The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-11

In the Senate, on the 26th, various bills
were introduced. the most important being
one by Mr.. Pendleton. that the principal ON
Ger of each Executive Department may occu-
by a seat on the floor of the senate and House.
Mr.. Logan presented the resolution Of the
Illinois Legislature. asking Senators and
Representatives of that state In Congress to
use their influence to secure an appropria-
tfor sufficient 10 finish the Chicago Custom
house and Post ONCE building Executive
session was then held, and when the doors
were opened the Senate adjourned........I In
the House few Intellectual attempts were
made 70 introduce bills and resolutions,
which were objected to under the rules and
the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the nth, after the intro
duction Of n number Of bills. debate was con-
tsnued upon Mr.. Hoar's resolution declaring
revolutionary the course OF the major
fty. The Senate adjourned until Mon
day. .......In the House, Mr. Sparks
introduced the Army Appropriation bill. II
the last House. The bill was referred 10 Com
mittee OF the Whole and several sections dis
posed Of before adjournment
The Senate was not In session on the 18th.
..-...In the House. Mr.. Springer presented a
memorial from j. y. wilson. claiming 70 have
been elected from the Ninth Congressional
District Of Iowa on the It'll OF November. and
offered resolution referring the memorial
10 the Committee ON Elections when appoint
ed. All the sitting members from Iowa were
elected on that day. II 4 claimed on the
other side that that was not the day Legally
fixed for the election The resolution was
adopted by party vote. The House then
went into Committee Of the Whole ON the
Army Appropriation bh.
The Senate was not in session on he 29ths
..-...In the House. the Army Appropriation
bill was further considered in Committee OF
the Whole. Mr.. Garfield argued against the
policy Of the Democratic party IN Congress,
declaring II 20 be- utterly revolutionary, and
tending to the subversion of the Governments.
IL the pending proposition was the simplest
and most inoffensive, still. when IL was de-
manded as a matter of coercion. Il had TO be
itself bnt against Democratic methods he
spoke. lie said: We pick up the gage OF battle
which you have thrown down, and will APP
peal y eur common i soyersgn the people:
principle OF free consent in legislation nc the
price Of starving the Government 10 death.
We are ready % pass these bills for
the support OF the Government nc any hour
when you will offer them in the ordinary
way, and II you offer these other measures as
separate measures. we will meet You In the
spirit Of lair and frsternal debate, hut you
shall not compel ~. You shall not coerce.
even TO save this Government, until the
question has gone 20 the sovereign 70 deter
mine whether they will consent 10 break
down any OF the voluntary powers. and on
that ground we plant ourselves. MIR.
Mcmahon. IN reply, said 4 came with III
the provision was improper becansc
IL was put upon the Appropriation bill. Re
pnbiicans themselves had passed many
me assures IN the samc way. II had never
been considered revolutionary, but on the
contrary M a protection against the arDifra-
~ power 70 attach Legislation on the
bills. Democrats wanted
the iury-box purified, and the use OF
troops nc the polls prohibited, and the repeal
OF that most infamous Of all measures which
put y In the power of Mnrshals and their
deputies to corrupt the ballot box and insirn-
idate honest voters Adjourned till Tuesday.
Ia the Senate, on the 3ist, number OF
bills were introduced and referred, among
them being one by Mr.. Glover 60 extend the
time OF construction Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad; and one hy Mr.. Johnston, 20 au-
thorize the National Board Of Health 10 IN
vestigate and report on infections and conta.
g1ou- diseases OF animals. The House was
not in session.
In the Senate. on the LIST, the bill appro-
priating 100000 for the purpose Of disnfect-
ing yellow fever vessels passed. MIR. Cock
reli 3D., Mo- introduced bill for the erec-
ton 81 public building nc Jefferson CITY.
Mo. The senate went into executive session.
pending motion by Mr.. Edmunds (R., VII
70 take up the resolution heretofore
ouered by him declaring that the busi-
ness and other interests OF the coun-
try required that legislation should he
connned 20 the objects for which the extra
session was called, and when the doors re-
opened, adjourned. lin the House. Mr.. |
Atkins QR., Tenn reported the Legislative
bill. II appropriates be-
tween si5,0n.o10 and $4,000 co., The bin con
tains provisions repeating sections SOL, S2D
ana I'll Of the Revised statutes, and
provides that all Jurors, grand aud
petit. shall be publicly drawn from box
containing the names Of not less thar 100 per-
sons possessing necessary qualifications \
which names shall have been placed therein /
~ the Clerk 81 the Court and aCommission-
pr 70 D. appointed by the Judge. The Com
missioner u 10 be citizen residing IN the |
district and a we'll known member OF the po-
itical party opposing that 70 which the \
llefk belongs. IL also repeats all other
sections and laws authorizing the appoint.
n nt 81 Chief supervisors Of Elections and 4
special or Deputy Marshais Of Elections. The |