Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
conclusion of Testerd0p proc>,Hx.o.


SENA1E.-After our report Closed
ILere was some debate on the fourth section
oi ne 7, army appropriation bin.
| Inc Stctlon was then temporarily nassad
0N ,tI,, aid the reading OF the blu proceeded
,, The ccmmittees amendment to strike out
llililary academy IN 1879 and lss0 M ay elect To
M s.bo IN which case they shall he melt
e. aS, eppoihtment In the army for two years,
TIT committees amendment having been
s aSreea 70, carpenter moved TO add the fol-
tber ;hat e an tignth section Provided fur
me army are hereby repealed Adonfed ~
MI Conkling asked Mr.. Withers. who had
bai par 9i ~ me OIL 70 explain the meaning OF
ZION % which says no part OF the money an.
propflated shall be paid for subsistence. &c ar
any portlOn OF the army Ito be used as a police
IoIce 10 Keep the peace at the polls az any
election held within any state- This bronClt
about lengthy debate on the use OF troops ar
the polls, after which, at 6.lo pm, the senate
adjourned.
HoUSE-After our report closed. the hin tn
prevent political assessments was called up-
MT. Mcl.ane made set speech In favor OF IL.
Turing his remarks he proceeded TO draw n
picture OF Louis Napoleon holding in one hand
tie church, in the other the state and utterly
inaiilerent OF civil rights. Stolid, apathetic,
INDIFFERENT, reckless, INSCRIPTIONS. careless OF
human life, careless OF every moral principle.
That was Louis Napoleon. Need he write
horse under that picture when applied 70
American politics. Did not everybody recog-
nize the American President who had been. and
who, IL the honorable gentlemen on the otheT.
slde could Fave their way, would be again.
lCries OF He VIII be- and applause on the
republican Side.j Mr.. McIane.-"Ie VIII be?''
Fof shame then, TO you IL he is, and not only
shame s me- TO YOU but TO this country. Continuing,
ne PAID homage TO the military record OF GEN
Grant, but said that never before the time OF
Gen. Grant had be known OF President sitting
ia the W mite House who had had at his side q
corrupt, confeSSedy corrupt minister ana
who had on the occasion OF that minister's re-
signing accepted The resignation with regret"
MI. Hayes.-Was the gentleman asleep when
buchanan, and Floyd, and Cobb, and Thompson
were ia?
Mr.. McLane-I wonder at the gentleman
making sucR a lame excuse. What has Buch-
anan, or Floyd, or Thompson to do with Grante
MT Hayes.Iou said you never knew so cor
rupt President.
Mr.. McLane-You cannot 90 to the country
WIN any such excuse. You cannot talk about
buchanan, and Floyd, and Thompson. Ia the
6Ist pace, Floyd and THOMPSON Indignantly
Denied the Charges made against them and de-
ned your Investigations while on the other
nand the guilt was confessed, and when not
Indebted to my forbearance that do not ex-
tenu my picture. lShouts OF ssGo on,''l I saw
10 an cahaor you are indebted to my forbear-
ance Il stop at the Secretary OF War, because
you Know as well as do that IL did not lie I'm
lne mouths OF any or his associates TO call that
kettle black Continuing, he reproached the
TepupHcan party with fostering corruption and
wees. The issue was before The country and
the issue was the present bill. He was per.
oudueO lndl IL was no other motive but cor.
rupt political motive which deferred GENTLE
men On the other side from considering the
bill SAo
Mr.. Ctnger-That is an Infamous assertion
from the gentleman, and I say IL TO him here in
my place.
great deal OF noise and confusion ensued
MI. Hawley and Mr.. Manning demanded that
lne language or Mr.. McLane and Mr. Conper
should DE taken down as unparliamentary
The words were written by the official re-
porter and read By the clerk, and the Speaker
having decided that the language did not apply
personally TO any member In his representative
capacity, MI. McLane was permitted TO proceed
with his speech in favor OF the bill.
The d scusston was closed by a demand for
the regular order OF business, and the bill went
The House then took up as the unfinished
business the Senate bill In relation to tur1es
MI. Herbert, who has charge or the BIN tr1ed
10 get the republican side OF the House to agree
upon plan OF dispOsing OF the bill. but was
met Dy the objection that, as the principle of
the Dill was embodied In the judicial appropria-
ton BILL no action should be taken until that
Dill was finally disposed Of Thereupon MT.
Herbert moved the previous question on tine
passage OF the bill, and the republicans resorted
10 thelr 1avorlte strategy OF declining TO vote
and so leaving the House technically without
quorum. After various roll calls further pro-
ceedings for call OF the House were dispensed
With. After about two hours spent In the
struggle It was abandoned by some democrats,
ana the House at $40 p. m. adjourned.