Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Re9oriSI for he Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nav -.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON May -.
SENATE.
NJ. rLu.u..u saii they hai beior, th,u an ap
pfupriati1n oil! I the support of the Legislative,
executive and judicial braccbcs Of the GorCro.
ment. No body deticd tEst the smouot Was
sufficient, tn, opposition had been made to the
bill bcclu:e vi The provisions relating to ,iia
By Jury, and to ,l:aIirns Rather than agree 10
these the miac.iiy ssy. 10 cHtot, they will step
spnfonrai0rs AID defeat the til', or else where
scarcely srS word had been uttered bS The
minority 90 the merits Of thl5 q1esl)n, It
was said these provisions hal no proper place
10 40 appropriation bill aud that they we're do
tated BIZ The South, becaus, gentlemen 10 thelr
inaqiua;icn supposed there was huge co.,
sDIfacy to produce anarchy, as 1t the m,)otl!y
here, aaa tie dem oorstIo people OF tho Unlted
States have cot &c much interest 10 the order,
peace and prosperity OF tie country, aDd the
perpe,uily OF the Government as any men be-
longing to the republican or suy other party.
The most itHamnatory, unfouudcd and 10.
iustifsble attempt had been made TO alr'y one
portion of the people against the other; thus
eudeayorlog to make sectionaism az permanent
as the continent ITSELF Why did not lhese
gentlemen point out the defects Of tho proVis.
ious ifthcy believe they exist? They were told
thst these pr0vi:ions Rero inserted at comu9od
Of the Southern domination. But there Was
not word CT truth in j.. They Wtrs not 10 the
interest Of southern men OR OF northern men
pr iculary, but IN the interest OF all the peo'
pls of the c1uuiry. The laws which these pro-
visions Intended 10 repeal were passed Originally
to oppress the people OF the South and 10 dis
fancbise inlprisou aud prosecute the na'urslIz'd
ctiz.ns Of the North. He proposed to speak
% tho sutj.ct IF the Constitution, If that 10
strnmctt nay DC mentioned wlthou; lI-
revsraDce. tie then proceeded to ar
que that IT,, trial by jury IVES the
shield of the people and the safeguard to
liberty, and ths the laws proposed 10 be repeal
ed were enacted 10 the interest of ths repub
party. Though no Je6ries may hold his bloody
sssizss in this country, yet IN II minor degrees,
if NO. 10 tho full oxtsnt fLhsse enormties should
be continued the courts Of jus.ica IS Hall An
says, would b=comeths csvernS OF JUDICIAL muir
ders ard mere nstrumsatslitics OF party feeling
and personal advantage
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Ths EIouso resumed iin the morning hour)
the DISCUSSION Of the bill 10 amend the statutes
relating 70 the removal Of cases from State to
United States courts: and Mr.. 9th, of Ind,
con,ioucd and concluded bis argument against
the BILL aud was followed By MIR. Mclean, OF
Md, in support cf It.
The moruiug hour expired btfor, atty action
WAS taken upou the bill.
The House then resumed the consideration
Of tho Warner Silver bill, the pending question
bciog tbs motion CT Mr.. Kilinger, ct Ps., to
lay tho bill and Amendments on the table on
whi,h the yeas and Dsycs wero ordered.
Tho motion to lay Iho bill un thu table vas
defraieG-yeas 100, nays l2G.