New-York tribune., 1879-06-06
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Mr. EATON lrisns,-If my friend desires me % rse to
make the effort Will make It, There has been absolute
and unqualified injustice praoised IN many OF lne
in selecting jurors the senator s NOT aware Q. IL ns
therefore think the committee did wei I'D order W
MAKE @ Ting Isasonas honest ;,o Senator to mpute
those aud TO one party and that the Re
Mr. EATON-Does 1t make any difference which party
did itl
Mr. EAToN-T do mean that.
Mr. HARRIS Dem, Tenn VIII the Senator rom
Maine allow mo 10 state "a fact In point
Mr. UARRIs-Fiye or six years ago. in the United
States Circuit Court Memphis, 10 was found thar
every Juror summoned by the Marshal belonged 10 one
political pIrty IL was stated BY many citizens that
they had been appro iched asked II they would find
for ;he Government IN all suits to which the Govern
ment was party selected as Jurors ana upon 1o 'S ey
denee and the law as charged, they we're rejected
Judge discharged every juror ana made panel himself
But showed what might occur under the present
Mr. BLAINE-That case illustrates that the correction
went alpuy with the wrong. Ihe Court VIII correct u.
MIR WHYTE (Dom MIDI, sotto voce-rhat depends
Mr.. HARRIs-My point is that it would be better TO TO
have the Jurors selected impariay than 10 leave tto
the attorneys to appeal to the court ~ correct an aeco
Mi BLAINE-Now, the result of this bill will be
In GOT the rankest partisans both sides the Jury
Mr.. DANES iRep., Mass l-Wnat II there arc three
Mr. BLAINE-Thatis is Just what was going TO speak
Mfr. EAToN-we can except Maine from this. Laugh
Mr. BLAINE-That is the very trouble am in. There
are three ares there and the principal opposing party
is now the Greenback party and islaw would exclude
the Democrats entirely rom the panel The last vote
Democrats, 10000 Tnat leaves the Democrats
out in the cold entirely. ILaugnterI And
ca organization be cannot get In the jurybo1 at all
seward Fessenden and William Hale could NOT get on
comm,ee here in years gone ny BECAUSE the opinion
of such patriots JEFF Davis. Judah L. Benjamin aud
sav .fsS I' mgher Now yon propose 70 trans
great public ndecency % put VA TIE statutes provision
thai two political parsans Sna M s'ama sg gaSn
now in Georgiai 1 know what one Is; wnat Is the
othe1 W T no e ToteS sSo a, on ona sio elect mcm
ber of Congrcssl There Is another cheat underlying
posite party really. politically cOrrupty IN bar
mony i'm the clerk Then you VIII nave aJuy o faDk
partisans all on one side. .
assumption That there was no precedent for recognizing
political differences IN drawing lrles ciied the practice
In Pennsylyania siace 1867, which is similar 10 that
proposed. , -, ,.
The amendment was rCjected-yeas, IS nays 30
Mr. EDMUNDS Qiep., VIZ moyed to siriSe out the
words nothing herein cont 'ined shall be con
snch is now the practice from ordering the names OF
Jurors drawn from tile boxes used by the state
authorities selecting JuTles III the highest courts OF
Mr. 'EDMUNDs-My object is to get rid OF the cross
cut saw busiDCss-the pendulum wsSOl seecth% Jurors
RejecLed-yeas, Is; nays, 80.
Mr. EDMCNDS moved 10 strike out tho clause by
than Two weeks term, unless 1t be necessary IN
order to complete trial OF a IN which he is i'm
Tbe committee amendment CIeing the substitute for
the original DD tnen agreed toyeas Jo nays 10
Mr. EDMUNDS moved 10 reeommlt the Dill
The notion lost. -
Mr. EDMUNDS then spoke at some length on the bll,
and finally yielded 10 motion by Mr CONhLlNGst0
adjourn. $500, -