National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-09
.FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
An Appropriation Bill Now Before
Either House.
The Army Bill Reported TO the Sonate-No
Change Made by Committee - An
Amendment Proposed by Mr..
Dlaine-LegislntiveA ppropri-
alton Bill In THE House
A Scramble, Sc.
SENyiTE.


pany! Messrs. Bruce, Cameron twis) Gordon,
Withers, and Garland
The Nice.Presldent sonppointod McSsrs Whytc,
Ransom, and Anthony as members of the Joint
Committee on Printing.
Mr.. WlTHERs, from the Committee on Appropria.
tons reported back the army bill without amend.
mcnt, and asked that it be printed and placed on
the calendar. He gave notice that he would call
shall have been concluded
Mr. BLAINE gave notice that he would offer the
following amendment at the end of section e,
namely:
And any military naval, or civil officer or any
othor person, who shall, except for the purpose
herein named, appear armed with n deadly weapon
OF any description, either concealed or displayed,
within mile of any polling place where n general
or special election for Representative to Congress Is
o fine not less than five hundred nor more than
five thousand dollars. or with imprisonment for
period not less than six months nor more than five
discretion of the court"
Among the bills presented and appropriately re-
fcrred were the following:
BY Mr.. KtRKwooD: To provide for the organiza.
ton of the National Railway Company and other
purposes.
BY Mr. Burnside. To aid in the protection OF life
and property against fire in public buildings.
ny MT BOOTH Joint resolution to inquire into
and define the acts of July %. 1866, and June 2s,
1870; granting lands to the Southern Pacific Rail.
road Company of California.
ON motion of Mr.. GARLAND the Committee on
Civil Service and Retrcnchmcnt was Instructed to
inquire into the expedicucy of npportionting the
clerks and other employees in the Departments of
!hc government among the several States accord
ing 10 me ratio OF population, and report by bill or
otherwise.
The Senate took up and passed Mr. Bavard's
resolution calling upon the Secretary OF the Treas
nTy to communicate 10 the Senate the amount Of
all moneys paid TO John !. Davenport in 1870 and
subsequent years, either on account of the Chief
supervisory Clerk of the United States Circuit
Court United States Commissioner, or on any
other account together with the official CORE.
spondcnCc, vouchers, &c.
BAYAUD introduced n n
$50 and S2l Of the Revised Statutes. lie asked
nnanimous consent 10 put the bill on It's passage
without referring ii to any committee. II repealed
the act passed In 1862 providing test oahs and dis
qualification of jurors in courts of the United
States The effect Of this was to exclude persons of
character and intelligence from Jury service in the
. southern states particularly. The Senate had al
ready passed such q bill MS the one he now intro
offered 1t for the sake of Justice and the promotion
ofgood feeling among all his countrymen.
MI EpMuNDs said he was not aware that the Sen
ate had passed n bill to repeal section SOL If the
Senators bill should go TO n committee substitute
Tor That section might be framed satisfactory to ev
Thought might arise should the law stand. Section
$50, however was repealed 10y both Houses in 1876,
brt somehow II 0fterward found its way into the
Revised Statutes. The Senate had. since that time.
passed an act again TO repeal that Section but 1t
was not acted upon by the House.
The bill was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, the objection Of Mr. Edmunds having pre-
vented its immediate consideration.
=, Inc senate then resumed the consideration of
wy Wv ihuuiIsnlIe Helluiorlhl erection question:.
mission of hc Inp T ro MNiNIE We
Senate, arguing that the Governor had no right to
devovng on the Legislature alone '
Mr. CAnrENTFn comgratmlaicd the Senate that
this question was to be decided on its merits and
not on partisan grounds lie then gave his views
ON the pending question, arguing against the ad-
mission of Mr.. Bell, there being no such vacancy
the expiration of Mr.. Wndlcigh's term of service
must be filed by the Legislature.
