Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-17
ORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator kellogg
introduced a bill providing for the establish
ment of steamship msil service between the
United States and Brazil. Referred.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
army bill.
Senator Beck continued his remarks from
yesterday. He read the resolution hereto
fore offered by Senator Hoar denounciug
the alleged Democratic programme as I'M
constitutional and revolutionary, and then
said the Democrats were not proposing
either to coerce the President or to prevent
the President from coercing; nor were they
setting up revolutionary measures or endeav-
oring to pass acts which would deprive the
President from using the army for constl-
tutional purposes. All they proposed to do,
as would be seen by the sixth section of the
bill, was to say to the President that he
should not recall troops from the frontier
or where they were placed to prevent in
vasion from abroad to be used merely for
political purposes, and that while
the courts were open and all
the judiciary machinery working in
harmony with them, he should not use
troops except on the call of the Governor
or legislature of State in an emergency
contemplated by the constitution; nor should
he use troops against the public will. The
Democrats further said the money of the
taxpayers should not be so expended as to
enable the President to use troops for politi-
cal purposes. If this was revolution, let the
Senators make the b-st of it. The Repub-
licans, Senator Beck said, had threatened to
appeal to the people against the Democrats
action, but the Democrats would also appeal
to the people whose States could keep peace
with their own militia, marshals and sheriffs,
without federal intervention from Washing
ton, and without marshals, deputy marshals
and supervisors, no matter how Immaculate
they might be, from John Davenport down.
Senator Beck retorted upon the Republicans
the charge of revolutionary act, by re-
ferring to the law of 1868, which he said
was so framed that the acts of
Congress declared by any circuit
court of the United States null
and void were sustained unless two-thirds
of the judges of the supreme court should
agree in pronouncing them unconstitutional.
He also referred to the manner in which the
thirteenth amendment abolishing slavery
was ratified, as affording another example of
Republican revolution. He quoted numer
Gus precedents to show that it was not I'M
usual to attach legislation on general ap-
preparation bills. Among them it was seen
that the law relating to supervisors and
deputy marshals was amended on an appro-
priation bill by Republican Congress, and
that the celebrated Drake amendment, which
annulled the decision of the supreme court,
was made part of an appropriation bill. In
concluding his remarks he said the history
Ia ,b, 10 ho %ho Int
of Democrats to court the military power OF
the country.
Senator Hoar said that the Senator from
Kentucky yesterday stated that his reason fol
addressing the Senate was to reply to the
charge made by him (Hoar) The Senator
had touched on many topics, but had avoided
with great care to answer the charge
regarding previous utterances in the
Senate, that the Senator had complained
that he was charged with being
revolutionary because of purpose tt
repeal or revise certain sections of the re-
vised statutes with regard to the use of thu
army. Now, said Senator Hoar, no one ha6
characterized such purpose as revolutionary
because general legislation had been attached
to appropriation bills thousand times
The Senator had declared that if the Presi
dent did not sign a bill of which he disap
proved he would refuse to make appropria
tons necessary to carry on the government
The question which he (Hoar) wished to pu
was this: Did the Senator now stand by
this position, or did he abandon it? Did hi
stand by the declaration or back out?
Senator Beck replied that he hat
no more right to assume that the
President would refuse to sign a
bill than tho Senator from Massachu-
sets. He had no knowledge of the Presi
dents views on the subject, but he had, ii
every speech he had made, expressed the be
lief that the President would sign the bill, as
he ought to do. What he did say TOWARD
the adjournment of the last Congress was
that the Democratic conferrees on the two
bills that failed seemed to agree, and hi
agreed with them that if an extra session
must be called, much as it was regretted, tn
very moment it was called committees o
both houses would be organized and separate
bills would be framed and passed as soon a
possible asking the President to agree will
the Republicans of the States and the PEG
pie. These bills would provide that armet
soldiers should not be allowed to approach
the polls for the mere purpose of keeping
the peace; that there would be an honest jur
obtained in court of the United States il
all cases where tue IlSSutS duu lUeTlleS y
citizens were involved, and that the State
should be allowed to conduct their own cleo
lions in their own way, free from all fedora
interference. He further said on that occa
sion that when these laws were submitted t
the President for his approval, as they woul
be, and approved by him, the present Con
gress would, in his opinion, pass every az
preparation bill and adjourn. If, however
the President in the exercise of the powe
vested in him, should see fit to veto the bill
thus presented, he had no doubt these sam
amendments would again be made part c
the appropriation bills, and it would be fo
the President to determine whether he woul
block the wheels of government an
refuse to accept the necessary appropriation
rather than allow the representatives of til
people to repeal the odious laws which the
regard as subsersive of their rights and priv
leges. He also said at that time that whethe
that course was riget or wrong it would /
adopted, and no doubt adhered to, ne matte
what happened with the appropriation bill
Senator Hoar arose, when Senator Bee
told him to keep his seat-to sit down uni
he was through with what he had to say.
said the language of the Senator from Mass
chusetts was almost impertinent. He hi
never threatened the President. He hi
said the Democrats would tender bills to t
President fairly and honestly, and lie thong
the President would sign them. If not, t
responsibility would rest on his head and
the heads of those who asked the Preside
to veto them. If the President should We
tboro ha (Reck) would counsel the Wisest al