The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-11

political disabilities OF james Harrison, OF |
Virginia, Senator Bayard saying, in |
answer to Senator Blaine, that Harrison |
had asked such removal and tho Commit |
tee on y Judiciary had favored it.
Senator Beck said it was disgraceful for !
Congress at this late session to be peddiirg |
out these amnestiea and requiring peti- |
ton 70 be tiled before they were granted. !
lie wanted the laws requiring special an |
pIicatlon to be repealed. although once he
voted tor them. The bill passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June l0.-Mr. MeMahon
said the committee had reduced the ap-
preparations for the pay of district attor-
n0ys and their assistants $50 900; marshals
and deputies the same; pay of jurors,
| Sl9O, GOO. No money was appropriated
for special deputy marshals fer election
purposes, because the bill provided no
money should be paid for them Section
repealed the test oath, and provided
new method OF drawing Jurors.
Mr.. tIIscOck thought the bill simply
meant a deficiency bill IL the future, and a
postp0lcmeut of the trial Of cases.
Mr. Garfield approved that section
which itemized the expenses of courts,
but the House was trying to repeal GER
tain laws by means OF falling to appr0-
! pirate money to carry them out, which it
could not repeal IN a constitutional way.
lie hoped the provision which prevented
the President using money for carrying
ont the statutes, would be stricken out by
the Democrats. Mr. Garfield also criti-
cisod, Us unconstitutional, the second
section, which prohibits any depart
ment ct the government from max
ing any contract OF lnClrTing auy
liability for the future payment Of m0uay
not appropriated He said that that
section meant simply this: During the
) current year there is to De an election tUT
Congress in the State of California aud in
, the Westchester district Of New York.
? This section is aimed at this, that neither
the President nor the Court, nor the mar
sha.s shall appoint the necessary mar
. shaIs to supervise and keep the peace at
I these elections, 1t is put there to nullify
the power OF the United States 10 be pres
ent at these elections. Now If we have re-
sisted the repeal of these righteous laws
under coercion, none the less will we re
= sist their nuliication. The chapter Of
! forcing their repeal seems to have closed
but the chapter Of nuIiiyIpg them is now
open. In this chapter We ION this side o
tae House) stand by the laws, not on
~ that they must remain on the statute
a book, but that they shall be executed.
It you do not appropriate money, VIC capno
u help ourselves. We ale pOweTiess TO ap
= propriate without you, but not by our con
y sent can you nullify law the constitution
q does not permit you to repeal.
is Mr., SpriDgey-Is 1t not within III
provience Of the majority in the llous
= and the Senate 10 withhold appropriation
a ior any purposef
G. Mr. GaTGeld-Oh, yes!
Mr.. Springer-AUd what complain
have you to make against the majority to
90 refusing appropriations for objects whic
ss they deem subversive If the rights an
n liberties of the people.
Nr. Garfeld-I eau better answer you
,;r question by quotation Of the now dlstit
~ quished genttemau from Virginia lIucl
- cr}, that Right IS duty, plus power.
bc We are all here under the solemn sanC
- tion Of AN oath. We have all sworn tn;
no We will we'll aud faithfully perform tt
rI duties Of representative under the COZ
=, stitugion, and this constitution says tht
,rr Congress shall appropriate for certain pu
ofl poses Of the President, the Judges, an
i other fuuctionaries OF the Government.
bo any gentleman mere sees Et to neglect th
,d high duty and to violate that great Obhg
no ti0u, they uust answer Tor it - their on
,n7 conscience, their God, and theiT c0untr
But as for me, | hold that TO appro7ria
7or money required by law II my duty, Al
my vote snail be fer an appropriation I
der the laws as they are
,. Mr.. McMahon replied to fairfield a
"a ~ made ir0nical illusions to that geBtlona!
,Ho returning appreciation OF his duties und
the constitution and law, and asserted til
lS' the democratic side OF the house had VI
sei formiy voted for every appropriation b
oh while the republican side had uniform
lSt voted agains; them uotil yesterday, VII
~ they voted for the legislative appropriate
G" bill in the old style republican way; II
is without discussion, putting il throu
in lump. The majority had come HI
18th trenrasenting the people, fresh. An l
DDS svmpathiziug republican very fres
f They had succeeded both before the ST
legislatures and before the people; tt
ar had come here, not by force OF any ii
10 wave, but by the force Of a clearly org
the lied revolt against the republican par
mas What they de3r d was fair elections
ana to deprive republicans Of the power
re- place partisans at the polls Where :
lies GarGeld's sense Of duty wheu he with
minority voted against surreDdoring
great constitutional privilege of hsv
lph- the army az the polis2 He surrendere
at party dictatiun; be asserted that at
l. democratic caucus we're men bound tov
as unit on any question OF legislati
0ncredulous laughter By the republican
'9Th M The republicans Gu the contrary, pi
NO gentleman, did not call a eau
leFF' ltef' when they wanted to get Up any de
nent, but they had conference. 4
- further sarcastic and amusing sallies
, debate closed and the committee coRsi'
a..s ed the bill by sections.
/, &c. Sir. Hiscock moved several anne
para ments, including one striking out sec
lnHi, ,ai,I two, but all were rejected.
posi- Mr.. Cox opposed ali such atnandme
II our he opposed all letting down, although
r,yar Snr rule he would advise against such legl
ton as this. The Republicans were
silver aIf raring for an election III 1880, and he VI
sc i for not give them chance to hang their
Afbie' On.
Mr.. Weaver moved TO amend sec
1C three, so as to provide that the com
sioner, who IS to put the names OF
kiurors into the box alternately with
na1,.u 1 clerk of the court, shall be appointed
heap heap q marty apposing that to which the c
Made haloncs instead of from the prin,
-. > -.~o.,;dai IN fha hill Reject,