New-York tribune., 1879-06-11

nearly all day. Mr.. Frost moved as an
amendment the original Bourbon repeal
clauses, on act which created alarm on the
Democratic side of the House. The
amendment was promptly voted down. The
Senate has refused to call up the Warren
Silver bill. Proctor Knott has prepared his
address to the country, and it will be re-
ported to the House at an early day. Senator
Hill has failed in his attempt to punish
Sevignes by withholding hs witness fees.
FIVE HOURS on THE JUDICIAL BILL.
A DEBATE WHICH SHOWS TuAT The FIRE EATERS
HAVE ABANDONED THEIR ORIGINAL REvoLU-
TIoNARY GROUND. BUT ARE STILL DESPERATE.
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIDuNE.l
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The House spent about
FIVE hours to-day in the consideration Of the bill
making appropriations for general judicial expenses
and passed. 1t by a vote of 102 to 50.
General debate was limited TO forty minutes, half
of which time was occupied by Representative Nc
Mahon who had charge of the bil IN explaining its
provisions and in making stump speech which he
will probably repeat many ,times in the next
Ohio campaign. In the course of his remarks be
startled the House by the announcement that this
was not a caucus measure, and that since the Demo
Gratis have had control of the House no member OF
that party has ever been bound TO vote according to
u
lgence was highly relished by the Republicans
Mr.. Mcmahon also said evidently forgetting the
fact that the Republicans in Congress
represent a quarter Of million more voters than
the Democrats, that the Democrats representing
majority of the people and fresh from the people
demand that the election laws shall not be exc
cuted and that the Presidency shall not be stolen a
second time.
Mr.. Hiscook called attention to the fact that
- Il l. N1,a .1,V, yapf
deficiency, because the estimates based on the ac
tual expenditures Of the last four years had been
cut down by the committee. Last year. he said, the
courts had been crippled by want Of funds, and IN
the State of New York it was found impossible TO
dispose fury cases properly.
General Garfield, in ten minutes speech, then
outlined the cause of the Republican opposition to
the bill. He said he could not vote against ap-
preparation bill simply because IL did not contain
all that was necessary. but this bill he found pro-
posed in effect to nulEfy a statute which the Pres-
dent is commanded to execute He said the Repub-
lcans had resisted the repeal of the election laws
and now they would not consent that the
same laws should be Dullified For one,
he should vote for appropriations according TO
law without any restrictions. If the Democrats de-
ternined to betray the trust confded to them by
the people. by refusing to appropriate money
In the Treasury which the people had paid, without
any riders, to support the Government they would
do 80 against his vote and protest. General Gar
fields remarks elected general and hearty ap-
plause on the Republican side.
At this stage of the proceedings inquiry began to
be made for printed copies OF tho bll,
when it was found that there
to be had General Hawley and several other
Republicans protested that it was unfair to go on
with the consideration of important measure
like this which most of the members had never
seen; and suggestions were made to suspend the
consideration of the bin until printed copies could
be procured. The Democrats would not agree to
this and so the House compelled to go it blind,
Mr.. McMahOn suggesting that if the clerk would
read in a loud, distinct voice, and the members
pay close attention. the latter might be able to
understand it and offer any amendments they
chose Several Republicans again suggested that's
the Army bill had been printed and was in the
hands of members the House might consider that,
but the Democrats again became nervous and re-
sented the suggestion.
number of amendments were offered, but all
except one or two of an unimportant character
rejected General Garfield suggested one which was
| adopted. clause in the third section prescribed
that the jury commissioner appointed by the court
shall be q citizen residing III the district in which
such court is held, of good standing and we'll
| known member of the principal political party
| opposing that TO which the clerk may
belong etc. General Garfield criticised this clause
| and moved to add after citizen" the words /" in
| good standing" Mr.. Mcmahon, who had charge Of
the bill appeared TO realize that man might be of
| good standing, and a well-knOwn member of the
| Democratic party without being a citizen good
J standing and he accordingly admitted General Gar
! fields amendment,
| The House completed the last section of the
| bill as printed, and the Democratic tail holders
| relaxed their vigilance. An obscure Democratic
| member named Frost, from Missouri, seized this
opportunity to move an additional section, which,
ON being read, turned out to be the identical re-
pcaling clause contained in the Legislative BILL
which was vetoed. Immediately there was conster-
l nation in the Democratic camp. The amendment
received only about twenty-five votes Oh division
being cast by Representative Conger. of Michi-
gan, and the rest by stalwart Democrats. The
! Democrats gathered about Mr.. Frost and appealed
| 10 him TO withdraw his amendment.
He tried 10 do so, but Mir. Conger, who had voted
f0Ti objected and vote taken by tellcrs. This
gave the Democrats an opportunity to reairm the
i loud-sOuuding programme agreed upon by them at
4 the beginning Of the extra session, but they
slow avail themselves Of II, aud the vote showed
j that the number of daStarus " and damned" +" IN
4 the Democratic party has increased at an alarming
rate since Mr. Blackbuu's tOrid speech was
I ceyed with such uproarous applause less
than three months ago. Among the foremost
Democrats 10 pass the teeTs IN favor OF the amend
I meHt were General Joseph T. Johnston. Mr.; Cox,
Mr. Clymer Mr. Hooker and Mr.. Hurd. About
forty Democrats and nearly as many Republicans
voted lOT tine amendment. while considerably
larger proportion of Democrats voted against it,
and II defeated by seventysi nays to seventy
three yeas
I As soon as the vote was declared the Democrats
hastened 10 get out OF Committee Of the Whole to
prevent any more accidents, and the bill was i'm
lnedIatcly reported TO the House.
WARNER DEFEATED.
uE LABoRs IN PERSON IN THE SENATE TO HAVE
HIS BILL CALLED UP, BUT IN vAIN-A NEW
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