Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-05-30
Full Text of the Presidents Veto Of the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation BiIl-HilI and
Blaine Whack Each Other
a. a Lively Rate In
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Subseriptions to
the four per cent refunding certificates since
yesterdays report, $l,575. 24O.
IMPORTANT TO BANKERS.
The treasurer of the United States has de-
cided that the four per cent refundlng GER
| tifcates may be deducted by the national
| banks in making up their semi return
OF average capital subject to duty, the same
/ as the law authorizes In the case of United
| States bonds.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The house committee on ways and means
| to-day rejected by a vote of three to four,
| thu bill repeating the duty on quinine.
| The house committee on civil service re-
| form to-day agreed to report favorAbly upon
the bill prohibiting government employees
| from making contributions for election pur-
| poses.
The treasury department has made tenn
porary arrangement with the Adams express
company for the shipment of silver bullion
| from Denver to New Orlears at the rate OF
| seven dollars per thousand.
Congressional Proceedings.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator M'Donald's resolution to refer the
| petition presented by hun Tuesday, led to
| another discussion in the senate to-day, on
the representation to which Rhode Island is
| entitled in congress, IN consideration OF her
property qualifications. The first resolution
| was adopted.
| During the debate Senator Blaine said:
I'VE are talking now about actual practice
| at the polls, where districts containing thirty
| or forty thousand lawful voters are repre-.
| sented by men for whom only three or four
thousand votes we're cast. The senator from
| Georgia yesterday said there was DO need of
| any more coming out to vote, Tor the whole
thing was settled in advance"
| Senator Hill-The senator from Georgia
SAID no such thing, and will express his ex-
| ceeding qualification if, for once IN his life,
| the senator from Maine will quote him cor
recty.
Senator Blame asked Senator Hill to ex-
| plain how 1t was that certain districts In
Georgia in 1877 cast a larger Republican vote
than the whole vote cast IN 1873, when there
seemed to be no Republican votes.
Senator Hill said those facts only applied
to districts where there were no opposition
candidates.
Senator Blaine-Why was there no opposi-
| ton when the Republicans were IN the ma
jorityT
Senator Hill-Because nobody else chose
| to run. If the senator wants me answer his
| l. situations that there were means brought
| to bear by which anybody was prevented
| from running who wanted to run, or any
| body prevented from voting, simply say mis-
sinsinuationG are utterly without foundation
| in fact, and have no support but his own
statement, which is Nc support at all.
| Laughter.
Senator Blaine then quoted from Senator
Hills remarks yesterday, that the Republi-
cans took SIDES n the contests between the
| Democratic candidates in Georgia, and said
that he was glad to get admission that the
Republicans were allowed to choose between
the Democrats there, but in Maine they went
furthel, and allowed voter to choose be-
| tween a Republican and a Democrat. The
vote in Georgia showed plainly that that was
not permitted, and witnesses could be pro-
duced by thousands who wilt swear to this,
not in the presence of those whJ inundated
them, but where they can safely do so.
Senator Rill-Every statement Of intimi-
dation, or that any body vas prevented from
/ running or voting ia Georgia, - utterly I'M
true. | do not see what more ! can say.
Senator Blaine-NO; and | don't know as
there is any reason for saying that three rep
resentatives from Georgia hold their seats to-
day by votes of tNenty-six hundred, thirty
two hundred and thirty-tour hundred, re-
spectively, and that is the entire vote cast In
their districts.
Senator Hnl-Everybody but the senator
FROM Name understands thgt there were nc
opposition candidates in those districts; and
the people did not choose to turn out.
Senator Blaine - As late as 1875 there
we're two or three times as many votes cas-
! as the present members had.
Senator Hili-TneTe were opposition can
didates in 1876. If the senator means to say
the Republicans were prevented from bring
Q | ing out candidate he says what Is not cor
| rect.
Senator Blaine do say that, in the pres
ence of the country and in the records o.
3 history, and wherever denial is made IN
4 | senatorial phrase or is intended, extensively
a it is flying in the face of history and agalns
| recorded facts. 1t is known and sworn to II
I Georgia by Republicans of as good charactel
| Al. 10 AAoN ~ 4
were not permitted to bring out a candidate
Senator Hlll-Whoever swore that swor
| 10 6 falsehood.
= Senator Blaine-The facts are better thar
= the opinions OF either of US, and it IS al
f anomalous and absurd reasoning to asser
that ten thousand Republicans would stay a
home and allow twenty-slx hundred Demo
o Gratis to choose a representative In congress
: Senator HILL wish it distinctly under
= stood that do not reason from any facts SCI
up by the senator from Maine.
: Senator Blaine-Nor by anybody else.
; Senator Hlll-Nor anybody like him
{ TLaughter.l
Senator Beck made lew remarks to tn
effect that in districts where but one eanGt
u date was running the people did not feel re
= CURED to come out to vote, and this ex
planned the fact that in many districts II
Kentucky, as well es other States, the tui
| vote was not polled. MheFs there was op
n position large vote was polled.
r The morning hour having expired the res
n ! olution went over.
\ Senator Maxey, from the committee or
u postoffices and post-roads, reported back the
g house post-route bill, with amendments Or
Il dered printed and LAID on the table.
Y Senator salisbury, from the committee OF
|, privileges and elections, reported adversely
= the senate bill supplementary &c the act en-
S titled ''An act for the apportionEent o
4 representatives to congress In the severa
4 States according 10 the ninth census, and tn
: consideration of the bill was indefinitely post
poned.
$ Senator Johnston introduced bill author
3 izing the bonds of manufacturers of tobacco
: snuff and cigars, exporting the same, to b
y, cancelled at the port of clearing. Referred
i The President pro tenn. announced the fol
: lowing Rs tie select committee on Senate
Pendleton's bill presiding that the prlncipa
executive off GERS of the government may oc
eupy seats on the floor of the senate an
a mouse of representatives: Senator Pendleton
+. chairman; voorhees,, Bayard, Butler, Earle
t Conkling, Blaine, ingslls apd Platt.
= The senate then took up Senator - Don
aid 8 bill to authorize the use of the mllltaI
z fofces n certain cases.
e Senator Wallace moved to strike out tn
= fifth section and Substitute what were know
!, as the political clauses OF the legislative ap
u preparation bl !. He then proceeded TO spea'
Is in support of the bill His speech was largel
y A constitutional argument supported b
k authorities tTc.u all sources, and its close wa
1 a protest against the cent TalIzltlon of powe
e IN the general government at the t. perse c
: tEo rights OF the States.
e senatoe Whyta asked to be excused, on &C
e count of sickness ia L.s family, from furthe
3 service as one of the board of visitors 70 til
: military academy at West Point. The n
quest was granted, ana the president pr