The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-04-10
FORTY.SIXTH CONGRESS.
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSE WORSTED ON SAT-
URDAY.
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The Desperate Struggle to Defeat the Army Bill
Goes for NAught-The Bill Passes by
Vote OF 14S to 1872, Amidst
Thunders Of Applause.
HOUSE.


in the Chicago Inter Ocean, containing the &C.
count Of an interview with President Hayes by
Mr. Davis of Chicago, in which The latter gave
assurance that the President would stand firmly
by the Republicans; that he had waited upon the
President as requested and that there is no rea.
son TO believe that the President will dsappoint
the loyal people Of the country. For himself
(Mr Davis) he was "enlsted for the war"
Mr.. Sparks went on to say that It seemed to
have some spinal disease, which rendered 1t nee
essary for the stalwart members of his party to
try to cure ii. He asked fair-minded men to read
the articles published in the great metropolitan
journals Of the Northwest and say whether there
was not an effort made there to coerce the Presi.
dent into extreme measures OF the extreme mem.
bers Of the party ? And yet In spite Of all that,
the city of Chicago had just given Democratic
majority of 1928 to Carter Harrison c'our own
Carter" he called him. And that was charac-
terized by the Chicago Inter Ocean as "a victory
for the Democrats and the bowling Rebels"
[Laughterl In place of putting ramrods into
the Presidents backbone all the marrow and
stiffness had been taken out of the Republicans.
That Democratic victory in Chicago was tie
first popular response from Republican city,
ana IL was starlllng III ltS CnaraCter.
The issue was whether or not in this country
this free country, this great Republlc-the armed
soldiers the paid servants of sovereign people,
were to come to the polls to drive the sovereign
neOple away. That was the issue Gentlemen
addressing the Republican side), you make the
issue; we will go to the country upon 1t. We
mean to stand upon 1t. We know this sovereign
power that stauds behind us stands behind you,
and to 1t the President, and Governors and Con.
gress must all yield, and the sovereign people
we know are with US.
Mr.. Caswell inquired whether Wisconsin had
not shown an increased Republican majority of
G 900 votes
Mr. sOarks replied that Wisconsin was hardly
i'm mportant enough to consider; he was talking
about the Republican city of Chicago.
Mr.. Caswell inquired whether his friend did
not recognize that Greenbackers had helped
Democrats to carry the election at Chicago.
BRAGG sQUELcHEs CAswELL.
Mr.. Bragg, in answer to the first question of his
colleague said; The Judge of the Supreme
Court, who had been elected In Wisconsin by
10000 majority had not been the nominee of the
Republican party, but that every Republican
newspaper in the State had discarded the idea
there should be any politics in the election and
members of the bar belonging to the Democratic
party had supported him; and now, he would
like to ask his colleague, why 1t was he and his
colleagues on the Republican side of the House,
were sustaining the right TO maintain troops at
the polls, when tn Republican Wisconsin, where
the people were free, they had law which pro.
hibited the military from being reviewed, or
called out, or organized, for two days prior to
the holding Of an election under penalty of
fine Of $500? Applause on the Democratic side
Mr. CasWell admitted the Judge had not bt EN-
elected by a party caucus, but would his col
league deny his opponent had been the choice Of
the Democratic caucus Of the Legislature Of that
state? That issue had been made squarely be
tween Republicans and Democrats.
Mr. ChitLendeR followed and said When you
repeal these laws, you disiranChise not only The
weak and the ignorant in every part OF this cOun
try, but In all large cities you disfranChise men
who have not the courage to meet desperadoes
and bulldOzers, and blacklegs at the polls. l
hold iu my hand letter from the lasl Democrat
ic candidate for the Presidency, now dead, 10 the
present Democratic candidate for President; who
still lives, and ask every man on this floor,
without regard to party, to read 1t, 1t is ten
years old. but 1t is perennial, "a living fire Of
truth which lies at the very bottom OF our free In
and 1t will last and endure while hon
esty and the ballot box are sacred" He then
sent 10 the Clerks desk and had read extracts
from letter sent Saml ]. Tilden, Chairman of
With Mr.. springer in the Chair, the legislative
day Of Saturday began.
AMENDMENTS OFFERED AND VOTED DOWN.
Mr., Lowe moved to strike out the sixth section
of the bill and to instruct the committee to re
port 1t to the House with recommendation 1t be
introduced as a separate bill.
After some discussion, vote was taken on
News amendment, offered yesterday, that the
repeal shall not sbridge or affect the right and
duty Of the Executive to respond to the call Of
State Legislature or Governor, and 1t was sgreed
to-Yeas IS, nays 4, the Republicans refralning
from voting.
Mr. Gillette offered an amendment providing
that no appropris ion made by this or any other
bill, and no deficiency occaslOned thereby, shall
be deemed by the Secretary Of the Treasury as
ground for an increase Of the interest bearing
debt OF the United States. Ruled out on point
of order.
Mr.. Lowe moved to strike out section Of the
bill, which contains the proposed repeal.
Mr. Conger suggested to his friends on the 9TH
er side they should agree to strike out the section,
and then so far as the committee could recon-.
mend to the House. should recommend the pas
sage Of the bill repeating entirely the two sec.
u"nS VI tne s'a'u'e'' s no 'uousu' ne was au'nof'
lzed 70 say tnat II, on 1ne committee rising and
recommending 70 the House the Introduction Of
sePaLSe oit hepe0is ns twO % seGsloIs m OF
We heviseo - ~ on,,d S as S nus asS si9e 81 oe
debate and without delay, leaving The SrmV
A GnnronrJot hon hi witboTt snv nbieo,jonabia no.
feature.
Mr. Mcmahon said in 1865 the party which was
BY his friend from Michigan had
o,air,od oIr,oSt rn,imI,od rovor vI,b t,ooUs
Tb Io nt oni, danioS that n0t,roi,od So,Dp uUUpo'
hIat 10, ,o seai 81 orino ON ocars ,h
a. S pS' m 'S antad " Lao, ~ thoI Io, ,S1
tbst reason. tpeSking for himself alone Penndi.
ated the proposition.
Discussion followed in which Mr. Haskell, Cox,
COnger and Price participated
Mr. Cannon moved IN strike ont the word
"C,ni,,, ,rhoDo 4, ooo,,,roS IN Tho al, .oo,,o s
snoEa IN fsvor ~ tbe nroposiiion OH ''0'iO"' anu
Mr. FIrlov onncSod Tho amendment
NJ. Hraco.S "a ,Sa DorNa.o., ia.
"T, MnCoIu remarked 'ne DemOcrAuc sac OF
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