Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-20
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SENATE.


SENATE
Mr.. McDJca!j asked leave 10 Introduce b
authorizing the President o! The United Safe:
to emplcy the militia AID aud aud naval frlce:
of the u. s. to etfurce the laws whenever their
execution is cu:tfuc ed ty combinations loo
powerful TO be suppressed by the Judicial au
tholiies, &C.. AID preventing the ID l'tary from
beiuy US ID as p,s t comitaIus txcsl II o.st
authorized by The CODsi utlou end law.
hlr. EIuuDds objected to tie i0:roduc ion oil
the bill on the ground that previous Io'l,s had
not been given.
MIR. M,Dona!d then withdrew the Till, and
cave notice be should ssk leave to intfOdrcl 1t
10 morrow.
The Senate resumed tho consideration Of the
Legislative, Jacical and Executive Appr1Dtii
tiop bill
AMf. SANDERS read shcr! speech 10 opposition
to the bill that the use of the military is ntcH'
sary to cure fair elections 10 the South.
Mr.. Wbyte said tie political clauses OF the
bill were Got extet slva eLou2h to meet bis
views, which were opposed 10 all federal i0ter-
fsrerc,-c7iI or military 10 State affairs. 10
bis jujgmght there il 90 suoh thing IS national
elections. Ei:clions ars.eilher State or muul
cipaI. Senators aud Representatives al o agents
Ct and responsible 10 the State. There has
been 20 prototype Tor our form Of goverc@ens.
Mr.. Whylc made u constitutions! and hl>i!ri2ai
argumap: to support these views.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Hous, resumed as tho business OF The
morning hcur the bill to amcEd the lava re-
latiug he iraUser Gfosses from state to federal
courts, and Mr.. Turner,o Nd, cOGcuded bis or.
gumcnt asslcsti' lie asked whether if an tiic,r
10 the execution IT the fugitive slay; la6 had
Committed homicide, that olia(r wOad have
beeo left lis lie would bs under this hliD 10 the
tender nsrrlcs Of 9 Massachusetts jury, add
he asserted that the protection Of The Govern.
maut shoud be guaranteed to federal otil,sr5
There was but ooo power sovereign and su-
premc 10 this broad land, and that was tho
power Of tho Government Ct tie United States
Mr.. Frye, Ct Maine, moved TO lay tho bill on
the table.
The molinn vas dcfestsd-ytas, 9S naSs,
1l2-sud III, Hue thea proceeded to vote
on moIioo 10 reconsider, The yeas and nays
being demanded Oh the Republican side for the
purpose OF consuming the mornlDg hour.
Tho vato on Mr.. Frye's motion was strict!
party one, with the exception OF Mr.. Congcr.
of Michigan, who voted 10 the negative
for The purpose of moving reconsideration.
Ofthe preenbackersJo ones. Ladd aodFord voted
in the affirmative and laws Murth, Stephenson,
Weaver. D.Ll Matyr and Gillette 10 the ucga.
tive.
a motion to lay oa the table tho motion to
reconsider tde vote was agreed TO ayes III,
uays o.; and tho House resumed the considsru-
ton oil tue Warner Silver bill; the question be
log On tbs third atolion allowing tho deposit Of
bullion at any mint, snd ils being cjlotd tJr
tho beusf. tf,hs owuerl
Mr.. Conger, Of Mich, mUGed to lay The 81
section of The bill 90 tho table. Defeat
ed yeas lie. nays ll6 Tho effeot Of the
adoption ofthis motion would have been to kill
tho sill.
FREEDMaN'S BANK.
The select committee Of the Senate. appointed
10 invc- Lgate sll matters pertaining 10 the Freed
mems Savings and Trust Company. INST this
morning. Every montor of the com miltee was
present, Senator Bruce occupying the chair.
Measrs. Cromwell, Leopold and PurVis, the com.
missioners appointed under the act of Congress
to close up the affairs of the institution, made
statement Of the operations to date, presenting
schedules showing the condition ofthe company.
THE REVENUE.
Tie Ways and Means committee 10 day pass
ed tho following resolution:
Resolved, That this committee will not con .
slider at this session any bills or joint resolutions
affecting tho revenues, and that all such meas
ures shall BIO laid over until the regular session
in December.