Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-19

Island, relating to the alleged violations of
| sections 1854 ard 1855 Of the revised statutes,
| and the violations of the civil-service reform,
was authorized to sit during the recess and
| appoint a subcommittee to conduct the IN
\ vestgation.
The Mississippi river Improvement COM
| mission bill was taken up. The bill passed
with the senate amendments, providing that
| the commission shall consist of seven mem
beers, three from the engineer corps of the
| army one from the coast and Geodetic sur
vey and three from civil life, two of whom
/ shall be civil engineers. Messrs. Chandler,
Morrill,, Platt and Salisbury were the only
l senators voting may"
The army appropriation bill was then
4 taken up.
Senator Beck read many affidavits of Union
men and ex-Union soldiers, showing mill
i tary interference at the elections IN Ken
| lucky in 1865, In reply to Senator Blalne's
| challenge reproduce instances of the kind.
Senator Krkwood asked Senator Beck
| whether martial law did not prevail in Ken
| lucky when the outrages he referred to were
| committed.
| Senator Beck-It prevailed to the extent
| that General Palmer, at Louisville, had seen
| fit to proclaim it at that time.
Senator KIrkwood-And this General Pal
| mer is whomP Is it Governor Palmer, of
| Illinois?
Senator Beck-Yes, sir; good Democrat
| now. He was gallant soldier, and after
ward saw the error of his ways; not like a
| good many of you who were citizens in war
and soldiers IN peace, and who got mad when
| the war closed and have been getting mad
| der ever since. Laughter.
Senator Beck went on to denounce the
| laws under which such outrages as ne had
read of were possible.
Senator Conkling asked Senator Beck why
it was. if the purpose of the bill was to pre-
vent the execution of those laws, that this
| intent was covered up, SO that people read
| ing the bill would suppose it was only
directed against the use of the army as a
| police force.
Senator Beck replied that he wished he
| had the skill of the senator from New York
In referring to what went on in another
place, without violating the rules. lie then
| began to read from the remarks of some one
who, he said, was nearer to the gentleman
1 at the other end of the avenue even than the
| senator from New York,
! Senator Conklipg-I don't see how that
can be. Laughter.
| Senator Beck-I do not know man in
this house who is in favor of using the army
as an ordinary police force.
! Senator Conkling-The word ordinary"
| is left out of the bill.
| Senator Carpenter rose to point of order.
| Senator Beck-Let me finish this sentence.
Senator Carpenter-My point of order is
Senator Carpenter then called attention to
the rne fOrbIdding senators to speak of what
| occurs In the house.
Senator Beck asked how it could be shown
| that what he had read had taken place In the
| house. Suppose it had been spoken in front
OF Wizards hotel or in Lincoln hall?
The presiding officer Eaton said that
| when the point of order was taken against
| something said IN front of Wizards hotel or
in Lincoln hail he would rule upon it. He
thought the point well taken.
Senator Beck said that not having said 1t
took place in the house, and not being called
upon to deny 1t, he would like to have proof
that it did, because without that he was not
out of order.
Senator Carpenter The Record is laid on
our desks every morning, and | know it did,
because | saw it in the Record. To Senator
Beck l am talking to you now, not to the
senate, or else would be out of order myself.
Laughter.
Senator Beck SAID he would endeaVor TO see
If he could not learn how to use language
without being out OF order; but it Senator
Conklng would look IN the Washington pa
to read.
Senator Conkling said he did not want to
read anything, but would like to have his
question answered, which he repeated.
Senator Beck said the Democrats declined
to make an appropriation for that purpose.
emit departments will have sufficient respect
for the authority of congress not to use money
for purposes for which 1t Ia not appropriated.
Whenever anything Ia required to be done by
the Federal authorizes, no man would go
further to maintain that authority.
Senator Blaine replied to Senator Beck s
remarks about interference in elections. He
said General Palmer's order establishing
martial-law was issued in support OF Gov
ernor Bramlett's previous orders. Referring
| IL. NJ 1A,E Id,
he said that thefe was an unusually large
Democratic vote 10 Indiana when the5e sol
diers were there, showing the absence of sue
cessful intimidation at least. Speaking hui
morously of the courage OF lrdlanians, he
said he had never seen it Impeacheo
ern schCol history to the effect that
. at the battle Of Buena Vista, In the Mexican
war, an inaIasa regiment wavered and gave
way. whereupon Jefferson Davis, command
: ing Mississippi regiment just ,oehi9d, or
dered his men to open ranks and let indiana
! men run off the field, and then close up ant
| braxey meet the foe Laughter.
Senator Blame said ti4at haTlng formerly
| spoken of che kind of school literature Ia us'
= ! IN the south, he had been met by the assur
u ance that no such books were now used there
e He had IN his hand reader, compiled by
: southerner tol southern Use, Fhlch ne Sc
Vefely crIticizad as containing extracts onl
~@Se -
! national repute.
|" Senator Vance asked if there was any evi
dence that the book was adopted by any pub
lie or private school.
" Senator blaine bad none. The book wa
lust published, but il would moi, probably
! have been published unless it was likely
find sale.
"a Senator Vance asked if the fact that th
70 authors of the extracts were southernei
, necessarily untitled books as a school book
> Senator Blaine replied that the extract
~ 10 seemed to relate raost,y to the period of th
a. rebellion, and were OF character TO PEI
Az petuate certain memories.
NJ Senator Vance remarked that Senate
~ Blaine had not shown the nature of the 81
AZ leetions but only the names Of the writers.
J. Senator Blaine thereupon read selection
written by Senator Vance himself, beng
= hord description OF the mountain scener
~ which elected great laughter, and IN whlC
Senator Vance joined by saying that he WI
- satisfied now that the book was ct vel
= high order of literature.
i'S Senator Blaine admitted that there was
sc sectionalisn ii that extract.
10 Senator Vance added that it was unfair
% blame all the southern people for the boo
q published in that section, as it would be
a blame the people of the north for the obscel
~ literature published among them.
~ On motion of Senator Wallace, the sena
"A insisted upon its amendments to the suppl
~ mental Judicial appropriation bill, and Sc
vi ators Wallace, Davis W. Val and Boo
IL were appointed conferees on the part of t
~ senate on a disagreeIng vote of the t.
- houses.
lou The senate adopted the report of the co
ference committee On a disagreeing vote
Is the two houses on the amendments to t
- legislative, executive and Judicial appropr
uS ton bill, receding from certain minor amen
~ ments.
!, 70 Senator Voorhees, said that formerly he n
d. been inclined to ascribe to Senator Blai
81 the position in the family of men which
VI occupied by the eagle among birds, and
regretted to see him initiating a meaner D
IA that unearths foul things which should
'n9 main hidden from the sight of all. Sena
VI Vi Voorhees, then began to explain the facts
%. oi regard to the Indiana regiment in Mexico.
i .u Senator Blaine SAID he had not said al
~ thing against that regiment; he was only re-
l. = As haH az