Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-05
THE SONG OF THE SHIRT,
As SUNG IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
Hawiey Wants 10 Know if the Democrats
viii Really Do It-Garfeld Hand
sOmeIy Cornered by Tucker.
WASHINGTON, April 4.
HOUSE.

iNai PeAl lNlNo III bAS AAOuoSi aAtSA "aSiis
g bitter partisan war during the week
met together every Saturday and voted
like brothers to carry over the session
till Tuesday 50 as to prevent the part!
OF the centre IRON introducing meas
ures OF financial relief.
Messrs. De La Matyr, Jones, Wright
and Hawley also made speeches.
Mr.. De La Matyr expressed his inten
ton to vote for the bill as it stood. lie
thought the House had better show
some desire to relieve the people instead
OF giving themselves wholly TO wrangle
over the firing upon Sumter, the return
ing slavery of Burns, the fiasco OF
Jown Brown, and general ordinations
and recriminatiOns.
Mr.. Jones, OF Texas, opposed the plac-
ing of political legislation on an appro-
priatiOn bill.
Mr.. Wright condemned the reOpening
of the dead issues of the war, and pre-
dicted defeat, in 1850, for the party that
raised them.
Mr.. Howiey-The committee followed,
denouncing the purpose OF the majority,
which would leave the Government to
be carried on bv the voluntary service
OF its officers, or by voluntary sub
scriptiOns such as flowed into the Treas
ury in 1860. 1t was threatened by the
gentlemen of the majority that ii the
President should veto the bill, they
would apply thumb screws to the minor
ity in order tO obtain twO-thirdS ma
jOrity, and failing in that, the appro-
priation should fail To that programme
the minority would invariably vote nay
to the end Of the chapter. 1t was not
now a question of merits of statutes, but
Of methods, and Democratic method was
dangerous, reprehensible and 20 be Op-
posed. lie asked the other side of the
House whether the pending issue was
a gooi one for them before the people?
Was IL ElCc thing To
% To the hustings with?
Ii 80 then they should bring into the
House an independent bill iOr the re-
peal oi this election law. Let the House
vote ON it. Let the Senate vote upon it.
Let the President veto, it il he would
and let Congress then try 10 pass it over
the Presidents veto and if il failed To do
so then the Democratic party should
take the issue on its shoulders, should
put il on its tiag and should go to the
people in 1850. Were they afraid to
DO that? In obedience TO what myster
iOus plan or conspiracy was it that
Congress bad Ia he CALLED h"r" iG %,;; %Cr;;,
was told it must vote Tor
what was wrong or the govern
ment would be starved. Applause on
the Republican side. II the Democracy
had a good issue in the measures, why
not 90 before the people on them. You
think, said he, addressing the Demo
cratic side of the House that because
We love this child we will stand by, and
al the last moment We will yield every
thing that YOU ask rather than you
should strike it. You know that we
love the country. You know what
we will DO for il. You know, thank
God, what we have done for it, Loud
applause on the Republican sideI and
vet YOU come and tell me that the
army is not to be paid, that the President
and the JHdges are not to have their
salaries: that the War Department, the
Navy Department and the Interior De-
partment shall 60 pennies Tor TWO
wears unless | say yes to your PROPOSE
ton against my conscience. Do you
think | will do so? Do YOU really think
So? Have YOU the least idea in the
world that | will do it, or that any man
here will 10 il? In obedience To what
conspiracy do YOU come here TO try It:
Renewed applause on the Republican
side1 You are not proposing q
better law, OF better way OF
using force to sustain Federal power,
but YOU come with one, sweep
iny demand that the whole ot this
legislation must be wiped out as uncon-
sti,utional, and that the Federal troops
must, under no circumstances, be en-
ploycd. Ii looks to Us, gentlemen, as
very determined attempt on your part
not 10 carry the country IN a political
campaign in 1880. but 10 take posses
sion Of il As YOU have taken possession
of a large portion OF the South. You
have avowed YOU desire 20 unite with
your friends of the GTeenhdCk per
Suasion. Ii looks hopeful To you that
Won have come into your heretaGc atthe
same time that this ragtag and bObtall
Of al elements has about got a ioothold.
Mr.. Tucker spoke at length on the le'
cal questions involved, and then IN al
Iusion TO the statements from the gen
tlaman OF the other side, that they
wouII never WELD. He said he would tell
them that in a acontliet between poweran
liberty, ii power would not yield liberty
was lust as firm. Applause on the
Democratic side Would his friends
from Ohio and Connecticut lGarneld
and Hawleyl vote for the proposed re-
peal As a separate measure?
Gen. Garield-I would vote to repea
these measures If brought up separate
lv, but not a. make them As you propose
10 make them.
Mr.. Tucker replied that hisfriend stoot
ON very narrow ground that on IT. mer
i,s the law ought to be repealed, bu
that on account OF the method oi II
massage the President ought % veto It
How could that he? What right hac
the President to say anything in regar,
10 the method OF its passage II he la,
no objection on the score OF its merits
| The matters which il was proposed 4
interfere with were matters unde
the peculiar guardianship OF tn
| House of Representatives. lie N
I membered the terce struggle OF iol
years. He remembered those tou
wears with sorroW. He had believed h
was right then, and if the time was TO b
pass,d over he would do again on hi
| honest convictions what he had don
then. but thai time had paSse'
away. He had come back 10 th
Union with an honest purpose and n
man who knew him would gainsay IN
sincerity Of his declaration, that he ha'
no purpose in view as a member
CongrpSs or As citizen OF the Unite
States but 10 make the Union a glorsou
one among the nations OF the cart
and 10 make this government suoces
for the liberty, prosperity and inds
nendenoe OF its people. The past va
dead and buried. The convictions {
the mast had no longer any motiv
! power over his actions in the present
| His actions now were dictated by Wns
he believed % be his duty here an
What ne believed to be the highest intel