New-York tribune., 1879-04-24
XLVITH CONGRESS-IsT SESSION

SENATE. .WAsHINGTON April 20, 1879.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. DAWES (Rcp.,
Mass presented the resolutions OF the MASSACHUSETTS,
Legislature asking for National Board OF Labor ne
ferrcd 10 the Committee ON Education and Labor
MIR. SAUNDERS ORep.. Ncbl presented a memorial
~ the postors OF the leading churches OF Dakota,
calling attention to the condition Of the Ponca lndlins
On motion Of Mr.. TELLER Glep, Coll the Secretary
OF the Treasury requested to INFORM tue Seha'o
what balances # any, Of the sum for the transportation
ST the mails has unprovided Tor by the appropri-
The Senate resumed the consideration the pending
resolutions in regard to the removal and appols''n O
clerks and other employees IN the once or 'he
ard scrgeant-ai-arms Of the Senate. , ,,
Mr.. PENDLETON Dem, ONO moved 70 amend MI
ceptable TO a large majority of the senate ,
brief debate took place between Mr. fehuieton anu
~ The senate tn6i, voted on the first branch OF the
amendment OF Mr.. Pendleon. namely ana ateePtDie y R
TO a majority of the senator's" and agreed TO II Dy
sftictIy party votc-yeas. SO; uays. %. -,
The Senate then agreed TO the remainder oi 'ho
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 80 uays. % A., T.,
munds resolution as amended above .,,- 80
NJ EDMUNDS proposed to add to the pending 5 TeSo-
lufion ne following: But 20 Oicer or eploNc o Wv
senate who served In the military force OF me Uhttu
States in suppressing the late rebellion shan 10 re-
moved except Tor cause stated IN VIII ~ ,t, 'o ir
President OF the Senate and approved oy MIN III
Mr. WALLACE DEM Pennl, speakns for himself
sad there would he no sucn removals ,-.,.-- -.
Mr. CONKLING tRep. N. y inquired whether 1S pd , un
dersooo the senator to say inat ,g "o'u O'
WT VILLAGE replied that he thought II was not
the intention OF the majority to make removals Vi sucn
Mr. CoNKLING said he was surprised TO hear that re-
mark. because there had aeady oeeh Te,V.,n % I hih
who served IN the Army OF the Union ana liOD "heh
be honoraby discharged OWING to the injuries nc
Mr.. WALLACE asked the name OF the person removed.
MIR CONKLING replied he referred TO Mr. fltz
who was removed rom bis IN ane oUe % % brp tg
in the discharge Of his duty.
Mr HERMAN Dem, n. " said that he would act
ms tly soldier,
soldier lie would thus act not because the 0her SIDE
yond make RUE but because the majority should act
to their own Judgment and not be called on to
follow a rule which the other side never adopted
lsiicnt applause in the galleries
Mn CONKIINCi SAID his colleague seemed 10 have
earned the applause OF somebody IN ule ghilrr1 10y
strangely forgetting ignoring the truth Of the matter
to which ne referred
The PRESIDENT pro ten. asked the Senator from
NcwYork 10 permit an interruption, and then said II
there had been such removal as that to Whlch he re-
fercd he was wholly ignorant OF H.
Mr. CONKLING, resuming, said he had paused 10
hear toe staLement rom the chair He glad TO say
tnat he did not suppose tie presiding oleei ia" ap
The debate continued short time longer. The
morning hour then expired. and therefore the subject
under consideration went over Till Tomorrow.
The senate then resumed the consideration OF the
Army Appropriation bill -
Mr. WILLIAMS (Dcm KY spoke upon the Army
Appropriation bill lie said that he aud his slde held
the deliberate opinion Iud Their experience gave thelf
1,inon consIdrIsIle veiyhO that the war had been
great success and better evidence thereof could be
We ised tbat me people of the North had been ami
brethren and their gallant soldiers TO be their
MT. Williams said that the mission OF the Demo
cratic party Is to the supremacy OF the cV over
military power and set again TIE boundaries he-
rpeU fb II state and National Govern
ment, which had been thrown down. lie argued III
Mr.. JONES Dem, Fe.l also advocated the bill. In
the course OF his remarks he said that IN 1877 COM
many of troops was marched from Fort BHraucss 10
Mariana to attend an election. He slw an oihcer III
bis own remain with he state ofhreTs un lie ie-
turns from the voting polls were canyas,ed
Mr..
