Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
PASSAGE OF THE ARMY BILL
By Strict Party VOtei Ayes l49, Nays
l32-Most Of the Greenbackers
Vote with the Democrats
Adjourned till Tuesday,
WAsHINGToN, April 5.
HOUSE.


account in the Chicago Inter Ocean OF an
interview with President Hayes by Mr..
Davis, of Chicago, and said there was
an effort made to cOerce the President
into extreme measures OF extreme mem
bers OF the party, and yet Chicago had
just given a Democratic majority OF
4,S23 to Carter Harrison. In place OF
putting ramrods into the President s
back bone, all marrow and stiffness had
been taken out of the Republicans.
That Democratic victory in Chicago was
the first popular response from Re-
publican city, and it was startling
in its character. The issue was
whether or not in this country, this
free country, this great republic, the
armed soldiers, the paid servants of the
sovereign people were to come to the
polls to drive the people away. That
was the issue. Gentlemen, Mr.. Sparks
said, addressing the Republican side,
you make the issue, we 90 TO the
country upon il and We mean to stand
upon it. We know this sovereign power
that stands behind us, stands behind
you, and to it the President and govern
ment and Congress must all yield and
the sovereign people We know are
with us.
Mr.. Casswell inquired whether Wis
cOnsin had not shown an increased Re-
publican majority OF 5000 votes.
Mr.. Sparks replied that Wisconsin
was hardly important enough to con-
slider. He was talking about the Re-
publican city OF Chicago.
Mr. CaSwell asked whether his friend
did not recognize that the Greenbackers
had helped the Democrats to carry the
election at Chicago.
Mr. Bragg, in answer to the first ques-
ton of his colleague, said the Judge OF
the Supreme Court, who had been elect
ed in Wisconsin by 10000 majority, had
not been the nominee of the Republican
party, but that every Republican news
paper in the State had discarded the
idea that there should be any politics in
the election, and the members of the
bar belonging to the Democratic party
had supported him, and now he would
like to ask his colleague why he and his
colleagues on the Republican side of the
House were sustaining the right to
maintain troops at polls, when in Re
publican Wisconsin, where the people
were free. they had a law which prOhib-
tied the military from being reviewed or
called out or organized for two days
prior To the holding of an election, un-
der penalty OF fine of $500. Applause
ON the Democratic side.
Mr.. Caswel admitted that the Judge
had not been elected by party caucus,
But would his colleague deny that his
had been the choice OF the
Democratic caucus of the Legislature of
that State, and that the issue had not
been made squarely between the Re-
publicans and Democrats?
Mr. Chittenden followed, and said:
When YOU repeal these laws you dis
franchise not only the weak and lgnOr-
ant i'm every part of this country, but
in all the large cities you disiranChise
men who have not the courage to meet
and bull-dozers and black
legs at the polls. | hold in my hand
letter from the last Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency, now dead, TO
the present Democratic candidate for
President, who still lives, and | ask ev-
cry man ON this floor, without regard
to party, To read tit is ten
years old, but it is perennial
a living fire of truth which lies at the
very bottom Of our free institutions, and
il will last and endure while honesty
and the ballot box are sacred.
lie then sent to the clerks desk and
had read extracts from letter sent TO
Samuel j. Tilden, Chairman of the
Democratic Committee, by Horace
Greeley.
With Mr.. Springer in the chair the
legislative day of Saturday begun.
MIR. Lowe moved To strike out the
sixth section OF the bill, and to instruct
the committee To report II TO the House
with the recommendation that IT be in
troduccd as separate bill. After some
debate a vote was taken on Mr.. loves
and it was agreed to; yeas
~, nays I, the Republicans refraining
from voting.
Mr. Gillette offered an amendment
providing that no appropriation made
bv this or any oshcr bill, and no def
cheney occasioned thereby, shall be
deemed 10y the Secretary of the Treasury
rs ground for an increase OF the interest
hearing debt of the United States.
Ruled ont on a point of order.
Mr.. Lowe moved Ia strike out the
sixth section of the bill, which contains
the proposed repeal.
Mr.. COnger suggested to his friends on
the other side that they should agree 10
strike out the section, and then, so far
As the committee could recommend 10
the House. should recommend the pas
sage OF a bill repeating entirely the two
sections "i the statutes. lie thought
he was authorized 10 say that II on the
rising and recommending 10
this house the introduction OF separ-
ate till. repeating those two sections of
the Revised Statutes, SO far as his side
OF the house Was concerned, II could be
passed without debate and without de-
Law. leaving the army appropriation bill
without any Questionable feature.
Mr.. Mcmahon said that IN 1865 the par
" WHICH, NstN " IltStAAA'N - lAa' -
from Michigan, had claimed almost un-
limited power with troops. The law
not only denied that unlimited power
but put seal OF CRIME on the officers
who violated il, and he wanted 10 keep
that law there, and for that reason,
speaking for himself alone, repudiated
the proposition.
4 discussion followed in which
Messrs. Haskell, Cox, Conger and Price
participated.
Mr.. Cannon moved 10 strike out the
word civil" where it occurs in the
sixth section, md spoke in favor Of the
proposition.
MIR. Finley opposed the amendment.
Mr.. McCori remarked that the Dem.
ocratic side Of the House did not recog-
nize that there could be any such thing
as "armed enemies Of the United States,
and asked the members on the other
side, who were in the rebellion and who
were "armed enemies of the United
States" TO rise and show their hands
No one rose, and Mr.. McCOrd accept.
ed that. amid much laughter, as proof OF
the correctness of his position. He