Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-04-10

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of suffrage and with tho State laws. The
second section OF the constitution declared
thst the House should DO composed of mem.
brrs chosen by the people OF the several States
and that the electors should have the quail.
ficatious requisite for electors of the most
numerous brauch of the State Legislature.
1t was therefore the most numerous branch
1T the State Legislature that deter mined
the qualifications Of electors and not tho
constitution Of tho United States. There
was no such thing as the right Of suffrage
for 9 Citizen of the United States. The
right of suffrage was possessed aud enjoyed
under the laws of tho States expressly re
cogniznd by the fundamental law of the
land. The Supreme Court had recently 20
decided. % wha, theory, then, did this
legislation rest? On what theory did tho
government send troops to the polls at Btato
s'uctious? Only ON theory that the right OF
suffrage was right guaranteed by tho
consultation Of tho United States, aud that
it was tho business of Congress to protect
Tint right lle had shown, however, by
the express phraeeoIogy Of the constitution
and by the decision of the Supreme Court,
that no such right did exist under the con.
stitut!on, and therefore the conclusion was
inevitable and irresistible, that auy egis-
lution on the subject was unconstitutional.
lie argued earnestly against the presence Of
troops at the polls, which, lie said, was but
a single step FROM the control Of elections
by troops.
The House adjourned OF 5 p. NJ. The
debate will be resumed Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April Am effort was
n6o ~ Spnrls Nf Tllipo;, - e. 49, t;,.,o
for closing the debate on tho army appro-
have night sessions, to restrict speeches to
fifteen minutes each aud close tho debate
Tomorrow. Objection was made to all the
proportions, Congcr, of Michigan, stating
that there were q numbor of gentlemen on
both sides who have given notice of desreto
speak alao and that many have prepared
speeches and would not like to be restricted
to fifteen minutes, and ulso that hut few
members would be present at the night
sessions. On both sides it was declared
that there was no desire to shut off debate
and tho Speaker gave it as his opinion that
10 unlimited debate was the shortest debute.
That opinion was endorsed by Kelly, of
Pennsylvania, who quoted the proverb that,
"the longest way round is the short st way
homc," and who also suggested that as this
session was sclf-imposcd luxury thero was
no reason why that luxury should be cut
short. The opinion of Hawley. of Connec
ticut, was that as the subject was Of the
most important character it would be un.-
gracious to cut tho debate short or compel
members to attend the night sessions
A motion by Stephens, Of Georgia, that
vote be taken at 2 o'clock Saturday, was
voted down.
Finally, on motion Of Dunncll Of Mime
sofa, oil general debate wes ordered to be
closed ut O'Clock Friday, leaving the five
minute debate still open.
The House then, at 1885, went into
committee Of the whole.
Tho debate was opened by Williams, of
Wisconsin,, who stated that two things were
absolutely Indispensable Of the
ballot box and peace at the polls. If it
required all the power of the State md
general governments that power should be
put forth under national or under State
jurisdiction. He had heard much talk
about "bayonet government" but he knew
of no government which did not rest ulti-
mately on the bayonet. Whoever talked
ubout government without that fioal, ulti-
mate resort 10 case Of resistance to civil
| law, talked about Utopia
SENATE Various bills we're introduced,
among them one BY Harris providing for
treaty with the Republic Of Mexico.
Hours resolutiuG condemning az uocon-
sti,utional and revolutionary the Democratic
programme Of logslation was laid on the
table--yeas IS, nays 25.
Blaine said at future time tho Republi-.
cans would ask for a direct vote on the
resolution.
Salisbury made report against the
admission Of Bell as Senator from New
Hampshire on the appointment Of the Go
vernon. 1t will come up for consideration
to morrow, and reports read after
will which it's further consideration
be postponed until Monday. At
quarter to ] the Senate went into Execu.
tive session.
WASHINGTON, April 2.--Thc Demos
cratic Senators in caucus this morning
unanimously agreed that tho Senate shout
permanently retain Captain Isaac Bassett,
the assistant doorkeepcr, and the venerable
main door Of the Senate Chamber, both of
whom have been in the service Of the Senate
forty years or more aud also Mr.. Arnssa
Smith, tho superintendent Of the document
room, together with two Of the acting
assistant doorkeepors, who are crippled
Union soldiers.
From fho News and Courier, April IL
Graphic Account Of the Great