, 1879-04-30

'rl'e States ',ES lploy 10th military aud clvii
power to kcE Z peace, and to enforce the laws
e. e. Sa' hs tate. ,ss Gepo:s @ to dss1 ts
antlos:ty to hf,ncet National elections. No s,ii-
tictent tcasun has beun gfscn for this hscrimlna-
tfttH In favor Of State aud against National au-
ttiottlr.
1r wEt1-rouNpEp DIRECTIONS s1isr
against The present National Election laws, all
Euod citlzcns should unite III their amendment.
Lava providing safeguards of cfcc!ons should
hn impartial, jias, md efficient. They should,
IT rK'seIblc, be sn nonpartsan and fnir In ti,cir
nperation that the minority party ont Of power
VII! have no Just grounds to complain Tho
present 1awa fIayc in practfce unQuestianably
e''usircca to tllc prevention Of fraud nnd yio-
icnee Ut etStsons In several Of thss1atcs MEM.
l'ess Of different potIeal parties l.asc applied
jor ttle safeguards which they furnish.
It Is ths right and 'tutY Of tie National Cor
.crntnent 10 enact ard cnfurcc the jnws which
Will accure frc. and fair Congressional elections.
exscpt In connection with tile enactment Of
measures which will better accomplish that I'M
por.ant chs Believing That Sec. q Of the lill
hcioro nc VII weaken i y DOES not altoccther
:t.ent 10 protect Federal efections hy t!se civil
authorities, am forced to tic conclusion TINT
II ought not to receEc my npprosal. That sec
1ioII, however, Hot presented to me as q sepa-
becn stated, attachcd to the bill making the
thu army. It
MAKKs A VITAL cnAs1E
In lie Election law Of the country. which Is fu
no way connected with the use OF Tile army.
1t prohibits ualcr heavy pcuattcs, nny person
enyaged IN the ctvtt service Of the United States
from having sHy force at the place Of any elcc-
t!on prepared to preserve order, to make ar-
ts tie ffSs s Hr e sy ora o
The purpose Of un Army Appropriation bill.
Thu practice oil tacking to the Army Appro-
praton bills measures not pertinent to such
hills did not prevail unti more than foFty years
after the adoption of the Constitution. Ii has
become the cu1i,fion practice. All partica whcn
in power, have adoutet It, Many abuses, and q
great waato Of public money, have In this way
ion VI tho country Is against It. The statos
which hayc recently adopted Constitutions i.ayo
generally provided q rctnedr for thn evil by
cnactthE thai no laws Rlntl contain more than
QUO subject, which shat be plainlr expressed IN
It's title. TlIr Constitutions Of More tlnn hn1f
OF the States contain SUBSTANTIALLY this pro-
visb,,.
TIE PUBLIC WELFARE WILL nE PROMOTED
III many ways By return to the carly practice
Of ,hc Government md to tho trslc principle Of
leglslu,ion which requires that every measure
shall statll or fall according to It's own merits.
II It were understood tint to attach to at, np-
nropra,ion bill u Treasure irrelevant to the gen.
cral tect Ut the hill would imperil and ptot-
ably prevent its fnai pashage u,Id approval, q
valuable reform in tho parliamentary practice Of
Congress would 10 accomplished.
Tie best Justification that has been offered
Tor attaching
IRRELEVANT RIDERS
10 appropriation b!!H Is that It Is done for con-
vencncn sake, to facilitate the passage Of rcas-
ures which aro deemed expctltcnt by all branches
Of the Government whrh participate i'll tho
legislation.
reason for attaching this amendment Of tho
Election law to tl,e Army Appropriation bill.
The history Of the measure contradcts this as
sumption. 4 mniurlty OF thu I1ousc Of Repre-
this section to this hill 1t was known that d
majority OF tho Sennte was opposed tosit, and
that az u separate H,easure II could not Do
adopted, Il was attaehed to Tho Army Appro-
psiatton bill to cutnpul tllt SGnate to assent to
II. 1t rns plainly announced to The Senate TINT
| t1H Army Approximation bill would not }e al
lowed 70 PASS unless tbs proposed atucntments
nf the Election laws were adoptud with 1t. Tho
| Scnata refused to assent to tho bill Oh account
THIS IRRELEVANT SECTION.
| Congress tl.crcupon adjourneil without passing
! the Appropriation hit for the army, and the
present extra session Of the Forty,si1th Con.
gross became necessary to carry On the Goyern-
mpnt.
Thu ground upon which the action Of tho
Houac os Representatives is defended has been
A week before the close lit the lust session of
Conerrsa thu doctrine IN question WINS stntol by
one nf its ablcst defenders as follows:
ut Is our duty 10 repeal these; 1t Is not
tton bill. I''e Republican Senate would nut
agree to- nor tho Republican President etgn, the
bttl for such rcpcaI. Whatever Objection to leg
islatLun upon appropriation bills may bo made III
elections a.,l tho liberty Of cEttzens aro con-
ccfacd. W. harc the power to vote the moner.
lct US annex conalttorIa to IT anl insist upon
rcuress Ut the grseyance.h
ftp rnt1 t1ftr RI fnFj1r af1aH has