The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-10

. Ing For order.
WASHINGTON, Mays
SENATE.
The House bill providing for the pay
ment Of money heretofore appropriated t
James B. Eads and his associates, for thl
construction, ,of, the jettes and other worI
at South Pass, Mississippi, was passed
with an tlamend ndmeht, " NJ SO
The consideration OF the bill prohibiting
military interference at elections, wat
S NJ isis Ei$Sals proceeded to, Sdalyssas q
The bill and said the preamblewas con
Trajectory to the body. The preamble de,
clares that tho presence OF troops at the
polls Is contrary to the spirit Of our insti.
tutions and the traditions OF our people,
and tends to destroy the freedom Of cleo.
tionsi" while the, body OF the bill declares
that troops might be present Iat the lpblIs,
even on election days, in the manner and
under the circumstances the Constitution
provides. little preamble be true, the
body is false. Mr.; Edmunds Saids In re.
ply TO Senators who >hdd Preceded him.
th9t tue government does not enter . State:
It's In every.tibre'of the muscles Of every
man. He .Rishelit was in the hearts Of
all mon otthe republic Applause sJli-
The bill reflected the doctrines OF those
who Supported q, namely, that this govs
ernment, neatly century old, .hOary
with sfeno%ni after so long yindicatihg
this right to exist. should be treated us an
extraneousn neighbor and sometimes as q
friend 6r'toe. ldenohnce such a doctrine
as the army Is In the end the power. s, Tie
laws have denounced the affirmative
powerot the Constitution 10 regulate the
election. OF members to the House OF Rep.
resentatives, and by sophistry they frft-
ter away the traditions Of the Constitution
and deny the teachings OF the trainers, and
say there Is no liberty unless 1t be obtain
ed by the supremacy OF State rights. Was
there not scheme on foot to prevent ap-
peals from state'to Federal Courts, this
takIngaway therightsof Citizens? I. z 3,s
where are you going to stop? l have
seen within the last two or three DAYS in
this chamber another step to deprive a
portion OF the people OF their rights. |
have seen a majority of this body enter
upon the consideration OF a measure yio.
lative Of the traditions OF the Senate. the
spirit Of the Constitution and the safely of
the republic, and designed to overturn
tho decision that gave to the Senator from
Louisiana kelloggJ his seat, in order
that different one may take his
place. Do you in mandatory manner
in your hour OF triumph intend to sweep
away everything which the wisdom Of our
fathers achieved and the valor OF their
sons preserved? The bill before us was
the first step in that direction.
There is somewhere in the Constitu-
ton, unless we go into anarchy, power,
which, in spite OF threats, will stand rs a
bulwark against the elTof'to break down
the Constitution and laws, and when you
recover from your emotions you will have
the peace OF which the act OF 1866 speaks,
But you will have peace at the polls only
when you recognize by deed, rs well as by
word, the political equality Of all citizens
and the free right Of lawfully voting under
the law and for the law. 1t will moi be the
peace ola reign of terror and of grave, but
the peace OF justice and liberty INSERTED
in legal form for an expression OF public
will, when bygones wilt be bygones and
peace and harmony everywhere prevail.
[Applause.
Mr.. Blaine spoke on the bill, and was
followed by Mr.. Chandler who made a
strong speech, in the course OF which he
said: 1oninform US that you are going to
repeal oil Republican measures. What is
the job you have undertaken? You are
going to undo all that the Republican
party have done. Where do you begin ?
Do you begin ut Appomattax, or before?
It isvery important TO know where you
commence and then to know where YOU
propose to stop. iou have undertaken
very large job for party of your size and
with the people who are to sit as Judges
upon your acts, You have undertaken to
unseat a man in this body, but you will
deny that you have undertaken the lob.
You have simply undertaken to inyesti-
gate tho case OF u Senator on this floor that
has been decided by the highest tribunal
that could act on that question.
Sir, there are twelve Senator on thu
side OF the House, that every man on this
side believes have poorer titles to their
seats than the honorable Senator from
Louisiana has to his. By fraud and
violence you occupy your seats, now show
us aF9ad how to vaGate aseat in this body
il you dare.
Mr.. Eaton i call the Senator 10 order,
MIR. Chandler-Very well sir, will take
your point OF order.
Mr.. Eaton-My point is that the Senator
from Michigan is entirely out OF order,
when he says that twelve Senators on this
floor hold their seats by fraud aud vic.
lence. 10
MIR. Chandler I did not soy that, I said
they hold their seats by a poorer title.
MIR. Eaton: You said fraud and VIC,
lence.
Mr.. Chandler; said wo believe it, and
so do believe it and so l have right to
believe 1t.
Mr. Garland asked that the exact words
be taken down.
Tho official reporter read the words as
taken down by him, and as given above.
Mr.. Beck CALLED upon Mr.. Chandler 10
name the men who held their seats BY
fraud and violence. III
Mr.. Hill hoped tho question would be
dropped.
Mr.. Eaton said the remarks OF the sena.
tor from Michigan were insultingly out OF
order, and called for ruling by the Chair.
The President pro tem ovorruled the
point OF order
Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, asked for
the enforcement OF order both in the Sen.
ate and in the gallery.
Order being restored, Mr.. Chandler re.
sumedI as follows; Think every Senator
on this side Of the chamber believes that
there are twelve Senators on that side
who hold their titles 10 seats upon slim.
mer and poorer basis than my honorel
friend from Louisiana. That is what l in.
tended to stste, that It was our belief, and
It is my belief, TINT their seats were OBJ.
tanned and are held by fraud and violence.
That Is what | now say, but, Mr.. President,
did not rise to discuss this question. L
simply roseto say to tho other side, you
have your day in court, make the most
OF it. Your time Is short. Tho people
ofthe North have taken this matter Tn
hand, and from the Atlantic to tho
Pacific, from one end Of the land to the
other the people are aroused and
alarmed at the statements that have been
made Gndthe ACTIONS thsthsve been ia:
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