The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-04-03

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ments on the Democratic side to-da
inshting that the troops should net =
allowed stthe polls. aud was argued
with by Robson, Frye aud other =
! D4blicars. Late in the afternoon
| phens, of Georgia, obtained the On
and will address the House tc-morro
WASHINGTON, March 29.-HoUsR
4 question was raised by Mr. Reagan
| yesterday to the effect that there were
no rules governing the action az ,l1<
House, not having yet been forms
adopted, ives bIought up by
Speaker Immediately after the read
of the journals. The Speaker said
was not present yesterday at the tiu'|
the point was made 10 the commits
of the whole, and he stated that uudel
rule 147, the rules OF the preced.
ing House were declared TO be tho
rules OF every succeeding Hau
until otherwise ordered. He Quoft5
the ruling of Speaker Grow on thar
subject, and said he was not aware 81
any other ruling at variance with Il.
It's reason and object were 10 furnish
the House with set of regular r1I.>,
instead OF committing il to q wide =,
of general parliamentary Law. TtS
subject was discussed st considerable
length.
The House at IL $40 p. N. went into,
Committee of the Whole on the army
appropriation blll and discussion Was
resumed, Stephens, of Georgia, open-
ing It. He argued in favor OF the rese- !.
Yancy and admlssability of the secsiof.
naR. .fIa.F Ia n.
theory OF the rules Of ono house Kof- i
erning q succeeding house unle1s re-.
adopted. There was no question N
MS mind that the pending section We1
germane and was IN the direction ol
retrenching expenditures. lie dir-
cussed the laws Of Ii95 and 1907 and
argued that they did not ap-
ply to the use OF troops Ii
civil cases, but only in cases Of
invasion and insurrechon. la civil
cases troops were furnished on tiio 1
call OF the marshal as posse comitdtUs,
but such provision as authorized tne
presence of troops at the polls never
existed on the statute book until 1865.
and a change OF Legislation proposed
by the section in question was repeal
of that law. Public sentiment North
and South was against the employ
ment OF troops at the polls. There
was no need of any such thing. Tho
country had got along without il for
three quarters of century. There
would be no harm done, theTefore, by
the repeal of the law.
Mr.. Stephens spoke for over twenty
minutes in strong, clear voice.-and :.
attracted great attention.
After the argument of Mr.. Reed a
Maine, against the eeciion and 10 sup.
port of the I'oint of order, the chair
man made the decision overruling the
point of order, and holding that The
section was germane and would re-
trench expenditures. An appeal was
taken and the decision sustained bF
vote of 125 to 107. A general discus
sion was then opened by Garfield, the 4
agreement being that no vote would Be
taken to-day.
Garfield made very strong speech
against the policy of the Democratic +
party in Congress, declaring il to Be
utterly revolutionary aDd tending 20
the subyersion OF the government ia
showed how. By the abstraction Of
in either house from the per
their legislative duties. ths
government could be broken up, snd
he declared that thIs was the fifst- -.
in the American history aud the
time in two centuries in E0glaud ID
it had been proposed or insisted upon
that those voluntary powers ste-sld h.
used for the destruction OF The govern
ment, and yet that was the pTcgramma
announced to the American people to-
day il the pending proposition was
The simplest and most inefenaivc.
Ter of coercion 1t had TO be sesI5tciii
It was not against the proposition IL
self, but against the Democratic meth
DDS that he spoke, and what was n
law, on the repeal Of which the Demo
Gratis now insisted at every point d
life. Il was the law pIopo1t
by the Democratic Senator Powell -
Kentucky, reported against by the =
Republican committee and passed ii
both houses by a msjofity OF Demoefats
not majority OF RepublicRn votes u
ing cast against II. Hs named e
voting for il Senators Henderson 81
Indiana. Davis of Kentucky. Johneon
pf Maryland, Mcdowell Ci California.
and, among Democratic Represeni1.
lives, Randall OF PeuEsylyania, wood
Of New York, and Pcndletoa OF Ohio.
The speech created great excitemsnt.
Garfield was replied oby MctIah q p
Of Ohio, who asked what waag'ftI
of the invitation to<ne South
TO return TO the Union 10 return 70
Congress and take ps1f in the govern
'nent of the eountry-if, when Il did
80 and its members attempted to SPEAK
Tor liberty at the polls, they we1r "a
be denounced as revolutionary and kcs
yused of trying TO stsrve the govcI1-
ment to death7 He said the chrfee
that attaching the repeal Of a. obifc-
law to an appropriation bill
was revolutionary came with III grace
from the Republicans, since they hkf
often pessed measures in that very I.
way, and had upheld il as o pfofet-
ton against arbitrary power. Tie
statute books were full Of inff<
nous laws enacted by the Re-
publicans. Some Of them his par.
ty proposed to repeal now others ~
future time which he Thanked God Wsa
bot far distant when ali aepartmenl1
Of the government would be 10 TIE
hands of Democrats. Then the gentle.
nan from Ohio would witness Q rcYo-
luton which was always Roino On
when the Republican ofiicIal ives 70 Be
put out Of Office. naughfeF.) DC
Afahon then proceeded 70 argue in fnvcT
of prohibiting the use troops at The
1osls. The civil power, be said. Nn5
md always should be supreme ofel
military power, although the gens'e-
nan on the other side seemed 70 think
military was the only power IN lde
country.
Mcmahon was followed By Wood
u New York, and some further r.
marks by White OF PenrsylFfr,<
;losed for the day debate which *.
.ited the DEEPEST interest on The loof
nd in the galleries. il being Teesfd<a
. the openipgof 8 great puIlismenl-f5 +
contest. The galleries were fl'et
With an attentive and OCCASION 5l'y 9<
.ited audience. and amoEe tbe It.1.
rs on the foor were 4ectfi1ItI
warts and Sherman and maay $500.
ors.
The House sdjcufEC1 nDfii Eazs.1
yben the debste viii be fsse l..1.
,elford OF csiifoFnIa EatlEa the f'11t.
ne man who can get sneg resz64
a town Bnifsen By the yeIi14 ~ 81