Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-11

under coerci n none the less will we resist
their notification. The chapter of forcing
their repeal seems to have been closed, but
the chap ter of multiplying is now open. On
this chapter this side of the house will stand
by the laws, not only that they must remain
on the statute book, but that they shall be
executed. If you do not appropriate money
we can t help ourselves, we are powerless 20
appropriate without you, but not by our cen
sent can you nullIfy a law which the constI
tuition does not permit Us to repeal.
Mr.. Springer-Is it not within the province
OF the majority In the house and senate to
withhold appropriations for any purpose?
MIR. Garheld-Oh, yes.
Mr.. Springer-And what complaint have
you to make against the majority for refusing
appropriations for objects which they deem
subversiVe Of the rights and liberties of the
peepleP
Mr.. Garfield can better answer vour
question by quotation from the distiu-
guished gentleman from Virginia TTuckerl,
that Right Is duty plus power" We are
all here under the solemn sanction of an
oath. We have all sworn that we will well
and faithfully perform the duties of repre-.
sentatives under the constitution, and this
constitution says that congress shall appropri-
ate for certain purposes-for the President,
the Judges, and other functionaries of the
government. If any gentlemen here see fit
to neglect that high duty and to violate that
great obligation they must answer for it to
their own conscience, their God and their
country; but as for me, hold that TO appro-
pirate money required by law is my duty,
and my vote shall be for appropriation under
the laws as they stand.
MIR. NJ 'Mahon replied to Mr.. Garfield and
made ironical illusions to that sentleman's
returning appreciation OF mis- duties under
the constitution and the law, aud asserted
that the Democratic side of the house had
uniformly voted for every appropriation bill,
while the Republican side had uniformly
voted against them until yesterday, when
they voted for the Legislative appropriation
bill In the old style Republican way, that is
without discussion, putting it through
here fresh from the people. They
had succeeded both before the State
legislatures and before the people. They
had come here, not by force of any tidal wave,
but by force of clearly organinised re-
volt against the Republican party. What
they desired was fair and free elections,
and to deprive the other side of the power to
place its partisans at the polls. In the army
appropriation bill which had been vetoed the
majority had Incorporated the fundamental
English principle that there should be no
troops at the polls under any pretense; but
the minority had preferred to have no ap-
preparation for the army rather than to sur
render that important privilege. Where was
his colleagues Mr. Gatield'sI sense Of con-
stitutional duty when he voted against that
appropriation bill? He had surrendered it at
party dictation. The members on the other
side had talked about Democratic caucuses,
but he asserted that at no Democratic caucus
were men bound to vote as a unit upon
any question of legislation. [Incredulous
laughter on the Republican side. |
The Republicans, however, when they wanted
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deviiment and to starye the government,
called 2 conference. They did net hold
q caucus, but pious gentlemen as they were,
they conferred. Laughter His colleague
tGarheld got up a new catchwocd a while
ago, and the members OF the majority were
characterized by him as revolutlonists. but
nov they were characterized as nuilfers.
The general debate was here closed, and
the committee proceeded to consider ti4e bill
by secticas Cor amendment.
Alr. Hiscock moved to increase The apprc-
| priiatsn' for district attorneys aud assistants
from sE:ee hundred thousand dollars to three
hundied and fifty thousand dollars. Re-
lected.
Mr.. H;soock moved to strike out the clause
providing that no money appropriated shall
be used for carrying out the provisions of the
title OF section 26. revised statutes; and in.
seat clause fsppr0priatiha twenty thousand
dollars for that purpose. h'Jected-yeaS, 81;
nays, rs.
Mr. Hlscock moved to strike cut section 2,
which prohibits any department or officer of
the government from making any contract or
mourning any liability for the future payment
CT ravneY until enc appropriation has hrst
been made by law. Rejected.
Mr.. Garfield moved TO strike out of Sec
ton two the words, ''or incur any liability"
Mr.. Cox opposed the amendment. He did
not believe in letting down on this business
at all. He thought Re cc@;e, ses dlsposi-
sILivn vl.- the other side to haze the super
Visors appointed anyhow. lie was partial 10
g bin Of this nature, aud you'd prefer to
wipe the whole thing out, but this was an
extraordinary emergency; gentlemen were
preparing for the election of lS9C, GaG he
world Ect Ei.e iaou4 the chance Of single
hair to han g hope On. The amendment
was rejected.
Mr.. Hiscock moved to except the war and
navy departments from the provisions OF sec
| ton tso. Inspected.
Mr.. Weaver moved to amend section SO
as to provide that the commissioner who is to
put the names of Jurors into the box alter
nately with the clerk Of the court, shall be
| appointed from a party opposing that to
| which the clerk belongs, instead OF from the
! principal party, as provided IN the bill
Rejected-,--yeas, So; nays, 9b-the Republi-
| cans and Greenbackers voting ID lis favor
and the Democrats against it,
Ar. Herbert offered an amendment provid-
ing that, in selecting namss to be placed in
the Jurors box, the clerk and commissioner
shall in no wise have regard to politics, but
| shall look to the qualifications prescribed by
law. Ruled out on point of order raised by
Mr.. Garfield.
III. Garfield offered an amendment strik-
| ing out the proviso that the COMMISSIONER shall
| be appointed from the principal political
party opposing that to which the clerk may
| belong. He was unwilling that a statute
should be passed which, tor the frst time in
the history Of the country, injected polite:
into juries of courts. Let there be nc such
thing as politics recognized ia law, which
ought to deal justly with all men. In the in.
| tsrest of good law the amendment should be
| adoptedI
Mr.. Herbert-No greater joke had ever
been perpetrated than thai VIII Oh the gentle
man from Ohio [Garfeldl perpetrated wher
| he pleaded for fair juries; it was the grandes
! joke of the nineteenth century; everything
! else paled before the gentleman's patent fol
| fair elections in the southern States.
After some further debate the amendment
vas rejected.
| Mr.. Cannon offered an amendment pro.
yiding that in the event the clerk of court
does not belong to any political party, ther
| fr.rNrC shall no tod al Nv