The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, April l6.-Senator Beck |
read Hoar's resolution denouncing the |
democratic programme as revolutionary, |
etc., and denied the truth Of the facts |
therein alleged. They merely intended !
saying that the president should not recall |
troops from the frontier to be used for po.
litlcal purposes; that while thecourts were
in harmony with the judiciary machinery,
only the Governors or Legislatures call |
should justify the use of troops. The dem
ocrats said the taxpayers money should |
not be used to enable the presidents use
of troops politically. The republicans had |
themselves, IN various particulars, acted in |
a revolutionary and unconstitutional way |
by adopting the 18th amendment, abolish,
ing slavery II the manner they did, and by |
enacting the supervisors law by attaching |
it to the appropriation bill.
Senator Hoar said Senator Beck had |
promised, but had entirely failed to an
swer his argument. Nobody charged it |
was revolutionary to attach Legislation to
the appropriation bills. 1t was the sena-
tor g assertion that if the president failed
to sign the pending bill, the government
supplies would be cut off. This was revo-
lntionary. Did Senator Beck stand by that
proposition2
Senator Beck said be believed the presi
dent would sign both bills in question. He
had last session recommended that the bills
which failed in conference be re-enacted
this session. He said he believed congress
would pass every appropriation bill and
adjourn. If, however, the president vetoed
these bills, he believed they would again
be enacted, and it would be for the presi
dent to determine whether he would block
the wheels of government and thwart the
representatives Of the country in their wish
to repeal odious laws.
Senator Hoar had been almost imperti-
nent in misrepresentiug him. If issue was
made he would consult the wisest men in
his party, and action would be taken in
! consequence with the best interests of
America. Then he hoped there would be
patriotism, integrity andintelhgence enough
to devise means to remove the trouble. He
had denounced as revolutionary not en-
grating this legislation, but the expressed
4 purpose to refuse necessary legislation to
carry on the government.
r Senator Beck said the difficulty with
Senator Hoar's speech simply was that il
was not the truth. He never said the
democrats would block the wheels of gov.
ernment if the president vetoed the bill
Senator Hoar was trying to make false the
q impression that he tBeck) had said he
: would vote to refuse 10 pass the appropri
q alton bills.
: Senator Hoar said be would not be di
t Yerted from his point by plantation man
4 ners. He restated the proposition an
. nounced by Beck, and said Thurman haC
n eoncurred in it. He asked Senator Becl
!. if be still adhered to that statement.
Y In his speech Senator Dawes said th,
q administration believing that the promis
e of the South, if left to itself, would restor
,. peace and harmony and protect the ne
!. groes 10 their rights, would be kept, hat
e adopted a new plan of reconstruction AM
reconciliation. and with what result? Th
A South had broken its promise, and tn
/. colored men had not q single representa-
lT tive 10 the House to-day, where tormerl
st they had several of their own race. Tn
J. South had under false pretense obtaine
r full control, and its ultimate object nov
" was to deprive the negroes of their right
e. of suffrage, and gradually and surely brin
"a back the state of things existing before th
a war. He denounced the theory OF State
is rights.
g. At this stage Wade Hampton, appear
" ing on crutches, and was sworn in with th
n. modified oath.
RS Senator Dawes resuming said his frienC
on the other side ought not to prate sbol
the purity of the ballot box until it ";
forgotten how 10000 Republican voters
the State of New York we're wiped out
1868 in accordance with the circular sci
a out beforehand in the name of their chic
ss. S. J. Tilden, who afterwards did not kno
mt anything about it. just as be does q
%. know anything about every other polite
IA iniquity that has been transacted in b
a name and in his house. He suppose
,et it was only q question of time wht
all the threat to wipe out all W
on measures and restore the old ord
,p- of things would be fulfilled, bu. he ht
en- felt called upon to raise his protest as
,ot representative of a State whose peoE
would always be found in the van of a
movement necessary for the defense
true Republican principles.
ma At the close of Senator Dawes remar
n lively passagestook place between Ser
.od tor Blaine and Eaton in which the form
quoted speeches of Webster, 10 which
cb said this is not ia confederacy of Stat
far but q nation"
Senator Withers said be would ask {
led senate to insist on larger oally sessic
N until the army bill is disposed of. and a
ish stated II was DESIRED tne vote snouio
cen arrived at Deiore the mlooie Oh neAt "e'
of Inc Senate then went into executive s
sion and adjourned.
pa- HOUSE.
ter, WASHINGTON, April l6--Mr. Atk
his offered substitute abolishing the sou
10 ern claims commission after March
tier 1880, and directing the transfer of
Der. cases then pending to the court of clair