The New York herald., 1879-03-30

measure was an unjust one or not? II came with an
IN grace from any republican to say that the pro-
vision improper because II was put upon an
appropriation bill The republicans themselves had
passed many measures in the same way. IL had
never been considered revolutionary, but. on the
contrary as a protection against arbitrary power TO
attach legislation to appropriation bills The demo
Gratis wanted the jury-box pnrihed. the use OF the
troops at the polls prohibited ana the reea on .he
most infamous of all measures which put it in the
power of marsals and their deputies to corrupt the
ballot box and intimidate honest voters The statute
books were full of infamous laws placed upon them
by the republicans. Some OF them his party pro-
posed to repeal at the present time; others they
would repeal at some future time (which he thanked
God was not far distantl. When all the departments
of the government were in the hands OF the aem9,
Gratis then the gentleman from Ohio tMr. Garheld)
would witness that revolution which was always
going on when republican officer was to be put out
of Office daughter the democratic slde.)
JOHN BROWN BoGyIsM.
He was proceeding to argue against the use of
troops TO que slight disturbance arising On a.
interrupted by M WHITE, trep or Pa, VINO re-
marked that during the John Brown raid ais-
tinguished officer had been sent up with the ntary
buf hearing of disturbances i'll Maryland he nau
gone there for the purpose OF making arrests mat
officer had been less person than Robert r. Lee.
Mr. Mem .uos-John Brown had intrenched HIM
self in United states property.
Mr. WurTE-John Brown was in jail IN charleston
MT the time U.aughter.l 80
Mr. McMAuoN-I am not so well acquainted with
the John Brown AMIR Us the gentleman ana ms
many many years. ears. d@nshser.j
Mr. WnIrE-Therc was 70 call for aid. but Robert
IL.
Mr. McMAHoN-The same distinguished gentle
man onc Q marched into the eens.eman's own state.
and the LEGISLATURE never % as" are working
with the gentleman tMr. NJ 'Mahor)- dld not ASSIST
in driving him ou..
FERNANDO WOOD said that the law of July: 1851,
authorized President to substantially hold tne
over the ins,rrectionary States In the Of
that authority the President had entire ana compete
control oyer the polls through Much ans "',sn ccm
plant had arisen III consequence. ahere nao
been gross abuss OF tnas ,.;ra,x a%.nop% opict
where there was no need of military interference.
The abuse had been so great that III 1850 relaon-
tleman from Ohio (Mr. Garfield) had referred; he
sent to the Clerks desk and had read the law alluded
to- which is entitled An act 10 pfevsn1 'rt escons
in the States" The act of 1865 having been rean'
Mr.. Wood went on to say that act gave cons.Inc- ~
ton and limitation to the powers OF TIE EAecu.ve
under the act of 1861. 1t took fronrthe President
the power to place troops at the polls eHcep, eIn
MR. Garfield). and Mr.. Davis of Maryland, hAd op-
posed that bill because it limited the power ON
President over the troops Therefore. he said. .hs
act of 1865 for which he voted was great improve
1nent the law as it then stood 1t was amitation
on the power OF the President 1t was IN the sahe ie
that his side OF the House acting to get rd
OF these unconstitutional despotic and outrageous
Laws that has been passed for partisan, wicked puf
poses and in order to maintain wicked power iorS
the destruction of the interests. property and rights
of the American people. .
to-day and that the republican party did not desire
interfere with it, As the democrats had assisted
to make that law just a. it was. he asked whether IT
was inconsistent in the party to enforce its
repeal on appropriation bill.
DEMOCRATS WILL. RULE NOW.
Mr. WooD in reply to Mr. White, said that the au-
thorty conferred the Executive. under the law OF
1865. to keep the peace at the polls. had been
o. it by the Executive had gone far be-
yond the authority and and limitation or
keeping at the polls that the troops DDS hsa or oeea e
purpose, absolutely. of compelling the voter to fol-
low executive dictation. He said tnat no small part
of the power of the republican party had been de-
rived from the that little clause in the act
of 1863 Now the democratic party had power in
both houses of Congress they intended to MAINTAIN
the civil power Of tine Government. They believed
this to be government of opinion, not OF force or
ey % Srr sage az a
| cording to the dictates OF their own judgments.
without Executive interference, whether that inter-
| ference came in the shape OF armed soldiers OF
in any, other way. In either case it was repug-
nant to the institutions OF the country The demo-
cratic party intended TO maintain this position
They were willing to go before the people on the
great Issue whether this was military despotisin;
whether members of Congress were to be elected at
the point of the bayonet aud whether the people Of
| the United States, North and south, Should stand
\ on the equal platform OF free suffrage uncontani-
i other power except the power1o OF their own con-
science and Judgment.
| Mr.. WHITE stated some facts 10 the passage of
the of 1865, and admitted that the words "o keep
|
of Senator Pomeroy, and had their origin In the his
tory OF the border rufan times in Kansas, which
| were brought into the debate That amendment
| had been supported by man whom the gentleman
from Illinois Nfr Sparks) recognized "a the Magnus
Apollo the Bar OF Illinois-Mr. Lyman Trumbull.
Mr.. SPARKs-He was republican then, was he
| not?
Mr. wHrTE-Certanly; but he good
| lawyer then he In Senator McDougall then
moved to postpone the bill indefinitely Mr.. Powell
sad mo, no. and at his request the final vote was
taken and the bill passed. senator Harlan then en-
tered motion to reconsider. which motion was de-
| that ii was competent to give that power to the
| President for the purpose of enforcing peace
| at the polls. The yeas and nays were again
| called on the final passage of the BILL and every
democrat in the senate voted for it, 1t to this
House. was referred TO the Judiciary Committee. was
reported back from that committee aud the honor
able gentleman from New York (Mr. Wood) and the
other cemocratc members voted for it without max
| ing any complaint criticism about this clause.
| The point which / make is that under the circum-
it little short OF revolutionary to force
That ia the point. which am willing to stand
before this country.
This closed for the day. debate which excited the
deepest interest the foon and in the galleriest
being regarded the opening OF the great para-
mentary contest upon which Congress has entered.
The galleries well filled with attentive and
occasionally excited audience and among the listen
the floor Secretaries Evarts and sherman
and Senator's Burnside and Rollins
The House then, at ten minutes past four p NJ.
adjourned till Tuesday when the debate Is TO be