Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-25
FORTY.SIITH COEGRESS.
FRIDAY. ADrii 25.

lucy Say Ine REFUSAL, Oy partisan majority, tC
appropriate the money raised by the people
| except on condition OF the repeal or amendment
OF an existing law, Is a dangerous violation o
the constitution and revolutionary, and should
tiOnal means,
!, MIR. Withers introduced bill providing fol
tne examination and adjudication OF pension
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on epidemic
diseases. reported bill clothing the nariona
| board OF health with certain powers and look.
ing 10 natlonal quarantine to prevent the in.
| troduction OF contagious Diseases He gave
| n0tice that he would call it up when the army
OIL snail have been disposed OF.
Mr. Cameron penny presented the mem ,rial
| OF certain citizens OF Philadelphia, asking for
tne repeal OF the stamp tax on matches
| o,!th mr.: voorhees, introduced a joint resolution
authorIzing the purchase of the picture of Web.
| ster and AshbuIton, painted by Healey, while
tney were engaged in the treaty of Washington
| ,onai mae senate resumed consideration of the
penuing resolution with reference to appoint
ments In the Offices OF the Secretary and the
oeTgeant-at-Arm OF the Senate.
oelo.ee lme Vole was taken upon an amendment
oneIeu Dy MT. EdmundS, namely" Rut mn
officer or employe Of the Senate who served in
the forces OF the United States In suDDrf Ssino
dne % late rebellion shall be removed except fof
cause. stated In writing to the President Of the
senate and approved by him In wrIting.n
ms amendment was disagreed toNyeas 25,
MIR. Carpenter offered an amendment "a fol-
lows" But no Office or employment made va
cant by the removal or dismissal OF person
WHO served In tie forces OF the Union shall be
nled or supplied by any person who served fn
the confederate army at any time during the
war" Wv
This was disagreed to-yeas 26, nays "a.
Ihe resolution was then agreed to. IC mod-
fes a rule of the Senate recurring the presiding
CIncer 10 approve removals and appointments,
ard, instead, gives the Secretary and the Ser.
nt geant-at1 arms the absolute power of appoint
ment and removal OF officers and others In their
respective departments. The vote waS-yeaS
80. nays ga strict party vote, like the former
votes
Mr.. Eaton said manifest Injustice had been
oOne TO distinguished citizen of the United
states now travelling abroad, and this was the
reason why ne rose TO notice newspaper state
OF winch he was chairman, has under investi-
gatlon the amount OF money expended by the
Cnlted states In further<ng the voyage Of Gen
and gentleman, and In his position as chair
man OF the committee, that nothing of the kind
1 had cone before It,. II so it would have been
try. He said this much, not on his own ac
abroad 0'--0H
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
Mr. Paddock addressed the Senate on the
sSuDJecI Oh ms amendment to modify the exist
t ing law which forbids any part OF the army
!Iom Delng used as a posse con,itatGs, SO that
troops may be so used for such purpose in Ne
Draska, Colorado Oregon, and other states and
territories, ond In the Indian country generally.
HOUSE.-1mmediately on assembling at ten
O'Clock, In continuance of Thursdays session,
the House went into committee on the legisla-
tive appropriation bill.
TN Mr. richardson spoke in favor OF the repeal
Ihe opposition to the repeal seemed to be an
enort on the part OF the republican party to
array solid north against a solid SOUTH
south solid only In its adherence to the consti-
Mr.. Van VoOrhis argued that the election laws
were perfectly constitutional, and necessary
1or the maintenance OF an honest ballot box.
Mr. SherW1n contended that members of Con-
gless were federal officers, and that therefore
the government had the right to enact laws
regulating their elections.
Mr. Thomas characterized the prOposed re
peal as conspiracy formed to secure demo
cratlc majority al the next election at al
hazards, and at the expense OF citizens, having
as many rights as any member on the floor IN
VleC OF the statement made that all the wa
measures were to be repealed, the republican
party would stand upon the watch towers, and
every unlawful tncroachment upon the riyht
OF the citizen.
Mr.: VII Jams (Wis.) said that while constitu
diohal arguments had been able, he doubted
elCher ttelr Lecessity or their utility. II fifty
years {! argument, and four years Of horrid
war could lot settle state rights he doubted II
anything which could be said now, would do it.
He was glad to see the debate coming back to
the naked facts OF the last elections. On no
SUBJECT was the people more ignorant than on
me awful Details Of the outrages committed at
seemed locked up In volumes OF testimony
Ia tne library, as securely as though bur-
ieo ied IN A. the catacombs Of Egypt. The trouble
cannon balls We're put to flight by an epitnet
The bloody shirt 7" and bayonet rule had dis.
mayed more men than all the dangers of the
war.
Mr. Hayes characterized the proposed repeal
as an effort to render the fruits of the war use
iess 10 tne country and Of no avail In its future
Mr.. Hooker said that stranger who had been
present during the debate from It's incipiency
Dy Mr.. Garfield with gloves on) down to the last
nave Uy Mf hmayes witn gloves o would
proposition to keep away troops from the polls,
IL was question as to whether or not the south,
ern people were Liable to be indicted for murder
ana other crimes. He had seen for five years
after the war closed the negroes marched to the
polls in Mississippi, headed by leaders bearing
drawn SWORDS; and that had never been regard.
ca by the republicans as an invasion of the
r1gnts OF the people, and Of the freedom OF the
DallOt-box. The outcry Of a free ballot for the
negro was, therefore, all pretence. In the last
gle cOlOred man who had not been ABSOLUTELY
Tree to cast his vote as he chose He referred
10 Mr: Garileld's speech in which that gentle
man sald 10 tne members from the SOUTH ssYou
nave been allowed to return to power in the
two houses" What wonderful and gracious
language from republican! Had the demo
Gratis come into power by permission of the
republican party? Thank God, they had come
mere py the omn1poteht power Of the people,
tne strongholds OF power it had so long abused
MI Price inquired whether the republican
party Old not have two-third majority In both |
houses when the people OF the south had bean
relieved OF their political disabilities.
Mr.. Hooker gave the republican party credit |
Tor DONG Its duty, but II It had carried out the
terms OF surrender, in the spirit and temper I'm |
Whlch the surrender had been made it would |
nave passed that law long before 1t had.
MT Pr1ce.-But we did voluntarily open the 1
door and allow you gentlemen to come In?
Mr.. Hooker.-To certain extent you did. hut |
then you had solid south In the interest of |
the republican party. You never objected to |
the solid south as long as the solidlty was I'm
IaVOf OF the republican party. He said that IL
was Only alter 10 years submission to radical |
rule, which had Imposed heavy debts upon the
southern states, that the south had risen I'm on.
posltlon 10 IL. Massachusetts would not have
endured 1Or "a hours what the south had en-
uured Tor ten long years. But now, thank God. |
Tue democracy was In power, not by the elem. |
sHCy OI tne republican party, but BY the om- |
nlpoteht power OF the people, and 1t intended to
sweep from the statue books whatever meas
ufeS lmpeded q fair election, and prevented a
!fee ballot. There was no concealineat about !
mat: Quoting from speeches made on the re.
publican side OF the House, he said that he had |
oeen startled with some OF the doctrines enun-
c1ated. He then sent to the Clerks desk and
nad read protest OF the Inhabitants of Wyan-
1otte, Kansas, against the influx of colored i'm
migrants TO that point, and remarked that II
was only when the negro was at safe distance |
mat the republicans were his friends They |
never had any use for the negro except to keep