The Portland daily press., 1879-05-21
XLvICONGRESs LIST SESSION
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 20.

WASHINGTON, May 20.
Mr.. Mcdonald asked leave to introduce
bill authorizing the President to employ mill
tia and land and naval forces to enforce the
laws whenever their execution was INSTRUCTED
by combinations too powerful to be suppressed
by the judicial authorities, and preventing the.
military from being used as posse comitatus
except IN cases as authorized by the constitu-
ton and laws.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to the introduction of
the bill on the ground that previous notice was
not given.
Mr.. Mcdonald withdrew the bill and gave
notice that he should ask leave to introduce it
tom orrow.
The Senate resumed the legislative appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Saunders read short speech in opposi-
ton to the bill claiming that the use OF the
military is necessary to secure fair elections in
the South.
Mr.. Whyte said that there was no such thing
as national election. They were either state
or municipal. Senators and REPRESENTATIVES.
are agents of, and responsible to, the state
There has been no prototype for our form of
government
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Whyte
spoke of the sons of Massachusetts repudiating
the old states rights doctrine of that state,
which occasioned colloquy between himself
and Hoar, after which he referred to the bill
reported by Marshal in the House in 1900 pro-
viding for the removal of the military from the
polls election days and prevention of their in
reference.
Mr. Conkling related all the circumstances
of the passage of that bill. He would follow
where the Senator from Maryland would lead
and vote for bill to punish such abomlnable
conduct as led to the passage of that bill by
the House.
Mr. Jonas of Louisiana spoke against the use
of troops at the polls and said troops at the
polls were familiar sight to the people of
Louisiana.
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and the polls at which the troops were seen.
Mr. Jones said troops were concentrated at
the polls or ready to be there at moments
notice, constantly ready for act ion and often
sively conspicuous. He then rehearsed the
abdication of the Kellogg government.
Mr. Kellogg said that if had time he could
show that his colleagues statement was incor-
rect.
AT a o'clock the Senate proceeded to vote.
Mr.. EdmundS made a number of motions,
all of which were lost.
The bill was then read a third time and
passed.
She Senate took up the contagious diseases
bill, but without action adjourded until Thurs
day.
The House resumed the bill to amend the
laws relating to the transfer of cases from the
State to the Federal courts, and Mr.. Urner
concluded his argument against it.
Mr.. Frye moved to lay the bill on the table.
The motion was defeated and the House pro-
ceeded to vote on the motion to reconsider, the
yeas and nays being demanded by the Republic
can side for the purpose of consuming the
morning hour.
The House resumed the Warner silver bill,
the question being on the third section allow
ing the deposit of bullion at any mint, and its
being coined for the benefit of the owner
Mr.. Conger moved to lay the third section of
| the bill on the table which was defeated. The
| adoption of this motion would kill the bill.
| Mr.. Conger voted in the negative for the
purpose of moving for consideration. Of the
| Greenbackers Messrs Jones. Ladd and Ford
| voted in the affirmative. Messrs. Lowe,
Murch, Stevens, Weaver, De La Matyr and
| Gillette in the negative.
After some skirmishing a vote was taken on
Mr.. Forts amendment, and it was rejected.
| Considerable excitement was manifested
| during the taking of the veto.
The question then required on the third
| section, and it was agreed to.
| The fourth section which provides that
charges for melting and refining be fixed
| by the directors of the mint was taken up.
| Mr.. Marsh submitted an amendment that
the charges shall be the difference between
the market value of bullion and the legal
| tender value of coin. Agreed to-
As the effect of this amendment is practical
| ly the same as Mr.. Forts, except that it did
not involve the opponents of silver coinage in
! any inconsistency the vote was watched with
keen interest on both sides. and the result was
greeted with applause on the Republican side.
Messrs. Ladd and Murch voted against the
| amendment.
| A motion to reconsider and to lay that
motion on the table was then made and car
| ried.
The result was again greeted with applause
on the Republican side, and when Mr.. Warner
moved an adjournment the motion was met
| with shouts of triumphant laughter the
Republican side, and by the sarcastic inquiry
on the part of Mr. Conger," why the gentleman
should obstruct public business and whether
there was no remedy for these revolutionary
proceedings"
The motion was agreed to, and the House at
| 4.30 adjourned.