Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-05
the ulsr HOURS OF csssesss.

AAS Au8A1AAuVe NppSVpEAStIOu UAAA " W0tcs
clauses had been attached repeating certain
laws, wa under discussion:
Mr.. Foster-The republicans, however,
were not quite ready to yield to al! these
demands. He was ss anxious ~ his friends
from New York to reach . conclusion. The
only proposition for . settlement had come
from republicans. The democrats had
stood like Damant refusing 10 concede .
single thing. The measure could he passed
by the democrats at the next sesslvn ~ an
enforcement measure, and then it the pre-
sident vetoed it, they could put it in an APP
preparation bill. There would be no cleo
ton TO be effected by it between now and
! 1880, except in California, and the republi.
cans were willing to except California now.
There was nothing in the proposition ex-
cept that the democrats proposed to make an
issue on it, and cram it down the throats of
republicans BY legislation. He wished to
save the people from the annoyance and
cost of an extra session of congress which
was always . damage to the country, even
when the republican party was in power.
Southard-Why does not my colleague
introduce q resolution to abolish congress
entirely?
Foster-1 think that Just at this time the
people would hail that with a good deal of
satisfaction. I think that we, on this side
of the house, offered everything that We can
possibly offer for the sake Of securing q basis
Of settlement. I believed at onetime that my
friend from New York, and plenty Of other
gentlemen on the democratic side, were
willing to accept it, but, am told l guess
there is no truth in it; that the speaker
ship contest enters into this controversy. and
that the Bourbon element has got control
Of that side Of the house, and has bulldozed
my friend from New York, (Hewittl and
other gentlemen into taking a strong posi-
ton on this question.
Garfield intimated that the gentle.
man from New York (Hewitt) had drawn
on his imagination in stating that
the liabilities Of the country are
now in danger or ever had been
from the legislation which it was pro-
posed TO repeal. The gentleman talked as
though these sections had been enacted in
order to empower the army to interfere with
the freedom of action. 90 the contrary they
we're framed in exactly opposite directions,
He wa free to admit, however, that they
were passed at a time so different from the
present that they could possibly be mustered
out Of sevice now without doing harm In
any direction. He saw now NO serious OBJ
lection TO telling them to 60, and yet admit.
ting that The state could call out its militia
power to keep the peace at its own polls.
II seemed to him that the nation ought to
have the same right to keep the peace at its
own national halls. He believed no one
would say that any citizen had been pre-
vented from the exercise of the elective
franchise 10 consequences Of the presence of
United States soldiers at the polls. If there
we're were such eases, be would Join with
any men of any party depreciatlsg it., and
doing what he could to prevent ii but lest
it should be q rock of otfense aud q stone
of stumbling to any man, he, for ono, would
be willing to let it 60 out OF the Law rather
side. But they were confronted
not with that sale and only trouble, but
with three propositions which his friends
on the other side had put upon the appro-
priation bills. First, the question of troops
ut the polls; second, the jury test oath
clause, and Sd, the election section. These
we're the three things which prevented them
from closing their work and shaking hands
at IL o'clock to-day, with the session ended,
only to be resumed in December next. He
and his republican friends we're willing to
sbandon the first two Of these difficulties.
He would do all in his power tn produce
instant consent. He had been distressed
at seeing this morning in a Washington
paper articles In this effect: I'VE an su-
thorized state for the benefit of Mr.. Hayes
and his miserable gang and for the infor-
nation Of possible democrats who NAV
hesitate or teel weak 10 the knees that If
worst comes 10 the worst there is an organ
lzstinn in the house embracing good men
pledged in honor to stand by the south and
iltbuster out the remaining hours of the
session. rather than let the legislative bill
pass without repeating the election law.
The fraud in the whole house end his pals
are welcome to whatever can be extracted
from this information" He should be
glad 10 krow that this was
true hoped in spite Of that that both
would strike hands On the proposition
he had made.
Clark-Which party had been flibuster.
ing all this evening?
Gar6eld-Nobody was libustering on the
bill.
The discussion was further continued by
Townsend, of Illinois, and Southland. The
after argued that the proposition made BY
his colleagues, Foster and Garfield, really
nothing, as the republicans had
'aid all along they did not care for the two
points which they o offered to yield.
Finally . vote was taken on the motion
hat the house insist on its disagreements,
md was agreed to.
The Seward impeachment was again. at
q. M, taken up, and q vote taken on the
esolution. The republicans again declined
O vOte. m no nu0rnm voted
Potter suggested that Springer had per-
ormed his whole duty in the matter, and
re should nov withdraw the report.
After q brief discussion, in which there
'ere some stormy passages, the reconsider
ton of the vote ordering the previous
and thus got rid of the subject.
Potter then, At 4 a. M, presented the re-
of the committee on election frauds
nth the views. of the minority and of Mr..
and also . report on the cipher dis.
Ordered printed.
Gibson vainly tried to resuscitate the yell
ow fever bill.
Blount, from the conference on the post
flee appropriation bill, made a supple.
aentary report with provision for double
'ostal cards. Agreed to.