Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-25
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April n
Senate.
Extra Session.

to-day.
The discussion of Mr. Wallaces resolution
occupied the morning hour, after which the
army bill was taken up.
Mr.. Conkling began by saving that of the
$685., 600, 900 revenue collected during the last
year, S2l 100000 came from twenty-sevcn
States; $4,000 from Alabama. Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi, n.
| Carolina South Carolina. Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia, of which $500 600 was from
the tobacco taxes of Virginia. Both houses
are now democratic. No proposition is now
heard to change existing revenue laws. This
vast revenue is collected to pay pensions
| made necessary by the rebellion.
| Mr. O'Neil denied that in PHILADELPHIA. by
the execution of election laws, democrats
have been deprived the right of franchise.
Mr. Dawes presented petition to increase
the pension of the widow of Col. Fletcher
Webster, the only surviving representative of
Daniel Webster. Referred.
At the conclusion of Mr. Conklng's speech
Mr.. Blaine moved to strike out the sixth sec
tlon of the bill. Mr.. Blaine then offered an
amendment previously offered and withdrawn
by him. providing that armed persons be not
allowed within mile Of any polling place
Mr. Blaine, in supporting the amendment
said he had graduated the preamble to cor
respond with those imposed in the bill, upon
soldiers, for being present at the polls, and its
rejection would mean that anybody could 90
armed 10 the polls. but not to keep the peace
Mr., Eaton thought the country wodld not
so understand it. States were able to protect
| their own voters.
Blaine--The melancholy fact is they do not
protect them. Testimony shows that fact
Mr. VOORHEES, said the amendment was
adroitly put and made for political purposes.
He should vote against it. He regarded the
/ pruDDSpI mp atta lae
late by federal authority, upon a purely State
matter. The States could and should be
trusted to protect their own voters.
Blaine understand the gentleman is op-
posed even to federal supervisors, without the
power to act?
Voorhees-Yes, sir. Everything in shape
or name of supervisors. would vote against
| them if / had chance.
! Blaine Why don't the Senator vote? Is
not he free man?
Voorhees--lf the Senator doubts and wants
to put it to test, he can find out.
Blainc-What does the Senator mean:
Voorhees-lf the senator doubts and wants
to put it to the test he can find out
Blaine-What does that mean?
Voorhees, mean am free in my actions
tow ard the senator from Me, free as MEM
Der of my own party and free in that / will
not be catechised as to my relations with my
own party.
Blaine's amendment was then rejected by
a strict party vote.
Window submitted similar amendment
and moved to strike out the word civil" so
it would read mo military naval officer.
Rejected.
Paddock submitted an amendment regard
ing construction of certain provisions.
Mr.. Logan gave notice of future remarks.
After agreeing that the vote on the 9th see
ton and pending amendments be taken at 3
tomorrow. the Senate at o'clock adjourned.
The House went into committee on the leg
islative bill.
Mr.. Scales of n c., supported the propos-
ed repeal, on the ground that the laws as they
stood were unconstitutional and dangerous
to the liberties of the people.
Mr.. Gillette made speech from the green
back standpoint; denounced the Connecticut
ant-tramp law. and declared that before saw
ing that the Chinese must go, he must say tn
every law on the statute book, which opposed
the laboring classes. that it must go. Ma
tional banks must go. National bonds must
go. Land monopolics must 60. Mountains
Of idle money in the treasury must 90 into
channels Of business, and the millions alb
sorbed by coin hands must go once more to
make glad the heart of the toilcr.
Mr.. Davis of n. C., supported the position
taken by the democrats.
Mr.. Cobb argued there was no constitu-
! tiOnal power upon which the election laws
could rest.
Mr.. De LaMatvr denounced the cry of rev.
olution. He had no language in which to ut
ter his contempt for it.
When De LaMatyr concluded, Mr.. Weaver
moved that his time be extended, but Halle
ton objected.
| Mr.. Joyce said he had heard in debate men
who had been dsloval to their country pirate
about the constitution. and lecture republic
cans about freedom of election. Had seen
the whole country rise up and howl about sol
diers at the polls. When band of armed
men i'll the South took possession of the bal
lot box. stuffed it with tissue ballots and
killed men who would not vote the democrat
ic ticket. delicacy should be laid aside, and
men in the North should resent the insult.
and again hid defiance to treason and modi-
| fled rebellion.
| Mr., Dunnell argued as to the constitution
al power and duty of the President to veto a
measure which he did not approve.
Mr.. Turner of Ky, made speech in de-
fence of the democratic side of the question.
Mr.. De I.aMatyr again obtained the floor,
(for the balance of Turner's hour and CON
cluded the speech he commenced in the morn
ing.
Mr.. Hazelton of Wis denounced the green
hackers for their fol de roll and after riiicul-
ing their speeches, proceeded to argue in IA
vor of the constitutional power of govern
ment to use the army, if necessary, at the
polls.
Mr.. Bragg followed on the democratic side.
and said the attempt of the republican party
to raise an alarm in the North had failed and
it would be fitting close to republican power