National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-28
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United states Commissioner Of Fish and Fisheries.
Adopted.
Also the resolution providing for the printing of
500 copies of Senator Moron's report on Chinese
immigration for the use OF the Senate. Adopted
The resolution heretofore submittcdby Mr.. Vest.
that full reconciliation and free coinage OF silver
are demanded alike by the dictates Of justice and
wise slatesinanShip, was taken up
The morning hour was occupied by debate, and
the resolution went over until tomorrow.
The unfinished business was taken up, being the
joint resolution providing additional pay for Con-
grcSSlona employees.
Tho amendments heretofore offered by MesSrs.
Wallace and ingalls,, forming the old Judicial ap-
preparation bill, the political assessment bill, &C.,
were withdrawn, and the joint resolution was
passed with an amendment providing suitable
rooms for the Court OF claims.
MIR. EATON from tho Committee OH Approprin.
tons, reported without amendment caucus bill
making appropriations. for certain judicial ex.
penscs lie stated that there would be no effort to
limit debate.
Mr. CoSKLING objected to the new clause inserted
III tho House, That the jury commissioner should be
member of the principal opposing political party sin
the district in which the court SHIELD" Hethousht
but petty political cabais IN selecting jures
MIR. CoNKLING also read testimony and doeu-
publican unia'rless in selecting juries in Alabama
Mr. MCMILLAN spoke against the jury clause as
forcing court officers to enter Into political action
Mr.. CoSKLING moved to strike out the second
section 0ury clause). Rejccted-yeas, 16; nays, 80
MT MCMILLAN moved to strike out tho words re.
quiring the commissioner to be "a well.known
member Of the principal political party in the dis.
trict in which the court is held opposing that to
which the clerk may belong" Reected-yeas Is;
nays, w. Inc Dill was reported TO the Senate from
the Committee of the Whole.
Mr. WISDOM moved to add, "for fees of United
States marshals and their deputies 5000 600" Re.
jected-yeas, 10 mays, 80.
The bill was rcnd a third time and posscd-yeos,
20; nays, lG
AT his own request Mr.. McDoSALD was excused
from further service on the Committee on Mines
aud Mining. and Mr. Vest was appointed in his
The House bill making appropriations to pay
fees OF United States Marshals and their general
deputies was read twice and referred to the Com
mttce on Appropriations.
The House joint resolution fixing Monday. June
SO at four o'clock p. M, as the time OF final id
Journmont WINS laid before the Senate.
Mr.. DAVIS W; ,VaO, In connection with the reso.
luton said We arc not without hope that we
may agree with the House. but at this time II is best
not to DO so. Therefore ! ask its reference TO the
Mr., CAMERON CWisj, at his own request was ex-
cused from further service on the select committee
to inquire Into alleged frauds In the late election
and Mr. Blair was appointed in his stead.
The resolution heretofore submitted providing
for a Joint committee composed of three members
each ofthc House and Senate Committees on Mines
and Mining to act in aid of the commission ap.
pointed under the sundry civil act 1872 to codiiy
The laws relating to the survey and disposition OF
public lands, &c, was adopted,
testimony taken by the select committee iuyesti-
eating the Treasury ACCOUNTS be reported 70 the
Senate and printed for the use of the Senate"
Mr.. BECK objected to tho production Of the frag.
mentary testimony now before the committee. He
mad regarded any reference TO what the committee
Mr. INGALLS, said he had never referred to II until
the chairman tMI. Davis, of W. Va had set the
example Then he had refuted some statements
when were not borne out by the facts. The coun.
try ought to know the fact that the only discrepancy
eyslSPe 0.t was s. duplicate warrant Of less than
ton OF all the charges of hundreds of millions of
dollars Of Irregularities
self showed that Mr. ingalls, statement was wholly
nnwarranted. He would be glad Il all the irregu.
