Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-06
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back. as knew he Wishing to do to redeem his
Senator HBl-Tne gentleman Is well capable of
that. lIanghteri objected before to the consti-
Edmundsl haa Indicated in any way t0at he would
correct that, would have looked II there was
any oth5r objection but as he old not. could not
tell. Nov II the senator from New York IConkllngl
will saE thar be THINKS the law as Il stands excludes
from United States iurleS man. otherwise Quahed
because Of race. color, etc will vote for the first
clause 81 this amendment with great pleasure. But
there Is no need OF reet acting what Is now on the
statute books
Senator Cohkilng said Senator Edmuuds offered
an amsndmsDt TO guarantee to black men their
rights under the constitution. The Democratic vote
would SHOW that with all their professions of equal
itJ they ola discriminate between the light Of col
oTed men and that Of white men. The same con-
stitution under which the senator from Georgia pro-
IN the national courts applies we'll States
The fourteenth amendment provides that mo State
tke privileges immunItes of citizens of the Uni
ted States etc. but the senator wanted to make it
tbs Republicans wanted ID except In crossing the
line OF tbs State. Senator Eaton, with his long
head, had dropped word OF caution, and advised
his colleagues to V0te the amendment down without
debate.
ogy. When heard the motion of the senator from
Vermont lEdmundsl thought there was something
serious in the matter, and that he thought this
vision needed S0ms amendment. [ supposed the
gentleman meant It, but discover that he Is merely
triiilB2 or making fun for the galleries. beg to
wash NY hands or It, and have nothing more to do
with it.
Senatof Thurman thought that Senator Conkling
had Ield the celebrated English statesman who
said he acquired eloQuence by speaking on every
day and everything for the first years or his career
come ready debateT By speaking Often and on eY-
cry subject. Senator Thurman said that this was
the frst lime that he had heard of tn amendment,
and why was It not proposed in the Judiciary COM
mlttee and considered there? This was not
the wayi In which The business OF the senate
Ghcf,lA ha gnOnn 1G y-gG sRrTy IN
remarks Eut he wanted fair play all around, and
did not want anything sprung on
him without time for proper consideration He III
tinate,i that the amendment had teen offered in
the senate because It thus became an amendment
to the committee amendment, and could not bs
an erded again. TIey were. therefore. compelled
TO accept 1t whole, or else appear to be voting
to show That The bill provides that members OF both
political parties shall bs drawn ia equal numbers.
IL the Republican drawer chooses he place none
but sroes' names in the box 4 his amendment
looked IKE smart move, ne ADDED but in his
Judgment 1t was not smart at ali, and It's friends
would live to regret IT,
Senator RdmIndsWe almost scared out of it
Senator Thurman-I have no doubt the senator
would withdraw 1t If he could. The amendment
was rejected-yeas, 10; nays. 49,
Senator Edmunds moved to strike out the words
requiring the commissioner appointed by the Judge
to put the names in the box, to be "a we'll known
member OF the principal party opposing that to
Senator Blaine asked the other side whether this
was not the first appearance of political distinction
Ia the matter OF the JUDICIARY and II II was not IN
ward caucus and the primary election. 1t was great
basis Of great fraud, a common and Indecent chest
Senator Eaton-Suppcse 1t has been cheat hare
Senator Blaine-Does the senator assume that 1t
has been?
Senator Eaton In some respects 1t has been too
much so.
Senator Blane-That Is a tremendous modiica-
tion. Now II rs will rise, think he Will take back
Senator Eaton-If my friend desires me to rise to
make the effort. will make It. There has been alb
N ANN fDin load I'm
of the States In selecting jurors Ii the senator is
not aware OF It he ought TO be-. am; and believe
tee did well In order to make this thing reasonably
Senator Blalne-Do understand the senator to
impute those frauds and wrongs to one party, and
that the Republican party2
Senator Eaton-DoeS II make any difference which
party did il?
senator Blaine-I want that we should understand
each other.
