Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
Both Houses Furnish Reading Matter
for the People In Extraordinary
AbUndance-The Army Bill in
the Senate-W Williams, Blaine
aud Others on the Floor.
Messrs. Frye, Robson, Davis, Finley
and Others in Tie House Discussing
The Legislative Appropriation
BilI-NO Signs OF Vote Yet.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-The morning
hour was principally occupied with the reso-
luton relative TO removals and appoint
ments to office without the intervention Of
the presiding officer. Several amendments
were agreed to, but before final action the
morning hour expired, and consi serati0n was
then resumed OF the army bill.
Senator Williams said that before proceeding to
the merits of the bill he wished to say few
had expressed alarm at tue presence OF Confederate
brgadiers upon the floor of the senate. one might
think from their Jeeches that there was a doubt as
to whether or not the war CT the Union mad been a
suec SIS BE and his SIDE held deliberate opinion,
ana their experience gave their opinion considerac ole
weight that the war had been great success and
no better evidence thereof could be had than this
Yery presence here or these brigadierS BE wished
that the people OF the north had been animated by
the same wise policy as their southern
brethren and sent their gallant soldiers
10 be their representatives, because If any
question growing out of the war had BEEN left
Tor solution to the brave who fought In the war
the return of prosperity and approach of Teconci
ton would have been fastened. 1t was not the bel
ligerents, but those who stayed at home and made
money out of the misery Of their country, who now
threw stumbling blocks in the way OF good feeling
Union man, opposed 10 secession until 1t was In
evitsble and when the Bonnie Blue flag went down
ol S @ 10 H., al itiS ne aCeepeI tne sHdtoh
There was no regret, senator Williams continued,
on lhslr part for the part they had played in the
great drama of war, neither was there any doub as
TO their duty now, which to support and cherish
the government under the constitution and so far
Conf derate brlgadiers were toe most Conservative
men in congress Nothing could again stir them
OF the Republican party Lwendea Pnil!lpsl had
said. the next rebellion should come from New Eng
Taliying around the old flag to bring the seeding
states back into ths Union. They would all be CO.
eItionisiS then. Senator Williams then REQUIRED TO
the bill In question, and said that he had no desire
to refuse the necessary supplies, but defended the
right OF congress to dictate the use of money voted
by hem. He did not think that the PIesld MT who
had more than once risen above parry prejudice,
would refuse, as mere parry measure, TO sign a
constitutional measure, the defeat of which would
destroy the defenSeS OF the country. When the PR
ence Of troops AT tue polls had been prohibited his
party intended TO go and abolish the test oath,
which excluded from the jury-bOx good men M rely
because they had been In the rebellion Every other
Office under the government was open to those men,
ana why should th.y be kept from iu les? After
that they Intended TO do away With the United States
supervisors and deppty-maTShal5 OF elections and
the whole Ingenious machinery By which the people
were veXed and harraSsed Ia the discharge OF their
most sacred civil ght Inc constant lntermeddlfnS
by the general gOvt rnmeut with Inc private affairs
OF Its ciizeLs tended to dlshearen patriotism and
encourage aoquiescencs In Capitalization. The PEG
pie we're their own sCveIelgn5, and this qus5,iCn
would be taken up by the people and kept alive u1-
I'll their full tights were restored tOtheir hands The
senators and representatives are State officers and
n FEEDER officers If they resigned they do so by
| tier 10 the governor and net to the President;
therefore the Federal government had nothing to do
VITA their election, II was state anair. The mis-
.io OF the Democratic party was TO restore the s-
prenacy Of civil over military uoW r and set IN
again the boundaries between the preFogatiVes OF
the state and tine national government which hal
them throWl down. The war had established some
facts 1t freed he negto, and demonstrated the fact
that the majority OF the people were deteLmaed
Beyond sdts Il gave the government no new right,
nor took arg AKA! from the States. His party IN
tended to observe the cOnst.tdtlO in its present
form and al otheT legislation.
Senator Jones LFls.l argued that there vas Meth
Ing revolutionary IN the proposed legislation, 2S
congress had the right uncef the constitution TO pre-
e!lhe tnat the army shOald not be used for political
The chair appSInt@d Senator Hampton to MI va
eances on the committees ~ military 6hats mines
aaG mining, and transportation 10 tie GeahOard.
Senator Blaine withdrew the amendment he for-
merry offered to The army appropriation bill, and az
lat6r Stage OF The proceedings gave notice that he
would again submit IT, but not uatil after the sixth
s"ction OF the bill had bCSn acted upon, as some
senator's had expressed desire to vote directly on
striking OCT that section HIS Intention in Offering
the amendment 20 t ST the sincerity OF those who
nau eApieSSeu usste ~ ness 10 V0viSlou uStu dt
the polls. for 1t had occurred to him that the alarm
about the army overriding Ii, erty Was a mere chi
Ine:a. AID In attending TO tbs imaginary danger
his friends on the other Side were hegectiHg fruit
fQ and ever present sOurca Of DANCER TO the ballot
in the seEthern States He reBd from the testimony
before tue fsiler committee, taken In south C6Io-
lima, showing that numissrs OF VIII to men came
ground the polls firing guns and Frightening colorsd
men away This, said Senator Blaine, occurred &c
divers polls la Sou Carolina, at which there was
more freedom OF election than there would be in
3enatcr Butler asked Senator Blaine II it we're not
true thar within the last three days acqulttal had
been ordered by the presiding Judge ia CHARLESTON
county In case depending On Just such evidence as
senator Blaine said he bslIeye 2 there had been
a dismissal upon flaw in the indictment
Senator BItler insi s.eI It the eyidsuee.
