The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE STILL ON THE ARMY
APPROPRIATION BILL.
the Houses peeches by a Mum.
her of Members.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April Z2-MT lugaHS lHtIo-
troduced bill for the construction Of rail-
road from DenisoD, Texas, to the Rio
| 9rande.
| Mr.. Ingalls, read o communication from the
mayor Of Wyandotte, Kansas setting forth
| the IeplOrable condition Of the negro emil
grants who have come into that State from
1 the Southern States, Mr.. Ingalls, accompanied
the paper with bill for the relief OF these
| people He added that, at the proper time. ne
would address the Senate On this question.
The Wallace resolution, to rosebud the order
regarding the appointment OF subordinate
officers was then taken up.
Mr. Pen6leton offered an amendment pro-
vlding that nasmuch ~ the Vice President
was hot Senator On this floor 1t would be
more In accordance with proprlety that the
appointments made by the Secretary and
/ the Sergeant-at-Armsb be ratified by a major
i ity of the Senate. lie explained that these
| countability If they were not allowed full ali-
thorlty TO appoint their subordinates.
Mr.. Conklfng said It gave him great con-
Germ to learn that the Vice President was not
/ a Senator on this floor. III WAS the more sur
| prising that the statement came from d Sen
ator from Ohio. Did he ignore his worthy
colleague, who s O Democrat of Democrats
(allusion being made to Mr. Thurman, who
ID President pro teml- He went on In highly
sarcastic vein, to the great amusement Of
both sides.
Mr.. Anthony said that inasmuch as the
resolution was laid over on yesterday by rea-
son of the absence of Mr.. Wallace, he would
ask for similar order because Mr.. Edmunds
was absent.
Mr.. Pend!eton gave notice that he would
call up the resolution to allow the Cabinet
officers seats on the Senate floor as soon as
| the army bill Ia disposed Of.
The Senate then resumed consideration Of
the army bill.
Mr. Garland made legal argument against
| the employment of the United States army
at the polls as police power. He quoted
/ tsttr In hex
Evarts, then Attorney General, In which he
took very strong grounds against military
interference ut elections. These, Mr.. Garland
said, must be free or they are not elections at
all. He did not believe Gen. Sherman was In
| favor of this use Of the army. As to the mode
of this Legislation, there was no other way.
| The session had been called to pass the appro-
priation bills alone, and Republicans would
not allow general legislation.
Mr.: Davis, Of Illinois, regretted this parti-
san heat IN debate. A stranger would sup
pose that we were in the midst Ut crisis.
There was no need OF excitement. These
election laws had been enacted In 1865, just
after the war, when the country was Ia a very
then, but none now. Why then keep them on
the statute book Men who voted for them
in 1866 would vote to repeal them now. 1t
was natural for maiorities to legislate wrong
and for minorities to protest, but this poitl-
cal agitation. is positively miscellaneous. The
| people want repOse and relief from their bur
dens. The people Of this country are one
people. bone Of one bone, and blood Of one
kept in sight there will be no real tranquility.
but there is no danger Of revolution,
else Sherman could not 90 easily
fund our bonds In new per cents. Davis be-
iieved that the sections to repeal the cleo
| ton law were germane and proper Legislation.
| He read the preamble Of q law OF George II,
where the sanctity of elections was set forth
In strong language. The British Parliament
had summoned some officers before 1t andicom-
PEELED them, on Bonded knees, to ask pardon for
violating the House of Commons with the
presence Of troops. No soldiers could be
present at the polls In England on tho day Of
election. Alusion had been made, In this de-
bate, to Mr. Lincoln. 1t was thought 1t would
approved He had known Mr.. Lincoln well.
| He was pure, good man, full Of love for his
country and for his fellow-men. II he had
/ lived we should now be far more prosperous
| than we were. Applause In the galleries.
II he were alive he would approve
OF this repeal, as there Is no longer ysoc-
casion for the law. The, gentleman. had
spoken Of veto power and what the President
| would do with 1t. This was wrong. 1t was n
breach Of parliamentary decorum, but there
was no doubt Congress had the constttu-
tional power to repeal this law. It could
create armies and provide for their main
| tenance. There fs not and has not been any
attempt to coerCe the President In repeating
this legislation. Congress does not infringe
on the powers of the Executive. He hoped
the passage Of the bill would clear the politi-
cal atmosphere as lightning purities the ter
restial air.
Mr.. Logan took his colleague to task for
saying that he thought the Southern people
obeyed the laws as well as those Of the North,
and quoted from the report OF the Commits
siOner of Internal Revenue to show that q
large proportion of the evasions Of the rev.
enue laws are committed In the South.
/ Mr.. Allison then spoke for more than an
hour in opposition to the sixth section. lie
took the position In general that the Federal
government should have the supervision OF
State elections.
A good deal OF colloquial debate was ex-
cited during his speech, In which the elections
| in South Carolina and other Southern States
were gone over
The Senate went into executive session at
o'clock, and five minutes later adjourned.
/ HOUSE.
was very long one and would have occupied
an hour or two, was dispensed with, and the
House Immediately resumed consideration OF
the bill to provide for the interchange OF sill
yer coins for legal tenders. The pending
question was upon Mr.. Stephens motion to
reconsider the vote by which the amendments
/ to the first and second sections OF the act
were adopted. After discussion the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table. and the
sections were passed as amended. Two
amendments which were offered on Friday
one to make the trade dollar legal tender to
the same extent "a the standard silver dollar,
and another to authorize the issue OF frac-
tional paper currency-were withdrawn.
The next amendment was one offered by
Mr.. Newberry, Of Michigan, to provide that
all coins OF every description OF United States
face value Of twenty-five cents and under
shall be received at any postoffice in pay
ment OF postage stamps for any sum not ex-
eeeding So. The amendment was adopted.
/ The bill was then passed rs amended.
The first section OF the bill provides for an
exchange OF silver coins of the United States
of a smaller denomination than one dollar
when presented In sums Of $40, or multiple
thereof. when presented at the office OF the
Treasurer or any assistant treasurer OF the
United States.
Section requires that the Treasurer or any
assistant treasurer who may receive any
coins under the provisions Of this act shall
exchange the same in sums Of $40, or any
multiple thereof, for lawful money Of the
J, United States on demand of any holder
/ thereof.
-. Section provides that the present frac-