The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-10
Forty-sixtIl Cen@-esS----FirSt session
WASHINGTON, june 10, 1879.


In the Senate, Mr.. Cokss resolution to
Discharge the Finance Committee from the
Iurtbcr consideration of the Warner silver
hill. and to declare it before the Senate Tor
action, was laid before The Senate, but post
poncd till tomorrow, on motion or Nj.
Voorhees,.
4 motion by Mr.. Burnside for an cXrcu-
tive session was rejected by vote OF IL 10
81.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris, thc Mcdonald
bill authorizing the employment CT the mi
litia and land and naval forces OF the
United States in certain cases was taken up.
Mr.. Harris began 1T 1910 70 read speech
in support OF the bill.
Mr.. Harris deprecated the line Of argyll
ment pursued by the other side, which IN
evitaby must revive sectional bitterness,
and tends to obscure the issue. lie argued
that the Constitution gives the states eXc'u-
S!ye authority over the qualifications OF ro-
lcrs, leaving TO Congress only the power to
cause elections to be>held SHOULD the States
refuse TO do so; this being intended rs L
means OF sel'-preScryation, and not to be
used in ordinary cases. No State, he said.
is 50 corrupt as not 10 be trusted With the
conduct Of its own elections. After ouotin"
from testimony showing the corrupt prac.
tioes which buve grown up under these
laws, Mr.. Harris closed by earnestly ex-
pressing the desire for Return TO simpler
and safer constitutional methods.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following: By uenkle, OF Mary
land: Amending he laws relating to inter
nal-revcnuc stamps for cigars. By Mr.. Up
sou, Of Texas For the erection OF posts for
The protection Of the Rio Grande frostier.
Mr.. Atkins, OF Tennessee, chairman OF
the Committee Oh Appropriations, reported
The substitute for the legislative, executive,
and judicial appropriation bill, stating that
i, was Il unanimous report, ana moved a
suspension OF the rules and pun the bill on
il, passage. The EaIl apprOpriaIes The Same
amolsnt as was appropriated ls>t year, ana
Tor the same purposes. with few eXce9-
tops, and makes many independent appro~
priations. The salaries Of the SOUTHERN
Claims Commission are continued to Rav,
1850. II appeopr!ates $4,000 Tor iae eS'
| Denses OF delegates to the international ST.
! yer Convention; Sl50,e90 for the payment
OF storekee9ers and saugers in.the south
erin States made necessary by the Increased
| number OF distilIeries. lie does not contain
the appropriations for contingent expense:
VI Sodiss, w I.SA IA osiSiSSA Abt Ill Il SCla
rate biz.
Dir. Hawley said while there were obiec-
| tionaole features in the bill the Government
could live under it, and the Republican:
| rather consented to its passage than ap'
| proved OF il.
The bin was then passed under n suspen
sion OF the rule>-ayes. 1SS; noes, u.
Dir. NcManon, OF OHIO, from the Appro
rri.tions Committee, reported bill makin9
appropriations for The judicial expenses q
the Government for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1880. Ordered to be printed ant
recommitted.
Pending a motion to suspend the rule
aud pass The army appropriation bill pre-
! ciselS as it was reported June 9th from tn
/ Appropriations Committee BY Mr.. Clymei
/ MIR. Atkins. OF Tennessee, moved to al
journ, which was agreed to by lO5 10 100
] nearly party vote.