The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-02
kos'1-Si1ah ConSrcss---First Session.
WASHINGTON, April 1, 1870.
SENATE.

Fortf-six,h ConSress--First Session.
WASHINGTON, April /, 1870.
SENATE.
Standardization appeared for the first time
TINS session, and took the oath OF Office.
various bills were introduced.
Ihe Dill appropriating 100000 for the
construction OF steel vessel to be used for
the dlsinfection OF vessels and cargees CON-
ing from ports supposed to infected With
yelloW-feVer or other contagious diseases
was passed.
Pending motion by Mr. Edmuuds to
take up the resolution heretofore offered BY
MIN declaring that the business and inter.
est OF the country required that legislation
should be confined to the objects for which
the extra session was called, the Senate went
INTO executive session; and upon REOPEN
Ing the doors adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Atkins, OF Tennessee. reported the
legislative appropriation bill. 1t appropri-
ates between S15.O0o.000 and slG,Oo0,OOO.
Under the head Of judicial" it contains
provision repeating the last clause OF Sec
tion 500 Of tic Revised Statutes (Which ap-
plies to the State OF Pennsyivanial, and Sec
tons S01, $50, and S2l OF the Revised
Statutes, and providing that all jurors,
grand and petty, shall be publicly
drawn from n box containing the names
CT not less than 900 persons possessing ne
ccssary qualifications, which names shall
lave been placed therein by the clerk OF the
court and commissioner to be appointed by
the Judge, which commissioner shall be
IN citizen residing in the district, and
shall be weI-kuown member OF
the principal political party opposing
that to which the clerk shall belong.
IL also repeals sections 20lG, 2OlS, and
1920, and all OF succeeding sections
down TO and including 2o27, and also Sec
ton 5522. 1t also strikes out OF section 20!9
the words " for tie purpose OF engaging ia
the work OF canrassinS ballots -; and strikes
ont of section 202S the words "or a deputy
MARSHAL" and the words "cty, town, and
county parish" 1t also repeats section POSI-,
except such part OF it as relates to pay of
supervisors OF elections. 1t repeats all
other sections and laws authorizing the APP
pointment OF chief supervisors Of elections
and special or deputy marshaIs OF clcc-
tons. The bill was ordered to be printed
and referred to Committee OF the Whole.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the army appropriation bill,
and was addressed BY Mr.. Gcliord, OF Col
Use OF troops at tie polls.
Ny. Beiiord's speech was delivered from
manuscript He declared that in the con.
| test in which Congress was now engaged
the President might yield. but the Repub!i-
can party would never. lie characterized
the Democratic party OF the North as cow
ardly and trc9thcrous, and warned the
South against relying on If. All that the
Republican party asked OF the South was
| respect for the laws OF the country. They
had been told that the ConfcGcrates had
crossed the Potomac aud seized the Capitol,
but the southern pendulum would swing
| back, and in 1889 the Democratic party
would retire 10 the rear, rs it had done in
the past.
lie was followed on the same side by
Mr.. Humphreys, OF Wisconsin, who Ale
read from manuscript.
Mr. iluldrow, of Mississippi, expressed
his establishment at the means employed by
the gentleman from Ohio (Garticid) Il few
days ago to make party capital out Of tn:
pending question; that the gentleman
Standing on his record, had attempted Il
make the people believe the Democratic
party was now seeking to carry out le@iS'.i
ton by different methods than those hereto
fore adopted by the Republican party
which had set many such prcccdcnts. Ill
party WAS not in favor CT revolution. Tie.
proposed to resort TO peaceful and constlti
li0ual methods. Then, il tie President dc
sired to stop the supplies Of the Government
the responsibility would be on the President
and not upon Congress. lie concluded !
the ait cmpt to break the chains OF tyrann,
from tic people was revolution, il was
revolution which the people would applaud
l. t1,nt 3 la 1n,,E prt1t ~
pltcmDt TO cOGrcc Congress. fin hoped tina
in republican America the spectacle wOull
not be presented OF the highest officer il
the land putting himself between the ope
r:tion Of the Government and the people.
Mr.. Chalmers, OF Mississippi. followed i!
answer TO Dir. Gariield's remarks OF Satui'
tay, and denying the statement OF the lat
| ter that the Democrats OF 1861 had threat
cned to shoot the Union TO death.
In answer to the interrogatory by Mr.
Price, of Iowa: " Where was the first gun
fired?" Mr.. Chalmers said "rhc first CUR
was fired near Iarper's Ferry, when south
crn blood was she'd on southern SOIL
| loud applause on the Democratic side ant
in the galleries..
Mr.. Chalmers then proceeded to declare
that il the proposed legislation was rcvolr
ton the Republican party had accomplished
| revolution after revolution. One OF The
most ubiquitous acts OF usurpation ever per-
pc;ratcd by the Republican party was the
attempt to violate the constitutional right OF
the President in the act which President
johnson protested against. III the CONTINUES
ton OF his speech he claimed that lie had
struck TO the ground the declaration OF the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. GarfeId) that the
Democratic party was inaugurating reVolu-
tionarv methods OF legislation, and showed
that it was the purpose Of the Repub-
Iican party to starvc the Government
unless it was permitted to strangle the
freedom OF election at the polls. 1.-THE name
OF revolution has no terror for us. [Seeing
demonstrations on the Republican slde.] We
learned to love it in our childhood. 1t
brings back to us that grand struggle Tor
freedom, when our revolutionary ancestors
left their footprints stamped in blood IN
the SHOWS OF Valley Forge, so that we, their
children, may take heart again whenever
the hour Of peril shall come upon US. Mill
| tary despotism now threatens rs on every
side. Troops have been assembled at the
polls TO intimidate free people at elections:
| Troops have been assembled at the Federal
Capitol to ntimidate the House Of Repre-
sentatives in counting the electoral vote.
| The battlc-cry OF 1880 has been already
| started, government OF law not TO be adj
miniStered by the Judiciary but with an
army strong enough 10 enforce it. Whenever
II tn ho hot, frooflppn