Daily globe., 1879-04-04

BELL > CKEDENllALS
The report of tho committee on privileges
and elections on the credentials OF Chas. 81.
Bell, appointed by the Governor Senator
from New Hampshire, was taken up at the
opening of the Senate.
Senator Hoar argued in favor of admitting
Bell. saying there is an unbroAeu line OF prec-
edents for doing.
After an executive session the Senate adj
journed until Monday.
House of Representatives.
KNOTT ON FRYE.
WASHINGTON, April 3.--The debate en- the
army appropriation bill was continued by Mr.
Knott He spoke of the great and historical
importance of the principles involved. He
characterized as great and fundamental prin-
ciple Of republican liberty that the ballot box
should be protected from the slightest approach
of military power, and that the vote shall be
left absolutely free in exercising at the polls
the highest prerogative of the citizen. tie
quoted the English statute of George II. for
the removal of troops from place where an
election is to be held and cited Blackstone,
THAT it is essential that elections should be
absolutely free and that therefore all undueln-
fuences are illegal and are prohibited He
expected such question would have been dis
cussed on the other side with
cALs1NEss AND DIGNITY,
but in this he had been grievousy disappoint-
ed, particularly in connection with the speech
of Mr.. Frye. That speech, while it mi ght have
been appropriate for the small fry" of hi
party at a cross roads or village bar room, wass
unjust to that gentleman genial and generous
nature.
Mr.. Knox concluded his speech with state
ment of the herefcent reforms that would be
effected when the Democratic party had cap
bo corito1 ha firmly heljcva1 IL tO he
in the plans of providence that the party of the
people should so triumph. He did not intend
and he did not think his party intended to be
led away from the question under considera-
tion to discussion of any collateral issue
whatever but it intended to move right on to
the accomplishment of the high purpose, upon
which they were resolved. He expressed his
establishment at the statement that the obnox-
ious words which it was now proposed to wipe
from the statue book had been inserted on mo-
ti3n of Senator Powell, of Kentucky, and said
Kentucky was proud of many Of her
sons, but of none Of them was
she prouder than of Powell. If he had done
nothing in his long and useful career except
stand day after day and contend manfuily as
he did for the purity of the ballot box, and for
tions that act alone would have secured to him
the affection Of every lover of liberty and a
memorial more lasting than sculptured marble
or nodded brass. The Democratic party simply
intended when it captured the capitol to throw
off the chains that had been thrown around
the people, and to plant it's banner on the
dome of the capitol emblazoned with the
legend
''EQUAI. AND EXACT JUSTICE
to all men, exclusive privileges to none." It in
tended to protect the purity of the ballot box
which was the corner stone of personal ibert
and of free government, and to see to it tina
the military shall at all times and under al
circumstances be subordinate to the civil au
thority. 1t intended to preserve the ancien
birth right of the American citizen to treat b.
jury in all its purity. 1t intended that all ring
masters and jubbers and knaves who had fas
tened like vampires on the body polite OF tn
country for years past, shall be driven forth a
the money changers we're scourged from tn
temple by the savior of mankind. It intende
not only before the great bar of publ
opinion, but before fore the n+e, esta0ishG
intended to preserve the rights, dignity an
equality of all the States unimpaired as tn
safest protection of domestic concerns, and a
the surest bulwark agaist anti-Republican ter
denotes. It intended to maintain the feeders
government as supreme in its constitutions
sphere, and to let all the States in the splendi
galaxy of equal republics, move on forever
harmony, that made the music of the sphe
when the morning stars sang together and a
the sons of God shouted for joy. (Applause
the Democratic side.)
HANK IN OPPOSITION.
He was followed on the Republican side !
MIR. Hank, who argued that it was absolute
necessary for protection of the lives and poll
cal rights of the colored and white Republica
of the South, that the authority of the militia
to preserve peace at the polls shall be mai
tanned. He said when the President had offer
o,,I lio&I ho haI
with bloodshed and riot He placed his OPP
sition to the present measure the bro
ground of its merits. If permitted to sta
on the statute books there would be fl
elections in the South, and Republicans won
be returned to Congress by the voice of a fl
people, unawed by bulldozers and rife clul
Others might do as they pleased, but new
while he had vote on this flo
would he vote to repeal tho
statutes until every man in the South, white
or scaawag from the South, should have
free and equal chance at the ballot-box. CA
pause on tho Republican side.) 1t might
said that Hank was waving the bloc
shirt. Well, if his friends on the other 81
had not bloodied it he would not have had it
shake. He informed his friends on the otl
side that in 1880 the place that knew them n
would know them no more forever. Then,
q were q member of the House, he would v
a bill providing for holding all nasio
clOna under the authority the Uni
es under the protection of the Uni
es entirely. (Laughtcr ON the Democra
NAVY PIRATE robson.
MIR. Robson followed. He confined hims
the question of law involved in the disc
sion, and said it is proposed here to restrain
civil officers of the United States from keep
peace at any election in any State by vi
means? By civil means, not by military mea
for the right of civil officers, the marshal
the district, if you please, to summon pc
comitatus is right to summon the ordin
military companies that may be within
body of his bailiwick. The right to sunni
armed troops if they be within the body
the bailiwick, is a civil, not military rig
and is in the interest of the iuviolability q
strength of the civil law. Can that be doub
by any lawyer. Can it be contradicted by q
man. The jurisdiction of the United Sss
comes within the States wherever it
any United States duty to perfo.
good law. Wherever the United sts
has guaranteed a right, wherever a right co,
by tho constitution, and is guaranteed by
there, the United States has right, and m
have right to enforce and carry out
power.
. Mr.. Kimmel-Wherc has the United ST.
guaranteed the right to vote?
Mr. Robeson-1t has guaranteed the rich
every man in Maryland, who has right to
for the most numerous branch of the s
legislature, that he shall vote at a peace
election for member OF Congress. (Appl
on the Republican side.)
know that the supreme court has decl
chat the United States has no voter of its
creation in States. know that it has decl
that the right of suffrage is not given in 81
by the constitution of the United States,
that does not cover the The constitu
provides that the House of Representa-