The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-18
THE CONGRESS.
The Army Bill Again Before the
Senate.
m,,a Massachusetts Regiment That
voted Early and Often in
Indianapolis
SENATE.

SENATE.
w.ou1raroN. June IT. MIR. Davis presented
,r,al from the Society Of Civil Engineers
. INA civ of Boston. praying for the en-
4v,ant, ~ a law reducing to q system the cal
.,,a,ion mode lii the postofflce and custom
.souse. Referred
Nh chandler reported q bill for the construc-
t,or IN d bridge across the Detroit river near
Detroit. Passed.
Tha resolution introduced yesterday by Mr.
Walkar III ak 81 the Secretary OF war how
many white men have been killed In the recent
Tndtan wars and the value Of the property g.
E .trnrod h, the same. was placed on the calen-
dar. ,,.,.
NJ. Mcpherson called up the bill relating to
vaasels not propelled by sails or Internal mo-
Ave mower Vi their own. The bill was then
read d third time and passed. The bill provides
trat vessels built and owned BY citizens Of the
United States. not propelled BY sail or internal
motive power OF their own. and carrying treiRht
only Oh the interior waters Of the United States,
may be- enrolled and licensed without Tees Or
oha,ke f,a n called do the Mississippi river
cnmmission bill, when the morning hour OK
~ NM voorhees, introduced a resolution request
inc Tie Secretary OF the Navy to transmit 70 the
Naiafe 4 copy or the report OF the naval en-
Bossd y pHssh g e sec dfss
INC apparatus, which was provided for by re-
cent oct Of Congress. agreed To-.
for the publication of 100000 copies OF the agTt-
cultural reports on the diseases Of domestic
- rhe army Bill was then taken up. and it's pro-
yiaions explained ~ MT Wlthers.
The bill. ss IL parsed the House. appro priated
sqe Tas 300, and the Senate committee had added
Ths Bill was then read by sections for amend
ments When the fourth section was read.
professors Ut West Point shall By merged into
one, to be known as professor OF modern lam
guaRes. discussion ar2 s; ", ..,a.
Informally passed over and The reading of the
Bill was proceeded with. The committees
amendment Striking out TIE nth section. Which 1
provides for the voluntary retirement OF West
Point graduates for two ge 80, each 70 receive
Sl7bo. was concnrred Ia. The sixth. Or political
Sg sYEss gn sssuss wh Fbe n.
hlbits promotion Id the engineer corps above
the rank of colonel. gave Rise to discussion.
but was agreed to with az amendment. which
excludes Al promotions whatever.
4, The legislative bill was returned to. the
House with nOn-cOncurrence In some Of the
amendments.
S Mr.. Beck moved that the Senate adhere to Its
amendments and ask for committee on con-
ference. Agreed TO.
west virginia and Window as such commit.
'e Gr. Carpenter moved to add after section
the words provided that Thu section shall not
& apply to- the case Of any prot sssor now serving
Ill said academy. His reason for this was. he
said that the seetioa struck OF Profs. Wheeler
d and MacheY, and he wanted to protecS them.
The amendment was agreed To-
Mr.. Conkling, referring to the sixth section,
sked MI Wthe = anarman q me
Il Tor but to Keep peace at the polls at o. y elec-
tion, He said that % Affort had seriously been
made to make out that the words meant only
Satv san1
III. Il VOORHEES, Does the Senator want the
MI oosi II eo an i favor 81 executing,
the government. all the laws OF the :, United
days, and at oil places. through ~ States. and
III ali Territories of the Republic. Including
places where polls are held ct elections On cleo
NIL. Voorhees, asked II the laws authorized
such q use Of the army:
In the statute book which authorized the Presi-
MrsVoorhees. ID answer to further question,
81 power, and he would never vote dollar
Ii for the aid OF that government which insulted
its citizons BIZ sne a. use OF the army
NE. Voorhees, answered that he had.
ine Massaehussltes regiment about which he
Mr.. VOORHEES, replied that 9 thousand Republi-
IL t. testify to the fact that the sixtieth
Massachusattes Regiment ddd vote to
liz e place aad to defeat b hin nhss
Brooks. formerly of the sixtieth Masaachusetts
ssmp i e sgnts ii h 9hs Il
October. 1864. as to interference OF elections. A
letter from Gen. Low. of Indiana. was also
from the polls BY thu soldiers Of that regiment.
who virtually took possession OF the polls and
voted early and often.
day soldiers. They did not have uniforms nor
arms. and were most OF them conyalescents
n I'm. Oonk king gave notice that he should move
to amend the political section 50 as to limit the
use Of the military at the polls to aid the civil
Mr. Blaine gave notice that he should offer
HIS amendment providing that any person who
shall appear at any voting place armed with
al1y deadly weapon shall. on conviction be fined
not less than $500 nor more than $4,000, and by
i Imprisonment not 1855 than six months nor
MI. Withers gave notice that he would ask a
vote on The Bill Tomorrow,
AT 6:1o b. IN. the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Acklen. OF Louisiana. asked leave to re-
I mort from the Committee on Commerce reso-
luton authoring the Secretary Of War TO direct
asurvey Of the Mississippi river at Lake Con-
saa 9 e Ct Nat and Va
the expense to be paid out OF money already
appropriated for surveys and examinations.
The resolution was ADOPTED.
Mr.. Atkins, OF Tennessee, called up q report
of the committee Of conference on the bil 70
repeal certain clauses Of the last snndry ciyil
committee had agreed upon the principal items.
which YVES to pay the widows OF late Represent
tattyes Clark and schleischer. and the comm
tee recommended $4,000 for each. The report
was agreed to.
Mr.. Atkins also reported back the Legislative
appropriation bill with the Senate amendments.
and recommended concurrence In the same;
non-concurrence in others.
Mr. ToWnshend Of Illinois, wanted to know
q what had been done In regard to the euualtza-
ton OF pay Of the Senate and House officers
and employes.
passed the bill.
Mr. Townshend. of Illinois. said that the bill
and there was no opportunity for discussion
n on the amendment. He was going on tn address
the House on the subject and to protest that the
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