Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-19
Senator Randolph Addresses the Senate
In Favor OF the Army Appropriation
Bill-The House in Committee of
the Whole ON the Legislative
tF Appropriation Bill.

L. Appropriation Bill.
| WASHINGTON, April l8.-The President
nominated Frederick w. Minor United States
attorney for the northern district of Texas,
and Wilson NJ. Stanley, of Illinois, Indian
agent at Los Pinos agency, Colorado.
KELLoGG's DENIAL.
Before the senate committee on privileges
| and elections to-day Senator Kellogg en-
phatically denied the assertion of Judge
| Spotford that he Kellogg had bribed mem
bers of the Legislature to vote for his election
Congressional Proceedings.
IN THE SENATE.
| Consideration was resumed OF Senator Wallace's
resolution 70 after the rules or the senate so that the
| secretary OF the senate and sergeant-at-arms re-
spectveIy; The rule proposed to be amended re-
proved By the president of the senate,
The discussion was Interrupted by the close of the
morning hour, aud the army appropriation bill was
| taken up. and Senator Randolph spoke In favor of
USenatOr Randolph said the question, presented in
simple form, was this: "As condition OF grant
ing supplies to the army has congress right to de
/ mand a redress of what majority of its members
deem 'grtevances?' He had grave doubts, not to
the power OF congress, but as to the expediency of
use OF that power he proud OF the army and It's
achievements, but he would be lost to all sense of
truth and remembrance of history IL he admitted
for moment the mOnstrous and dangerous doctrine
that this government held Its power far less It's fe
In a period OF peace through the existence Of its
| army, or total disbandonment of 1t would bling
serious danger to Its lie; an army must needs be
force apart from the people; It's composition and
| usefulness compel II to be so. Senator Randolph
| said that in 1876 he bore message from Governor
Hampton to the President OF the United States,
urging the latter to withdraw the troops from
Senator Randolph, ''my astonishment and indIgaa-
ton when, In angry tone anu uncivil manner the
do not regard the decision OF the supreme court of
the state, and II had any mesSage to send to Gov
ernor Hampton IL would be that his messaga
impertlnence.' Sir, for The governor OF d State to
4 communicate his wishes not demand his rights as
the United states. an ImpeTtinence, indeed Upon
what meat doth this Cesar feed that he Is grown
much haste to guard the liberties Of freemen ever
where in this broad land fOm the chance of blotng
usuping act OF President of less than three years
Senator Groome cited an instance where the mill
| tary had been used In Maryland He read from
OLD number Of the Boston ConneonlcedIth, which, he
believed, was the organ of Charles Sumner. TO show
that that paper openly excused the of military
power TO preserve majority In congress of the sup
pOrters OF the governments policy. He also quoted
from letter from General Grant 10 President John
the use OF the army would never be invoked on the
OF election. Senator roome wondered II this
he Nv .ne Ts%s OF me t parry
tunes to the prestige OF General Grants name and
present desire to reiain laws by which alone could
| the army be used to influence elections.
After an executive session. the senate adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
The morning hour was dispensed with. and the
house then went into committee OF the whole on the
legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. M'KinleJ spoke in opposition to II proposed
repeal OF the Federal election laws He denounced
It's legislation as bold and wanton attempt 10 Mine
rom the law eSe1y q ihs guy Tea
reporters ana baOtbox suffers at the NORTH ana OF
| the tissue ballot cheats at the south.
ME M'Klnley having read that Mr.. Blackburn, in
the last debate, said the Democrats meant 10 wipe
from the statute book all war measures. MIR. Black
burn left the chair and denounced the want OF fair
complete x ract The gentleman from Ohio M'KIn-
eyl had told the committee thu the Blackburn had
ntead 10 stop until 1t had stricken from the statute
| the last vestige OF war measures That ut.
true and the record showed It. He had asked that
gentleman 70 Fesd the whole sentence, and he de-
| TBlaekburnl had then sent the gentleman the
speech with the remainder OF the sentence undel-
| scored He also had written marginal note ask
4 Ing him whether Il was not unfair to gdr5le
| tence and the gentleman had taken the soeeel and
| pItehed It into his desk and declined 10 do him
i Justice, The sentence IN full was taat the Demo-
cratic party would not stop until bad stricken from
| these Election laws had been born of passion
incident TO evil slrlie ana LOGGED aGn ,s 70 me
I tleman from Ohio take that and gnaW upon lt 70
his harris us Saia oo 20 any na SO a.
| amendment. 1t was above statute law; u
every amendment to the constitution [AppIau e.
