New-York tribune., 1879-04-05
THE NEWS OF THE CAPITAL.

The House of Representatives hi,i' -,
roneral debate on the clause in the Army DILL
tn regard TO the use OF troops IN eIe0-
,ions. Yesterday. 1t is expected 'll"'
tbo measure will be voted on TO-
dav Several Greenback men spoke yes
tordav. and General Garfield replied TO 'he
attacks mon his former speech. IL IS an
nonnced that Secretary Evarts rendered 'ne
Cormon Mission to Mr.. Whtelaw keid'
shortly after the death of Bayard Iayior'
md that the offer was decIlheu u".
inc the holidays. The correspondence Is
nripted in full below. The Wallace C"i''n,'-
fee examined several witnesses calleu oy 'no
Rcnublicans Yesterday. Perm and Cmll nave
not vet ratified the postal treaty
T1r STRUGGLE OVER THE ARMY BILL
nm aprr<EACKEEs COME TO THE FRONT FOX
ppIrr sPACT-HAwLEY AND GARFIELD MANI
ABLE SPEECHES.
IFY TELEGRAPH TO THE TMBUNEl
y-,su,ycrov April 4.-Onc of tho most interest
ing general debates and indeed almost l"o '''''
.rdcd one of that character which has taken pace
=, tbe House during the past year or two was
closed this afternoon 10y MI Tucker, Oh Nrs'nI"'
and General Garfield
Tho early hours Of the day were occupied by MT
Singleton of Mississippi, and by some OF the lead
in,, Greeubsckers. Mr. Singletons speech con-
famed nothing worthy of especial mention IL
was an ordinary effort, dealing with the question
ot issue in ihe Army bill from the Southern Demo-
cTatIc point Of view.
The most striking address which came from the
small knot of GrcenbackcTs who occupied seats III
tbe centre Of the House just IN front oi the
Sneakers table, was that made 10y Mr.. Weaver OF
Iowa. Tho burden Of his remarks was n protest
.raiust The introduction Of sectional issues mo
Congress at the time when as he sad' the
,ouuirv is suffering for the want OF legs
lation to relieve it from its financial distress.
lie beratcd both parties Tor negectng what ne con-
sidered the wcightier matter. and warned thsh ol
hclr approaching overthrow unless they shoull
+rrn from their sectional disputes and give their
attention to financial issues. He said that ne IA
v,red the repcal of the sections of law authorizing
the use Of United States troops to preserve the peace
at the polls and requiring jurors to take the iron-clad
oath: but be was in favor Of retaining those sections
1rovidinc for the appointment of United states
supcryisors, with certain notifications He also
believed that a Constitutional amendment thoud
lie adopted. giving TO the President power 10 veto
any portion of bill which lie would not approve
while signing the remainder OF course Mr Weaver
1nagnilrd the Importance OF the Greenback party,
and caused considerable merrimont on both sides OF
tLc House By his quick retOrts TO Mr.. IOwnshend,
Of Illinois. who called in question Mr. Weavers
claim that the election of Carter Harrison to be
Mavor of Chicago was a Greenback victory.
Three other NatiOnalists who spoke to-day were
Messrs De La Matyr, Jones, of Texas, and Wright
Of Pennsylvania, neither of whom said anything
which will long be remembered.
The great speeches of the day were made by
General Hawley. of Connecticut, Mr. Tucker, Of
occupied m hour, dealing with the questions under
consideration with remarkable diTectness and ad-
yancinC many points which had not been
made by the Republicans who had spoken before
HIM He showed from the Constitution itself and
from the exposition of It made by Hamilton and
Madison in " The FedeTahst" that Congress had
been gwen complete and absolute control over the
elections at winch Representatives 10 be chosen.
This point had been elaborated by some previous
speakers, but no one had advanced it as
forcibly or bound the arguments In favor OF
il so firmly together as General Hawley
did to-day. Taking up the claim of the
Democrats that they have "a right, by Withholding
supplies from the Government, to cOerce the
President into the signature of any measure, he
showed that never since the Revolution of 16ss
had such power been exercised by the House Of
Commons IN England, and even If 1t had been, the
relations between the Crown and Parliament were
10 different from those which exist between the
House Of Representatives. aud the Executive De-
partnents of our Government, that no analogy could
b, shown. General Hawey made some telling ref
erences to the manner in which the Democratic
party mas obtained control Of the Southern States
and in MS peroration made an eloquent appeal to
hi3 party friends to stand firmly in the position
they have taken
MI fuckers speech was not in all respects fully
up TO the standard of his customary efforts. His
time was limited and the points nc made were
rather d,sointed and disconnected, Some of the
arguments which have been advanced By the Demo
Gratis were repeated by him with great force and
emphasis and In some respects his speech was the
ablest that has been made by the members OF his
party at the same time 10 avoided many Of the vital
issues that have been raised and treated
Others III manner That had already been
exposed by tie Republicans as eJpiisjcaL Nj.
Tucker advanced the theory that tie passage Of the
Army Appropriation bIil would SIMPLY be the en-
aCtmcut uI a new law Tor raising aud maintaining
an Army, and that the House has aTsh 10 say that
- VIII nave D" Army except under tho conditions
imposed ia this bih, Ih's point he elaborated a.
some length, and illustrated by quotations from
e" The fcdrTatI-i.' II was the strongest one that
hc made. II closing he announced the detcTmna-
tI0u of the Democrats rot 20 grant single dollar
fOI the maintenance oI an Army unless the pro-
VISION. now uudcr discussion arc allowed 10 Ienalu
III the bill.
General Garfield smoke only ten minutes. but in
lhat Ilhe he completely answered ihOse VINO nave
spent 50 great portion OF the lasl four days IN
attacking his speech OF last saturday. lie brought
the debate back I4tC It's proper chanhei. lie Tc-
peated what he had SAID several times D, fOic, that
Hc Was wIIiuL To- repeal the Whole of the two see
lions oi tine Rcyiscd Statutes winch the Democrats
low desire 10 anne nd Then passing on 90 tIe asscr-
tOu 80 often made by the Democracy that that party
has the right 10 demand redress Of grievances, he
showed iHat thc only grievance of winch II COM
plans is law of the United STATES passed in con-
htltuuOLM ana lega! manner; law too, which II
1 IA
threatened To repeal by unconstitutional means.
Referring TO the frequent CrItlC.slus made by the
Democrats upon Tcic enCcs 20 the Presidents posi-
tIOu, lie showed that the action of the TX
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