should vote TO scat Mr. Rrli taking Tho rrounl Thai
If the Legislature was not in default The vacancy
could he filled bv the Governor Wheeler nv reason
of the expiration of Senatorial term or 6y rcsig
nation or Otherwise '~''' " ~ MOB
Mr. KrRSHY 0 m'Ts tho admission Of Mr. Rc,,
denying that Tie Constitution conferred ON any
Governor tic powcr To npnoInt n senator to COM
menCc n new form of six ynnrs '''
Mr.. SAUIsnrRY Obtained The floor. and without
commencing his romori,s rnvc ,oy mi 390 oicloci(
for a motion TO adiourn whic6 nrcyniled ~
80. =
UOUGE, ar BEppESrNr tTTprc
NJ, 49,. w - - - ne, '.H i.''
hI' bIvhNEH oHcIcuh resolution amending lhe
rules Of the House so as to set apart Saturday of
each week for the consideration of bills I'm Com.
mittoo or tho Whole otlcr ,Io,, General o,,,,,,io
d. I,iI go, ~ ',,"I stti'l"l "Pp,oPi'"'
''on piiiS' referred TO inc committee ON Rules,
Mr. FRYE said that a few days ago he had quoted
from the Okolona States and the gentleman from
N;esissi,,,,i M ,r,I1,o,,, 49,, -, ~, -
'.''.PP' N-',' ,t""lO"' huu S'o'cu u'"t 'ii"I
paper represented no respectable element OF the
Democracy Of Mississippi He had received letter
Of iuplOSinp nm
from that ,nnor Of Auo,,st 90 ,s-s li, ;1o,S
- " -'"s',, -, io'', "i'i0'' '''uoiseu
a u; AluiIr9W , as HepTesGnlatve from the
nIsl uisulGt Oh MlSSlsslPPi' lie hod nothing more
10 say on we SUBJECT
MI ATKINS rose 10 move TO go into Committee of
me Nhole on me legislative appropriation bill.
,lfLulns WHiici' MI. MCLANE moved mat the
thulhitIl ol we SIoinmlllec OF the Nholc be IN
suuc'eg 70 AWARD the moor III ACCORDANCE with the
,u'eS OF iie House anu hqt TO DC bound absolutely
py miS i'St oI sPe as wien may pc formed.
:, IN the course OF debate Mr., NELL stated that
ne hNd Always Ionnd mat when member wished
10 speth rG coulu oDtall an opportunity, and in
supPoIt W i5 slutcIntit NC ilitnugeu 10 get IN
iIM iJ,nulnS' uoi,9img 'ut ~ hepuDllean Phil9'
uIct Ip ~! nun hou ever peeh ueprNed oil ms
i'ESt n W , WV. +, .,, ~,
4, MI H9ohEh, III Supporting Mr. Mclhhes mo-
lloi Sau ia session alter session he mad seen the
mItlees, hiuhe was urcu OF
MI; NELLY III answer TO suggestion made by
MI. IIlGe mat speeches on the legislative bill
snOuiu De Hllied 10 twenty minutes EACH said
mat ne hoped mere would be nlll debate, so that
me country would see mat members were not pre-
pairing for coming revolution or to take the parts
III llS suppression ana might be restored to sound
Conultl0H' IL was evident mat the majority on
BON SIDES were aetermlned that there should be
no Monday olHltate legisaton-in fact, that leg
iSlatiom was TO be confined to the two appropria-
non Dls: NOW let inc House fight IL out and let
me country KNOW now thoroughly PickwickiOn
me cry OF leEoiuuoh ana revolt was. Applause on
pemoernuG slde l,,.
,rlliny w WlioS hubJect matter was referred to
me ,onnlllee on tuIcs
Mr; MulDEQW rising TO question Of personal
ElNlieEc, s"u lai we gentleman lroln Maine CHR.
ihiyel hnI inoled MN Is saying lew days ago
lat inc CtlllOE Oh inc bAuOlN SttS represented