Daily globe., 1879-06-20

proposed to amend it 80 as to correct abuses
complained of. The Republican side of the
, amendment placing the appointment of the
marshals and deputy marshals where that of
the supervisors was-in the courts. That would
be in the direction OF legislation to cure the
evil complained of. :tE
Mr.. Garfield continued: We want to go
long, weary and uncomfortable session until
we are anxious to 60 home and rest, but We
cannot, even under the pressure of the dog star
OF our great desire to get away, accept the dis
honor which this bill offers. 1t 10 . moral
bribc to US. See tho attitude in which this
bill puts the President of tho United States.
1t puts him absolutely between two tires, the
fire Of your law on one side and the fire of
heaven and his oath on the other.
Mr.. McMahon-How is the President at all
interfered with?
Mr.. Garfeld-The President has taken an
oath that he shall see to it that the law be
faithfully executed. You do not repeal this
execute it without his running in danger on
the one hand of your impeaching him, or on
the other hand without neglecting his duty and
violating his oath. Now I take it that no
President of the United States can allow him
self to be put in that attitude
is threatening us with another veto.
Mr.. Garfeld-Oh, my dear sir, we have
heard of wars and rumors of wars in other
quarters, but in this House, in this dignified
body, the only real sovereign in this country,
we haye net only not come to blows but have
not even come to threats. am az far as
possible from making either. only say that
you offer bill to the approval of the man
who, if he did approve it, would be placed in
the position where he would have to choose
between the law and this bill. appeal to
gentlemen to say whether that is quite the
thing to do. I had very much hoped yesterday
thst we would see q way to get through and
have bill which his side could approve of,
and that we might harmoniously shake hands
and 60 home, but farewell to all prospects of
home. We stay. (This sentiment was strongly
appiauded on the Republican side of the
House.)
Mr.. Monroe thought the report left the bill
IN better condition than when originally passed
by the House. It lessened the danger with
which departments of the government had been
threatened. Still the bill was left in Just such
form as on principle Republicans had been
opposed to all along and were opposed to now.
It was simply proposition to take from title
rs of the revised statutes all the efficiency
which was in it.
Mr.. Springer argued that supervisors of
elections were not paid out of the permanent
appropriation fund but still he would support
the report of the conference committee. This
bill withheld appropriations for particular
was compelled to vote appropriations to carry
out every law on the statute book. The gen
tleman from Ohio, (Garfeld), had said that it
was unconstitutional and notification of ex-
isting laws to withhold appropriations for
purpose which the majority deemed unconsti-
tlon laws We're in violation of the constitution
and utterly subversive Of the rights and lib
erty of the people, and yet the gentleman from
Ohio said that unless the majority appropri-
ated money for executing these laws it was
notification. He (Springer) had never heard
OF notification proceeding from the law-mak-
ing power, Or that it was nullifcation to refuse
to vote appropriations for unconstitutional laws
Ii that was nullifcation, the gentlemen on his
side were guilty nf it and gentlemen on the
other side might make the most of it. If the
gentleman intended to imply that the Presi-
dent would veto this bill, if the President did
veto it, he would place himself in the attitude
of saying to the majority, ''Unless you appro-
pirate money for a purpose I demanded I will
not let you have money to run the courts of
the country" He would place himself in the
attitude of defying the majority in Congress.
The majority would never do it. (Cries of
what, never?" on the Republican side.
Mr.. Springer-No, never. Not hardly ever,
but never. We will never appropriate one dol
lar to pay deputy marshals of ELECTION. (Ap-
plause on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Hawk-You frighten this side of the
House.
Mr.. Mcmahon thought the times had sadly
bill, or any legislation, somebody
who seemed to sit near ''hia
fraudulency," who was known by the title of
F''the President, of the United States," Geers on
the Republican side) seemed to be charged with
special commission of coming here on the
tn fol fho rtotS- g he Il
that that gentleman who got into the Presi-
dency by fraud, was not going to approve the
bills that these Representatives desired to pass.
There had been time when Representatives
of the Republican party had
thought thought 81, such ~, -. course Of action
branch of the public service. The Democrats
jo-ity of the people, and they were entitled to
have legislation, and when gentlemen on the
other side refused to vote it was nothing more
than a prostitution of their Congressional duty
to partisan fidelity. These gentlemen desired
to stiffen up that member of the chief execu-
tive known as the backbone. If they wanted
to say they would not vote for an appropriation
bill unless it provided for deputy marshals, the
sooner that was made the issue the better. The
people wanted to find where the Republican
party stood. In conclusion he said
we welcome you on that field of battle before
the people of the United States. We invite
the conflict. We ask no better issue. We
want to find out who are the nullifers who say
the elections shall be corrupt, and if we can.
not have them corrupt there shall be money to
run the courts and justice shall not be done.
You gentlemen lay down that issue that you
will enforce that law rather than not have a
corrupt election in California, and we welcome
that fight as fight which will forever extin-
guish your capacity for evil in this country
applause on the Democratic side.)
Finally discussion was closed and vote was
taken on the conference report. The report
was adopted by strict party vote. Yeas 102;
nays 79, Mr.. Cox not voting on either side.
TRADE DOLLARS.
The House then took up the bill to provide
for the exchange Of trade dollars for legal
tender silver dollars.
After debate the House proceeded to vote
upon the amendments, and the following were
adopted on motion of Mr. Warner: That trade
dollars that have been chopped or restamped
in China shall be excluded from the provisions
of this act, and that trade dollars received un-
der this act shall not be counted as part of the
coinage of silver authorized by the act of Feb
ruary %, 1878.
Mr.. Monroe stated that in consequence of the
adoption of the lat ser amendment he would be
reluctantly compelled to vote against the bill.
Mr.. Hazelton asked leave to offer an amend
ment striking out the words ''at par' and in
serting ''at their bullion value"
Mr.. Warner objected.
The bill was then passed without division
and the House adjourned.
The following is the text of the bill as
passed:
Be 1t enacted, etc.: That the secretary of the
treasury shall cause to be exchanged at the
treasury and at the sub treasures of the United
States, legal tender silver dollars for trade