Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.

FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
ahe Sennte-Monday Night Session.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Senate took NE
The report of the committee of conference on
the disagreeing amendments to the sundry
civil bill, and, after debate, agreed to the con.
ference report, yeas SO, nays "a.
EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.
The Senate took mp and passed the House
Dill to promote the education of the blind It
sppropriates S25O,OGO.
RIVER AND HARBoR.
Senator Allison made report from the COM
mlttee OF conference on the disagreeng amend
,nents to the river and harbor bill and it was
agreed to. On motion of Senator Bruce, chair
man of the committee on Mississippi levees,
the Senate took up the House bill reported by
him from that committee, providing for the
organization of the Mississippi Improvement
commission, the deepening of that river and
the protection of alluvial lands 1t appropri-
ates $780, 100 for the payment of expenses and
surveys. The work is to be executed from
time to time as appropriations may be made
for the purpose. The Senate disagreed to the
motion of Senator Chandler to lay the bill on
the table, yeas IS, nays 81.
Mr.: Edmunds said it was necessary there
should be a b,ief executive session. and made 4
motion accordingly. Agreed to.
The bill under consideration was amended
out further action upon 1T deferred.
LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Senator Window reported that the committee
Of conference on the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill had been unable to
agree. The point on which the conference was
unable to agree was the proviso of the House
fixing the pay OF jurors in the United States
courts, repeating the test oath, and also so
much of the revised statutes as provides for
the appointment of supervisors of elections.
The House took the position that the only con-
dltl n on which agreement could be made
was that the conferrees the part of the Senate
should recede from that point. The latter
could not consent to is condition. He might
say in reference to all appropriation bills, that
they had all been agreed upon by both houses,
except the bill he had referred to, the army
bill and the postoffice bill. Therefore the
Senate would see that all items of appropria-
ton relatlnsto money to carry on the govern
nent had been agreed to. and the only grounds
OF disagreement were contained in the legis-
lative provisions. For the purpose of testing
the sense of the Senate upon the subject be
moved that it insist upon its amendments
aiohou, a Se{:ate conferrees did not believe it
was possible to obtain agreement on the
legislative provisions
DEMOCRATIC ULT1MATUM.
Debate ensued during which Senator Beck
oltbteu tHtI Tue -bSinOCraVlC programme was TO
insist on the measures in dispute, and failing,
to allow the bills to fail. Should such be the
result an extra session is rendered necessary,
which would be much regretted. Committees
of both houses would be organized at once and
separate bills framed in a day. The two
houses would then ask the President to agree
with them to repeal the law allowing soldiers
to go to the polls under the pretext of keeping
the peace, and to repeal the laws relating to
jurors SO that persons brought before the
courts may have fair trial. and another bill
providing that the United States government
shall not interfere with affairs pertaining to
States. When these three bills shall have been
signed by the President then Congress will
pass every appropriation bill as now proposed
without attempting any further action. If the
President should veto the bills thus presented
no money would be supplied.
Senator Conkling followed in defense of the
Senate position, who declared himself ready
to meet the ISSUE. and that TIE propositions of
the House should not be ale we'd to prevail BY
his vote
THE ISSUE STATED THURMAN.
Senator Thurman said no more important
question in time of peace ever brought
before the American Congress, for it involved
MT merely the merit or dement, of the law
which the House bill proposes to repeal, but
also the rights, privileges and powers of the
two branches of Congress and the President. It
was Il question which had never been brought
50 sharply before the American Congress and
American people it might be now. It was
which sooner later must be decided.
We were at the begi ming, perhaps, of strug-
gle that m ght last long in this country as it
did in the mother country, where it went on
for two centuries before it determined. It
was not likely to last long here. but it
might last long that every in that
chamber would rest in his grave before it was
completed. It was the question whether the
of sd obi to-
they would grant supplies only on condition that
grievances were rearessed. They would say We
represent the Taxpayers of the republic and
only have the right to originate the many
bills which grant the money Of the people. The
Senate represents the States; represent the
taxpayers OF the republic, and claim the
right which the English house of mons
established, after contest lasting two centu-
res. Now this has been styled revolutionary,
but he was not to be frightened from the con-
sderation of these measures by unjust denun-
citation. Senator Thurman then gave brief
resume Of the struggles in Europe to make the
voice of the people heard, and pointed out that
the contest in England was not against the
monarch only, but against the rule that the
house of lords bad no right to amend money
bills, but must accept re ect them in toto.
Senator Thurman said: We cannot be represen-.
tatlve of the taxpayers as WAS the House. The
power Of the House to demand the condition
which to grant supplies is more likely to
grow than diminish. No danger is likely
to result from it. On the contrary,
it was much more likely to make the govern
ment acceptable to the people and govern
ment of a people, administered for the benefit
of the people. With regard to the law in
gard to jurors it was & disgrace to civilization.
It made the selection of fair jury impossible.
The House now asked that mode be adopted
by which fair and non partisan Jury could be
procured.
POSTOFFICE BILL.
At this point Senator Dorsey, from the COM
mittee of conference on the postoffice appro-
priation bill, made report which was agreed to.
HOW ADOPTED.
Senator Blaine said the bill to repeal section
800 of the revised statutes passed the Senate
on the 10Th of December but for some cause or
other could not be passed in the House, and
this was the reason assigned for placing II
this bill.
Senator Garland asked that as the section :,
question was repealed by Republica,. 80 J.
gress, but found its way into the revised
statutes placed there by Republican reviser,
why did not the Republican Congress hasten to
repeal the section? Why did not the Republic
can Congress hasten to repeal at once9
MATTHEW'S IN REPLY TO THURMAN.
The discussion being continued, Senator
Matthews said he would not let the occasion
pass by without giving his solemn Pr test
against the doctrines which had been on
this floor, for the first time, he believed, he