Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-20
FORTY.SIITH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY. Nav 20.

FORTY.Sl1TH CON6RESSs
TUESDAY, May 20.
SENATE-Mr. Mcdonald asked leave to In.
troduce bill authorizing the President of the
United States TO employ the militia and land
and naval forces OF the United States to enforce
Ine laws, whenever their execution is obstruct.
ca py combinations too powerful to be sup
preventing the military from being used as a
posse comitatuS, except in cases authorized by
lne constitution and laws.
tha h,h honunds objected to the introduction OF
not been given '0O A'-N
Mr Mcdonald then withdrew the bill. and
sa,e ia % mo1ice he should ask leave to introduce it
Ihe Senate resumed the consideration OF the
b,e;HEisalVe b;E judicial and executive appropriation
Mr.. Saunders said that aIthopcn M nodr y,
men or individuals had asked for the renesl of
Ihe electlon laws; 1t was now proposed by the
heocrats boaEs osS 10 sweep them from the statute
OF the north believe tnat the object Of the pe.
peal was TO secure free and uurestrained vot
ing M az the polls for, If this had been permitted
th, az tne soutn, there would now be twenty or
pna,ose and seven or eight Senator'S. No colored
representatives were permitted to he
saosen; Seosen;, baTa and there the was one colored
factory manner in which he discharged
his duties he could not possibly be re-eie,fed
Oy the legislature OF Mississippi The demo-
Gratis, he repeated, under the pretence Of secur
ing free elections, have disfranchised one .rentb
OF the people OF the country, and MANY of them
are now feeing west, panic stricken. from their
9ppIessofs. The government should not be
deprived OF the means Of protecting voters
from armed asSailanIs, and securing them ih
the exercise or their rights. The law abidino
part or the country did not complain of the
means 10 that end, but only the ruffian and the
assassin and those who would destroy free
government to accomplish party ends He read
with approval passages from the Presidents
vetoes, and In the conclusion Of his brief speech
entered his solemn protest against the repeal OF
tne election laws, and said, 'Iet well enough
alone,' was common but expressive admoni.
t1on, and which Congress at this time would dc
well TO observe.
Mr.. Whyte said the political clauses OF the
Oil were not extensive enough to meet his
views, Which were opposed to all federal inter-
Ierence-ciVil or mflitary-in state affairs. In
his Judgment, there is no such thing as a ma
tional election. Elections are either state or
municipal. Senators and Representatives are
agents OF and responsible to the states. There
ernment. Mr.. Whyte made a constttutiSnal
and historical argument to support these views
HOUSE Immediately after the reading of
the journal, the House resumed the considera-
ton of the business OF the morning hour-being
the bill In regard to the removal OF causes from
state to federal courts.
Mr: urner concluded his argument in opposi-
ton to the bill. and asserted that the protec-
t1on OF the government should be guaranteed to
FEDERAL Officers. There was but one power SOW.
eTe1gn and supreme In this broad land and
mat was the power OF the government OF the
Mr.. Frye moved to lay the bill on the table.
Defeated-yeas 9S, nays 112-a strict party vote
with the exception OF Mr.. Conger. who voted In
the negative, for the purpose OF moving to re-
consider, and thus consuming the morning
hour. OF the greenbackers, Jones, Ladd and
Ford voted In the Affirmative, and Lowe, Murch,
no hof <yxrpa
In the negative.
A motion to lay on the table the motion to re-
consider the vote was agreed to-yeas III, nays
g out 1ne morning hour having expired the
The House then resumed the consideration OF
the Warner silver bill.
Tie pending section was that providing that
the owner or silver bullion may have it formed
into bars or into silver dollars for his benefit.
MI. C0nger moved to lay the section on the
table; the effect OF which, the Speaker stated,
would be to carry the bill there also.
MI. Cox characterized the motion as an indi-
rect way OF killing the bill; to which Mr. Gar
neld replied that that would be sad, but he
thought the country could bear it.
he wanted to see how gentlemen on the other
side, who pretended to be silver men, would
vote.
Mr.. Fort.-The gentleman need not trouble
himself about this side OF the House. This side
wants to vote squarely as to whether Silver
shall be received at what 1t is worth, or at its
coin value.
Mr.: White, lPal-Thats right; you are ex-
pressing my views at last.
Mr.: Warner;.There is no such question in
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Conger's mo-
tlon, and 1t was defeated-yeas 112. nays 1l6.
Mr.. Conger appealed to Mr.. Warner (who has
cnarge OF the billy to allow q vote to be taken
on an amendment offered by Mr. Fort, but
which had been excluded under the oyeration
OF the previous question.
Mr.. Warner declined IN c0nspnt
Mr.. Conger thereup0n gave notice that his
side OF the House would decline to vote on the
third section; and so, when the vote was taken
upon It, there were but 103 members voting.
Mr. Cox (Ohio) moved call OF the House.
MI. Townshend N1l.) inquired whether there
was no remedy for such revolutionary pro-
ceedings. Laughter on the republican side,
House. --, VI '''o
Mr.. Garfield.-The remedy is to allow vote
on the amendment WV
Mr.. Clymer stated that he was In the Chair
when Mr. Forts amendment was offered. and If.
was his understanding then that a vote was to
be allowed on it. S w