Daily globe., 1879-06-18
FORTY Y-SIXTH CONGRESS
Extra Session.
The Senate.
SIGNED.


WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE president prt
tenn. announced his signature to the supple.
mental appropriation bill, which now goes tc
the President.
LICENSING VESSELS.
The bill amending the act of 1898, for The
enrolling and licensing of vessels in the coast.
ing trade, was again taken up and, after dis.
cussion, it passed.
DETROIT RIVER.
Mr.. Chandler, from the committee on COM
merce, reported favorably on the House joint
resolution directing the secretary of war to ap-
point board of engineers to consider the feas.
ibility of erecting bridge over or piercing q
tunnel under the Detroit river.
THE ARMY BILL.
The army appropriation bill was then taken
up and Mr.. Withers explained its provisions.
Debate arose on the fourth section, which pro-
vides that whenever a vacancy occurs in the
Office of professor of the French language or
that of Spanish language. in the military acad-
envy, both offices shall cease, and the remaining
one .f the two professors shall be professor of
modern languages, and thereafter there shall
be in the academy only one professor of modern
languages. After debate the section was tenn
porarily passed over, and the reading of the
bill proceeded with.
The committee amendment to strike out the
section providing that graduates of the mili-
tary academy in 1879 and 1880 shall elect to re-
ceive $3.50, in which case they sh III be incl.
igible to appointments in the army for two
years, was agreed to, with proviso to add the
no promotion shall be made to fill any vacancy
in the said engineers corps above the rank Of
colonel.
The commit amendments having been
agreed to, Senator Carpenter moved to add the
following to the eighth section: Provided fur
ther, that all laws which forbid promotion in
the army are hereby repealed. Adopted.
Senator Window moved to strike out of the
clause relating to professorships in the mill
tary academy mentioned above the words ''and
the remaining one Of two professors shall be
professor of modern languages" Adopted.
Senator Carpenter said this would abolish
both professorships upon the death of one pro-
fessor. He thought this whole section aimed
at one man and disliked that method of attack.
He moved to strike out the fourth section.
After a long debate senator Carpenters amend
nent was rejected; yeas 10, nays 80; not a
party vote.
Senators Beck, Davis. Nv. va.) and Window
were appointed members of the conference
committee upon the disagreeing amendments
of the two Houses to the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
Senator Carpenter moved to add to the
fourth section the following words: ''Provid-
ing that this section shall not apply to the case
He understood that professors Wheeler and
Niche were to be hurt by this clause. After
an extended debate the amendment was adopt
ed yeas 49, nays %, not party vote.
Senator Cameron moved to proceed to con-
slider executive business. Lost.
Senator Conkling asked Withers, who had
charge of The bill, to explain the meaning of
that part of section five formerly known as
section six, which says ''no part of the money
appropriated shall be paid for the subsistence:
ETC., of any portion of the army to be used a.
police force to Keep peace at the polls at any
election hel' within any State," if it would
continue to be lawful for tho President and
authorities to employ the land and naval forces
of the United States to keep peace at the polls.
Senator Withers said that if troops could be
used to keep peace at the polls in any other
manner than as police force, the bill would
not prevent such use.
Senator Conkling said he asked because it
had apparently been attempted to give the idea
in another place that the bill only prevented
the army from being used rs civil police
force, but it seemed to be pretty generally
understood that it's real intent was to prevent
the President from using the army to execute
the laws Of the United States aud to preserve
peace. He did not intend to speak against the
bill at length now, but would offer the follow
ing amendment at the end of section five,
Except in aid of the civil authorities"
Senator Voorhees, asked COnkling whether he
was in favor of using the army at the polls on
election day.
Senator Conkling replied that he was in favor
of executing the laws when necessary by aid
of the military power on all days and at all
places, including places where polls are held
on election days.
Senator Voorhees-Does the Senator think
that we have law at this time, law author
izing the President to interpose the army at
the polls
one provision authorizing and requiring the
President to see to it that the laws are faith
fully executed at all times and places.
Senator Voorhees, SAID he asked the question
to see how much army there was in the Re-
publican party. leader of the party else
| where had lately said in reply to the same in
quiry: II think we have not, that we never
had it, and that We never ought to. have it in
| time of peace.'
Senator Conkling asked Senator Voorhees, ii
he was in favor of that proposition himself.
| Senator Voorhees, answered that he would
not vote for this bill to save his own life if il
| be supposed it allowed any President to sur
round the ballot box and 1nterpose troops te
control elections on election day. We say We
will not allow the use of troops to keep peace
| at the pole, and we do it because we have fai,i
in the capacity of the people to preserve peac,
| themselves.
Senator Carpenter asked Senator Voorhees, il
the people are any more capable of keepins
peace on election day than any other day.
Senator Voorhees, said they were in one sen
tence. All the people were out on that day fo
good purpose, and though the bad class wer,
out too, the good element prevailed. In furthe
remarks Senator Voorhees, said he had MOI in
tended at any time during the session to vot
money to allow tr1ops to be used to control
elections. He denied that there had been IN,
misunderstanding between himself and th
Senator from Ohio on this subject, as allege,
in some newspapers.
| Senator Blame said he did not suppose an
one wanted to renew the debate had before Of
the provisions. The absurdity was that "
were legislating to remedy an evil that did no
exist. He would at least give an opportunit
to have fair play in the bill by offering th
following amendment, which is substant,all
the same as one offered by him to the previou
army appropriation bill, and which he SUP
ported by the same line of argument as
then used, at the end Of se,
tion five add the words: Provided
however, that any person who shall carry
deadly weapon of any kind, openly or CO,
cealed, at the polls of any election for Repre-
sentatives in Congress, shall, on convictio
thereof, be punished with fine of not lie,
than 500 nor more than 81, 600. or with in
; prisonment for . period not less than 81
months Or more than five years, or with bot
fine and Imprisonment at the discretion Of I'll
; court.
Senator yoorhee. having spoken of thr,