National Republican., 1879-04-28
MORSE or REpR ES ENTATIvEs.

dispensed WITH and the House, at 1910, went into
Committee Of the Whole (Mr. Blackburn In the
char) on the legislative appropriation bill nll de-
bate on the bill and amendments to close at two
o'clock.
Mr.. Ewing, continuing his speech of yesterday,
said that the next question to which he wished to
speak was whether Congress had the power to
place these provisions upon appropriation bills,
and whether II ought to do so; that II had the
power was unqucstioned. Ought It to be done
lie maintained that Congress had the right TO en-.
graft this legislation upon appropriation bills. and
that 1t right to do so, because the Republican
caucus had declared itself avorso to general lcgis.
laton at the extra session. lie then went on TO de.
fcnd the Confederate brgadiers In Congress, the
best men the South had to send and men TO whom
they were attached by common sympathy III
common cause. They were men IN whose hearts
there was latent purpose OF disloyaty. The
Democrats asked the repeal of these laws to bring
the government TO the theory OF local selfgovern-
mcnt.
Mr.. GARFIELD replied to Mr. Ewing. He rcpelled
the assertion of the latter that there attempt
TO arouse sectional feeling In the North against the
patriotic people of tho South, and said that that
meant that the 100000 of people. in the North
were sectional, and the 100000 of people In the
South were national.mindcd and patriotic. 1t wnS
the predetermined action Of the Democratic eau.
Gus that had raised the ISSUE He (Nir G0reld) had
taken very grave responsibility in the opening of
the debate when he had quoted the declarations of
Democratic members, and had declared that these
declarations If followed out were revolution.
lie had declared that If the scheme were not abnn.
doncd 1t would be the starvation of the Govern.
ment and its destruction. lie had taken great
risk personally aud politically, when he said that
He had put 1t In the power of any gentleman on the
other side to prove that he had misapprehcndcd
in his power to prove him to be traduccr, and to
ruin him in the estimation of fairminded men,
Ihs hnm6est or the grcatest member mi on the other
this one sentence: 1--WE do not purpose TO refuse to
vote supplies to the Government"
a member on the Democratic side. That was
said.
Mr. GARFIELD, not noticing the interruption,
went on with his suggestion OF what might have
been said. 1--WE wish to get our legislation III ro.
gurd to election, and everything else, through, If
we can, consttutionally. We are going to do all In
power TO get this legislation through under the
Constitution but If we cannot get 1t through un'
der all constitutional sanctions We will pass the
appropriation bills like loyal representatives and
go home" Anybody speaking for the Democratic
side) who had made that declaration would have
ruined him (Mr. Gared) in the estimation of fair,
minded men, and he would have been set down as
a slanderer. But forty-flvc Democratic members
had spoken forty-fve of them had delugcd the
cars of the country with debate, and that sentence
had not been spoken by one of them. On the con-
trary, by their silence as well as by their aiirma.
tion, his accusation had been made overwhelming
ly true. The Democrats had gone before the coui.
try In pleas like this (Which stood as the heading
OF the speech of the gentleman from Virginia, Mr..
Tucker) ELECTION by the people must be free from
the power and presence of the standing army
They had gone before the country on the plea that
hearts of the voters, and that the, Republicans
To show, "how plain tale would put that down,
he referred to the fact that every Republican had
voted for Mr.. Congcrs motion on the army bill to
repeal in toto the Inv of 1865, which the Democrats
complained of as putting the bayonet to the breast
of the voter and that every Democrat voted mo,
on that motion. The vote on that motion had put
beyond all cavil the Republican side Of the House
on high and unassailable ground. The Republicans
had voted to repeal the whole Of that lazy, and the
Democrats had voted against 1t. The Democrats
should therefore never again go TO the people and
say that they: had tried to repeal an odious law
and that the Republicans would not let them.
