The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-03
Washington.

Washington.
DISCUSSION on THE MOTION TO FIX A DAY FOR
| CLOSING THE DEBATE on THE ARMY BILL
| INTERESTING SpEECHGS-TIE SPEAKER TO
! ANNOUNCE THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON MON
DAY NEXT-RFrUGLlCAN EMPLOYEES IN THE
| SENATE 70 RE RETAlNED-THE WALLACE
! CCMMITTEE-NATloNAL BOARD OF HEALTH,
! &C, &C.
.fson Our Regular Correspondent
! WASHINGTON. April 2.-Thcrc was q pre-
liminary discussion in tic House to-day in
regard to tiXin" day Tor closing the debate,
Mr.. Sparks conteDdiag thar the time had ar
rived for doing this. and McssrS. Conocr.
Hawlcy. and Others thinking il best to let
limit. Finally, All. Stephens suggested that
q vote be taken at O'Clock Saturday. and Il
motion to that effect WAS carried on Il vira-
rocc vote, Eut tclicrS being ordered, Conger
and the Committee OF Safety whispered to
Republicans 10 vote NO" and ii was de-
fcatcd-aycS. n: noes, 90. 1t was then
agreed to Stoptn general debate 1T O'Clock
FRIDAY evening. and after that tic five
minutes rule will apply in the House. Du-
ling this preliminary skirmish the Rev. De
Ia Na!yr moved TO ky 4 G:otion on the IA
bic. but 10 ore seemed TO take notice OF his
proposition.
THE GENERAL DEBATE: on TIL: ARMY BILL E::-
SCMED.
Mr.. Williams. Of Wisconsin, WIGS thc first
speaker, and whiIc he spoke OF Parson Gar
fCi's speech - gigantic effort, the Ohio
leader did not waive = shirt bloody enough
for him, and lie made amends fer the &C.
tcaacy by rantin. about the wickeGcst re-
nclion in the tide CT time and atrocities and
murders pcrrc;ratc;l in the South that could
Ecycr be condoncd. lie made the Demo
Gratis laugh when lie declared tAat shooting
down innocent negroes was 4 favoritc pas
time in the south. lie succeeded in work
iE@ himself into Il passion, but failed 10 III
fuse any enthusiasm into his party friends.
In iact, when, in tragic voice and with
swelling throat, he rccitcd some lines about
the brave boys OF the North marching
down. he oaly succeeded in eliciiiae the
iccblest applause.
ILLINOIS REPLIES TO OHIO.
Nr. Townsend, Democrat, OF Illinois. al.
dressed himself specially to the charge that
the Democrats want 10 Starvc the Govern.
uent TO death, showing that il the Govern.
nirnt fails to get the Money it needs it vii
be not for want Of the vote Of Democratic
House and Senate, but because OF tie veto
OF Republican President. ~ the last SOS.
sion Democratic House not Only passed
the appropriation bills which became laws
he said, BIZ: passed tie army and alivc
appropriation bills, which Republican
Senate defeated. In regard to tie charge OF
rebellion. he declared, il it be true, then
Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson, ana ColfaX,
were all rebels. lie opportunely recalled
the fact that Garfield in 1872 said it YVES re-
bcllion to oppose the will OF the mai Arity as
: he cow says it is rebellion 10 oppose The
wishes OF a minority.
NEW YORK, INDIANA, AND ALABAMA.
Mr.: LowrdSberrY, Of New York, in con
demning strongly the use Of troops at the
), polls as subversive Of liberty and the right
NJ Of ireemeu, quoted English cases as far back
:. SIS 1I4l to show that Englishmen at thai
= early day would not tolerate what Republic
: cans in the United States want in 1879
+ Mr.. CalkinS, Of Indiana, who is cookbook
: ing but not smart, endeavorcd to sup
plcmcnt Mr.. Garicd's speech with
y legal argument; and at the conclusio;
y OF his remarks, Mr.. Herbert, OF Ala
;, bama made a national argument in favo
II of the adoption Of the section under dis
cussion. lie said secession is dcaG
. and the Union is to be perpetual, and tn
:, Democratic members are not to be seducc
g from the main issue now before the coul
o try by foolish extracts written for Mlssl
sippi paper by northern man who rel
- resents the opinions OF nobody at the Soutl
e He rcad from report written by Jol
J. Quincy Adams in 1912 in regard tc til
C veto, and proved that there is nothing no
J., proposed by the Democrats that has nc
!, been done over and over again by RepubI
n cans and others in the history OF the legi
lation of tie country. The speech was
sound one, and nothing was said tcndin
- to prejudice the great cause Of the people
Il THE DEBATE CONTINUED.
C sneaker, and in the course OF his remarb
IS vindicatcd Senator Powell. OF his Stat
:, Judge Buckner, OF Missouri, WHO IS
: stron. but not an attractive speaker. rea
s an ARGUMENT which be had to hurry throuS
Y with FOR the lack OF time. He sustained n
q nartv fully in its proposed action Oh III
= annroDriation bills. and was followed b
:. Harry Libby White, who was less excite
: than | have vet known him TO be, and &
Y tu,lly quoted from " Pinaforc." Taken Il
in all, to-day the debate was neither
y able, as pointed. nor as spirited as th;
n OF yesterday, and The crowd dl
t not pay as strict attention Or remain rs Ions
e At A quarter past 4 there were scarcely
: third OF the members in their seats to hca
& Harry White tell how troops overawed tn
rcon!e when they went to the polls in 1SGI
G in Virginia, to vote on secession, and hoy
1 NEGROES have been murdered in the Sout
, inst for wanting to vote. Even Conklin
at this juncture read New York paper
, General Beale, hear, is speak before tn
debate closes.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES TO DE ANNOUNCE
&C.,. MONDAY.
Mr.. Randall will announce his commit
tees Monday, and Dir. Blackburn VIII