Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-27
FORTE.sIXTH CONGRESS.

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F0RTEsIxTa CONGRESS.
FRIDAY. June q.
SENATE.-Mr. Anthony, from the committee
On printing, reported concurrent resolution
providing for the publication Of 1900 copies OF
tie report or the L. S. commissioner Of fish and
fisheries. Adopted.
Also, the resolution providing for the printing
OF $50 copies of Senator MortOnS report on Chi-
nese immigration, for the use OF the Senate
Adopted.
Tie resolution heretofore submitted by Mr..
NeSt-that fun remoGetiZation and free coinage
of silver are demanded alike by the dictates OF
justice and wise craftsmanship thea taken
Mr.. Vest stated that he did not wish to speak
upon II, but asked vote.
Mr.. Ferry.-I desire to state that this subject
l, now before the committee on finance, and
iias been postponed on Occount OF the lack Of
nn sime 10 properly consider It at this extra ses-
taken up and considered by the committee and
report will be made upon 1t at the earliest
practicable moment In December next. That
btl0g the case, setting aside the question of
opinion OF the majority, and deemine 1T emit
bently proper that the Senate and it's commit
Tee charged with so important subject, should
sion, and this session now being near its close
snail vote TO postpone the question until De-
cember, SO that the whole QuSition may at that
time be reported upon to the Senate and de-
liberate action taken thereon
Mr.. Vest.-I call attention to the fact that
this Is simply an abstract declaration of oDinion
In regard TO the principle involved In free coin
age. do not propose to enter into details or
to ask the endorsement Of any specific mea
sure. but 1t Is because the finance Committee
have refused to report the bill which came here
endorsed by the representatives Of the people
that ask for this declaration Of opinion It is
because l protest against the action OF that
committee, and say they have no right to refuse
to us an expression upon the record OF our SEN
umentS, and because wish to allay the anxiety
OF the public mind and say to the people that
the Senate as well as the House are 10 favor Of
ia denounce tie fraud by which silver was de.
mOnetzed and sureptitiously struck out of the
money metal Of the land. We can arrange the
details hereafter.
Mr.. Houston advocated the resolution.
Mr. Allison moved TO refer the resolution to
the finance committee.
Mr.. Maxey opposed the motion to refer This
was mere expression OF abstract opinion. The
finance committee had nothing to do with tt,
and could not report on it.
Mr.: Allison further objected that the resolu-
drive gold out OF the country and flood us with
After further debate, Mr. Vest offered the fol-
lowing as substitute for his first resolution to
avoid any crttisciSm as to its wording:
ResolUed, That the complete remonetization
OF silver ard its restoration to perfect equalt-
O0.
manded alike by the dictates OF justice and wise
craftsmanship.
The morning hour expired, and the resolution
went over until tomorrow.
The resolution providing additional pay for
congressional employees was again taken up.
The amendments OF Messrs Wallace and In
gals, framing the old judicial expenses bill,
and political assessments bin, &C., were with,
Drawn by unanimous consent
The resolution was then passed as reported
from the committee, with slight amendments.
E9fnn rOp "a
appropriations, without amendment, the judi-
cial expenses appropriation bill passed yester-
day by the House. He said there would be no
night session would not be forced.
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill
Mr. Conkling spoke against the jury clauses,
which he said would extend the pernicious
principle OF recognizing politics In selecting
Juries from the two great political divisions OF
the country to every little political cabal In
HOUSE.-On motion Of Mr.. Cobb, the morn
ing hour was dispensed with, and the House, a
1920, went into committee OF the whole (Mr
Blackburn in the chalr) on the bill for the pay
ment OF the fees OF the United States marshals
and their general deputies: all general debate
being limited to one hour.
Before taking the chair. Mr.. Blackburn pro-
posed that the general debate should be ex.
tended to two hours, at the end of which tim
the bill should be considered by sections an
that no dllatory motions should be made on tn
olner iadt SIDE TO this proposition Mr.: Conger ob
side desired to filibuSter.
The debate was opened by Mr.. Garfield. "To
this favor has It come at last" said he. The
great fleet that set out on the 18th OF March
with all canvas spread is at last embarked in
this little craft to meet whatever fate sea and
storm may give 1t; but 1t contains almost every
thhlng I'M anaI mas been the object OF contention at
tne present session. He quoted from speeches
made by prominent democrats arttcuIariy
from the speeches OF Messrs. McLane and Car
,,aa nslem1o snow that the doctrine OF those gem
tions; that the United States had no voters.
that the states had the exclusive right to CON
authority to keep the peace anywhere, and that
the states were sovereign. That was fair
summary OF the principles and doctrines Of the
been created by the states, but had been beer or. or.
da1ned and established by the only soveretgns
IN the country-the common superiors OF both
rmed aa Se people and
the states themselves, and instead of HAVING
created by them had rather created them. The
pealed to the court Of last resort, where
kings appealed to get justice. In that nigh
courI OF war Two questions had been tried:
a right OF its own to nullify the laws of the
Union and break away from it," Those two
propositions had been tried in the thunder of
f~a oasae, ana the war had legislated finally and
all questions, first, that slavery should never
again live In this republic, and second, that
state sovereignty, rising to dignity of power
10 nullify the laws OF the Union, should never
again be known; and yet to- day, the doctrines
winch he had read were the doctrines of the
leaoers OF the democratic party. It was ne.
action toward the old days, more marked than
anything be had seen In his service in the House
In demonstrations in the south the cOuntrv
had heard that the lost cause" was not LOST.
and that the men who had fought against the
Union had not been in conspiracy against it
Sentiments like those had given alarm to the
whole people. There was one term OF agree
ment on which the country could stand to.
gether, and one only, this:-That the war for
the Union and the defense OF the Republic had
been rght-everlaSt1ngly right-[applause on
republican side,l and that the war against the
Union had been wr0ng-forever Wrong-hoW-
ever earnest and sincere its supporters might
nave been. The scheme had been wrong and
Inc war had settled the question The repub-
iican party insisted not only that this was na.
Con, put that the powers OF the goyernment
Wnhln their proper sphere rested upon ali the
states ana all the people OF all the states. IT
ihslsted 1urther that the United States Should
nave the power TO Judge OF Its own laws by its
own courts, ana that any scheme, or any
sneoTv s1 or or proposition OF law, which contra
uineu InaI general doctrine, must meet with
the resistance OF that party from the heSinninn
TO the end OF the chapter. In conclusion he
predicted that the present bill was ainnr hatnI T
launched up0L stormy passage. m did noSS
go into unknown seas, for IL had been aIraaSy
wrecked In another hulk. 1t was starfinS 70.
short, and disastrous and tgnobIe voSama
fApDlauge on republican side Ss~oS'