The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-26

Wings as Swift ~ Meditation, and Pre-
sents the Hill 10 the President Fol
His. The House Pegglng Away a
the Legislative Bit.
WASHINGTON, April %.
SENATE.
Consideration was resumed to-day Of the
resolution relating to appointments by thu
Secretary and Sergeantat-Arms.
The amendment declaring that nc
Union soldiers shall be removed except iol
some cause, and that no Confederate
soldier shall take the places OF any dis
missed Union soldiers was defeated by 8
strict party vote OF 20 to 81. The resolu
ton was then agreed to.
Consideration Of the army bill was then
resumed.
PADDocK's AMENDMENT '
Mr., Paddock addressed the Senate on
the subject OF his amendment to modify
the existing law which forbids any part ol
the army being used as q pose comitatuS, 80
that troops may be used for such purpose
in Nebraska, Colorado, Oregon and other
States and Territories, and in the Indian
country generally. Settlers in the north.
western section OF the country had the
right to demand protection, because Il it
was longer withheld our citizens would be
checked in their movement and injured
in their person and estate. lfsuch sup
port had been furnished within the last
year there would have been fewer deaths
to mourn and fewer Indian outrages to
record. He earnestly pressed his amend
ment on the consideration Of the Senate.
Mr.. Eaton moved that the amendment
OF Mr.. Paddock be laid on the table, and
the motion was agreed to by party vote.
Yeas 40, nays 2S.
THAT SIXTH SECTION.
The sixth section of the bill was read us
follows: mo military or naval officer or
other person engaged in the civil, military
or naval service OF the United State shall
order, bring, keep or have under his au-
thorlty or control any troops or armed
men at place where any general election
Is held in any State, unless il be necessary
70 repel armed enemies OF the United
States; provided that nothing contained in
this section, as now amended, shall be
held or deemed TO abridge or effect the
duties or power Of the President Of the
United States, under section 5,297 Of the
revised statutes, enacted under and TO en-
able the United States to comply with sec
ton four Of article fourof the Constitution
OF the United States, on application of the
legislative or executive as provided for in
said section"
no GO.
Mr.. Edmunds proposed the amendment
that nothing in this ssection contained shall
be held to abridge or affect the power OF
the President ofthe United States, under
Sections 5,20S and 500, revised sections.
Mr.. Edmunds said the proviso in the bill
recognized vote the duty oil providing by
law for the presence OF armed power OF the
United States to repress violence at the
polls, whether ut federal or State elections.
His amendment only carried out the law OF
l70S, which provided for the use OF military
force to suppress forcible and violent op.
positions 10 the laws OF the United States,
applying to either federal or State elec.
tions.
On motion of Mr.. Eaton the amendment
was laid on the table; yeas, 10; nays, %.
TRYs IT AGAIN WITH SAME RESULT.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted IN amendment
to the clause providing fora fine OF not more
than 5000 and imprisonment at hard la.
Dor OF not less than three months, nor
more than five years for any person in
public service who may bring armed men
10 the polls. Mr.. Edmunds moved TO in
sert unless such force shall be necessary
to be used to execute the laws OF the Unit
ed States"
On motion OF Mr.. Eaton the amendment
was laid on the table; yeas, 10; nays, 80.
Nofurther amendments were offered to
the sixth section.
the exception that Davis, OF Ills, voted
with the Democrats.
ALL AMENDMENTS PUT TO SLEEP.
Mr.. Carpenter moved to strike out the
ninth section, providing that there shall
be no promotions or appointments in any
above rank OF Captain, except in the corps
OF engineers, &c. The amendment was
laid on the table.
Other amendments were proposed to the
ninth, being the: last section Bill, but all
were laid on thetable.
The President pro lem announced that
the bill was now on It's passage as it came
from the House, no amendments having
been made.
amend the 9th section, but his amendment
was laid on the table by strict party
vote.
The bill was then passed by vote OF Al
yeas to 80 nays, as follows:
TIE REvoLUTIoNisrs.
YEAs-Bailey, Bayard, Beck; Butler,
Call, Cockrell, Coke, Davis (Ill.), Eaton,
Farley, Garland, Gordon, Groome, Grover,
Hampton, Harris, Hereford, Hill (Ga.) J,
Houston, Johnston, Jonas, Jones Fla. !,
Herman, Lamar, Mcdonald, Maxey, Nor.
gan, Pendleton, Randolph, Ransom, Sauls.
bury, Slater, Thurman, Vance, Vest, Voor.
hees, Walker, Wallace, White, Williams
and Withers-4l. .,t"U ?
THE PATRIOTS,
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bell.
Blaine, Booth, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron
Pa, Cameron Wis, Carpenter, Chandler,
Conkling, Dawes, Edwards, Ferry, Ham.
lin, Hill Col, Ingalls,, Jones New, Kel.
logg, Kirkwood, Logan, Mcmillan, Nor.
rill, Paddock, Platt, Plumb, Rollins, San.
ders and Teller 80.
The only pairs announced were the fol.
lowing: Mr.. Davis, W. Va, with Mr.,
Window, and Mr.. Hoar with Mr.. McPher.
son. Mr.. Sharon was the only absentee
not paired
TWAS resolved then, that when theS
ate adjourned, 1t be to Monday-yeas ii,
nays 90. 1t was the only question decid.
cd to-day, without reference to party.
The Senate then went into execute ses.
Ait Alter confirming two nominations,
Ikbo CnnoEa rauotn al in aYnnntft,a paps;a.,
nearly an hour, doing nothing except to
to wait for the return ct the army apPro.
priation bill, which, although enrolled in
advance by the clerks OF the House OF
Representatives, had still to be examined
by the Committee on Enrolled Bills OF that
body and signed by the Speaker in the
presence OF the House before 1t could,
under the rules, be signed by the presid.