Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Ea-DAY..:..............Apr April 4. ls.o.
CONGRESSIONAL.
O0SosssSt0N Of Yesfsrduu,s p.n->..


ua hOo SE;EAfter our report closed. and Wr
HAWK had made his speech "Nu MI.
the ren m ssnI made legal argument against
t te iepeai laws sought to be incorporates in
the army appropriation bill. and argued an an
length TO prove that the action of Congress- in in
plies was unconstitutional addreSSins sup,
democratic side OF the House. Mr.. Robesnn s s,d
so long as the civil process OF the law NAV he
properly executed by the civil officers In this
country there is no danger OF military power
The strong arms, the clear heads, the brave
hearts OF our people, north and south, would
never yield to "a standing army unless it be
came absolutely necessary under the presence
OF usurped and arbitrary power. Referring to
an intilnation OF Mr.. Hurd that the Presidents
title and tenure of Office were I'm doubt, he said
that the responses all over the country to-day
are but the mutterings OF storm which viii
increase in vigor and In fury and In reSistieSs
power until the men and the party wno en-
deavor to ursett!e The title OF the President
will be swept forever from the political hoIi-
ION. IApplause On the republican side and in
Mr.. blackburn next spoke He said the per.
Torrance would not have been fairly rounded
mad not some member OF the privy council Mr..
Robeson) OF that imperialstlc dynasty under
whose administration the very vicious practice
had grown up which IL was now sought Co repeal
had testified on the floor In Its behalf. He (Mr
Blackburnl asserted the power OF the House 20
control the employment OF the army 10y the
Withholding of supplies. This doctriI.e had been
held since the foundation OF the government
Negative legislation was never revolutionary.
The constitution did not give the right to the
President TO send armed forces into any state
even TO suppress domestic violence. except when
requested by the state legislature or the Cover
nor thereof. More than one third OF all the per-
manent legislation affecting that branch OF the
government had been put upon the statute books
as rlderS TO army appropriation bills. He quoted
MI. Garfield as In 1S6S supporting an amend
ment which proposed to strip the Supreme Court
OF its prerogatives which the federal conStitu-
ton had clothed it with The republican party
had attempted TO impeach Andrew John
son for exercising the veto prerogatlve,
and also for interfering, not I'm elections
but to prevent the Interference or armed power
in elections. MIR. Garfield In this action was
supported by one then comparatively obscure
and who but for a combination OF accidents
would have remained to this day and until his
dying day (refering to President HayeSl In that
obscurity for which nature and his Creator
seemed fee to have designed him Applause on
democratic majority in this House accept the
gage rendered on tie other side We do not
intend TO stop until we have stricken the last
vestige OF your war measures from the statute
books, like those which were born of the mas
slons incident; not until we have an untram-
ne!eu eiectlon ana an unSupervised ballot
Until this is accomplished, this side or the
cnamDer never means TO yield or surrender Until
thls congress Shall nave died because OF its linn
iIatlon. Wild applause on the democratic side
principle cannot be compromised He did NOT
Delieve there was one member on this side OF
tne house VINO would ever consent to abandon
one Jot or little OF the faith that is In him. We
are planted on our convictions: there we viii
stand He who dallies is a bastard. and he
WHO Q6nlc> Is damned J"
When Mr.. Blackburn concluded his speech he
was surrounded by his colleagues congrafuIa
ting him upon it, one of the first being GEN.
Joseph E. Johnston.
Speeches were made on the democratic side
oy Messrs Gibson Qa.) and Turner (KyG after
which recess until $50 O'Clock was taken.
EVENING SESSION.
Tnere were not dozen members present and
GUT rev persons In the galleries when the House
met at t:3O The nrSt speech OF the evening
was MADE by MI. Barber, who promised his re.
marks by saying that he took the present on
potunfty for speaking because It seemed PROB
able from the present condition OF affairs that
TINS would be the last session the American
Congress would ever hold. and who concluded
with the declaration that should the President
sign the bill he would incur the lasting eXecra.
ton OF an overwhelming majority Of the people
OF the north.
Other speeches were made-by Mr. Hawk I'm
opposition TO the proposed repeal, and by Mr.
Reagan In Its favor. Mr. Bright, in a speech fn
FAVOR OF the repeal, alluded To the man who was
under the training OF the bondholders for the
next Presidential candidate. That man would
land at the Golden Gate, and would be received
Dy shouting thousands. They would shout
hOsannas to the returning hero, and would
perhaps throw up the hat and bow the knee to
an American Caesar.
MI. Horr-Bully! daughter
Alter further remarks by Mr. Bright. during
the course OF which he was frequently inter-
rupted by MeSSrs. White and Horr. the House
al 1918, TOOK a recess until IL tomorrow.