, 1879-03-05


cratic parts.: lie fncarnasrd tic pr'ndplca Of
| tic Republican party, md those who voted for
t1Iul ngnitst his competitor voted to distinguish,
! bctwecn tie crccd of the Democratic pnrty (so
| calsrl) nnd Thu Republican party.
nlr. Eaton-Soralir,lt
from CONNECTICUT knew That 20 qualification
wal necessary ID spenking Of tllc Republican
pnrt5, for thUso were yulIt,g md untanEht WHO
di'l not know tic emergency out Of which that
purity sprung.
.If<thrrr was ANYTHING by which the pftneirlcs
Of tint party cunld lpu understood. it was In the
rights trutcctcd anu The wro1lGs denounced by
css ftnn1ss " wns r nsnrFa1c "ry
| Mr: Conkllrg-My, friend, like. I'oloni's, Is
"stl'f harp!nE on l[s daughter" II src. S20
| rl,oat ii ysi should 80 suddenly appear 10 NV
lOnoEahlc friend; but tir statute still lfvea, be-
casc The Domucrntc, House will nut rclrnl 1t.
jlc went on to sny shat cuiIll hn beiicYo. that
render ut The summons Of t1lc Democrats, he
should feel thnt the two parties wcro divided
but i,y o :" narrow rcr't ot tn,c,h-an fstlln,us
hardly Wider thaha hair, between witnessing
this sacritico u! princlplc now Or jn iew days.
AR to thu pnlftlea! results of this throwing
tlown ot the gnsc. he dill nut fcs1r goitE .o thy
country on the 'fts,tes prcbentco. He would
CAUSE IL believed },sa @ III q be risft .. ticy nre
md, SECOND, because II l,u thought they needed
modification or rereal, lo would not proceed to
consider them OIL Appropriation bills under
str. Beck explained how the Democrats had
| bc1u prevented from tnktng action for tho re-
peal Ut these sections bcforr, aud as to tie rev.
olutionary inattor, hc thought thoss measures
we're rs fair, rs Just, nnl as necessary Us tic
nude. :
Mr.. Thurman sAid tint no moro important
question in time Ct rcace was oyer brought
y
n'grely the nlcrit or dencrit OF tho law which
tlu: House bill proposed 10 repea], but also thu
rights privileges, mud powers VI fhe two brnncll-
question wlicl, Ind never been brought sharp
" before tllu American pcuple rs It might bo
now. It was ono which, sooner or Inter, must
bc decided. We were at the beginning, perhaps.
Of Il struggle t4at might last rs long in TIL"
country aB It DID in TIC inotl!cr country, where
It went IN for two centuries bctorc II was dc.
tcsfninrd. It was not likely tolast. so long
here, but u might last 70 long thnt every
bcturc tt was completed. 1t WINS question
whether thu f1ouso Of Representatives had
r!ght to NY tnat tlcy would Era''t supplies
eS y Fl sen9n ea ssg . FSFses sas !Se:s 5 s
payers Of the Republic, md VIC only hare tho
right u originate money bills which grant lle
money Of tin people. Thu sonate toprcscnts
Republic. ond w ealrn the right whicl, tho
English House OF Commons established after
contest lasting two centuries" Now, this had
hecn styled revolutionary, but lie was not to DO
frightened fr1n q consideration Of those meas.
urea by unjust .lcnunclatlun.
Alr. Thurman then Kave brief resllmo of the
struggle IN Europc to make the voice Of the
people heard, and ooIntul out tl'at tl.e con.
test III England WIS not against the
monarch onty, but aGnlnst The House Of
Lords, an1 tliey established rule TINT the
llouse Of Lords Ind no Right to amend money
bill, but must ,arcept or reject 1t In toto Tile
| Sot,ath. MIR. Thurman anil rnnnnt fe t1a Fr1rn.
>l sentative of ths taxpaycrs, as was tho House.
fllc power of. tic House to amend conditions
on which to Grant supplies, Is tnoEe likely to
result FROM It. On tic contrary, It was much
mere tilkelyako u,nke the Government accepta-
bio TO t1E peoplc, and tle Government Of tliu
people aaIRtnssterea for the benefit Of tue peo-
pie. With rcgard to tue lazy IN regard to ju.
