Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-04-24

saries into provinces to incite disturbances as
an excuse to use the army to keep the peace.
The same thing might be done and had been
done by the President of the United States.
Mr.. Teller followed and said the Democrats
had, until now, sustained the veto power of
the President The proper place to test the
validity of the law was in the courts. The
Democratic cry for free ballot was inconsis-
tent, as all the election frauds for the last
thirty years have been to the advantage of
the Democratic party. He=c concluded by
citing evidence heard by the Teller committee
as proof of the correctness and justice of his
argument. 5.
In the House, the bill reported on the pre-
vious day from the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, to provide for the ex'
change of subsidiary silver coins for legal
tender money, and to make such coins legal
tender in all sums not exceeding $40, after
discussion, went over. While the House was
in committee of the whole on legislative bills,
Mr.. Kelly made speech against the policy
of attempting to coerce the President into
signing the appropriation bills. He warned
the Democratic party that if it attempted to
override the veto in any other than consti-
tutional way, it will be trampled under the
feet Of an indignant people. He said he
would vote for the repeal of the test oath for
Jurors if before the House, as a separate
measure. Mr.. Carlisle followed. In his re-
marks he said: Disclaiming any y.intention to
make an appeal to the passions. disclaiming
any intention to excite partisan feeling or to
distract the judgment of the peoples repre-
sentatives on this very exciting question, |
say to the gentlemen on the other side, not in
any spirit of arrogance or dictation, but with
all the deliberation and earnestness which the
gravity of this great subject demands, that
these laws must be repealed, and that this
power of the Executive to control the elec-
ton of the peoples representatives must be
taken away. [Applause on the Democratic
side.] s@ vs-s
In the Senate on the 18th during discus
sion of the army appropriation bill, Mr..
Randolph spoke, alluding to prominent events
in the early history of his State, significant as
showing predominance then of a spirit of
resistance to unjust laws, which now appears
in the proposed repeal Of the laws authoriz-
ing military interference in civil affairs.
He said that in 1876, he bore message from
Governor, now Senator Hampton, to Gen.
Grant, then President, requesting him to
withdraw his troops from the South Carolina
State House, in Difference to the decision of
the Supreme and Of the highest Court OF
that State. Imagine my astonishment and
indignation, said Mr.. Randolph, when in an
angry tone and uncivil manner the President
replied: 81 won't withdraw the troops. |
don't regard the decision of the Supreme
Court, and if had any message to send to
Governor Hampton it would be that his mes
sage to me was impertinence." Several Sena-
tors incidentally spoke against the practice
of lists being prepared of Senators who de.
sired to speak on pending question. Mr..
Bayard said he proposed to address the Sen
ate and country at length upon the proposed
legislation. Senator Morgan also indicated
his intention to speak, and said Southern
representatives regarded these as constitution.
al questions, rather than NJ: rs affecting the
recent disturbances between the North and
the South, and their future influence on the
destinies of this great country. They had
an equal interest with other sections in the
development of the true glory of the Ameri-
can Union, nation or government, and were
desirous Of assisting in the management of
the government of the people for the people
and by the people. They did not attempt to
repeal war measures for the benefit of the
South. They preferred to outlive the effects,
and were here to day because of their pa
tient course in obedience to the law. Mr..
Groome referred to the acts of Generals Dix
and Schenck in connection with the affairs in
Maryland in 1851, and at other periods
as showing to what lengths the army had
gone in abuse of the rights of free people.
The House set aside all business of a pri
vate character and went into committee Of
the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill, and was addressed by Mr.. Mckinley, of
Ohio, in opposition to the proposed legislation
to repeal the Federal election laws. He de-
nounced that legislation as bold and wan
ton attempt to wipe from the law every pro-
lection of the ballot-box, and to surrender it
into the unholy hands of hired repeaters and
ballot-box suffers at the North, and "tissue
ballot" cheats at the South. Mr.. House, of
Tennessee, followed, expressing his astonish.
ment that any man would be found willing
that the Federal election law should be re-
tained on the statute book. He defended the
Southern representatives from charges of
falsity to their obligations. Mr.. Burrows, of
Michigan, advocated the retention of the
election laws. He asserted that the negroes
in Louisiana were fleeing from oppression,
and couched his declarations in very strong
language. Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana, made
several efforts to get in disclaimer Of the
statements, but Mr.. Burrows declined to yield.
The debate became very animated, the speak
er assailing the Democratic party in the
House whom he styled conspirators. At the
conclusion of his remarks, Messrs. Gibson
and Elam both warmly denied the charge
that citizens of Louisiana were intimidated
voters.
In the House en- the 18th, after the read.
ing of the journal, the subsidiary coins bill