The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-15

phcnS chaifnah), ana fOfcl1n AllairS PA.
Cox c'mirman). the House committees have
not yet formally organized fer business.
The Committees on Accounts, Epidemic
Disease. Appropriations, and Agriculture
expect to organize tomorrow.
For7y-Six1h Comgress---First Session.
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1879.
SENATE.
The Senate, after the usual morning bllSi-
ness, resumed the consideration OF the
army appropriation bill. and Mr. Blaine pro-
cccded to address the Senate.
Dir. Blaine. in opening the debate, said
the Democrats, instead OF striking out the
eight words offensive 10 thcm-yiZ., - or to
keep the peace at the polls ';-repcaicd the
whole section Of which those words were 4
part, and then rcGnactcd it. thinking TO get
the credit for originating il; but this law
was passed in the time OF war, and was
signed by Lincoln when he had million OF
men under his control. and could have con-
troIled the elections without ally such aid.
The purpose OF the law was to insure FAIR
ness in elections, and the Democrats now
bore witness to its fitness for that purpose
by irving 10 rcGnact il. He dcridcd the
iIca Of danger from military interference,
and said there were only 2.19T soldiers east
StateS-about seventy to every million OF
PEOPLE. The Democratic cry OF military
(:rSpoti>m would in lure the standing OF the
country abroad; but Il European would
laugh IT il il he knew that there was only
one soldier to every seven hundred square
miles OF territory in the South. This was
moi tie rcH! issue. The utcrlor purposes
Of the other side was 10 prevent the General
Government from being represented by lts
civil officers ut elections in which 1t was
specially interested, and over which the
Constitution gives il full control lie would
rot profess to know what the President
would do when these bills came to him, but
i, seemed 10 him that the dead bciocs OF the
Uaion would rise from their graves if he
should con. cnt to be intimidated and out
rag, q in his proper constitutional power by
threats like these. The appropriate re-
Spouse from his lips would be, SIS thy SCI
want dog. that he should do This thing:"
Mr. WithcrS, OF Virginia, said Mr..
B!anc's remark would not produce much
effect on either tie Senate or The country.
II WAS not n question 20 iic decided whether
there were soldiers enough TO dominate
and control elections. bat whether under
the operation OF existing laws it was not
possible for the EXrcutiVeto distribute the
soidicrv so AZ to destroy the freedom OF
elections. Il was not to confront the
present danger. but 10 remove from me
present or any future President the temp'a-
ton the existing law would offer to destroy
the liberties OF the country, and erect on
the ruins OF the Republic i dcspot!sm sup
ported by arms. He argued that the pre-
Scncc OF troops at the polls was the prlncl'
Die on which the pending bill was based.
The Democrats did not propose to shape
their course as TO what may or may not be
the position OF the President. lie should
not attempt 10 take away particle CT the
spinal marrow attempted to be given the
President by The Senator from Maine. He
wauld not interfere with any agency to i'll
fuse strength to his spinal cord.
The debate was closed by Mr.. Wallace, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, who declared that the single
issue in this bill was: Shall the Executive
longer possess the power to place troops al
the polls? II: said their presence is Il me-
mace upon the right Of free elections. This
right is fixed and certain. 1t comes to Us
from England. and is part OF our system
al laws. Its projection rests with the States,
and the Federal Government has nothing to
DO with il. After an argument OF conside-
rabla length the Senator closed by saying ::
This le"i Station places 4 check on the mill
we must restore the original principle from
which Jour years OF war have diverted the
Government bring the military to Il strict
suborGnatoi to the civil power: permit
the free system Of laws to be based upon 4
free ballot, and eNpun@e standing menace
upon free institutiuns.|
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Immediately after the reading OF the jour
nal the Speaker proceeded TO the call OF the
States for bills for reference, bcginniH" with
the state of Maine. The first response WAS
made bv Mr.. Latid, OF Maine, VINO intro
duced a bill to put the coinage OF gold and
silver on the same footing. \ point o? or
der thereupOn WAS raised by W.. Eon%er, Of
Michigan. that the introduction Of 4 bill re-
uuires one days notice, and th:ss 10 such
notice had been Gwen. The Speaker, after
quoting several rules bearing Oh the sub.
iect, ovcyrliled the poiat OF erder. An ar-
real from tie decision was taken by Congcr,
and motion TO lay the appea! on the table
was made by Mr.. Cox, of New York. The
question WAS debated By Mr.. stephens, nI
Georgia, who expressed the opinion that the
decision WAS clearly right. and mat ut an
events the object Of the bill could always lie
attained by presenting petition on Tie
same subieet--a course which ne himsai1
had pursued this morning in regard to ri!
Objects OF legislation which lie desired 10
pursue. .
After { brief argument by Nr. Reed. OF
Maine. in support 81 the point OF ORDER, end
by Mr.. Cox, OF New York, against it, Mr
Couger called for tcllcrs on the m1ticl TO
Law on the table. 'ihcreupon Dir. Springer,
OF Illinois (rcmarkn% that he wished 10 OK
pcdite the decision OF the question:, called
for the yeas and nays, which were orSered,
and on which Mr. Cenger's lud!crol.S com.
rlent WAS, that he was glad to see thai delay
WAS being occ;;soned by the action OF the
Democratic side OF the House. Ths appeal
was laid on the tahle-yveas. 1879; rayS, 30;
out The morning lour WAS used C9 in the
objection, discussion, and taking The vote.
A motion to suspend the rules and adopt
Il resolution eiviSg it rs the Judgment Of the
House that the business interests OF the
country require that no legislation changing
The law in regard to the currency or tariff
should be undertaken at the present session
OF Congress Was dcicated-ayeS, 10S; noes,
Iii.
Fire Record.
pLAN1xcsMrLL AND BREWERY BuRNEr.
CINCINNATI. April IA special says
the p!anins-mill OF W. a. Rltfenbu-g, ut
Hobart, Ind, was burned Saturday aisht'
Loss, $4,000. ....
Slack & De Gruyter'$ brewery, It charles
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