The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-02
DEBATES IN CONGRE ESS.
Winding up the Discussion--Thc objects Of
tho Two Parties.

Winding up the Discussion--Thc objects OF
the Two Parties.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Thc t1io1ri-
ing hour was dispensed with, and the
UouSC went into committee Of the
whole OH the bill appropriating $780,
600 to pay the fcce of United States
marshals and their general deputies,
the general debate being limited to one
hour. The debate was opened by
Garfield.
lie grouped together some of the
leading points made during the present
session on the Democratic side, par
ticularly by McLanc, Of Maryland,
and Carlisle, of Kentucky. These
propositions were that there are no
national elections; that the United
States have no voters; that the States
exclusively have the right to control
the election OfmcmbcrS of Congress 4;
that Senators and Representatives are
State officers, agents or ambassadors ;
that the United States have no uu-
thority to keep the peace within II
State; have had no "pcncc" to keep :;
that the United States is not nation
but Contcderacy OF States, and, final
ly, that the States are sovereign. IIc
lie declared that their proposition con,
stitutcd Il body Of doctrine more cX-
trcmc than had ever been heard Of be-
fore except at the very arise of scccs-
sion. lie believed the doctrine to be
erroneous and vicious, and proceeded
to lay down and support by argument
Il" counter propositions.
at the conclusion of Garficld's
speech llurd, Of Ohio, took the floor
aud replied in behalf otthc Democrats.
lie rccapitulatcd the points for which
the Democratic party has been con-
tending; reviewed the debate of the
past three months, and declared that
the arguments Of the Democratic side
had not been fairly met. 1t had been
said that the Democratic party bad
backed down, but it was not true.
When they began the fight they did not
expect to win in a day. In the Forty
Fifth Congress they had said tho army
should not be used as posse comttu{-
uS; III the Forty-SiXth Congress thcy
had said it should not be used as a
police force, and before the Forty
Sixth Congress adjourned they should
have taken from the Statute Book
every law that proposed to use this
creature Of theirs at the polls to intimi-
date American citizens in the exercise
OF their rights. (Applausc. There
had been, lie said, no surrender of the
great principle that Congress can with
hold supplies rs Il means Of rcdrcssino
grievances, and SO long as the Demo-
cratic party was in majority in the
House it never would be surrendered.
The present extra session, he said,
had made up the issue between the
two parties. The Democrats had de-
clarcd that the army should be kept
from the polls; that the test oalh
should be repealed, and that the Fed
cral authority should not intervene in
oloetinns in STATES. Upon these points
the Republicans took issue, uid If
with this issue the Republican party
should be successful, it would mean
tho end of the Republic and the upliit-
ing Ofthc empire. Could there be any
doubt as to a controversy like this,
and should civil liberty perish on it's
own thrcshold-its own tircsidc? The
past and future protested against it,
the hopes and fears OF the world pro-
tested against it. and, what was prac-
tically of more value, the Democratic
party, with its majority Of half mill
lion Of American people, protested
against it. (Applausc.)
Reagan then replied to Garficld's
argument OH the question of State
sovereignty, and tho debate was con-
tinucd ny Cox, Congcr, McNlalion and
Hawlcy.
The committee then rose and report
cd the bill to tho House, and it was
passed: Yeas SS, nays 60. Only one
Grccnbackcr votcd-.Stcycnson, of
lllinois-and his vote was in tho If
tirmativc.
Morrison, of Illinois, as u Question
of privilege, offered q joint resolution
for the final adjournment Of Congress,
June 30th, at 4, p. m. The vote was
taken and resulted: Yeas 93, nays 73
"A strict party vote except that of
Acklen, of Louisiana, and all the
Grccnbackers, who voted in the mega
tive.