remarks, Senator Whyte said there was
/ an impracticabe discrimination against the
Democrats In drawing Federal juries In
| MARYLAND, and it was nearly miracle if a
Democrat was acquitted in certain cases
| tried before juries composed entirely of Re-
| pubicans. Every Republican indicted in
| the State courts for violating State laws i'm
mediatey removes his trial into the United
States court, where he can be tried by men Of
| his own political party.
| Senator Bayard didn't think that it con-
| tanned any provision under which discrimina-
| ton on account of race, color or previous con-
| dition of servitude could be made, since It
| did not conflict In any way with existing laws
on that point, but be only wanted the bill to
DE successful to prevent any possible ground
for criticism In any quarter as to the acton
| of the committee or the supporters OF the
| hill Ia unnUod IN rapOnnunIt
Senator Conkling thought this move val
| liable addition to the comedy of errors for
which this session was so distinguished.
Senator Thurman said there was no occa-
| sion fer the exhibition of triumphs Every
| word in the bill was right, but there was
something wrong in this government, else ii
would have become law before. The ma
| iority were obliged to look, not at what is
right, but what is practicable. They did not
! propose to leave room for the sophistries Of
this chamber to be echoed from the other end
of the avenue. They could survive the sneers
OF the senator from New York.
Senator Blaine--Ihe senator has already
violated the rule. He has said that the bill
should be amended so as to encounter the OBJ
! iections at the other end of the avenue.
Senator Thurman only spoke of my own
infer 5nces, and these 10 ertn we e simply
founded on the fact that, in my opinion, the
bills have been vetoed, notably the army bill
| D6Gdusc Tic Vi lAC lsOPuOlASffh po1SJ
In both houses of congress are by no means
very friendly to the incumbent OF the PfesI'
Dental chair. l will not use the slang
language Of the day. will not talk about
Dulijozipg, but they have coerced the ex5cu
tive.
Senator Edmuuds raised p,int of order
that Senator Thurman was out of order
The words were taken down and read by tht
reporter.
Senator Edmunds s. 3ted his point was tina
the words imputed unconstitutional and i'm
proper conduct to the President, and also t
the members of the senate. lie would not re
gard the words as relating to the house.
Senator Houston asb ed under what rule l
was made. " e were getting to point wher
no legislation could be had without consult
ing the executive, but he did not know "
were forbidden to speak Of him.
Senator Whyte-The other side have beer
making charges of coercion against US al
along.
Senator Edmunds-It is for one to sa
what the effect of the measures will be, ant
another to say, in so many words, that sena
tors have caerced the PRESIDENT, thus chargln!
them with political crime.
Senator Thurman referred to his own de
cision on the point of order raised agains
Senator Chandler sometime ago, namely, tina
the charge that senators held their seats b,
fraud did not impute motives to the senator
themselves. He then said that by coercion
he did not mean duress or personal violence
but he mad used the expression "coercs be
cause, in his Judgment, and he would be will
ing to go to his death on 1t, the Republican
senators and representatives, by the cours
they had taken OF this bill by leaving to
mefits of the subject and raising the cry G
revolution, waving the bloody-shirt, talkin
, about this beng a question between tn
south and the Union, and by their Who'll
course on the subject, had made mani
would say weak man, for he meant TO b
respectful to the President-but made a ma
veto bills that, If left to his own judgment
he would not have vetoed.
In the discussion that followed severe
Democratic senators pointed ont cases wher
: HepuGlican members had denounced tn
: President and how they spoke of ''Johnso
as despot." etc.
Senator Thurman alluded to decision b
Senator Blaine, when speaker of the house
, that member was not out of order In usin
aceusatory words Of the President
} Senator Blaine SAID there was q latitud
allowed to the Immediate representatives c
the people, who could only present for ir
l peaohnens which was forbidden 10 the s6n
ate, which might, however, be ca led upo
to sit as court OF impeachment.
Senator Edmunds fnall y said that he We
satisfied with Senator Thurman's explanatio
2 of the sense in which he used the words Of
s jscted to, ana withdrew MS point OF orde
In doing so, he wished to deprecate th
growing freedom with which the acts an
. motives of the executive we're being hrougt
[ into debate.
The question required on Senator Bayard
? motion to recommlt the bill.
Senator Voorhees, opposed the motion.
T Senator Davis I'LL. favored it, and va
surprised that there was any opposition to i
e The object was simply to perfect the bill
5 All he wanted was repeal of the section
and TO get good jury Law.
e Senator ConklIng said that he would with
hold his vote on the motion, and lot tn
I Democrats settle their quarrel among them
seiyea.
Fine vote on the m otion resulted-yeas, 2Z
9 nays, 3. Not a quorum voting, most Of th
1 Republicans refrained from voting, an
most of the Democrats who voted voted aye
Senator Conkhng said he did not Withhold
his vote with the view of producing nc quC
+ rum. Sixteen would now vote nay. Man
I. Republican senators who had refralned fror
% voting now rose, and, on their names bein
+ called, voted nay. Several Democratic sens
e tors thereapon Changed their votes from ye
1 to nay, and others voted nay. The resu
was-yeas, Is; nays, q, SO Tie motion Wa
lost. The bill then passed-yeas, %; nay
Is, strictly party vote.
4 Adjourned till Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
The army appropriation bill was reported
= ordered printed and -recommitted.
l The house then went into committee of til
=, whole on the bill making additional apprC
: prlatons for the postoffice department.
5 Mir. Cox characterized the bill as the meaI
est one he had ever seen. There was nothin
SO mean, .se parsimonious so coarse, so despI
I, able as to. bring In a bill to repeal la
s passed at the last session, and to cut dow
the pay of men who were worked fourtee
1 hours day in New York city, because tn
gentleman from Illinois cannon did ne
want that sort of work upon the prairi
8 Laughter.
' Mr.. Cannon replied that the gentlema
t from New York Mr.. Cox wanted to get int
; some despicable demagogueical position, in O.
{ derto get some shouts from the slums of Ne
. York city.
q Mr.. Cox, alludlng to Mr.. Cannon's favori
: gesture-Don't shake your finger at me.
q scares me. Laughter
Mr.. Cannon-That is twlce-told wit, as ii
}. gentleman has already said it once to Gener
# Butler. The gentleman Is decayipg in his oil