The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-16

stances, thieves, ex-convicts and otherwise
thoroughly corrupt and untrustworthy. Had
stitution authorizing these laws, that great
instrument would have been Indignantly re-
jected. Under the guise OF regulating the
manner OF holding elections they allow. the
seats the judges OF elections and over
throw the verdict OF the people. This
power OF regulating the manner Of holding
elections must not interfere with rights OF
these things, for Gods sake let IT keep within
its constitutional powers. When these cleo
ton laws were enacted they were opposed by
half dozen Democrats. They never were
against Kuklux and White Leaguers. The
laws themselves were passed at the instance
Of John ]. Davenport, and In the interest Of
the bKspaellean aaa1 party ,f5ya of ts hs. Yra
by the COMMITTEES Of the Forty-fourth Con-
gress Of which Coolfield, Of Illinois, was chair
man, to show the origin OF these laws. In
1870 the act was passed. 1t was drafted by
Davenport. but Was 50 outrageous that IL was
much modified. Even Mr.. Morton said IL
would make lawsuit out OF every mans
right to vote. The first year saw 1868 SUI
pervisors appointed, and Of these 1779 were
were also appointed, of which more than one
fourth were for New York.
Under this act $285,O00 were expended to
keep the peace at the polls. OF this sum the
only s47, 600, OF fve-sixths went to the North
and one sixth to the South. But the city Of
New York got $156,000 OF this sum; Philadel-
phia got $1,000; Jersey City and Newark
$12,276. These four States got SILT 900 out Of
| the total OF S266,000 and all the rest OF the
country $4,000, and this is how the poor ne
groes OF the South were protected against the
| savage red shirts and White Leaguers.
In 1878 there were appointed 1881 supervf-
sors Of election, Of which New YORK city got
195e and Philadelphia 1852, or 3635 In the two
cities alone. Inere were In that year 41l5
deputy Inarshals, 23O5 OF whom were for New
York, and that Is the way the poor blacks
ostiea ,ot sooa ia for tfia aeryice anJ a1 tho
reat of the Union s1s al or about one eleventh
OF the amount. What this was expended for,
the House 81 Eepresentatiyes. That yerv
wear. answer,
Randolph. of New Jersey. gayss that the
$4,000 which had been expended fn Jersey
majority of four or five tfaouaand to the other
aide
MIR. Thurman was very severe on }. I. DAY.
litical djshonesty. He had roeketed q SECRET
service fund of SCI with the eOnuiyanes.
Of the then Attorney General. NilIiams. It
had been said of a certain Democratic Door
keerer of the House of REPRESENTATIVES that
he was "a bigger man than old Grant By
that rule DaVenport was bigger than half (
dozen nresidenfa, The f,eesnncrata ranatd
come into nower IN 1ss0 ha felt smre. The
for the repeal Of these laws. If not reneaIed
before that time. He had intended tfy fa11cls
On fhe arrnv Iitl hs,t tima fnrhade snd Iirn
Sir Josenf. Porter he reeoonizfst fhe neceaaitv
| Of sttckino close I'd his text. The tate yetn
message Re nharaeterized in term 1 IN srftF.nr
inc rnnfamnt IN crneInsinn hi warnafT
thoooo mho yrare lonking fnryrard ~ ! anIid
North that thew roio,ht Rroad q aoI,flit,, ~ 60
ether hind namefv colossal sn,,tf, = and
Wet ss-
Tba san.ta tba, aafo,,rnoa a4 h.ta ~ m
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HOUSE
Mr.. Ciymer, OF Pennsylvania, asked leave
to present q petition, signed by a number H
members OF the Legislature OF Pennsyiya-
mia, asking such legislation by Congress as
will protect the people In ali their rights, and
asked that it be printed to the record.
only by the minority party Of the LegisIa-
ture.
Mr.. Thomas also introduced q bill to au-
thorize the payment OF prize money to the
captors Of the steamer New Era. Referred
Mr.. Orth, Of Indiana, who had the floor yes
terday when the morning hour expired, con-
cluded hts speech In opposition to the bill.
Mr. McLane, 0d maryland, argued That too
Federal courts III the removal OF causes, and
1t Is time that there should be change. This
bill was satisfactory to him, for there was
nothing In 1t to which just objection could
be taken. The power OF the Federal govern
ment could never be enlarged either to the
prejudice OF the States or OF the people. The
powers OF the Federal courts were neeessari-
ly enlarged during the war, but there WAS no
necessity for that enlargement. This biU
takes US back to where the law stood before
1865 and before these extraordinary powers
were conferred upon the Federal courts 10
enforce reconstruction.
Pending further consideration of the bfI.
the morning hour expired.
The House resumed consideration OF the
silver bill and 4 motion Ia table III was re-
iacted hv q yoto Of 10a to 1as.
The previous question was then seconded
hv a vote Of 119 h in. and the question arose
whether that applied to the first section or all
the sections.
Tt was decided to be on the first section
onIy
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