New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12

.ra N he male IN the land policy OF the Government
Il should I've made now, because immigration iessh
Mr.. GARFIELD (Rep.. Ohiol advocated the proposed
change. and made philosophical speech on the sunlec
lie spoke OF the Of the popular idea tha
there only two classes of Governmental powers ID
THIS conntry-one OF when - sfeuS %s,iow
In his Judgment is third great class OF powers
which the founders OF the Republic dcheu nom i
stale and the Nation. and reserved 10 the peOlie
themselves He had been much struck Dy recent
speech of Prince Bismarck before the German Reich
stag on a proposition 10 give political rights To the
Jews Bismarck opposed II. ana in his opposing u
Sd ms nderstandiuc OF what the primary object OF
the existence Of the Prussian Government was II was
ne said To maintain and defend the Gospei or
"Tr lord JesIs Christ How then. he said, could
mitted sharer OF power IN the hns.6onii
Mr. Garfield had struck with that Thought ana nid
ras;ed il with the fact that the founders OF me lie
public (vhO recognized the preciOusnc-- OF rem "
Inc foremost and uppermost thought Of men ON te
earth had deliberately turned to the great Nation
which they were about to establish, ana hau sdII
You snail never make any law about religion -itu
bathpn turned 10 the states and had virtually SAID TO
them, YOU shall never assume 10 mako any IA" pcI
tanning 10 the estabIshment OF religion" In other
words there was right interest aud power TOO
precious be trusted either TO the Natlon or 80 ,io
States and II reserved 10 the people themselves
TO MS mind that was the submest fact IL the ogaHIz
ton OF the GOyernment-tnat the most precious OI az
the interests OF human beings within the hounils %.
tbe government was trusted absolutely 10 the voluntary
action OF the individual people OF the Republication 10
vote upon, but to settle ny Their own FCluiRiDM5
they choose or, any religion that thty pIea,c. ~
in the main, the founders Of the Republic trusted
science to fate 20 winch they trusted rts.n'
with Tho -le exception ~ one clause the COnsiltu
tion authorizing the promotion OF -clthce Nv
and paent-rghts. In almost every other hnS te sup
port maintenance OF science was Ic1 70 t o4'I
tary action Of the people-and n vas WlseJ eit An
appropriation aid science would he POSITIVE daaRe
TO science lust appropriation 10 e-abllsn 'hul
would probably be "a damage to religion 1eurItiiJ
what scientific men wanted % be let alone ne uIu
not however regard the pending proposition I'D ne
light OF proposition 10 ald science p ~ iii
10 nut necessary work OF the Government i'HC SURVEY
~ rs DDblic lardsJ on a proper scientific basis.
Mr.. HASKELL Rep, hanJ made q speech against INC
prODOsltiOu. -.-.-.. ,
puttingncw legislation u THIS KIND on genera dppIv
rrisfion hills and referring the Democratic caucu.
81 last night whore II resolved 10 attach POLITICAL
matters % the Legislative Appropriation hi, he sad he
wanted TO sound warning note upon these matters As
10 the repeal Of sections so and 81 OF the Revised
statutes Imposing the test Oath on jurors thty mao
been already repealed, and II was only By mistake
that they appeared il the body or lhe hJhJultSi
bnf as 10 Inc repeal OF Sections 2,0l1 to 1880
those ssctiOns were safeguards when congress nau
thrown around the election Of It's own members anu
National officers. and the Republican SIDE % e HOse
was committed 10 the protection OF voters IN every
state The members OF his side would an day and night
10 prevent such inOvaiontO prevent such an attack
on the body Of the statutes. The gentlemen on me
wa~DIn which he gave, that them was the resp0ns
bIitv NJ they chose % take O or extra session OF
COM ress The Republicans had held no political caucus{
but 6e thought he ght state for them that thcy dd
not propose that such legislation should be iorced u
that way the pending, or any other appropriation u
The general d0bdte was closed ana the House pro-
ceeded T. ,ldeT the bill by paragraphs Tor HmcHu
mrnts. After some progress IN the Dill the committee
80, ~ 4.
Nj REAGAN Dem, Tex, chairman OF the Commit
zee on Commerce reported the River and Hlrhor APP
preparation bill ordered that II be printed ana recon-
mited. ...-...,
iourn and take recess, alter which, at J.-o The
House ADJOURNED.