The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Mr.. Randolph Tells the Senate How
Grant Shocked him.
MIR. Groom, Has Been Reading a
Little Ancient History.
MIR. Mckinley ard Mr.. BIackbur n
Cross Swords IN the House.
Interesting Notes From The Treas
ury Upon the Bonds-Other
Matters.
SENATE.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, d. C., April 1S.-Con.
siderslIon wss resumed Of the Wallace
resolution 10 alter the rule so that removals
and appointments may be made by the
Secretary of the Senate and Sergean.-aI-
Arms respectively. the rule proposed to
be amended requires removals and appoint.
ments to be approved by the Piesident OF
the Senate.
The discussion was interrupted by the
conclusion of the morning hour, and the
army appropriation bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Randolph spoke in favor of the
measure.
Mr. RANDOLPH said the question, pre-
scented in lis simplest form, was this: As a
condition OF granting supplies to the army,
has Congress right TO demand redress OF
what a majority Of liz members deem
grievances de had grave doubts, not az 10
the power OF Congress, but az TO the e1pe-
dieEcy Of the use of that power. He
was proud of the army and Its
achievements; but he would be iost to
all sense Of truth and remembrance of his-
tory If he admitted for a moment the mon
-trUus and dangerous doctrine that this
government held its power, far less its
life, in peri ID Of peace through the ex-
istenoe Of its army. Total disbandmeut
would bring serious danger TO its life. An
srmy muat needs be force apart from the
people. Its composition and usefulness
compels il TO be 81.
Mr.. RANDOLPH said thst in 1876 he
bore 4 message from Governor Hampton
To the PRECEDENT Of the United States urging
The latter TO Withdraw troops from the
state hou.e. Gou may imagine
nay establishment and Indignation wheu,
in angry tone and uncivil manner, the Pres
ident replied: Il won't withdraw The troops.
| don't regard the decision Of the supreme
court OF the Stste. and ii 1 had any mess-
sge 10 send 10 Hampton, it would be that
has message TO me is an impetrinence."
Sir, for the Governor OF a State to c0nImu-
nica:e his wishes, not demand his rights, a.
he might properly hsve done to the Presi-
dent OF the United Siaies-an i'm
periinence, indeed. Upon what meat
doth this, our Ce.ar, feed that
he has grown SO fat, [Grest applause
No, Mr.. President, We can't make too much
haste to guard liberties of freeren, every
where in this broad land, from The chance
of blo;ting the pages OF our history with >
repetition Of the usurping act OF Presi-
CtDt les iuah tnrtc years ago
Mr.. GROOME cites an instance where
the military had been used in Maryland
lie read from 81 old nrmber of the Boston
Commonwealth. which he believed was the
organ of Charles Sumner, TO show
that the paper openly ex-
cused the use OF the military power t.
preserve a msiority in Congress as the PUP
porters Of the governments policy. He aiso
quoted from letter from Gen. Grant TO
President Johnson, in which the former ex-
pressed his hope that the Use of the army
would never he invoked in election.
Mr.. GROOME wondered ii this senti
ment met the views Of the party now GET
orally credited with The intention 10 trust
heir failing fortunes to the prestige of
ten. Grant. name; and whether ii was sn
agreeabl. cammeu:sry upon their present
desire to retain the laws by which aiore
could The army be used 20 Influence cleo
lion.
r fer an executive session the Senste ad-
j0urred uulii Monday.