Fors, It wAs Il dlsgrace to civilization. It made
tho selection of u fnlr Jury impossible. Tho
House now asked tsiut Il tnule be adopted bs
which q fair and noi'-partsau Jury could bo
procured.
At this point Mr.. Dorsey. from the Commit
J mltteo ot Conference Oh tIlc Post Olllce Appr0.
!. priation bill, nadc report, whirh was agrcrd
Mr.. Blaine sali that The bill to repeal ser BIC
. Of tllu REVISED Statutes had passed tho ScnAte
other, con'4I Ipt ee passed II The House, an.l
tn,s Was ~, tic fcason assignca Tor placing It 1t
Mr. Garla1tl remarked tl.at ns the SECTION it
question was rcpcaled By Rcnub''can Con-
Ercss but found its way into tile Revised
, why did not isenublicun Congress- hasten IL
repeal Tue scrtioY1 Why did not Republican
, Congress hasten - repeal \ ut onyof
Ihc discussion geinE continued, Mr. Matthews
out giving h!s splcmn protest a1.A!nst tht
doctrines which had been urged on this floor To-
: tic lrst tiue, ho believed. In the tl'ator'
Of tlis eo;a44try, with reference to th'
twsrn tho ' Engl}sh @ 1Iose use" Of % LoSis al, III
Gou'moua arNl tle House OF Representatives
Ilu rapilty Traced thc history md The growth o
English liuerty from tho. titne Of tle Mugn
n Churta, and Then pointed OUT TINT when uu
/ Government came to ;thc foundation Of our Con
!. of Englan.!s. struggles for public liberty, Uni
they recorded their interpretation Of 1t IN til
written document WHICH established tho fosr
;. u md system Of our Govsrn'nent lu all It
.. H!nd yet i Was alleged ti,at ths g. House 1s q
=, REPRESENTATIVE. only represented the whol
il people. Would tho representatives OF por
nlar rights. after dsposIng from, iis pedcstr
q t1le dignity u.,l independence Ut tho Srnntt
y put IN place of 'tlls chief executive otllccr
Y King, nsltl ntya him crowuedl lle woull ask
I was the Senate to hnyo 10 voice, TO right t
: vas meant, untl 10 bo dictated to US interim
d AMI 6ubs,rtuates. They were oqAnl partnei
It with ttc House Of Representatives IN a!l The Ut
II ties Alnl responsibilities Ot Legislation, HK WcT
!, as we'll qualified to make up tho grievances q
y The pcOule.
u slr. ilnar said illat tho sentiments uttcrcl b.
thu gentleman Oh thu other s!de well warrante
the discussion protractud through the night III
through the dMy, It WIS MI attack upon III
1t naliunal ltfo NJ well as upon thu C0nstitu1to
" u tho country.
II Atr. rI,urllau mat!o rcplyto Mcsars. Matthew
u and luat. In TIC courso of WHICH hu rofurrel
o tile election III 1aui!iton County, Ohio, as shov
D lI1.r whether this Inv, 50 lntuGli by the OtIll
sdr, was aB Instrument to llspurty ut clccttull
or nn instrument Ut fraul and bribery. II
alsrceu that tho hunlllest eIlzon should be pr
tectcd, but hu did not think ttiat any man, r[t
- or p,or, should dc protectca BY means Of
'f packed Jury. lie denied ttlat tllo llousc WI
y, atteu,ping 10 coesro .hs Senate any ,noro tin
10 ti,u Senatu was trying to coerco the Hons
,e lhcru wus no INCLINATION to do 90 on clth,
i. aide. .
~ Mr.. IIurrls asked for suspension OF tic Ill
'e c.lssIon, su TINT tho Srnato might cnusder u
III llollsG lIlI tn rasturH ths churches tn tho III
trtct VI COLUMBIA tu their respective conRrcR
,,r | tIuts, The churches wgr6 nSScsaGl ulIl taxt