Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-03
HOUSE.

An effort was made by Mr.. Sparks TO
fix the time ior closing the debate on
the army appropriation bill. Sugges-
tons were made to have night session,
so as Ia restrict the speeches TO fifteen
minutes each, and to close the debate
tomorrow.
Objections were made 10 all the prop
ositiOns, Mr.. COngcr stating that num-
Der Of gentlemen on both sides had
givcn notice Of their desire 10 speak (;
also that many had prepared speeches
and would not like To be restricted TO
fifteen minutes, and also that but few
members on both sides would be present
at the night session.
II was declared that there was no de-
sire 10 shut off debate, and the Speaker
gave it H. his experience that unlimited
debate was the shortest debate.
The motion oi Mr.. Stephenson that a
vote be- taken at o clock on Saturday,
was voted down.
Finally, on motion OF Mr.. Dunncll, of
Minnesota. all general debate was or
dcred closed at , o'clock on Friday,
leaving the five minute debate still
open.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole.
The debate was opened hy Mr. VIII
liams, of Wisconsin, vino saId that two
things were absolutely indispensable,
the purity of the hallOt-bOx and the
peace at the polls. II it required all the
power of the State and the general gov
eminent, that power should be exer-
ciscd, whether it be- put forth under the
National or under the state iurisdic-
ton. He hal heard much talk about
the bavonct government, hut hc knew
OF no government which did not rest
ultimately on the bayonet. Whoever
talked about government without that
final ultimate resort in case Of re-
,istancc 10 the civil law, talked about
utopia.
He knew Oi no bayynct rule IN this
country, except that which hal put
down one al the most wicked and cruel
rcbcliiOns that had ever disgraccd the
earth. or which hal denied his Southern
friends the dclcctable pas,imc Of shoot.
ing negroes. Ever since 1874 the Re-
publican PARTY had been tripping over
a chip, because then, Tor the first time,
that party had begun 20 acquiesce in the
non-periDrmancc Ui the laws ri the
country. He cOntended that there was
no place where the President had no; a
right 70 send troops, whether tO the
polk or 10 the Church 81 Christ.
Mr.. Townsend, in answer to the
charge that il is revolutionary for the
Democratic majority in Congress 30
place amendments on the Appropriation
bills in regard tO the election laws, citei
the history Of such legislation in Con-
grrss a. enacted by the Republican
partv, and said that II II Was reyOlu-
tionary, then that party was RESPONSE
ble for the precedent. Legislation Oi a
similar character was imposed On the
army appropriation bill ia ls67 by the
Republican House, which eyentuated
in an extra session. The Republican
Congress q 1851 inserted legislation in
tte army bills stripping Pres
dent johnson 81 his power ~
commander-in-chiri # the army, and
in 1872. under the leaderhip of Gar
field in the House, one Oi the Fsy. j.
ions in regard 70 the supervisor "i cleo
tions was inserted .U '!r -uIty civil
appropriation bill. GARFIELD, in is72-
denounced the Democratic minority for
opposing the will OF tie ReIaib.rsn
majority in securing such l,glsE;i1n,
then denouncing their act a. reyOln-
tiunary a. he row dsDouBcts their
course ~ revolutionary IN tnartiD2 such
legislation against the viii o. the mi
nOnty. The first expression Of the ps'O-
ple on the issue before Congress was
giyen in Chicago yesterday by the elec-
ton OF a Democratic Mayor, and other
osfiocrs. for the frs; time inta eBfy year..
He (ToWn-endl regarded the i-sue sole
| lyAs one OF free elections aud iuT'aT
/ iial juries.
Mr.. Calkin took a positiod that in
every case where the State refused OF
failed or neglected % fully protect ciii'
Zen, il was the night ot that citizen q
call on the Government Tor prOtection
! He did not know what the President