Daily globe., 1879-05-21
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
USE OF TIE MILITARY.

USE OF IHE MILITARY.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Senator Mcdonald
asked leave to introduce bill authorizing the
President Of the United States to employ the
militia and land and naval forces of the United
States to enforce the laws whenever their exc
cution is obstructed by combinations too pow :
erful to be suppressed by judicial authorities,
ETC., and preventing the military from being
used posse comitatus except in cases as
authorized by the constitution and laws.
Senator Edmunds objected to the introduc-
ton of the bill on the ground that previous no.
tlce had not been given.
Senator Mcdonald then withdrew the bill
and gave notice that he should ask leave to in
troduce it to- o'morrow
LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Consideration Of the legislative, judicial and
executive appropriation bill was then resumed,
and Senator Saunders read short speech in
opposition to the bill, holding that the use of
the military was necessary to secure fair cleo
tions South.
Senator Whytc said the political clauses of the
bill were not extensive enoug to meet his views,
which were opposed to all federal interference,
civil or military, in State affairs. In his judg-
ment there is no such thing as national cleo
tion. Elections a.ese either State or municipal.
Senators and representatives are agents, and
responsible to the State. ...
between Senators Whyte, Hoar, Dawes, Window,
Cenkling and Edmunds.
Then Senator Jones obtained thu floor. and
reviewed at length the history of case Of mill
tary interference in his State, and argued in
favor of the repeal of the Jurors test oath. He
denied the existence of a secret political Or
ganization in Louisiana, and said the white
league existed in 1874, and then only being a
society to protect the right of suffrage and not
to destroy it, and working peaceably and not
by might. Referring to negro immigration,
he said it was mostly from two parishes where
the Republicans havs for many years been
overwhelmingly in the majority, SO it could
not be caused by Democratic oppression. The
negroes were deceived, and thought they could
live without working in Kansas. He closed by
expressing the hope that Louisiana might be
filled up by the emigration of good people, who
would be cordially received, whether Repuli-
can or Democrat, that, with renewed capital
and continued peace, his State might fulfil its
glorious destiny.
Senator Kellogg said if he bad time, it then
upon for closing the debate, he could show that
his colleagues statements were incorrect
Hardly material allegation as to the elections
was founded on facts. In 1868 the Republicans
carried the State by more than 1900 majority,
while but six months after in New Orleans the
Republicans cast only 276 votes. A few days
before the election SO great was the terrorism
that cJlored men were dragged like hogs
through the Streets leaving bloody marks
where their bodies had trailed. They were
thrown into carts and carried off to cemeteries
He had seen it himself. If his colleagues
wanted dates he would furnish them.
The hour of o'clock having arrived, Senator
Kellogg suspended his remarks. After discus
sion pro and con the Senate decided to adhere
to the previous understanding and proceeded
to vote.
Senator Edmunds' motion to strike out th.
%ho fu!a h
test oath was lost, yeas 27, nays 81.
Senator Edmunds then moved to strike out
the clause establishing the mode of drawing
United States jurors. Lost-yeas 27, nays 81
He then moved to strike out the clauses re-
pealing the statutes relating to United States
deputy marshals and supervisors of elections
Lost-yeas 81, nays 81.
He then moved to strike out the clause re-
pealing section 1922, revised statutes, which
Furnishes interference with or obstruction Of
deputy marshals and supervisors of elections
in the performance of their duties. Lost
yeas 27, nays 81.
BILL PASSED.
The bill was then read third time anc