The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-04-10
HOUSE.

An effort was made by Mr. Sparks to fix the time
for closing the debate on the Army Appropriation
bill Suggestions were made to have night ses
sion. to restrict speeches to fifteen minutes each
and to close the debate tomorrow. Obj ction
was made to all the propositions, Mr. Conger stat
ing q number of gentlemen on both sides VINO
have given notice of their desire to sp ak may
hare prepared speeches, and would not like to be
restricted TO fifteen minutes, and also that but
few members wouLd be present at the night 8 s,
sion. On both sides 1t was declared that there
was no desire to shut off debate, and the Speaker
gave II as his experience that unlimited debate
was the shortest debate.
The motion Of Mr.. Stephens that vote be taken
N2 O'clock Saturday, was voted down.
Finally, on motion Of Mr. Dunnell of Minnesota,
nil general debste was ordered to close at 30cock
Friday, leaving FIVE minutes for debate still open
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole.
Debate was opened by Mr.. Wllliams( WIS., who
stated that two things were absolutely indispensa
ble-purity of the ballot bCX and peace at the
polls. If 1t required all the power of the State
and the general Government that power should
be exercised, whether II be put forth under Ma.
tonal or under Ststc jurisdiction. He had heard
much talk about "hRyOnet government but he
knew OF no gov rnment which dld not rest nltl'
mately on the bayOnet Whoever talked about
government without the final ultimate result
In case of resistance to civil law talked ABOUT
utopia.
Mr.. Townshend Qll.) spoke on the Democratic
Bide He did not know by what authority Mr
Garfield spoke when he intimated these bills wod
not receive the sanction Of the President, but II
the prophecy was to be verified, there was no man
20 blind or prejudiced as to know that their fail
ure was due 10 the President II the Government
was to be slarved, the responsibility for that was
not to be laid at the door Of the Democratic party
In answer to the charge 1t Is revolutionary for the
Democratic majority in Congress to place amend.
ments on appropriation bills ia regard to election
laws, Mr.. Townsheud cited the history Of such
legislation In Congress as enacted by the Republi
can party, and said that If it was revolutionary,
then that party Was responsible for precedent,
Iegislatit n of similar character was imposed on
the Army Appropriation bill III 1857 by the Re'
publican House which eventnated in an extra ses
sion Che Republican Congress of 1867, inserted
legislation in the army bill, stripping President
Johnson of his power az scOmmander-in'chieto OF
the army and In 1879, under the leadership OF
Garfield in the House one Of the provisions In re-
caro- to supervisors Of elections was inserted in
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
Garfield, in 1872 denounced the Democratic
iDority for opposing the will of the Republican
ljOrity In securing such legislation, thea de
nOuncing their act as revolutionary rs he now de
nOunCes their course as revolutionary in enactlng
such legislation against the Will of the minority
The fret exDJe JesslOn of the people upon the issue
before Congress was given in Chicago yesterday
By the election Of a Democratic mayor and other
officers for the first time in twenty years He
(1OWnShend) rerlfded the Issue solely rs one OF
fee elections and impair ial iurlce.
Mr.. Calkins took the position that in every case
where a State reused or failed, or neglected to
protect citizen, fl was the right Of that citizen TO
call on the Government for protection. He did
not know what the President would 20 in regard
70 the bill. Nobody knew, for II there wss any.
thing the President was celebrated for II was for
Keeping his ewn counsel. No man could find OIL
what he was going to do. Bat this he did kgOw'
ii the bills were vetoed, the country would hud
out in a short time that if ConrsCtiou had taken
place before it wruld be multiplied 6y reason OF
the stoppage of supplies because morey woald
continue to hOw into the Treasury and none cod
be paid ont
MI Herbert said he was not surprised that gen
tleuIen on the other side attempted to make this
sectional issue, They ran away from the poiut
fauGtir 2 the red flag, hoUing thatthe Democratic
parry Wculd follow ike mad bulls buE hey would
not DO it, bDL held to the plain question: Snail
BHited Ststes troops be used AZ the pOllS?' He
reminded bis Republican friends tha much as
thy might regret IT, the war. was over aud seces-
sion was dead.
Nr. Phister spoke in favor OF the proposed re-
peal, The Democrats we're Hing 10 meet their
opponents on that issue. The contest on one side
would be 'Or fair and free eleCcOns on the other
for elections controlled by the bayonet.
Mr.. Buckner spoke in the same vein aud denied
that it was revo utionary for the Democrats TO re-
peal the laws by the same method in which they
had been enacted. The charge made by the gen.
tleman from Ohio (Gsrfeld) that the Democracy
was sb ut TO e.eDsrt the scenes OF 1861 ne char
aeter I'D Rs political clap trap. He deprecated
the attempt which the gentleman from Ohio had
made TO coerce he President into a veto.
Mr.. White pa denied that his side Of the
House was IN favor Of force ct the polls It only
desired that citizen should be protected in his
light to cast his ballot. He quoted Abraham Lin
coin as stating the necessity occasionally of Unit
ed States troops being present at the polls. The
genter IN who had spoken yesterday had seen
dt TO charge The Republican party with usurps
ton ana dtspCiSm. He denied the parliamentary
IrOpTiety Of gentlemen indugif IN such recrim-
iDsdOn. he pointed with pride TO the glorious
achievements Of the Republ can party In the past
and concluded By saying be felt himself bound to
resist IN every constitutional way, the proposed
legislation.
The Committee rose and the House adjourned