The New York herald., 1879-02-26

arrears OF PENSIONS 1t provides that the act ITO
authorize the issue of certificates of deposit in aid OF
refundng the public debt" be SO amended as TO au-
thorize the Secretary of the Treasury to apply such
portion of the proceeds of the sale OF certificates OF
deposit provided for in said act may be
not exceeding 00o for the payment OF claims
Mr. ATKINS (dem) of Tenn called attention to
the fact that the House had already passed bill
approprating S26OOOooo for the payment Of arrears
or pensions.
Mr. MONROE replied that his bill was to provide
the ways and means.
bill for the payment of of pensions by the
reissue Of United States Treasury notes. but this
objected to.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
was defeated-yeas l1G, nays 125.
Mr.. HARRIS tdem) of Va, chairman of the Com.
mittee Elections reported resolutions in regard
to the contested election case from the Third Con-
gressional district of Missouri declaring tnat II. G.
Frost, the contestant is not. and that L. $. Metcalfe
the sitting member. is, entitled to the seat Laid on
the table.
The House then, at five minutes to twelve went
into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Blackburn, of
Kentucky, in the chair the Legislative Appropra-
ton bill--the question being on Mr.. Southard's
amendment repeating the law creating the Office of
election supervisors. &c.
Mr.. HAYES OF Illinois, characterized the attempted
amendment as note OF alarm and a signal OF dis
tress from the democratic party. That party was in
trouble and this House was called upon to help it
out. If these laws We're enforced the democratic
party knew that the penitentiaries would be filled
with democratic voters.
SPEECH OF MIR. HEWITT.
Mr.. HEWITT tdem.) OF N Y, said that Incorporation
expressed by gentlemen on the other side showed
how impossible 1t was for them to understand the
motives which govern the democratic party in their
desire and fixed determination to erase from the
statute books every provision which infringes upon
tho personal liberty of the citizen. All such pro-
ing since the close of the war Once only had an
attempt been made to violate the principles upon
which Mason and Jefferson and Madison and Hamil-
ton had planted free government. and that obnoxi-
ous law had been swept from the statute books. So
democrats planted themselves on the old stronghold
that there was safety in centralizing
power that the only security for liberty was in the
people themselves II abuses occurred they could be
much more readily and effectualy remeded by the
people than by centralized power. When the gen.
teman from Maine (Mr. Frye) few days ago alluded
to corrupt Judges in New York he seems to have
been driven from the Bench. not by the federal
power. but by the indignant voice OF the people Of
New York. The gentleman from Maine had also
said that these laws must be repealed in order to
able the democrats to carry New York in the next
election. Did not that gentleman know that the cleo
ton Of 1876 had been honest election in the State
of New York. and had not Governor Tilden received
majority IN that state of over 10000?
NR. 'DAvENPoRT's INVENTION.
The democrats had carried the State with con-
stantly increasing majorities since those laws
had been enacted. and would have continued to do
to the end Of time but for the invention of Mr..
Davenport by which free citizens prevented
from voting. Mr.. Davenport, following an example
Which haa o been set him in New e Orleans had on a
which resulted in the arrest OF free citizens OF
New York.
Here Mr. Hewitt's time expired and he asked leave
to print the remainder Of his remarks but Mr.. But
Ter. of Massachusetts, objected. saying that Daven-
port was friend Of his and he did not want him
abused.
MR. HALR's DEFIANT SPIRIT
Mr.. HALE. rep.) Of Me-. said that the House might
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Southard) in pressing
this amendment had thrown down to the republican
se the
this morning that the democratic party stood here
to-day, and would etand. in favor of sweeping from
the statute books all that body Of law which he said
interfcred with the operation OF State govern
ments and State laws in the matter of elections.
There was a plain and distinct challenge. AS
strong as the feeling that sido of the House
equally strong it on the republican side. These
laws for the protection Of the ballot would not and
should not be repealed in an appropriation bill. His
side OF the House would consent to the project
being pushed forward and carried through to repeal
Gentlemen might as well understand that now as
said that before.'')
Mr.. HALE went on to state the efforts which the
publican side Of the House had made during the last
week to have the Legislative Appropriation bill pro-
ceeded with, showed how those efforts had been
antagonized by the democratic side. In conclusion
he said: We have done everything in power to
push this BILL and at stage of the proceedings
between now and the final adjournment of Congress
the other side of the House must yield its position
for these laws cannot be and shall not be repealed
(Appiausc on the republican side and dersive laugh
ter on the democratic side.
Finally the vote was taken. and the amendment
was adopted-yeas 135, nays ITO.
On motion OF Mr.. CALDWELL. (dem.) Of KY, the
item of SIS for three Assistant Attorneys General
amended by making it $4,000 for four Assistant
Attorneys General. at $4,000 each. Of whom shall
be for the Post Office Department.
HOUSE
The committee then lat ten minutes to two p. NJ >
rose and the bill and amendments were reported tc
the House.
All the amendments concurred in lin gross
except few which separate votes were demanded
The amendment increasing the pay OF the principal
examiners of the Patent Office from s. 900 to 81 500
was rejected. The amendment increasing the item
for contingent expenses Of the Bureau of Education
from S1l.4W TO Sl9.lOO was agreed to-yeas 14O
The next vote the amendment the effect oi
which is continue in force the present system OF
public land surveys and the offices OF surveyors
general. Tho amendment was agreed to-yeas 1o1
nays g..
pay of jurors at 81 per day. prescribing the method
of drawing them and repeating the jurors test OATH
and it was agreed to without division.
FAILURE OF REPUBLICAN TACTICS.
The noxt vote was on the amendment repeating the
laws in regard to United States supervisors of cleo
ton.
On division there we're 1O7 votes in the afirma-
tive but the republicans refused to vote and raised
the point of mo quorum.
The vote was then taken by yeas and nays, and
again the republicans declined voting. the only
ccptions being Messrs. Chittenien. Of New York
voted in the negative.
The vote stood, yeas 143. nays 3-one less than a
quorum.
The SPEAKER thereupon voted "aye," making a
quorum, and declared the amendment agreed to. amid
great demonstrations of applause on the democratic
side.
Then Mr. HALE, of Maine. rcsorting 20 dilatory tao
ties moved that when tho House adjourn IL be until
Thursday. The motion greeted with derisive
laughter the democratic side. and Mr.. Hale was
asked jecrngly whether he did not want to have the
Appropriation bill passed.
The motion having been voted down tonly one vote
being cast in the afirmative)
Mr.. HALE moved 10 lay tho bill on tho table. re-
marking that he wished. to whether tho demo-
Gratis could without any republican votesl pass tho
bill. and that lie hoped no republican would vote.
The only republicans who voted were Mr.. Brog-
den Of North Carolina. in tho negative. and Messrs.
Brcntanc, OF Illinois: Patterson. of New York, and
Dunncli of Minnesota tthe latter having voted by
mistake which he tried aftcrwsrd without avail, to
rcctify). in the Affirmative.
The vote then announced ns-yeas 3. nays 143,
one less than quorum.
The Speaker again maize quorum by voting In the
negative and declared the motion to lay the bill
the table defeated.
WHAT coSsrrTUrrs QUORUM
The SPEAKER then stated that his vote made LAT. a
quorum of full House, but he did not think that ID
needed ii7 votes to make quorum. there were
81.