He recognized their validity as part OF the organic
law and he held that the man was faitheSS 10 MS
duties OF citizenship VINO Fsiu 3ed to give tn I'M full
force and effect The remaESe % the gentleman
from Ohio had been wanting In truth anS IA mess
Ia attempting to put him IBlackburpl In im-
| proper aud unfair light before the country
| MIR. M'Kiney said ne meant no discourtesy to the
In the course Of his remarks that he Woald cad the
him' II he had observed the page VINO Lad brought
him the speech. he would have stopped and read
stateTenE toF the purpose of placing himself right
IN respect due to the gentleman from Kentucky. and
thing f e he had salt Re dig nsI think that the re-
mainder Of the sen ENG Ipodiaed u MT MKlnley
laws might be discovered In desire Of the DeElo-
cratic party TO secure the Presidenai eee3p n
democratic party must go on until rsStrained and
tRs pmast 6s Ss 1 obstucted His Colleague from
OHIO IAIr. Garfield dad Teen criticised TOT utterlng
tue threat that the President wcud veto the appro-
pTisilon bills il this legislation was attacked. The
threst had come before this congIess had Reen born
that legislation woulq be placed upon the appro-
prIation bills because If 4 passed separately the
revolution and had come from other SIDE OF the
. chamber The Democratic party was restored bIlt
this government in its own way, aid In defiance OF
the constitution to day as had bsen in the old day
slavery IL had the executive then, and thank
God 1t did p t have the executive to Gay.
MI spS SS os ths sses
commenting on an est.2es from MI Garfield ED
and OCCASION When any southern rep ssentaiys nae
proved false aud recreant TO his obligations as
sstthfIi to their piighted honor or disloya in AM
respeI 10 the constitution and government? If the!
hS did they not during the excitement of the elect
oral count rush t9 the t.S4t sn mat occasion ant
launch the ship Of tate on the wfld and ter pestu
| Gus waves of revolution9 II they we're Hers a.
pfr lhe sG they had certainly left unm
proved on that occasion the most splendid opRor
: would present Itself IN century. II they had beeI
then the deadlt foss Of the government the situation
| mi different
!. Mr. Burrows was the next speaker; his ssif TIA Tia
4 IL the gentlemen the other side were real
anxious = pceserye the peace and the purity Of eeS
The only fsmainihE atuTa; sriress reared for tina
pafpase. Did they desire an nonest registration
laws RsS want want Pair count
9ese laws insured = G they want true return
Ss b laws ,ss shi OU It, T RE apt
+ t. fheEe was nothing in these laws tina
sa or wSs i @eaas az G
q elections He referred to outrages on GQOFed Ipe
narty had been stamped out in blood. Free speech
y = free press free homes, fre3 emigration and FIRE
" tSs e ead In View Of these fscs he had steHe
with impatens 90 the hypocritica cant about peact
l. members on tie other slds Ge.s protesting sue
A Itsaousy OF American citizens, Nlols laS Nd net
st nee frSs pestilence They sing not to 9:
If cape Federal s9yones, but rqlliaDy Dludgeohsi ms
knives; not 10 escape fedsra, SQurts but souther
fraud; not nom marshals, but froh ItidsdSysrE nc
Df froGS registration but fr)m mt sked raiders nI
from supersoss OF election but from southern sho
I. guns. In Nosd. they were fleeing Irol
D country where every right was clol
y en- down and every wang went VI
n TsdsessSd. [Mr: Gibson made several si.crI
- 10 get In disclaimer Of these statements, but III
~ BuTreWs declined 10 yield TO him, and he cor
o. tinued his remarks With all your professions
said he desire for the purity OF elections. yoT
ghIef De sire IS the election OF Democratic Pres
- sient "a 1890, by what means you little care Yo
We want these lays repealed because they stand In tn
10 way OF the coHspme6ton OF such purpose, for 20