Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Discussion Of the Section Prohibiting the
Presence Of Troops at the Polls
Desperate Resistance Of
the Radicals.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.
HOUSE.

November. and offered resolution re-
ferring the matter to the Committee on
Elections. Ali the sitting members
from Iowa were elected on aday claimed
on the other side as not the day legally
fixed for the election. The resolution
was adopted by party vote.
Mr.. Young had read an extract from
the report OF the grand jury on the cleo
;lon in Hamilton county, Ohio, to show
that his colleague [Butterworthl and
himself were not considered very bad
persons.
The House then went into Committee
oi the Whole OH the army appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Tucker offered an mendment
repeating the law which prohibits any
person who has served in the military,
naval or civil service OF the Confederate
States from being gappOinted 10 q position
in the army Of the United states.
4 point Of order was made and with
drawn 10y Mr.. Conger, bat it was re-
newed by Mr. Sparks and sustained by
the chair.
The consideration of the bill having
been concluded, with the exception OF
section Il, repeating the statute allowing
the presence Oi the military To preserve
the peace at the polls, that section was
read.
Mr.. Conger rose to a point OF order,
that the section changed the existing
law, but did not retrcnch eXpendi-
lures. Il could not I've held seriously
that striking out the words, TO keep
the peace at the polls" retrcnched cX-
pcnd!;urcS.
MIR. Sparks admitted that the section
changed the existing law, but argued
that it rctrenched expenditures.
Mr.. FRYE argued that the section did
not rctrcnch expenditures, ami that 1t
did not affect the transportation ui the
army, because the President was COM
mander-in-chicf ami could transport the
troops where he pleased, and there was
no power in the House to say that he
should transport troops here and not
there.
Mr.. Carlisle argued that the HuuSeand
country would hesitate "a long time before
accepting the doctrine laid down by the
gentleman from Maine, Fryel that the
President, as scOmmander-in-chiet of the
army. could transport troops wherever ne
plcasrS and use them fOr whatever pnr-
pose he pleascS, with or withuutthe con-
sent of Congress. lie undertook 10 al
firm, that nader G,s. C-->atitSssis'IA ~
fhr United States the President had
no right tO use the army and navy,
or anv part Ut II, To protect
the States a,linSt domestic violence or
to enforce state laws, except when he
MAS authorized to do 50 by act Of Con-
gresS. Did the gentlemen on the other
side mean To say that the provision OF
the Constitution which made II the duty
OF the United States Ia guarantee Ia
every State republican form tgovern-
ment conferred upon the President,
single officer Of the United States, that
power? Were the gentlemen prepared
To- 20 before the country on the PROPOSE
ton that the President was the United
states All the authority which the
President possessed to-day To use the
army and navy in protecting the States
i'm enforcing the law was derived, not
from the provision of the Constitution
which had been read, but from the act
Of Congress of the 18th Of February,
1875, amended in 1907.
Mr.. Fryc-Thc gentleman, in COM
mcncing his speech, stated that II was
claimed hv me that the President had
power 10 transport troops wherever ne
pleased. Tor any purpose whatever. !
did not say So. did not claim il; and
never have claimed IT, What claimed
was simply this: that ii these words,
To keep peace at the polls were stricken
ont. that would not Ice any restriction
whatever on the power OF the Com
mander-in-Chiei uf the Army To
transport the army from barracks TO
barracks. and from State 10 State, as he
saw tit. That is all claim, and does
not the gentleman admit that
Mr. Carlisle agreed to that.
Mr.. RobcSon-I the Executive Of the
State calls on the President 10 suppress
domestic violence, and II the domestic
violence Is at polls where general clec-
ton Is taking place, Is not the President
bound. under his oath OF office, I" com
ply with that request?
Mr.. Carlislc-li the application iS
made i'm the regular form under the act
oi Congress. admit that it Is the duty
of the President to send troops, but |
say that when these troops have gone
into a state and have dispersed the mob
or inSurrcct,oniStS. or whatever they
may be. called. who are acting IN resist
anCc 10 the state authorities, they
have performed their duty, and must
stop at that They can't stay at the polls
% preserve peace there.
Mr.. Eohc>nn-Noboiy j. now dis
put;n. that: hut ask the gentleman
whether or not this proposed section
would take away the power oi the Pres
iicnt 10 do that ii he were properly
called ON.
Mr.. Carlisle-It certainly will not.
Mr.. RubcSou-li that be 50. and It il
does not take away the Presidents
mower. and il that contingency shall
happen. a. il possibly may, and II the
officers Of the army arr sworn to obey
the lawful orders oi the President, then
what becomes ui an officer who Is
ordered by the President 70 suppress a
rio, AMI 10 quiet domistic violence q. "
place where = general election has &C
Cured?
Nr. CarliS.e-Thc gentleman from
New Jersey j. asking ne questions on
ono subject and aia discuSSln: anoth-
-. Di tuur>r an officer i bound 20
og,ey the orders OF the President whsre
the President Is acting IN strict conform
i,v 10 the law, but we are discussing the
oueStion whether or not soldiers can be
Sent into the States for the purpose oi
keeping peace al the pools, not for the
purpose OF supp-essing domestic insur-
reytious or violence.