National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-17
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senator Beck's Retraction of His
Former Threat.
He is Forced TO ouaiifyl Ills Language Used
In the Last Congressman Ungraceful
Backdown-Mr. Dawes Exposesthe
Falsity OF Southern Pledges
Wade Hampton sworn
in-Morning Hour.
SENATE.

various bills were introduced and appropriate.
)y referred.
On motion OF Mr. SALISBURY, the Committee on
Privileges and Elections were authorized TO employ
astenographer whenever II shall be deemed neces-
fary In any hearing before them.
On motion of Mr.. HILL GAL, the same committee
was authorized to have printed for its use the
argument In the case OF Sponord against Kellogg,
relative TO scat in this Senate together with such
documents md papers MS may be thought proper
The Senate resumed the consideration the army
Mr. BECK continued his remarks from yescr
dny.
Kentucky yesterday stated that his reason for nd
dressing the Senate WINS to reply to n charge made
by him Mr. Iloar( The Senator had touched on
many topics but had avoided with great care to
answer the charge regarding previous ntternnces
IN The Senate. That Senator had complained that
ne WINS charged with being revolutionary because
OF purpose to repeal or revise n certain section OF
the Revised Statutes with regard to the use OF the
army. Now, said Mr.. Hoar. no one had character.
Zed such purpose as revolutionary, because general
legislation had been attached to appropriation bills
nthonsnnd times, The Senator had declared that
II The President did not sign bill of which he dis
Improved he would refuse 10 make the anproprtn'
tions necessary TO carry ON the Government The
question which he tMr, Hoarl wished to put was
this Did the Senator now stand by this position or
did he abandon IL? Did he stand by the declaration
or bnck ont?
Mr.. BRcK replied he had no more right to assume
mat me PRESIDENT would refuse 10 sign bill thnn
the Senator from Massachusetts. lie had no knowl.
edge of the Presidents views on the subject but he
had IN every speech he made. expressed his belief
that the President would sign the bill as he ought
TO 20. What he did say. toward the adjournment
9fthe late Congress. was that the Democratic con-
IerecS on the two bills that nilod seemed TO agree.
ana he agreed with them, that IL nm extra session
must be called much rs II was 10 be regretted, the
very moment II was called the committees of both
Houses would be organized and separate bills
would be framed and passed soon possible.
asking the President OF the United States TO agree
WIN inc representatives Of the States and people.
these bills would provide that armed soldiers
should not bo allowed to approach the polls for the
mere purpose of keeping the peace. That there
NE united Sntes In oil cases where the rights md
liberties OF citizens were involved, aud that the
states should be allowed TO conduct their own
elections In their own way. free from all Federal
interference. lie further said on that occasion
when these three laws were submitted To The Presi-
dent for his approval, as they would he. md APP
proved by HIM, the present Congress would, I'm his
opinion PASS every, appropriation bill and adjourn
II, however. the President in the exercise of the
power vested In him, should III TO veto The bills
thus presented to him, then he had no doubt these
same amendments would again he mnde pnrt OF the
appropriation bills, and 1t would be for The Presi
dent to determine whether he would block the
wheels of Government and refuse TO accept neces-
sary appropriations rather than allow the reprcsen
tatiycs of the people 10 repeal Odious laws which
they regard rs subversive of their rights and prvi
legSs. He also said at that time; whether that
lie had no doubt adhered TO- no matter what hap.
pcned with the appropriation bills.
Mr.. BECK told him to keep his sent-to SIT down
until he was through with what he Ind to say. He
said the language ofthe Senator from Massachusetts,
was almost impertinent. lie had never threatened
the President He had snid the Democrats wnuld
tender the bilsto the President fairly and honestly
and he thought the President would sign them. If
not. the responsibility would rest on his head and
on the heads of those asking the President TO veto
them. If the President should veto them he (Mr.
