Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, June %.
SENATE.

Mr.. Vest. bv request, offered a resO-
luton calling on the President for the
correspondence between the State De-
partmcnt and Mexico in regard to the
proposed survey OF the Northern States
Of Mexico for the Austin and Topala-
vampa Railroad Company. Adopted.
Mr.. Vests resolution declaring in IA
vor Of free coinage was taken up, the
question being on referring the substi-
tutc accepted by him 10 the Committee
on Finance.
Mr.. KirkwoOd submitted an amend
mcnt 10 insert after the word bullion
the words. at as early date as these
objects can be accomplished consistent
IL with the public welfare" Rejected;
yeas 20; nays p, as follows:
Ycas-Allison, Anthony, Blair, Burn
side, Butler, Cameron, OF Wisconsin,
Chandler, Conkling, Eaton, Ferry, Hill,
OF Colorado, Herman, KirkwoOd, Logan,
Mcmillan, Morrill,, Platt, Rollins, Sauls-
bury and Saundcrs-2O.
Navs-Bailey, Beck, Call, Cockrell,
Coke. Davis, Of Illinois, Garland, llamp-
ton, Hereford, Houston, Jones, Maxey,
Morgan, Pendlcton, Ransom, Slater,
Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walker and
Wil,iams-2l.
Harris and Hill. OF Georgia, ingalls,,
Mcpherson, Teller, Thurman and VIM
dom were paired. Paddock, Davies,
Withers, Grover, Johnson, Edmunds,
Davis, Of West Virginia, Harris and
Thurman would have voted nay.
House bill % correct two verbal errors
in the army bill, approved June %, 1879,
passed.
SIr. Beck, from the Committee on APP
preparations, reported without amend
ment. a bill making appropriations 10
paw the fees for United states Marshals
and their general deputies.
Mr.. Window. showed by section 1921,
that the marsha, on the request OF cit
izen, is obliged 10 appoint special depu-
ties 20 aid supervisors. This bill makes
il penal ohensc FOR the marshal 10 not
obey the law. In view Of these fact she
said there was not parallel in our his
tory for such q measure. II was null
| lifcation OF the basest nature.
Mr.. Logan said he wished 20 enter his
protest against the bill; he had been
| taught that 10 obey the laws was the first
| duty OF citizen; il was now proposed
| 10 declare it his first duty
| 10 disobev the laws. The President is
required to see that the laws are faith
fully executed. not part of the laws, but
| all OF them. Under the bill the Presi-
/ dent is prevented from executing what
| the Constitution says shall be the SUI
preme law Oi the land. The COnstitu-
! ton saws these election laws shall be
/ Obeyed until repealed. \ Judge dis
Obeving them becomes impeachable un-
/ der the Constitution, but he will be
. fined and imprisoned If be obeys them
/ fthis bill is passed. No such legisla-
I ton was ever presented TO intelligent
I people by their representatives. In
| further remarks Logan argued that the
appointment Of supervisors would be
cut of bv this bin, regardless OF the
permanent Appropriation for their pay
/ He reviewed the provisions OF the eleC.
/ riOn laws. Deputies were not appoint.
ei 10 interfere with the cast.
in Of ballots, but 10 preserve
/ peace FOR both parties in the Interest
! OF all. Never before had II been de
/ cIared penal Otfense 10 keep the peace
/ Continuing, he said the bill autagonized
/ the theory Of our government, which
was that the laws should be Obeyed
! The logical result would he that the
people would learn TO obey only th'
laws that pleased them, and disObey al
others. The country would thus be
! come MexicaniZed.
After further debate Mr.. AllisOr
moved 10 strike out the clause making