The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-05
Sneaker Randall This morning annonncf
Forty.sixth COngrcss---First Session
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1879.
SENATE
The Senate was not in session to-day

The SENATE was not IN session To-Day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The House met an hour earlier than the
usual time OF meeting, so as to give that eX-
tension to the general debate, which closes
at O'Clock to-day.
The first to address the House was Mr.
Singleton, of Mississippi, who stated the
question to be whether the House had the
courage and determination to repeal the
pernicious laws, or would faltcr and fail in
it's duty to the country. He admitted that
under the present Administration no troops
had been stationed at the polls, but no one
could foretcll whether the course OF the last
Administration in that respect might not be
followed in The next. He thought the re-
turn OF certain gentlemen to public life
meaning, perhaps, Senators Chandler and
Logan-boded no good to the Republic. In
The face OF the lisgraceful law which it was
now proposed to repeal the boosted freedom
of America was mockery and lie. In
conclusion, Mr.. Singleton stated lin refer.
ence to the supervisors Iaw) that party
fealty taught him to submit to party die
tates. He therefore accepted the partial re-
peal of the supervisors law. with notice to
all concerned that he accepted it only as the
first iustalment Of the long-delaycd justice
to an oppressed people, and that lie should
IN ull time to come labor in season and out
OF season to secure the repeal OF every
line, word. and letter OF tnat law.
The next speech was made by Mr. Wea-
yer, OF Iowa Zone OF the Greenback repre-
sentativcS). He deprecated keeping open
sectional an:mosities. Heridiculed the pre-
tensions put forward yesterday by Mr..
Knott, OF Kentucky, as to Providence guild
ing the Democratic party, as Of old the cho-
sen people through the desert, and suggest
ed that the gentleman confounded the two
things. and that 1t was to the army OF Pha-
raoh that the Democratic party was to he
likened. He predicted that in 1880 the De-
mocratic candidatefor the presidency would,
instead Of reaching that goal, meet his doom,
as Moses had met his on Mount Nebo. I'M
less that party would give relief to the coun-
Try in financial measures it would have for
feited Its opportunities for victory in 1880.
He raised a laugh by describing how the po-
litical parties in the House, after wasinS i
bitter partisan war during the week, met
together every Saturday and voted like bro
theirs to carry over the session until Tues
day. so as 10 prevent .the party OF the CEN
tire" from Introducing measures OF financial
relief.
Old parties, be said, were powerless to
give relief. They were parties OF blood,
and las David, being 4 man Of blood, WAS
not permitted to build the temple at Jerll-
salem) they would not be permitted to
build the temple OF American liberty. A
new party, which was the only healthy and
growing party in the country, wanted no
soldiers at the polls, wanted no test-oath
for Jurors, and was opposed 10 the concen-
tration of power il the hands OF the APP
preparation Committee. His speech is a
great success, and is occasionally applauded
on both sides.
MIR. Weaver was followed by three other
Green backers-Messrs. De La Matyr, OF In
diana; Jones, of Texas, and Wright OF
Pennsylvania. Mr.. De La Matyr expressed
his intention to vote for the bill as it stands.
Mr.. Jones opposed the placing OF political
legislation on appropriation bills. Mr..
Wright condemned the re6pening OF the
dead issues OF the war, aud predicted defeat
in 1880 for the party that raised them. Du-
ring the long course OF his service in the
House he never heard disputed the right Of
the House to engraft on appropriation bills
other necessary measures OF legislation.
Mr.. HaWley, OF Connecticut, followed,
denouneing the purpose OF the majority,
which would leave the Government to be
carried on by the voluntary services OF off,
GERS, or voluntary subscriptions such as
flowed into the Treasury in 1860. 1t was
threatened by gentle men of that majority
IL the President should veto the bill they
would apply the thumb-screws to the MI
norlty In order to. obtain two-thrds ma
jority, and failing In that the appropriation
should full. TO that programme the MI,