The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-18
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WASHINGTON.
Senate and House Proceedings.
sENArE-ArrERNooN SESSION.

SENATE-AF SESSION.
Washington, April 17.-On the ex-
piration of the morning hour the army
appropriation bill was taken up.
Voorhees, said the protection of the
ballot-box had been wrested from the
proper local officers and given to COR
rupt federal officials. The spirit that
dictated this law was distrust of the
people and their capacity for self-gov-
ernment under free elections. The
whole power Of the constitution was
thus perverted. The people would re-
sent this insulting tyranny when the
facts should be clearly presented to
them. He implored the people not to
forget that their liberties are trampled
under foot with scorn and contempt.
Under the vague pretext of keeping the
peace, the president, as commander-in-
chief of the army and navy, could give
such orders as would tend to crush the
liberties of the country, after the man
ner of Cesar, Napoleon the Great and
Napoleon the Less.
Teller said the democratic party had
heretofore sustained the exercise of the
veto power by democratic presi-
dent, and he could not recall single
instance to the contrary. The proper
place TO test the validity of law was
in the courts of the country, and all
parties should be willing to submit to
such arbitration. He deprecated the
use Of the army to enforce civil pro.
cesses, except in extreme cases, but
said the democrats had not always been
30 afraid Of the military power as they
now were. He cited frauds in Kansas
in 1852 and 1854, in Louisiana in 1864,
and in New York city in 1858; he did
not desire to misrepresent the south,
but would only state facts in regard to
that section which, y his opinion, made
federal supervision necessary to fair
election. In conclusion, Teller said he
did not think any threat to deprive the
army of its sustenance would affect the
action of any republican senator nor Of
the PRESIDENT
Conkling asked If vote could not
now be taken on the pending (Blaine)
amendment; but Butler thereupon
moved to 60 into executive session.
Agreed to. The senate then adjourned.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
Washington, April 1.-THE house
being in committee of the whole on
the legislative appropriation bill, KEEL
ley, of Pennsylvania, said he would
vote for q repeal of the test oath for
jurors should it come before the house
as a separate measure. During the
last congress he had advocated the re-
peal of the provision requiring that
oath, and he said now, as he had said
then, that it was an exasperating in
congruity in the law, and should be re-
pealed.
He also said that to vote for this
provision In the army bill, which had
passed the house, which was provis-
ion in restraint of the use Of the mill
tary as 1t now stood would be an injus-
tice to the republican party, which,
when it had two-thirds in each house,
mad passed 1t, and to the memory OF
Abraham Lincoln, who had given il
mis- presidential sanction.
But he would not vote for the repeal
OF essential modification of the Law
authorizing the appointment and fixing
sne duty and power Of the supervisor.
Of elections.
oisciaiming all knowledge Of the