Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 22d, Mr.. Ingalls, in
troduced a bill for the relief of destitute COL
ored persons now emgrating from the
Southern States. Referred. Consideration
was then resumed of the Army bill, and Mr..
Garland addressed the Senate. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. David Davis, who said: There
does not seem to be the least ground for the
terized the discussions in Congress at this
session, and should be amazed were IL not
that the record of all parties proves that
wrongs, and minorities invariably protest
against them. II it be true, as charged, that
the success OF one OF the great parties Of the
stitutional liberty, of what value would be
the securities of the Government. or indeed
any other species of property2 In the nature
of things, IL revolution was impending. or
there was any danger apprehended to free
government or popular liberty, the Govern.
cent interest. nor the stock market in New
York maintain its present high rate. This
has has no foundation, but It promises infinite
mischfef. and tends to demoralfze the coun-
try and , every gsssai material int interest in it,
settles business and values and produces q
state of unrest in every community. 1t may
succeed in winning elections but It can not re-
store prosperity. That great object can never
be accomplished through the continuance of
sectional strife and the violence that accom-
mood for this kind of politics. They have
had more than five years harsh experience,
and they want to find some mode of relief
from their present suffering and impover-
ished condition, and they will honor the
Statesman who contributes to the stock of
knowledge on this subject, rather than the
political leader who will not let the past
alone" In regard to the amendments to the
Army bill prohibiting the use of soldiers at the
polls Mr.. Davis then argued that the sections
proposed to be stricken out were adopted
during the civil war and probably not one of
ed or expected them to remain a part of the
permanent law of the land. Personally he
should have preferred to vote on the propo-
| sition as an independents measure, because
| the practice of both parties of legislating on
appropriation bills is more to be honored in
| the breach than in the observance. II this
| course had been pursued, he said it Is proba-
BILE the whole debate would have been less
acrimonious. and the excitement which has
| followed 1t could never have been worked up
| to such high pitch. Mr.. Allison then spoke
| in opposition to the proposed legislation.
the sne uhsidS vsr rn %as S r.sTmed % oi
| finally passed. 1t provides that silver coins
| of a smaller denomination than 81 may
| be exchangeable into lawtul money when
presented in sums of $40; makes lawful
| money exchangeable into silver coins
| in like amounts; makes subsidiary silver
coins legal tender for ali debts, public and
private, in sums of not exceeding $40, and
makes minor coinage receivable at Post
Appropriation bill was further considered in
| Committee of the Whole, speeches being
made by Messrs. Bailey R, N. ", Covert
ky), Bayne Or. Penn.), shalienbarger lR.'
Penn.), Waddfll 3D., MOI, Cravens I'd, Ark. J,
Robertson 3D., La.) ana Kitchen (D.,N. C.),
In the Senate, on the 23d, the Army bill
being under consideration, speeches were
made by Mr.. Williams of Kentucky and Mr..
| Jones of Florida on the Democratic side. Mr..
Blaine then read from the testimony taken
| by the Teller Committee to show that colored
voters had been driven from the polls I'm
| South Carolina by armed white men. Mr..
| Butler of South Carolins denounced the ties
| timony as false. Mr.. Jonas of Louisiana also
| replied to a like charge regarding the con-
duct of elections in his State. Mr.. Blaine
| then paid his attentions to the speech made
| on the previous day by Senator Davis of Ili-
| nois. He said that Senator had, after poising
| himself. leaped to the Democratic side. That
| Senator had said In his speech, Drop all this
| and try something for the relief of the coun-
| try" Now, continued Mr.. Blaine, that Sena-
tor had been here three sessions, and what
measures for the relief of the country has he
proposed? lie regretted the senator was not
now in his seat but he denied to that Senator
the right to carry the traditions and tame and
| glory of Abraham Lincoln into the Demo
cratic camp. lie might go there himself, and
| he might sit on that side of the Senate, where
| he was the only man that gave Lincoln 9
support. Had Lincoln lived, rs the Senator
said, some things might and other thing
might not have happened; but
the thing that happened was
Senator on this floor, elected by
To "a INF anlIiar nd Il