The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-24
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.

FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
CONSERVATION or THE POLITICAL u f.
BATE In BOTH HOUSES.
A warm Clash Of ContendinE Parues u"
the senate Robson occupies tho
Floor I'm the House.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 23.--The Chair laid be-
fare the Senate d communication from the
War Department in relation to the payment
Of certain claims Of colored soldiers.
nv Mr. Dawes: resolution Of the state
nj massachusetts In relation to the establish
ment of national bureau OF labor
By Mr.. Saunders: "A petition Tor the rest0r-
alton OF the Ponca Indians to their homes in
IN Mr. pendleton: A bill to authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury to repair and ex-
tend public building In Cleveland, 0.
The Wallace resolution, proposing 70 repeal
the standing order OF the Senate regulating
the appointment of subordinate officers OF
fhe Senate was next taken up, and the
amendment submitted. yesterday by MT.
Pendleton was discussed. The amendment Is
in the words And is acceptable to the ma
jorty of the Senator'S" This would % make the tn
Opinion OF the Senate, the correct and safe
transaction OF the business Of the Senate is
materially dependent on retaining In Its ser,
4ice corps Of experienced, well trained and
yigilant officers, and this can only be done by
security In their respective positions SO long
as they continue faithful In the discharge Of
their duties and are acceptable to the major
ity Of Senator's
Mr.. Edmunds said this was surprising
a.. -, tr an
by acceptable2 Did 1t mean In respect to
whisky or snuff, or tobacco, or Graham
bread, etc?
Mr. Pendleton's amendment was adopted
Mr.. Edm unds offered an amendment pro-
hibiting the removal Of any Union soldier
unless for cause the same to be subject to
the approval of the Vice President.
A sharp discussion ensned. which was cut
The discussion on the army bill was then
resumed.
Senate.
Mr.. Williams said he and his associates had
no apologies to make for the part they had
taken In the late war. His only excuse for
going into the rebellion was that it was the
cause Of his section, but when he saw the
Bonnie Blue flag go down in Defeat he
returned to his first love the p stars ana s.ipes
men who apparently have not had enough
are those who kept, out of it during the war.
He said his own loyalty had been proven On
the fields of Cerro Gordo, Chapultepec and
Buena Vista. Turning to the bill under con-
sideration he said there was no such thing as
Federal elections. Senators and Representa-
tives In Congress were State officers.
The Federal power can appoint, not
elect. Time was when state rights We're re-
spected, and a Senator would gladly resign
his seat to be Governor, but now that august
official can be snubbed and put down by the
merest minion Of the Federal power He
closed by paying tribute to the Democratic
Of tie Whig party, and would live to .strew
flowers over the grave OF the Republican
MI. Jones, OF Florida, made speech Of
more than two hours In length on the same
side. rojnu largely into discussion OF the
rights OF States as dtstingui he'd from Fed
eral rights. He spoke severely OF the action
OF the Senate last winter In refusing 70 pass
the Mexican war pension bill introduced ana
championed by Gen. then Senatorl Shields.
Those men for whose relief the bill was in
tended had won for the country a continent,
but the Senators on the other side had taken
occasion to revile them. Mr.. Jones closed
with a very exhaustive recital OF the SITug-
giles of the English people for personal lib
MIR. Blaine gave notice that at the proper
time he would introduce his amendment TO
the sixth section of the army bill which ne
had formally Withdrawn to-day, He had
to debate the section pure and simple lie
wanted now to explain what his amendment
proposed. 1t was to preserve the purify OF
elections, not from Federal soldiers but from
mobs and armed roughs. He wanted to test
the sincerity Of Senators who made so loud
an outcry about the freedom OF the ballot-bOx.
He read from the report OF the Teller COM
mittee testimony as to the outrages commit
ted in South Carolina. and particularly In
Charleston, where two cclored men had been
killed.
Mr.. Butler, of South Carolina, thought that
the Senator from Maine hadn't heard that
the men charged with this crime had been
acquitted.
Mr.. Blaine said that did not undo the mur-
der Somebody had done the killing Ii not
A B, then G d had done the deed. The stat
utes of South Carolina declared that the board
of commissioners to canvass the returns
should consist Of both political parties.
Mr.. McDonald-There is no such statute.
Mr. BIaine-Oh, have it here. He then
read what purported to be the statute.
Mr. Butler explained that TINS was not
board was composed Of one Republican and
Mr.. Blaine said the testimony from which
he read made them all Democrats. !,
Mr., Butler-But ! know them them wei; veil ana ana
Col. Montgomery Is hepuDlican anu las
been for years.
Mr. Blaine made similar charges in regard
to the elections in Louisiana, which brought
Senator Jonas to his feet ana also " uen'
ture in 1861. This instance, he said, was
strangely overlooked both by the Senator
from New Jersey (Mr. Randolph, OF whose
State Gen. Mcclellan was now Governor, ana
the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Groomel
both of whom had made strong Speecnes d
day or two ago.
There was very sharp running debate Tor
nearly an hour, In which these gentlemen
took part. President Thurman several times
called the gentlemen 70 order for aadressMing W M
each other instead Of the Cha r. At last Mr.
Blaine retorted that if the Chair would make
fewer Interruptions the debate would be con-
nected.
The Chair replied that the proprieties were
not mar1ed by his interruptions, but spicy
dialogue might be.
Mr.. Blaine closed by sharp attack on Mr..
Davis Of Illinois, who, in his speech yesIer-
day, said President Lincoln, II alive, Wouidl pe
surprised at his Republican friends. MT.