The Portland daily press., 1879-04-24
XLVI CONGRESS--IST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April %.
The morning hour was occupied in the considera-
tion of resolution relative to removals and appoint
ments to Office giving such authority to the Secretary
and Sergeant-at-Arms without intervention of the
presiding officer. Several amendments were agreed
to- bat before final action the morning hour ex-
pired.
The Senate resumed the army bill.
Mr.. Williams of Kentucky spoke in favor of th.
bill, especially the section forbiddpg the use of the
army at the polls.
Mr.. Williams said he had no desire to refuse the
necessary supplies bnt defended the right Of Congress
to dictate the use of money voted by it.
Ga motion of Mr.. Teller, the Secretary of the
Treasury was requested to inform the Senate what
balance, If any, of the sum for transportation Of
mai had been unprovided for by appropriations.
MIR Jones OF Florida briefly noticed Mr.. Hoar's
previous remarks and denied that the House repre-
sen,atives had by the insertion Of the section in
the pending bill imposed the condition that the ap-
preparation should fell unless the President ap-
proved it. There was no indication Of trouble at
the polls and none apprehended.
On motion of MIR. Wallace Of PENNSYLVANIA.
vacancies on the military affairs, mines and mining
and transportion to seaboard committees were filled
by the chairman who appointed Senator Hampton.
Mr.. B aine withdrew his amendment offered to
the army bill, bu. later gave notice he would here
after renew his amendment to the sixth section His
intention in offering it was to test the sincerity of
those who expressed desire to have no coercion
used at the polls, for it occurred to him that the
alarm abont the army's overriding liberty was
mere chimera and in attending to this imaginarV
danger bis friends opposite were negecting fruit
full ever present source of danger to the ballet in the
South He read ,om the testimony before the
Teller committee taken in South Carolina, showing
that numbers Of white men came around the polls
firing guns and frghte ning coored men away. This
occurred at The polls in South Carolina, at which
there was no more freedom by election than would
in any mob
Then followed a tilt between Mr.. Blaine and Mr.
Butler of South Carolina, relative to elections in
South Carolina.
Mr.. Blaine then read testimony showing the
Republicans unfairly represented among the commits
sioners of election in South Carolina. No hing he
had heard contradicted his previous bellefthat no
Senator had seen troops a. the polls since the war.
Mr. Bater-I have seen it.
Mr.. Blaine said the question he desired to discuss
was This: If Senator's were acting in good faith and
desired that bayones be not present at ballot box
nor the bowieknife rifle and shot gun, let them say
SO, bat If they did not say 80 the people would
derstsnd them to want to warn the government Oft
and they wouIi take care to control elections by
violence He then alluded to Mr.. Davis saying the
Senator had leaped to the Democratic side., The
Senator might 60 where he pleased, but be (Baine)
denied him the right to carry the traditions fame and
glory OF Lincoln into the Democratic camp.
On motion OF Mr. Ham'in the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Oscar Turner Of Ky complained that paper
in New YORK had misrepresented him.
Mr. Ihomas turner OF the same state said that the
remarks were meant for Lin, and that experience
would lead his colleague to take no notice of the as
sauits OF newspaper correspondents, many Of whom
are pald according TO tne scale OF their mendacty,
ana many OF tnem are political "Hessians' and
sianuerers'
"A tesolution was adopted appropriating $4,000 to
meet tne expenses Oh tne labor committee and grant,
ing tne oinmi''ee leave 70 sc auting recess.
A resolution was ADOPTED requesting the President
10 consioer tne eApeoency OF entering into con-
Ventlon Win france Ior tne negotiation OF treaty
wnch snail secnre more equal interchange of pro-
ducts anu manufactures.
Bills were introduced amending the laws relating
to the merchant service in regard to the Japanese
indemnity fund; to protect the propagation of sat
water fish ito regulate commerce between the IJn;ted
States and Canada and provide for recinroo., -,
~..- a. -. ..,.:-, -. 0S.p'ooai naVi-
sauon " ie'ie na'ionai pauK hotes' LOT termina-
ton OF the naturalization treaty with Prussia.
The House went into committee of the whole on