The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-06
the ultimate effect Of its .nis,,se and he

me ultimate effect OF its misuse, and he
would oppose any legislation giving the
General Government power to interfere i'm
ANY way with elections. Better have turbu-
leiice il one or two great cities than mill
tary despotism IN the whole country. 1t
had been complained that Confederate off,
GERS We're sent here as legislators. Nearly
every man In the South bore arms, and she
could hardly be blamed For trusting her in.
terests In peace to those who had risked
their lives and fortunes for her in war.
BE thought II the North had honored In
like manner those who fought her battles
The legislation OF the country would not be
embittered by the reyiyals OF sectional
strife. If the North was sincere in inviting
the southern States to return to the Union.
she should be glad that they sent their best,
most honored men TO represent them. The
South had no apology to make for the past,
and 10 recall that past now Is not in the in
terest OF the harmony for which the whole
country longs. The South asks to have
stricken from the statute books the laws
which are the product OF distrust as much
as were the armies and navies. "H you
ark us TO come back as States, treat Us az
States; join hands with us to establish ma
tional liberty as understood by our fathers"
+ MIR. Hampton's address aroused frequent
applause in the galleries.
Mr.. Bayard then spoke at length in sup.
port of the bill. He condemned the action
of the President in criticiSing, as he had
done in his veto message, the methods and
practices OF Congress, and said it was not
Incumbent upon him to interest himself in
parliamentary REFORM In referring to the
jury laws, he pointed out the aDsurdity Of
allowing ex-Coniederates to hold the high
est Offices under the Government and at the
same time excluding them from the jury
box. He said the veto-power was given the
President to prevent the passage Of bad
bills through inadyertence or design. Such
was not the case with the present bills.
They represent the sober second thought
OF the American people, and the people will
finally be called to pass Judgment upon the
issue now raised. In the mean time the first
duty Of the majority is to supply every
thing needed for the support OF the Gov
eminent, but our duty is not to be taught
Us by harassing, obstructive Executive;
It is an obligation resting on us by virtue OF
our oaths.
Mr.. Bayard then said the effort to misrep-
resent the Democratic party by asserting
that it intended to cripple the Governme Mt
would he futile. He would not belong to a
party adopting such course. "But," he
Siiaii III NC sdtu lUaJ Il aCCl-
dentally or wrongfully vested with the enor-
nous powers which have accumulated
around the Executive office. succeeded in
placing this great party, with all its patri-
otto objects and intents, in q position OF
suspicion Of doubt before their feIlow-coun-
trymen: II will require two to make that
issue. It would be false, dishonest to at.
tempt to SANDER his nei"hbors. The Gov
eminent shall be supplied with everything
needful for the vigorous and Just exercise
Of every constitutional power, but no OBJ
structive Executive, unfair political oppo-
nent, shall prevent the true! or raise false
issues between Us and our country.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved to amend the
pending bill by adding clause prohibiting
the exclusion from jury service in any State
or Federal court OF any duly-qualitied per-
son on account OF race, color, and previous
condition OF Servitudc.
This led 10 a haIf-humorous colloquy.be-
tween Messrs. Hill, OF Georgia, and Conk-
ling, and a short speech by the latter.
MIR. Thurman remarked that the gentle
man (Conking) had perhaps read OF the
celebrated English statesman who said he
acquired eloquence by speaking every day
and on every subject in the first year OF his
career, and was initiating the latter's eX-
ample.
After debate the amendment was re-
jected. Several other amendments were
proposed and discussed in desutory man
ner, and the Senate adjourned without ac-
ton on the bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
More than an hour was consumed this
morning in the consideration OF bills re-
ported from the Committee on Printing.
The bill for the election OF the congress
sional printer was reported, but not ad-
United, point OF order being raised against
it that it was not such q bill as the commit
tee was privileged to report at any time.
Mr.. Atkins reported the legislative, exc
cu,iye, and judicial appropriation bill, and
moved that the bill be printed and recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Hawley offered an amendment to the
motion, inStructing the Committee on APP
propriations to report the bill substantially in
the form OF the legislative appropriation bill
last agreed to, excluding tberefrom all gen.
eral political legislation, and all approprla-
tons for judicial expenses.
Mr.. Atkins thereupon withdrew his bill.
The House then resumed the business OF
the morning hour.
The bill to remove causes from State to
Federal courts was discussed.
AT the expiration OF the morning hour
the Presidents message, transmitting the
documents in the FItZ John Porter case,
was laid before the House. Referred to The
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Atkins then reported the legislative,
executive, and judicial appropriation bill,
and on his motion the bill was ordered to
be printed and recommitted.
The bill to prevent the spread OF conta-
gious diseases among domestic animals was
taken up and discussed. No action had
been reached when the House adjourned at
p. NJ.
Louisiana Constitutional Convention.
NEW ORLEANS, June 5.-The Constitu-
tional Convention to-day adopted an ordi-
nance reducing the salaries of constitutional
officers to the following figures: Governor,
$4,000; Attorney-Ge neral, $4,000; Auditor,
$1,000; Secretary OF State, $1,000: Treasu-
rer, $4,000.
The Convention received commurica-
ton from the agents of Mcssrs. Stern Bro
Tiers, the English bondbolders, protesting
against any action by the Convention inn
pairing the present status OF Louisiana con-