Senator Blaine said he would TecuT to that here
fftsr, and went on to Gllude to thu iCea that this
amendment was contrary TO that clause of the con-
stitution giving ever m&S 2 rlght to carry arms.
risd everywhere and always. IN tie tGiyh0<, on tie
bench, or In the senate? There has never beep =
free election, he cOnnus1. In five southern states
he could nanSe, since the Democratic party got Into
lower There was no hisige free election In So1th
mob OF roughs who would capture the polls IN the
l0hes districts OF New York city. The elections III
that State had ssep mere travestteS on elections.
Senator Butler asked Il lie election laws were not
on the staute-Dooks whsn thesS :Tayesties were
Senator Blaine admitted that they we're, bit said
The supervisors 6n1 mar h4ls had been moot ed and
tbs Federal authority deled. iie based his state
ment on The teSii ny before the committee already
Senator Butler denounced the te stimong as false,
far Il referred South Carolina and said the
iuries In his State had sustained his assertion.
Yes" said Senator Blaine, and Jury in Loui, /,
ana Did something or other. There was a peaceful
eeetinR there. TOO, only lofty or htt7 men We Z
slaughtered ana Jury acquitted some Of TIE muir
Senator Jonas asked leave 10 explain about the
ttals In Louisiana. They were upor he very testt-
test oath, ths Caited States dstrict-attOrney eol.
Quoted the cases, using the reports of the Teller
eom1ilt2e as a guide In questioning me witnesses,
Rnd the accused we're acquitted, showing that the
Senator Blaine said the GcQuittal of one man out
OF party OF did nos alter The fact that num-
beIs Of murders were committed-Q fact admitted
By Governor Nichols himself. The geRtlemaq's
brought witnesses to that they did not see him
steal. somebody did commit murder, even II these
particular persons did not. Senator Blaine then
read the testimony, showing that The Republicans
were not fairly represented smOng the commissions
o;,.s ,Toins by governor Hampt1 md hst the
IeTsons eppointed as Republicans we're really 1eAo
Gratis I'm dlSguie5.
senator Butler said he personally knew the Re
publican commissioners in Charleston county. and
asked senator Blaine II he would deny that Colonel
Montgomery, one OF them, was a Republican.
Montgomery he said. was for two years or more
pTesldlag oIiceF Of the Republican state senate
Senator Blaine SAID 3e did know anythtI aboCt
Montgomery but that he woe!d S.Ve way 10 the sen
tor from Colorado, who did.
ThereupOn senator Teller read I0f1 the testimony
before bis committee showing tAat while Mont
gomeTy had once been r publican he had ceased
10 act with the acublicans and that the board OF
commissioners of which hs was one had sOlemnly
passed a resolution that no Rapu5l.can manager OF
elections should be appointed.
senator Butler said that he could nos answer foT
the political character OF men pToclaiming to be r.
puOlleanS,
Senator Blaine then enlarged On {he concentration
of the polling places in South Carolina. making Il
necess ary for the vteTs Ia some places TO travel
from twenty to thirty miles 10 vote. He said the
testimony showed sematic and Wilful fraud upon
the Tigl Of suffrage; yet there great cry Of
intimidation by troops and the gentleman from
DsiRERTe had talked about walking through files of
troops % go;s. Perhaps ne had done 50 during the
war when President Lincoln thought Delaware
would bear fitie watching; but nothing he Blainel
had yet heard cOntradicie1 MS heller that no SEN
Senator Butler--I have seen Ii.
Senator salisbury here arose and defended the
ations.
Senator Blaine said ne Sa9 act arTaignlng the
loyalty OF thar state, ana was referring - re other
senattr from Delaware lBayardl as having p6Sse,-
By soioiess Il vote.
The inteTTuptsoRs having become frequent, the
presiding officer called 0S order, and ms sted upon
tue observance OF the rule redu sln& members 70 a
dress the chair for permission TO interrupt speak
er, as TIE observance of the rule would eAFeoIta
business ana preserve order.
Senator Blaine said K the presiding officer would
permit him he would say, from some acquaintance
with ne conduct OF BUSINESS IN delberatlVe bodies,
that Tor The pres ding OH or TO go through series
OF TecogniilonS, questions and answers every time
there was slight Interruption WIS rather calculated
10 Obstruci than facil tate business
The Presiding Onicer-It certainly Interrupts u
spicy dialogue but II does not obSruct the regular
order OF proceeding.
Senator Blaine-rhe ulos e not contemplate
that the presiding officer shall take part - 2 spicy
Dialogue There were some smiles over this ep,-
sOdsI Senator elaine then said there had been a
certain historical fact aud the senators from New