New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-21

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and children in Maine and sell them into slavery.
Even this did not seem to crush Mr. Blaine, who
said he presumed that the people would do as the
honest people of the South did, set up revolution.
He then quietly reminded the Kentucky Senator
that he had admitted bis defeat by supposing an
impossible case.
Mr. COnklng then made a half hours
speech in his best vein, thoroughly exposing the
purpose of what he called "the nondescript and
unheard-of provisions" of the fifth section. MIR.
Conkling declared that Mr. Thurman, whom he
described as mot only the corps commander but
the generaliSsimo of the Democratic forces" had
discovered that his more humble followers could
not be depended on TO make their own confession OF
faith and vote this bill without coaching. lie
had come down from the Vice-Presdents chair and
with that breezy aflluence of dash which seems to
grow upon him of late, " has announced that this
bill must be passed 1t came from the House With
out the crossing of t or the dottiDg of an l."
Mr.. Conkng continued for some time to point out the
reasons which had governed the Democrats in max
ing this change of front At the close OF hls re-
marks he offered several amendments intended TO
test the of the Senators to the meaning OF the
words police force" All of them were OF course
rejected and the committee rose.
AMENISiENTs ALL KILLED.
As soon as the bill was reported to the Senate,
Mr.. Withers moved to nonconcur in all the amend
ments which had been recommended by the Demo
cratic Appropriations Committee and adopted In
Committee of the Whole by Democratic as well as
by Republican votes.
MIR. Blaine Immediately and appealed to the
members of the Appropriations Committee to know
if they proposed to allow their work to be slaugh-
cred in this fashion. He could get reply.
Mr.. Logan suggested that the members Of the
committee have unanimous consent TO withdraw
the speeches they had made in favor of the amend
ments
Mr. Window said he would like to have separ-
ate vote on one amendment The Senate Commit
tee had inserted the word hereafter" in a pro-
vision affecting the pay of an officer, it having been
discovered that as the provision passed the House
it would carry back pay amounting to about
IS 600.
Senator Conkling remarked soto voce, that the
Democrats did not believe in any thereafter"
although the Committee on Appropriations did.
Mr.. Allison asked for a vote on two amendments,
which had been recommended and adopted, which
substituted for words that made no sense In their
present connection Others which would. Even these
the Democrats would not vote for, and by strict
party vote they killed every amendment proposed
by their own committee and adopted by themselves,
after full and earnest discussion. more complete
change of front in the midst of battle was never
heard OF.
CONKLING SPEAKS AT MIDNIGHT.
Senator Conkling then rose to speak. The GAL
leries were crowded with spectators, some of whom
had been patiently waiting since noon in expecta-
tion of hearing him, while many members of the
House and others found seats in the Senate Cham
Der itself. Mr.. COnkling spoke without notes but
it was evident that he had carefully laid out
his argument beforehand. He began by
quoting some remarks made by Senator voorhees,
the other day, in which that Senator said
that he would never, never, never vote
to surround the polls with troops. Senator Conk-
ling said that this speech trampled on Democratic
doctrine, and he went on to recall the conduct of
the Kansas elections and the dispersion of the
Kansas Legislature by the of the army. Never,
he said, had the Republicans consented to military
domination of elections time and place of peace
He then paid his respects to Mr. Beck and described
the military interference in elections In Kentucky
as we'll as the necessity for 1t at the close Of the
Mr.. Beck looked unhappy and made no reply.
Mr. Conklng then drew picture of Democratic
election frauds In New-York in 1888. Coming
down TO later time he said that all that took
place before 1866 was insignificant COM
pared with the fraud and violence that
have been committed in the Southern States
since then. After glowing description and de-
fence of the principles of the Republican party Mr.
Conkling proceeded to recall and read the famous
nation in the Democratic House In 1876. After
commenting upon these, MIR. COnkling read the or
der issued by direction OF the President TO execute
the spirit of the resolutions, and charged
that the Democrats had in their campaign of that
year pamed off these resolutions and this order on
weak Republicans evidence that they were in ia
vor of peaceful and fair elections even If the use OF
troops was necessary to secure them. Mr.. COnkling
spoke until quarter past H.
Just as the debate closing Senator Bayard, In
order to place his party before the country i'll
little better light than II before occupied,
sung as Senator Blaine characterized II,
dOXOlogy and pronounced benedlctiOn. lie stroVe
to make the country believe that the party had
never proposed 10 cOerce the President, anC never
Threatened 20 stop the wheels of Government If GER
tain riders were not accepted as part the APP
preparation bills.
Blaine in his desire to understand this new position
of the Democracy, II a new position had been
he would vote for the Army bilI pure ana simple IL
the President should veto the present one
The question was one that Mr. Bayard ", was not
willing to answer directly. but he was finally forced
TO do 50 and to answer 1t III the Affirmative. lie
even went further, and said that no Democratic
Senator had ever threatened To starve the Army
under any circumstances, and that they would not
While this colloquy was in progress and when
mr. Blame wS Baun13 much annoyad said
speaking from bis seat in low voice, that the Sen
ator from Maine had no right TO stand there With
his hands on his hips and catechise him.
Senator Blaine called him TO account for this
and Mr. Bayard, who is a thorough gentleman, and
was evidently sorry that he had been betrayed into
such an ndscretiOn, refused 10 allow the cOntro-
vcTsy to go On.
At1:30 o'clock Senator Blaine is again upon the
floor, but II looks though vote upon the bill
would lie reached soon.
Ldf1.-At o'clock this morning the Army bill
was passed by a vote of 33 in the affirmative to 10
i'm the negative. The Senate divided strictly on
party lines except that Senator Burnside voted for
the bill.