Beck would consult the wistst and hest of his
party and Others when the lamcntable time came
as to what his own duty should be, ana they would
act as the best Interests of the American people
quired.
lie hoped the emergency would never rise. II
should not; but IL il did lie hoped there would be
patriotism, Integrity, ana intelligence enough
among them to devise ways md means to remove
the troubles ont Of the why. He repeated he never
rest on the President and his party. who. In al
vance, are endcavorng 10 make the President step
out Of his way, when there was no purpose to IN
ntternnCcs as To what the President would do were
individual opinions-were idle words The Pres
nent duty was 10 consider bill fairly and delib
eTatcly and act accordingly
Mr.; IloAR replied: The Senator from Kentuck!
avoided-he would not say cvOdcd-reading the
substantial and important sentences of his speech
Now the Senator said that If the President should
veto The bills ho would consult wise men, not from
the East, but from the South.
Mr.. BECK. SHAH not trouble the Senator from
Massachusetts,.
Mr., lIoAR resumed, and, after briefly statinl
what the Senator from Kentucky had said repeated
his question. Whether the Senator ndheres to hi
purpose TO reiusc to make the necessary appropria
lions to carry on the Government should TN
posed?
He (Mr. HoAr) had denounced such purpose
revolutionary, but lie had not denounced the MGR
putting oflegislnton on appropriation bills. Tn
programme of the Democrats said, in effect TO tn
President: You and the Judiciary shall have n
pay there shall be no postonces, and counts, am
army, II you do not approve our measures"
Mr. BECK replied that the difficulty about tn
speech of the Senator from Observation-Disclosures wha
he did not care to say till now namely, simply nc
The truth, He never said the Democrats wou
block the wheels of the Government If the Pres
dent thought fit 10 veto the bills in the exercise
his power.
What he said last session was toshow what wou
follow II the Senate should refuse to assent TO tn
amendments of the House to the two bills whic
fidcd to become laws. lie never uttered the word
the Senator from Massachusetts, endeavored to pu
into his mouth. What he said was to induce In
The Senator from Massachusetts was tryingto max
1t appear that he (Mr Beck) would refuse to pas
appropriation bills If the President should not ap
prove the bills presented TO him. The Senator wa
trying to make a false impression.
Mr.. HoAR remarked that he did not propose to b
diverted from making hspoint by plantation man
ners here or elsewhere.
Mr., BEcE As that remark is SO original 1t ougl
Mr., HoAR, in reply to Mr.. Beck said that tn
Senator from Kentucky while heretofore under
taking to read dr from his (Mr Becks Speech omit
Mr., BECK dnterruptng) said he had made hi
Mr.. RoiiR remarked that the Senator had to.da
read from his speech in a tone Of voice and man
ncr which had alarmed nobody.
MI bECk hehu II AGAIN. II is good speech an
you can read well.
Mr., lIoAR. The Senator was speaking OF the pun
pose OF the House in case majority Of the Senat
refused to Accede To certain provisions Of the HOusI
Mr.. BECK. And the Senator said was speakin
OF the purpose of the Democrats in case of Tn
Presidents reiusno to approve our bills
Mr. HOAR (resumlng) said he would not cXten
to the Senator the same treatment he did TO him b
asking him to sit down. The purpose which IN
Senator undertook TO report from the House VIZ
Wo-iOld. First, what the House would do II IN
Senate disagreed with them about matter Of ger
crnl legislation. IL WINS that, under their constltt
tonal right, they would refuse TO make OppropTil
Tons 20 carry on the Government II the dOmlnNI
party in the Senate should insist on their disagree,
ment, And, further, the Senator said, under III
view he presented, that IL was for the President
determine whether the wheels Of gOvernmer
should stop.
The Senator from Ohio Nr. Thuman) regardc
me matter IN the same light, saying that the
Claimed the right exercised by the House Of Con
mons, ana would not vote the money Of the pc,
pic unless coupled by measures for the redress
grievances, DID the Senator from Kentucky mca
That they had the right under written Constitute
10 wrest the veto power from the President?
He Ont. Hoar) had read the language Of the Sci
nlOr ana had asked the Senator Ii the position /
took at the former session had been abandoned ,
was II his purpose 10 abandon II?
Mr. DAVIS then addressed the Senate lie sal
the measures under discussion We're not the cause
but the lneidenSOf the great movement Of pop
lar feeling now felt among The people. The prescl
Administration had taken the South ut its wOr
and upon the promise that If len to itself i wou
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