Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
Reported for the Alexandria Ga=eHc.
WAsHISGTos May II
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Eaton speaking Oh The appropriation bill
defended his former assertion that THIS is oln
fsderacy cf States. The War did oct charge
the government nor sb1i,h s'av.r}. The
emancipation prCoiem,li,u did G3t ir.n he
slaves. ltrtquited the iodepsnd~nt sciion OF
those changes 10 tho government OF this c1t-
lederacy OF States. The late Struggle VAS a
war Of secious. aud the lrIscot reckless de-
Durcistion Of Soutbern ne1 vas ua9iss and
HrJpg. Let HE past buy S 0Eu dead aud 60
90 as brothers. MIR. E4ton said re now BE-
ievrd that Mr.. Webster uerer called rs q
copf.dlr4cy of States. Tuia was utre Quas
ioa Of words ADD Ct little c,r:'Q 1etc'. The
inportaGt mater Has that hl. Webster called
tho g17erpn9nt cJnpa:t and G1y one
koowug tho pstrr, Of the coI:tituion
mus. say the same. roe very trainers Of the
constitution, sdGressiog the President ia 1879
called this Confederate Republic. The Prcsl
dent 10 his reply to that address used the SINE
term. Yet Senators we're DOW blamed for u.iog
similar language. He hsd 20 words sc3rolul
enough to appropriately brand such conduct.
NJ. Eaton said the powers It th5 o2usltu
ton we're limited. By what were they nitec?
PialuIy By the States that made the cnastitu-
ton.
Mr.. Blaine waited 10 kooy WHARF tbe COZ
s.itusion shows that it Hss made by The states.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
a resolution vas reported from the Com
c,i;,cc oa Ra!e5 by Mr. Fyc, CT Ne, Tor the
spp0iatmeot Of q standing cJmmlttsp O. .. ~
~hicl shall be referred oil bills, resolutions.
pe'iLloas &c. eff:oi9s the trati, 10 al,@hallc
OURS. An argument 10 opposlt'u vas made
b. Mr f. Wood, cf n Y, on tina ground thar
under the proposed authority thus committee
might arrogato to itself p)R5ss which cid n1t
b,oog either 10 it or tu Congress; aud might
under the pea Of 0rI'i'y un1crtsk, 10 inter-
fsre with the rcveuue the Government derl'
We'd from the tax I'd spirits. H., had 10 OBJ
j ,ciion to have tic whole sui lot rctcrrrd 10 a
{ IN Mittne. Toe resolution WAS advocated by
MessrS. Eye aad Stephens. and was further
opposed by Mr.. R gan. of rrxls, on the ground
OF uucon,titulion,litp.
Mr. Garfield. OF Ohio. advo91ted the rts>lu.
ton and disposed OF the Constitutional or :cion
BY sayiog hat Congress had exclusive jurisic
lion ~, the D.strcs of Columbia where thtr,
". r. u thous4nd ,um holes under the shadow
of the capitol and ever he territories with an
sr9a as large IS Europe Congress- had also con-
stiu,ional oJntrol Of the question 10 relation to
the duty on in ported li1uJrs and to the inter
nal tax on distilled spirits. Hs admitted that
Cccgre.s Ought not undertake to regulate NOR
as. but l. was q air matter for consideration
whether morals misht not regulate Congress in
Ievyog taxes. The resolution Was further
advcc,ed by Mr.. Monroe, Of Ohio. aud
opposed by Mr.. Blouot, Of Ca. who said that
this movement was engineered by GLASS Of
people who are eteroally wautlog TO regulate
other people. lie believed that the people at
large were quite able to take c,re Of themselves.
1t WAS also opposed by MIR. Koott. Of KY. as
not only unnecessary, but as mskiog mis-
chi. vous precedent, which might Do followed by
other suOp:uiry laws.
The final argument in favor Of tho resolution
WAS m.de by Mr. Conger, OF Michigan, who sad
he would demand q vote By yeas aud nays, so SO
to have mem bers on the record on This subject.
A motion to ley tie resolution On ihs table
was msds by Mr.. 3lount. Of Georgia. and the
motion WAS rejected-ye,s 80. nays l2S All Of
the Affirmative votes csme fr5 the democAtic
side. all The republican,. all The greenbacksrs
and msny democrats vo,ng no. The reso!u
lion wss then agreed to.