National Republican., 1879-04-03
HOUSE OF REpREs ENrarTyEs.

Mr.. KING asked leave to offer resolution. call
ing the President for information as to the prep.
arations made to prevent the threatened invasion
of Sitting Bull.
Mr.. CoNGER objected.
Mr., GooDE asked leave to take from the Speakers
table for consideration the Senaie bill for the pur-
chase or construction of refrigeratng ship for the
disnfection of cargoes. .... .. ..H
Mr.. CoNGER objected.
Mr.. GooDE. The Senate should have passed bill
to patent the gentleman as refrigerator.
Mr. CoSGER said that he did not care anything
about the vulgar sneers at him as an objecor con.
sderng the source from which they came
Mr.. GooDE disclaiined any intention of personal
oilense.
An informal discussion then arose as to the length
of time that should be consumed In the debate
upon The army appropriation bill.
Finally Mr. STEPHENS moved that the debate
close at two o'clock on Saturday. This was de
feated. ,.'
on motion of Mr.. DUNNELL 1t was ordered that
the debate should close at three o'clock OH Friday
The House then (at l2:3O) went into Committee Of
the Whole (Mr; Springer in the chair on the army
appropriation bin.
Mr. WILLIAMS (Ws.) said that under whatever
Observation-Disclosures State or National-an cleo
ton took place two things were absolutely indis-
pensable purity at the ballotbo and peace at the
polls Every effort TO secure those two things must
an end. He had heard good deal Of nonscnsicai
end of no in o wbob s m hSd
rest, ultimately, for It's permanence and authority
upon the bayonet; Whoever talked about such
government talked about an Utopia. He knew of
no bayOnet rule In this country except that which
had hSd Pnt down one OF the most wicked and cruel
which had denied his Southern friends The delect.
able pastime of shooting negroes.
Ever since 1874 the Republican party have been
tripping over chip, because then for the first time
thOt party had begun to acquiesCe In the non per-
formance of the laws of the country He con.
tended that there was no place where The President
had not the right to send troops whether to the
polls or to the church Of Christ he admitted that
Il was not pleasant sight TO voters at the
polls within lines of bayonets but neither was It
pleasant 70 see voters aSsaed by ronghs with bowie
lie Uttered from the gentleman from Ohio tMr
aarheldl In his opinion that the attempt to forbid
The sklrmlsh line, de CMr. Williams regarded il
as !he centre Of the whole question, because upon
~ H lepenueu 'ne whole question OF federal authority
The ste tute which twas proposed TO repeal had
been passed IN 1856, at Time when the crisis was
when the brave boys of the North should come
marching home again, home, Il is true, To a land
ing hearts, but " Q land devoted TO liberty and
dedicated to law, That law remained on the stat.
ute book ana there under God, SO far as the Re-
publican party was concerned II should remain
brewer.
MI TowYsHENp Gl) proceeded to reply to the
charge made on Saturday by Mr., Garfield that the
Democratic party was attempting to starve tho Gov.
crnmeDl TO death lie argued thatif the Government
was starved 70 death the responsibility would rest
consideration a bill appropnating s?00cOOoO for
the support OF the army, That bill would pass
the Democratic House and Senate Then II those
bills failed where would the responsibility lie2 II
the President vetoed the bill II would not be on
account OF the method, by which the Democrats
sought 10 repeal some sections OF the statutes,
lie believed that the President would be guided
by the precedenls n the past and by the pIece
dents Of the Republican party in Congress II the
gentleman irom Ohio wanted 20 find reyolutionlsts
nc would have 10 look over the record OF Joshua
Slddngs hs predecessor In This House he would
have to look into the Council Chamber Of the Pres,
idonl, and select John sherman, the rcvolutlonisi
OF 1907 when general legislation had been placed
upon the ciyh sundry appropriation bill. When