Daily globe., 1879-06-19
WAR OF WORDS.
FIELD DAY IN THE NATIONAL DE-
BATTING SCHOOL.
Another Day Devoted to the Army Bill In
the Senate-Lively Bout Between vocr-
hees and Biaine-The Bill Providing for
the Exchange of Trade Dollars Passed by
the Observation-Disclosures Congress Pro-
Ceedings. @ @&&a aG3 sJsa SaEaf
FORTY.SIXTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
The Sr,sate.
TO SIT DURING RECESS.

TO SIT DURING RECESS.
WASHINGTON, June lS.-The Senate COM
mittce on civil service retrenchment. to which
others of Rhode Island, relating to alleged
of sections 1854 and 1855 Of the re-
vised statutes, and alleged violations of civil
service reform, was authorized to sit during
the recess, and appoint subcommittee to
conduct the investigation.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER In1PRovEn1EesTs.
The Mississippi river Improvement commits
sion bill was taken up, The bill passed with
the Senate amendments providing that the COM
missioners shall consist of seven members, three
from the engineer corps of the army, one from
the coast survey and three from civil life, two |
Of whom shall be civil engineers. Messra.
Chandler, Merrill, Platt and Salisbury were |
tho only Senators voting no. q y - u
-EA CoRNERINa BLAINE.
The army appropriation bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Beck read many aftidavits of ex-
union soldiers relating to military interference
at an election in Kentucky in 1865, in reply to
BlaiEes standing challenge to produce instances
of the kind.
Senator Kirkwood asked Senator Beck
whether martial law did not prevail in Ken
tucky when the outrages he referred to were
committed.
that Gen. Palmer, at Louisville, had seen fit to
proclaim it at that time. -.
Senator Kirkwood-And this General Palmer
is whom? Is it Gov. Palmer, of Illinois?
Senator Beck-Yes, sir, good Democrat
now. He was gallant soldier, and afterwards
saw the error of his ways, not like good
many of you, who were citizens in war and
soldiers in peace, and who got mad because
the war closed and have been getting madder
ever since. Naughter). Senator Beck went
on to denounce the laws under which such out
| RACES as he had read of we're possible.
| Mr.. Conkling asked MIR. Beck why it was. if
| the purpose of the bill was to prevent the ex-
ecution of those laws, that the intent was COW
cred up SO that people reading the bill would
| suppose it was only directed against the use
| of the army as police force.
| Mr. Beck replied be wished he had the skill
of the Senator from New York in referring to
what went on in another place without violat-
| ing the rulee. He then began to read from the
remarks of some one, who he said was nearer
| to the gentleman at the other end of the ave-
nue. even than the Senator from New York;
| Mr.. Conklingl don't see how that can be.
| Q1aughter).
Mr.. Beck (reading)-I do not know of a man
in this house who is in favor of using the army
| as an ordinary police force.
MIR. Coukling-The .'ordinary'' is left out
| of the bill.
Senator Carpenter rose to point of order.
Senator Beck-Let me finish this sentence.
Senator Carpenter-My point of order is
again t this sentence. Carpenter then called
a. tention to the rule forbidding Senators to
speak of what occurs in the House.
Senator Beck asked if 1t could be shown that
what he had read took place in the House.
Suppose it had been spoken in front of Will
lard's hotel or in Lincoln Hall.
The presiding officer said when point of
order was taken against something said in
frou of 11c &olo in In Hol ho
: would rule upon it. He thought Carpenters
point we'll taker.
Senator Beck raid Not having said it took
place in the House, and not being called up to
deny it, he would like to have proof it did, b.
, cause without that he was not out Of order.
Senator Carpenter-The record is laid on ou,
desks every morning, and know it did be
: cause saw it in the record. (To Beck)-I an
talking to you now and not to the Senate, else
would be out of order myself Laugh
: ter.)
r Senator Beck said he would endeavor to sef
, if he could not learn to use language without
being out of order, but if Conkling would lool
into the Washington papers he would see wha
o he (Beck) had tried to read.
Senator Conkling said he did not want tc
Q read anything. but he would like to have his
question answered, which he repeated.
Senator Beck said the Democrats declined t.
make an appropriation for that purpose, tina
is all. They assumed that the different de
g partments will have sufficient respect for tn
authority of Congress not to use money fo
: purposes for which it is not appropriate
Q whenever anything is required to be done b,
the federal authorities. No man would gt
further than he (Beck) to maintain that au
r thority.
q Senator Blaine replied to Senator Beck's re
% marks about interference in elections. He sal,
- Gen. Palmer's order establishing martial la,
u was issued in support of Gov. Bramlett's pre-
10 vious orders referring to agents of Massachu
"a setts in Indiana. Senator Blaine said ther
- was an unusually large Democratic vote in In
IL diana when these soldiers were there, shown
It the absence of successful intimidation at leas,
Speaking humorously of the courage Of th
= Indianians, Senator Blaine said he had neve
10 seen it lmpeached but once. He read from
T. Southern school history to the effect tha
:. at the battle of Buena Vista in tn
% Mexican war, an Indiana regiment wav
} cred and gave way, whereon Jefferso
4 Davis. commanding Mississippi regiment JUS
~ bshind. ordered his men to open ranks and lie
r the Indiana men run off the field and then clos
10 up and bravely meet the toe. daughter.
:. MIR. Blaine said that having formerly spoke
~ of the kind of literature in use in the South
st he had been met with the assurance that n
ia such books were now used there. He held i
:. his hand reader compiled by Southerner fo
II Southern use, which he severely criticized a
sr containing extracts Only from Southern writ
= ers, and even those of national repute.
Senator Vance asked if there was any evi
g dence the book was adopted by any public Q
# private school.
Senator Blaine had none. The book wa
I" just published, but it would not probably hav
le been published unless it was likely to find
y sale.
Senator Vance asked if the fact that tn
- authors of the extracts were Southerner
ir necessarily untitled the book as school book
n Senator Blaine replied that the extract
seemed to relate mostly to the period of th
rebellion and were of a character to perpetual
Is certain memories.
shown the nature of the selections but onl
l. the names of the writer's.
Senator Blaine thereupon read selection
written by Vance himself, being a forid de
scription of mountain scenery, which elicite
n great laughter in which Vance Joined sayin
,e he was satisfied now that the book was of
;. very high order Of literature.
- Senator Blaine admitted there was no ssset
1t tionalism in that extract -
:. Senator Vance added that it was as unfair
blame all Southern people for books pubishe
~ In that section as it would be to blame th
" people of the North for the obscene literatu1
~ published among them.
CONFERENCE ACTION.
On motion of Senator Wallace the Senate il
y sisted upon its amendments to the suppl
Is mental judi cial appropriation bill, and Wa
1t lace Davis, (W.Va.). and Booth were appointe
r couferees on the part of the Senate. The Ser
ate adopted the report of the conference con
mittee on the disagreeing vote of the tu
N houses on the amendment to the legislativ
,e executive and judicial appropriation bill, an
receediug upon certain minor amendments.
voRHEEs TO BLAINE.
Senator Voorhees, said that formerly he ha
u been induced to ascribe to Blaine position
re the family of men occupied by the eagle amor
hirra and he reorekto1 tn COO him .irn;fo ~