be formerly offered To the Army Appropriation Ill., ana
at later STAG of the proceedings gave notice that he
would again submit IT, but not until after the sixth see
ton OF the bill had been acted upon as some NthH'u
mad express,d desire vote directly on striking out
that section His Intention III offering the amendment
was test the sincerity OF those VINO t1prGsscu t1e de
sire have coercion used az the pol' lie read rom
testimony before the Teller Committee, taken IN souh
Carolina, showing that Numbers OF white men came
around tine polls firing guns and irghlehnG cooieu men
suuh Carolina, at which there was no more ireeuo OF
election than there would ne IN any mon 49, a., .
Mr.. BUTLER, (Dem 5. ca asked Mr. Blaine II II were
true that within the last three days en- ad
ordered by the presldng JUG. III tAtlt,s'on s m
county, IN case depending on Just sueh e'uouoo de
Mr. ELAINE sald he believed there had been dig
missll upon flaw il the indictment
Nj. BUTLER insisted u was oh the eN e . ,,
election In five he could name since the
free clccton m south Carolina for this CONGRESS than
there would ne IN mob OF rougns no sh0ud capture %
elections In that state had been mere aVesues on Iec-
ME RT-TITR denounced the testimony before the
Teller Committee false far az It related 10 south
Carolina SAID the iuies III LIS state Ldd sustained
yes said Mr.. BLAINE, and jury in Louisiana
did something other There was peacelul election
there, too. only forty or fifty men slaughtered, ana
Jury acquitted some of the lnurueref-
Mr. JONAS Dem. LaD said tnat IN Louisiana the ac-
cused acqutted showing tnat the testimony was
BIAINE .aid the acquital Of one man or party Of
men did nut alter fact that numbers OF murders
were committed fact admitted hy Governor NItAOs
himself The geutleinan's logic was IKE tnat oi @ ,io
nf "
that they dd not zee hln seal somebody dlI commit
murder. even II these particular persons did not .
Mr. blaine then enlarged on the cOuctn ration OF
polling places III South Carolina He said the testi-
Ipnni'v showed systematc ana wiliu fraud upon the
night OF suffrage yet hcrO was great cry about lutin
dalton by troops, and tho gentleman ifon Delaware
had talked about walking through mes Oh uoopI 20
President Lincoln thought Delaware would bear a
MT. s4ULaBURY here rose and defended the loyalty
of Deaware 2aiust Er. Blaine, insinuaton.
% Gbst = and was referring to the Gtner Senator
Delaware Bayard), Is having passed by sJdleIs
The interruptions having become frequent, the pre-
siding officer Mr. THU RMAN, called for order ana In
sisted upon the observance OF the rules requiring MEM
address the chair for permission TO interrupt
Mr. BLAINE said II the presiding officer would permit
him. he would say. from some acquaintance win the
conduct OF business deberayc bodies that Tor tho
presiding officer go through senes OF recognions,
questions and answers. every time there slight
interruption. rather calculated to obsruct than h
TGe PKESIDING OFFICER-It certainly interrupts a
spicy dialogue hut does not obsiruct the regular or
der OF proceedings
Mr. BLA1NE-Ths rules do not contemplate that tho
presiding officer shall take part IN spicy dialogue
There were many smiles over hls episode.
MI Blaine then said thrrr had been good deal OF
what he might coll clsssezpg around certain hi.ior-
zeal fac and tho Senators from NeW-Jersey ti Ran
doip) and Maryland Off. GroOme), who were the yerv
ones who had 10 recall H. seemed 70 have
conveniently forgotten to remember, or remembered u
forget II In their remarks He meant tho order by the
present Democratic Governor OF NewJersry, wien hs
was NaiOr-enera n tue United states Army, breaking
up tho Legislature OF MARYLAND.
MIR Randolph said O neral Mcclellan was thon
acting under orders Of his SUPERIOR and did bis duty
faithful soldier. That sucl orders we're possible was
strong argument against laws under which iheJ could
be given.
Mr.. Blaine said tdoro was no evidence that fen-
eral Mcclellan acted under orders IRON ms suptrlois
II remained for tho gentleman from S.vJersey Alr.
Randolph 10 suu.tautI-te tAat stateluout.