The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-26
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Pad
dock addressed the Senate on the subject
His amendment to modify the existing law
which tOrbids any part of the army from
being used as 4 posse cOnlitItuS, So that
troops may be used for such purpose in
Nebraska, Colorado, Oregon aud other
States aud Territories, and in The Indian
country generally. Settlers in the north
western section of the country had right
to demand protection, because if it were
longer withheld our citizens would be
checked in their movements and Injured
in their person and estate. If such sup
port had been furnished within the last
year there would have been fewer deaths
to mourn and lever Outrages to record.
He earnestly pressed his amendment upon
the consideration Of the Senate.
Senator Eaton moved the amendment
of Senator Paddock be laid on the table.
Agreed to By party vote. The 10th Sec
ton of the bill was read as follows: No
military or naval officer, or other person
engaged in civil, military or naval service
OF the United States, shall order, bring,
keep or have under his authority or con-
troll any troops or armed men at a place
where any general or special election is
held, 10 any State, unless it be necessary
to repel armed enemies of the United
States; provided, that nothing contained
in this section as now amended shall be
held or deemed to abridge or effect the
duties or the power of the President Of
the United States under section 5297 OF
the revised statutes. enacted under and to
enable the United States to comply with
section Of article OF the constitution of
the United States, on the application of
| the Legislature or executive, as provided
for in said section.
Senator Edmund5 proposed an amend
ment that nothing in the section shall be
held to abridge or affect the power of the
President of the United States under sec.
tions 5298 and 5299 revised statutes. Sen
ator Edmunds said the proviso in the bill
recognized the validity OF providing by Law
for the presence Of armed power of the
| United States to repress violence at the
polls, whether at federal or State elections
His amendment only carried cut the Law
of 1898. which provided for the use O
military force to suppress forcible anC
violent opposition to the law of the United
States applying to either federal or Stat,
elections.
i On motion Of Senator Eaton, the amend
ment was laid On the table-yeas 40, nay
%.
Senator Edmunds submitted an amend
ment to the clause providing for a fue @
not more than $1,000 and imprisonment q
hard labor, not less than three months DO
more than FIVE years, for any person, il
! public service who may bring armed me!
to the polls
> Senator Edmunds moved to insert tn
, words unless such force be necessary t
be used to execute the laws of the Unite
States"
? The amendment was laid on the table
yeas 40, nays 80. No other amendment
! were offered to the sixth section. The tw
D votes lost were party votes. Senate
Davis, Of Illinois, voted with the Den
, ocrats.
e Senator Carpenter moved to strike OF
e the ninth section, providing that ther
shall be no promotions or appointments
the army above the rank of captain, ,exceI
in the corps of engineers, etc. The amenC
: ment was laid on the table. Other amen;
: ments were proposed to the ninth, beir
= the last section of the bill, but were o
d laid on the table. The President pro te
q announced that the bill was now on i
e passage as it came from the House. /
n amendments being made Senator E
"a munds made another effort to amend ii
: lsixth section, but the amendment was la
4 on the table by strict party vote. III
n bill was then passed-yeas Al, nays 81.
,e 1t was resolved to adjourn to Monda
q The Senate then went into executi1
10 sessionsfor an hour, waiting the return
II the army bill. When it arrived iabo
e FIVE oclock) Thurman signed il, and
al was conveyed to the President.
er HOUSE.
ID WASHINGTON. April 25.-Mr. SherN
~ contended that Congressman were Fedel
le officers, and the government had rig
to enact laws regulating their elections.
Mr.. Thomas characterized the propos
repeal as conspiracy formed to secure
8, Democratic majority at the next electio
,g MIR. Williams, of Wisconsin, said tt
is while the constitutional arguments b
been able, he doubted either their nee
D. sity or their utility. If50 years of arg
to ment and four years of horrid war cor
hc not settle State rights, he doubted if al
he thing could He was glad to see deb'
I'D coming back to the naked facts of the Il
I'D election. On no subject was this peol
1t more ignorant than on the awful details
be outrages committed at those eleotio
K The fact was. those elections seemed lock
10 up in volumes of testimony in library
d. securely as though buried in the catacou
be of Egypt. The trouble was that men "
ae had never quailed before canon balls W
to put to fight by an epithet. The "bloc
lrs shirt and bayonet rule had dismay
m more men than all the dangers of war.
! Mr.. Hayes characterized the propoi