National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-20

wassmpy proposition to take from title 26, Of
In It.
Mr. Cox inquired II Mr. Monroe would vote
against the conference report and, upon receiving
M affirmative answer, said that he did not know
but that lie would also.
question. r..
The bill went beyond making appropriations and
proposed to prevent the Executive authority OF
the Government from enforcing the law The issue
was narrowed down TO this point: The majority
svowed its determination that mnrshals, deputy
marshals, and assistant marshals shall not be, ap,
pointed TO execute the laws rs embodied in title ~
Of the Revised Statutes, and confessed that me
Clause III tho conference report was intended ana
devised for that purpose. That made q square
issue, which everybody could understand. INC
other side, for want of twothirds majority, could
not consttutionally repeal the law and therefore,
not being able to repeal It, 1t wished to prevent the
execution of the law.
all suitors that justice should be done in every dis
trict that prisoners should have q speedy trial
and so the other side segregated from all the other
appropriations of the year that for the Judicial eX,
penses OF the Government, and 1t held out the bill
Tor Judicial expenses In one hand and said mot 10
the minority alone, but to all the officers of the
natlon): Take this money, but you can only have
1t on condition that We shall be permitted to couple
with 1t provision that certain laws (Which we can
not repeaD shall not be enforced that for the com
ing year they shall be nuiaed. So. take the NULL.
fcntion of the election laws or your courts shall
stop; your prisoners shall either be DISCHARGED or
nrovisinn). a. yvul Ga nnIo,vG,I 10 nav Tor
the keeping Of the prisoner, unlawful to feed him,
and unla,yfii 10 try him" Gentiemen I'D con.
tinued, we want to 10 home. We have borne the
burden OF this long, weary, uncomfortable session
we cannot teyen under tho pressure ofthe dogs
and of our great desire to get away accept the dis
rs See the attitude in which this bill nuts the
President Of the United states. puts him abso.
lutely between two iires-ithe fire OF your lazy on
the other
Mr. MCMAHON How Is the President Mt nil inter.
fpred with?
MIR. GAnrtELp Tho President has taken oath
that he shall see to il that The laws be faithfully
Gxfencd You 90 not Tepeai TINS law but you
his runninT in danger ION tho one bnnd OF yonr
impeaching him or fon The other hnndI without
megIeciinr his duty and Violating his oath Now.
teio Il IL al mo psosident Of lie inted Siatee can
allow himself To he mt in TINT attitude Tho wis
dom of The old writer of proverbs "Surely in vain
The moi s snread in tho sght Of my hird, lie o,o
likely to Apply In this case do not sec that there
is the slightest probability that YOU can catch the
prnsdoni in this moi or tbot he will allow himself
10 be mt I'm n position where he will be compelled
10 decide between obeyina his oath and The Const
tuton ON The one hand and obeying this cntanging
law ON ,ho other hnn1
NJ u'i HoTsp Ia understand tho gcptemon os
threatening us with another veto?
Mr. GARFIELD. Oh, my dear sir, we have heard
th,s House in his 1imised bndv ipenriv The onv
| real sovereign In this country, We have not only
Ia hoNye have
thpcet" NcItbcp SioUS nor thrnots nm es tnr as
possible from making. only saw that YOU offer a
Bill 10 The approva Of n man who If he did not ap.
nrovo IL wo,lId be pIaced in a POSITION where he
would have TO choose between the law and this bill
onncol 10 gentlemen 10 saw whehcr that is ouite
the thnr 10 do had yeTy much Soped Yesterday
that yye would 500 yyav 10 gel throuph and have
Xiii which This side could approye Of and that we
might harmoniousIy shake bands aud 90 home ;
hnt' farewell 10 nil nrospects OF home We STAY
| This sentiment was strongly appauded ON the
Rcpublican side of the House
Mr. spnIsGEn argued that The supervsors of cleo.
t,ons were not maid ont of permanent appropri9.
lion fnnd. Int still he would spport the report of
| The conference committee. for lie reason that it
| did SO far MS possible OF, an oppropriation bill.
| meet The requirements of The sitIiation
| MIR McN Attoy THOUGHT that tho times Ind SADLY
cbanged wien on nm offer Of an appropriation Bin
| or NV legislation. somebody. who seemed TO sit
| near 10 Ills Frauduiency who was known by
| Tho title of the President of the United States
ieers on the Republican side seemed TO he charged
| viii The sneciai commission of canning here ON
the door TO tell the REPRESENTATIVES, OF the people
| ,het thot gnntiemou Who Ind Got into The prnsi.
tna , Sd WI" nv, ;, Sot mn nUn rIv hi
,vbcb tTose Rnnresentotiyes deSired 10 bass There
had been n time when representntiyes of The Re.
publican party had thought such course Of action
indnceut :, Lui they had nropras,ed In thnt branch
OF miSlic service. ''
Finoiiy The discussion was closed and n vote was
taken Oh the conference report. The report was
adopted by Strict party vote tlO2 TO 10 Mr. Cox
| moi Voting ON either side
| Tho House then took I'D the bill TO provide for
ba EXCHANGE of tTededelln Tor leGal.tender
| siiyor Sniiars "
Mr. SPINNER pnye the history of the bill nv
which in 1915 the Icgaender quality of the trade.
dollar was In ken AMY aud said ihni n was fixed
M conferenca md ihei iIyo.thirds Of the Unusc
Vas nj Thai fine onnoscd to Tho domonet2Htion of
| The trade.doliar
| 'Mr SrrpurNs chairman of the Committee on
Cninagn closed Tho discussion In exnIannin,i end
o6vnc9cv of the hill lilo deemed that a WINS In The
Ti se h aS hniars
or Of smocuioiorS and assorted tLot IL wos IN
Tho nterasi Of Tho Iaboring classes who received
| the trade.dolar in payment OF their wages, ana in
| ,,IoSo hands Il shnIiId he worth lie focn vniun