The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-25

| came from twenty-seven States. and 3d..
600,0 from eleven States-Alabama. Ar
kansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis-
| sippi, North Carolina. South Carolina, Ten
nessee. Texas, and Virginia, OF which &c.
900, ZOO was from tobacco taxes Of Virginia.
! Both houses, he continued, have now Demo-
cratic majorities, and no proposition is heard
| to change the existing revenue lawa
This vast revenue Is collected to pay pen
| sions made necessary by the rebellion, to
| preserve the Government, and TO protect
the laws made at the nations expense. To
| divert 1t from the uses TO which the people
have dedicated it would be perfdious.
There Is but one way by which it can reach
these objccts-by appropriation. The Con-
| stitution commits to Congress only the dis
erection as TO how much is to be appropria.
ted. It's commands to make some appro-
priation are imperative. It's refusal to vote
| money to defray the expenses or different
| branches OF the Government was. therefore,
unconstitutional. IL members OF the Judi
ciary or executive departments failed to do
their duties under the Constitution they
would be liable TO impeachment. II men,
bers CT the Legislative branch were likewise
amenable to punishment for derelction OF
duty, it would be a Drawer II not a less
guilty act to violate their exalted trust.
Mr.. Dawes presented the petition OF
Mrs. Caroline Webster, widow OF Colonel
Fletcher Webster. asking an increase OF her
pension from thirty to fifty dollars per
month. He said this lady was the only sur
virng representative OF Daniel Webster's
family, and had been rendered poor by the
destruction OF her Mar>htield property.
The till was referred to the Committee on
Pensions.
Mr.. Conkling, continuing. said resort
to separate bills might even have cloaked
the sinister design Of the legislation, and
that view would have been wise policy for
the other side. In the case pending, the
face OF the bill itself shows that the IegisIa-
ton Is not such rs the Executive can rightly
approve. 1t shows the design to be to CO.
cree the Executive into violating his sense
or right in order to permit The Government
to live. Thus far the achievement OF the
Democratic majority had been easy, but
the trial was yet to come. 1t would
be more difficult. The party had got
themselves into predicamcnt. and unless
the Executive lets them out they will have
10 back out. He said let the ruffiansm at
the polls in Tie interest OF the other party
cease, and there would be no need OF fur
thcr expense IN executing the election laws.
Mr.. Conklng spoke for three hours, his
speech, in the main, being an arraignmcnt
Of the Democratic party and an earnest
support OF the Federal election laws. Gen
! cral Sherman and Acknowledgement Dcvens
were among The number OF his attentive
listeners.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Conklng's
speech Mr.. Blaine moved to strike out the
sixth section of the bill. The motion was
lost by strict party vote.
Mr. Blaine then made statements concern
ing certain trials In South Carolina, in
which lie alleged that the Republicans prose-
culed by the State were allowed to 90 free
il the Democrats prosecuted in the Federal
court were released. He then offered the
amendment previously offered and with
drawn Ey him, which is as follows: At the
end OF section 6 to add the following
words: land any military, naval, or civil
officer, or any other person who shall, cX-
cept Tor the purposes hereinafter named,
appear armed with deadly weapon Of any
description. either concealed or displayed,
within Il mile OF any polllng-place where Il
general or special election is being held,
shall, on conviction. be punished with fine
OF not less than $500 nor more than $1,000,
or with Imprisonment for Il period OF not
less than six months nor more than five
years, or with both fine and Imprisonment,
at the discretion OF the court"
Mr.. Butler said Mr.. BlaInc's statements
were erroneous. So far as Smalls and Car
doZo were concerned, it was determined
weeks ago to pardon them. The other cases
had not been discontinued. AS to the e.
lerton cases, lie knew thirteen were there
tried, and if there was any charge Of bar
gaining the Senator from Maine would have
to bring it against the Chiel-Justce.
Mr.. Blanc's amendment was rejected.
Other amendments offered by the Republic
can senators were rejected, and it was
finally decided 10 take Il vote on the 9Th Sec
ton tomorrow afternoon.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Gillette, of Iowa, made u speech from
q grcenback standpoint, in which he de-
nounccd the Connecticut anti-tramp law,
and declared that before saying to the Chi
neSe that they must go, he would say TO
every law on the statute-book which OPP
pressed the laboring classes that it must 20 !:
national banks must go; national bonds
must go; land monopolists must go; noun
tains OF idle money in the Treasury must go
into the channels Of business; millions alb
sorbed by coin bond> must 60 cut once more
TO make glad the heart OF the tolcr. Did
they believe that the popular fire which
was raging could be smotlered, and
that outraged citizens would be sat-
jsicd till 1850 with national disputes !:
What the people wanted was bread, not
blood He was amazed at the patient en-
duraucc and long suffering of The people,
but he advised prudence in future legisa-
ticn and immediate measures OF relief for
the country.
| lie was followed by De La Matyr, OF In
diana, who denounced the peurle cry Of
revolution, raised by those who were cow
ards on Que side or cormorants on the other
side OF the great struggle. He had no lam
guagc in which TO utter his contempt for II.
The time for Terminating the debate on
the legislative bill was fixed for o'clock
| tomorrow instead of > O'Clock, as pre-
| viously ordered.
Crimes and Casualties.
ATTEMPT TO AsSAsSISATE THE ACTOR BOOTH.
CHICAGO, April 23-Whi!e Edwin Booth
was giving the soliloquy in the last act OF