He reminded the other side of the House of the
law OF Congress which dictates to State Legislatures
What Ihsy shall do in regard 70 the 3 election Of
on n certain Tuesday; how they shall not fix their
own time Of adjourning; how they shall not vote
by ballot but Uird rOce; and how, If there be no
election on the second day, the two Houses shall
meet in joint convention: how the distinction be-
tween state Senators and Representatives Is abol,
ished &c. And yet no Democrat had made any
raid against that law: no State Legislature had
made any opposition to i and every one OF the
seyenty-six Senators held his seat in pursuance OF
that law; He asked in the name Of all that l;
reasonable why, If Congress could do this in regard
toState Legislature 1t could not provide for super
yisOrs at the election of members of Congress
In conclusion he said: The great danger to this
country is that our sovereign may be corrupted
to put another in his place. but If you corrupt OF
kill, or render lunatic our sovereign, there is nt
successor no prince, to take his place; ana the way
his will is given forth. If we may not go there
and stand around the cradle of our sovereign
ncr apparent WnllU DnlOtS DelilR gwen, WI
have no Government and no protection for tho
future, [Applause on the Republican sidc.l
After iive.minute speech by Mr.. Stevenson OIL
the Democratic side of the question. the floor wa
taken by Mr.. Horr. who made his Congrcssiona
debut by a speech which kept the House in con
ripple Ia hs he Sk h p9oEn d
moving, with earnest gesticuatons now TOWARD
the noighborhood Of The Greenbaci Representa- ii
House, according as his remarks were addressed t
the one or the other
He paid his attention first to the Greenbackers
symptoms of which he drew an amusing sketch
Among these symptoms were, he said, bowels o
compassion for the poori and yet" said he, :"
never knew one of them to give a poor man
cent, or do single days work" lLaughter.l III
ridiculed the bill of Mr. DE La Maiyr for the issu
ofa billion of greenbacks.
Mr.. DE La MATYR. simply presented that bill
At the request of another man. II is not my own bill
at all and do moi indoTse It.
Mr.. HoRR- am glad ofit The bill would maxi
horse laugh ii he had any sense of the ludicrous
What the country needs Is ,s rest and quiet Th M
appropriation bills and 20 home about our business
Why do we notH The Greenback party is unitni
with tho Democrats so that they may flood TN
country with mass of II trash.
How long (moying up toward the Greenbncker
and ho S SSf0a TO ae 40 3by
that these fellows want? figured it up Itwoulc
require ten: steam presses working day and nigh
up statistics about the Hood, and has discovered
that 1t must have raincd 500 feet of solid rain ever
day. NOW, IN order 10 meet the requirements o
these gentlemen they would have u get thei
Clergyman lmeaning Mr.. Dc La Matyr) to ask ou
Father above to open again the doors and window
OF heaven and have II rain greenbacks, instead o
water, for forty days. lnughter.l
The eloquent and elegant gentleman from low
(Mr. Weayer) had the temerity the other day to III
innate that God was able to raise up new Dayit
for President In 1880; meaning suppose, that III
was able to advance the interests of gentleman ol
the other side of the Hall (alluding to Mr.. Wright
who has always written after his name the wort
independent" am not here to contend that Coz
Almighty cannot do that for have too much con
idence in His power to dispute 1t; but do ask tn
gentleman nom Iowa whether he is not asking to-
much OF Providence. [Laughterl Who are thes
independent" men2 AS a rule, they are good 10
nothing; always on both sides OF every question
md on neither side of any Renewed laughter
They are half fish and half woman-politcal mel
maids-too much woman to be good for anythin
as fish, and too much fish 10 be good for anythin
as woman lShoutso of laughter. IL Is surprising ;
that men of business, men who have materia
interests at stake, should conceive the idea thQ
money can be made by legal enactment
Then, moving over TO the Democratic side an
addressing Southern members, he said:
What the country needs and what the Sout
needs Is not more greenbacks. / am not a SCI
tional man, but good-ieeling man, and say thl
what you want down there is 10 so to worl
more corn and cotton and less "cussedness
fLaughter.l You want more hogs and less hun
bugs, You must raise horse and hogs more an
he'll less. Laughter on both sides OF the House
Mr.. HoRR then changed his manner and his sui
ject and spoke of tho bloody shirt" us the sol
that was worn not by the gentleman Of the Nortl
who with blRnched check and relaxed muscle