planned as errors In book keeping; but until the
investigation was completed i would be unwise to
PuHs the ds l. night either shake the
the world undue confidence In 1t. There had been
no unnecessary delay blythe committee
mony before the committee, but only public state
uents of the Department.. He reiterated his pre-
yious statements Of discrepancies between the
public debt statements and the evidence taken
Mr.. DAVIS Yielded to Mr. Voorhees,, ON whose mo-
tion the House bill authorizing the construction of
railroad bridge across the Wabash River wns
taken up and passed.
message from the President of the United States,
transmitting his veto of Senate bill 595, for the re-
lief Of Joseph d. Collins. Referred to the Commit
on motion Of Mr.. BUTLER the Senate adjourned
at o'Oo p IN. until tomorrow.
HOUSE or REPR EsIsNT.1TIVE
On motion of Mr.. COBB the morning hour was
dispensed with. and tho House at 1920 went into
Committee OF tho Whole (Nlr. Blackburn In the
chair on the bill for the payment of the fees of
United states marsbals and their general deputies
MI general debate being limited toonch hour
Before taking the chair Mr.. BLACKBURN proposed
That the general debate should be extended to two
hours, at the end of which time the bill should be
considered by sections, and that no dilatory mo.
lions should be made on the other side.
To this proposition Mr.. CoNGER objected on the
lbuster. '''D NV '''''''' ~ NJ
The debate was opened by Mr.. GARFIELD. "To
this favor has IL come at last" said he The great
fleet that set out on the 18th of March with all can
vas spread is ut last embarked In this little craft 10
meet whatever fatc sea and storm may give IL: but
itcontans almost everything that has been the OBJ.
from speeches made by prominent Democrats, par.
culaTly from the speeches of Messrs McLanc and
Carlisle to show that the doctrine of those gentle.
men was that there were no national elections;
that the United States had no voters; that the states
had the exclusive right TO control elections; that
the United States had no authority to keen the
peace anywhere, and that the States SOVEREIGN
That was fair summary of the principles and doc.
srines OF the majority lie argued that The Union
ordained and established by the only sovcrcignS in
the country-lhe common superors of both States
hal the Union OF States was older than the states
themselves, and, instead of having been created by
hem, had rather created them
The question OF State sovereignty had been ap
penleu TO the court OF last resort where kings an.
pealed to get justice In that high court OF war
liyc2" and SHOULD State have q right of rs own
TO nullify the laws of the Union and break away
from ~" Those two propositions had been tried
in the thunder of battle aud the war had lcgs.
lated finally and forever on that subject. II had
settled beyond all question, first, that slavery
should never again live IN this Republic and sec.
oud that State sovereignty. rising to dignity of
power to nullify the laws of the Union should
never again be known; and yet to-day the doc.
trines which Ii. had read were the doctrines of the
leaders of the Democratic party. II was a reaction
toward the old days more marked than anything
he had seen In his service IN the House.
In conclusion he predicted that the present bill
was about being launched upon stormy passage.
II did not so into unknown sens for II had been
already wrecked IN another hulk. IL was starting
for q short and disastrous and ignObU voyage.
Applause on the Republican side.
MI HuRD replied TO Mr.. Garfield reCapltulated
the position held by the Democratic party on the
questions at issue reviewed the debates of the last
three months, and declared that the arguments OF
the Democratic side had not been fairly met ON the
other side With TWO honorable eXCeptiOns-the
speeches OF MeSsrs. Hawey and RObesOu lie
then proceeded TO discuss the subject froma Demo.
cl0liC standpoint Such result meant the end of
the Republic and the uplifting OF tho Fmpire
Could there be any doubt 0s.to Il controversy like
this In Russia, III Germany, In France, II might
be doubtful, but in free America with the tradition,
umphs OF the fathers OF civil Government Il could
not be doubtful. Democratic applause Should
civil liberty perish on It's own Threshold at It's own
frcsideY The past and the future protested aguins
II. The hopes and fears OF the world protested
against II. And, what was practically OF more
value. the Democratic party, with its majority oil
n million Of the American adj