Senator Eaton do mean that.
senator harrls-WlIl the senator from Maine al
Senator Blaine-Certalnly
Senator Harrls-Fiye or six years ago, IN the
United States circuit court In Memphis IL found
that every juror summoned by the marshal belonged
to one political party. 1t stated by many cltl-
they would aud Tor the government IN all suits 10
which the government was a party If selected as
governed by tie eyueEcs and the law they were re.
lected Upon petit on BY the bar stating these
Facts, the Judge disahaF cd every juror, and made
paoel himself but Ibis shn.-,d what might occur
under the present system.
rection went along with tie wrong The court will
correct it..
Senator whyte (sotto cocs)-That depenos upon
who the court ls.
Senator Ran,s--.g poIat Is that 1T would be bet
.er have jurors selected impaTtIally than to leave
II to attorneys to appear to the court TO correct an
accom- plished evil
Senator BiaiLe-NoW, the result OF this bill Siil
be 10 get the rankest partsans On BOTH Sides inta
,uIies.
Senator Blaine-That is what was going to
speak OF.
senator Eaton-we can except Maine from this.
Senator Blaine-That is the very trouble; am
There are three parties there and the principal Op
posing party is now the Greenback party; and this
law would exclude the D mocrats entirely from the
panel The last vote was: Republicans hity-sesen
thousaI GreenbaeAers fJf;y-three thousand; Dem
ocFats, twenty six thousand. That leaves the Dem
ocFats out In the cold entirely aughterl; and if
he cannot get in the Jury box at all Seward, Fes-
| sender AMI Halo could Dotket a committee
such patriots rs zen paws. judah P benjamin.
| aud sidell, they do not belong to any healthy
| Propose to TRANSFER politics "a she 'i1ry-boX
l object to 1t, because i, is great public indie
cency 70 put In iAe statut provision that two pc
itlcal paTtisans shall stand facing each other to
draw Jurors. What are the principal parties now In
othefP WHAT the two principal parties in those
districts where twenty-five hundred votes, all on ore
slde elect member of congress? There is another
CHEAT underlying this The commissioner may b
nominally the opposite party, but really politically
or eoErap.lg Ia HARMONY With the clerk. Then you
uill have jury of rank parisans all on one side.
Senator Thurman, referring to Senator Blaine 8
Milling political differences in drawing jures cited
the practice In Pennsylvania since 1887. which is
similar to t. at proposed. The amendment was re-
| 1ected-yeas, Is; nays. 30.
| Senator Edmunds moved to strike out the word,
'but nothing herein contained shall DO construed to
now the pfaeIie5 rom ordering the names of jurors
to be Crawn from boxes used by the State authorities
in selecting juTies In the highest courts Ofthe state
Senator Edmunds-My object is to get rid of the
| croSScut-saw buSlnesS-the pendulum way of select
|
| nays, 80.
| Senator Edmunds moved to strike out the clause
! by which person shall be compelled II serve
more than tV7o weeks at any term, 1t be
essary order to complete the trial of the cause in
| which he is impeneled Rejected.
The committees amendment, being substitute
for the original bill, then agreed TO yeas, 3d.
| nays. 18.
Senator Edmunds moved to recommit the bill.
| Lost
| Senator Edmunds then spoke at sorae length on
the bill in reply to Senator Thurman's intmaton of
/ sharp practice in Offering the amendment In the
| senate Instead OF in the committee. He said the
minority or the committee not given sufficient
to investigate its fu scope in the short time they
| had. The law Of lS75 declares that nc man shall
be disqualified on account OF race color previous
condition OF serYitude to as jurors in either
State national courts. That Is set aside and re-
pealed By this bill He said that section $50 had
been been retained in the statute books
the senate bill repeating IT, He intimated that per
political grievance Section 82l gives the court dis
cretion TO whether persons are fit to serve in
tain cases, Just as common law used to allow him
our mission now he asked, TO encourage rebel
lion, and say that be4eater when the next rebellion
occurs we VII take care beforehand that there shall
be NO law to keep red-handed traitor Off the jury
when his Fellow traitor Is tried? undoubtedly that
| must be the object
Senator Edmunds here yielded to the motion tc
adjourn.
SUNDAY-SCHOOL.