The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-18
Last Nights Dispatches.
xLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE,
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE section
providing that upon graduates of the mill
tary academy to receive $3.50 upon gradu-
alton and thereby becoming Ineligible to
appointment in the army for two years was
stricken out, The committee amendment
was agreed to repeating section | PSI of
the revised statutes.
On motion of MIR. Carpenter. clause
was added repeating all laws which forbid
promotion in the army.
! Mr.. Carpenter moved to strike out the
whole fourth section as being aimed at one
man. Lost-30 to 10.
Messrs. Beck. Davis and Window were
made conferees on the legislative appro-
priation bill
| Mr.. Carpenter moved to amend the
fourth section by a provision that such
legislation shall apply to any professor
now serving. Adopted-20 to %. 1t
appeared by the debate that Professors
| Wheeler aud Niche were affected by the
clause before it was amended.
Mr., Conkling asked Mr.. Wilhers to
explain the portion of section five which
provided against money being used to
transport troops to be used as a police
force at the polls, Would it continue to
he lawful for the president to keep peace
at the polls? Mr. Withers said it would
De lawful 1t the troops could be used in
any way than as police force.
Mr., Conkling said he asked because il
had apparently been attempted to give the
idea in another place that the bill only
prevented the army from being used as
civil police force, but it seemed to be
pretty generally understood that its real
J intent was to prevent the president from
using the army to execute the laws of the
United States and to preserve the peace
He did not intend to speak against the bill
at length now, but moved the following
amendment: AT the end of section 5
add these words, Except iu aid of the
civil authority"
Mr.. Voorhees, asked Mr.. Conkling
whether he was in favor of using the army
at the polls on election day.
Mr.. Conkiing replied that he was in
favor Of executing the laws when neces-
sary by aid Of the military power on all
days and at all places, including places
where the polls are held at elections on
. election day.
= Mr. Voorhees-Does the Senator think
7 we have law at this time, law authoriz
D ing the President TO interpose the army at
1 the polls?
3 Mr. Conkling said there was more than
? one provision authorizing and requiring
r the President to see to it that the laws
are faithfully executed at all times and
1 places.
Mr.. Voorhees, said e..asked the ques-
g ton to see how much harmony there was
? 10 the Republican party. A leader of the
r party elsewhere had lately said in reply to
r the same inquiry. 1 think we have not;
1 that we never had it, and that we never
+ ought to have it in time of peace.
= Mr.. Conkling asked Mr.. Voorhees, il
+ he was in favor of that position himself.
e MIR. Voorhees, answered that he would
e not vote for this bill to save his own lille
= if he supposed it allowed the President tC
a surround the ballot box and interpose
d troops to control elections on election day
We say we will allow the use of troops te
r keep peace at polls and we do it because
we have faith in the capacity of the peo
pie to preserve peace themselves.
Mr.. Carpenter asked Mr. Voorhees, i
u the people are any more capable ofkeep
u ing peace on election day than on any
B. other day.
le Mr.. Voorhees, said they were. Ali peo
Is pie were out on that day for gooC
ID purpose and though the bad class wer,
j. out too the good element prevailed. Ii
- further remarks Mr.. Voorhees, said b.
~ had not intended at any time during thi
session to vote money to allow troops to b
used to control elections. He denied tha
? there had been any misunderstanding be
" tween himself and the Senator frol
" Ohio on this subject, as alleged in som
u newspapers.
MIR. Blaine said be did not suppose any on
ie wanted to renew the debate had before o
these provisions. The absurdity was tina
u we were legislating TO remedy an evil tha
r did not exist. Il would at least give a
u u opportunity to have fair play in the bill b
n Offering the following amendment, whic
~ is substantially the same as the one offer
~ ed by him to the first army appropriate
H. bill and which he supported by the sam
line of argument he then used: At th
in end of section FIVE add the words. 'prt
.es vided, however, that any person who sha
,'s carry deadly weapon of any kind open
ia or concealed at the polls of any election f,
iii Representative in Congress shall on col
loo vlctiou thereof be punished with hpe
no not less than $500 nor more than So ,00
or with Imprisonment for period not lei
than six months or more than five year
or with both fine and Imprisonment at Il
discretion of the court.
o A long discussion ensued.
- Mr.. Withers said be would endeavor
secure vote on the pending bill befo
adjournment tomorrow.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June l7.-Mr. Congo
after severely arraigning the democrat
hoped his remarks had not offended al
oDe.
Mr.. Acklin said Mr.. Conger's remar
were always offensive.
Mr.. Conger replied that that wou
ady raise him in the estimation OF his constit
ira ents and of the north.
one Mr.. McLane said but for the polite
abuses of patronage the republican PAL
would not have the executive to-ds
Great iu enornity, even beyond the fra
RK. of the electoral commission, monstrous
. that fraud was, was the habitual polite
corruption which the republican party b
. brought to the country.
Mr.. Conger accused the democrats
bringing this caucus bill here, and bindi
all democrats not to eat, drink or sic
.rv without permission of the caucus,
y MIR. Hostetter denied it.
Mr., Conger said, then he was b(
man, as was anybody who circles arou
the point of sanity, and yet denies ii
this is an Infamous measure. The
prevents any one who holds office unC
the government to contribute money
speech or labor to carry out bis politI
IT, 0n an0 zotd;owa rvLo .aaa