The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-05

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to action, and after waiting few moment
for some demonstration by the Democrats
be arose 10 receive the hearty congratula
tons Of his Republican brethren.
Mr., Conkling also distinguished himsel
BY the delivery OF one Of his keenest sat
irlcal efforts, which was aimed entirely o
Senator Thurmon, whose inconsistencies
and trimming he depicted in such polish
ed language, but which, however, only
added to the severity OF the attack, thG
the Democrats themselves enjoyed III,
speech fully as much as the Republicans
Mr. Thurman In reply was exceedingly
Senator Conkling, concluding his re
marks on the action OF the Democratic
side Of the House IN relation TO supervisor
Of elections, said: They were toldthat un,
less these provisions were repealed no ap.
preparation bill should pass OF this session
and at the next session q majority Of the
two houses would virtually take the Gov.
ernment by the throat and refuse to let Il
breathe, unless these provisions were sur.
rendered. He for one was ready to meet
that issue. They would not be repealed
by his vote, be an extra session necessary
or not. He went on to show how the
Democrats OF the House had plenty Of
opportunity and power TO remove this
obnoxious section from the statute book
but no, that too was to be made one OF the
make-weights to justify this revolutionary
proceeding.
Garland-what revolutionary proceed.
ing?
Mr. Conkling.-The revolutionary pro.
ceedings prefgured by the Senator from
Kentucky; that revolutionary proceeding
by which any majority coalition or Combi.
nation OF thetwo Houses, when it took the
ground that the wheels OF the Government
should be blocked, should refuse appropri.
ations with which to carry on the Govern.
ment as penalty or induCement, unless
the executive branch Of the Government,
for example, surrendered certain connec.
tons and rights. That was revolutionary.
He who now held the powers deposited 6y
the Constitution, with the heexecutlve branch
Of the Government, was not the nominee
OF the Democratic party. He incarnated
the principles OF the Republican party,
and those who voted for him against his
competitor. voted to distinguish between
the creed Of the Democratic party, social.
ed, and the Republican party.
Mr.. .Eaton.-SO-called!
Mr.. Conkling replied that his honorable
friend from the committee knew no quail.
ication was necessary in speaking OF the
Republican party, for those were Young
and untaught who didn't know the emeF.
gency out OF which that party sprung. II
there was anything by which the princi.
pies OF that party could be understood, 1t
was in the rights protected and wrongs
denounced by these statutes which the
Democratic party seemed to have marked
for destruction.
Mr.. Garland-Section sol.
Mr. Conkling-My friend, like Polonius,
IS still harping on his daughter. II Sec.
ton S2l was repealed, could understand
why this ghost Of sci should so suddenly
appear IN my honorable friend, but the
Statute still lives, because the Democratic
House will not repeal it. lie went on 10
say that could he believe that the present
executive Of the Nation should surrender
at the summons OF the Democrats, he
should feel that the two parties were d.
vided but by the narrow neck of
lime, an iSthmus hardly wider than a
hair, between witnessing this sacrifice Of
principle now or in few days. As 10 the
political results OF this throwing down the
gage Of battle, he didn't fear going to the
country on the issues presented. lie
would stand by these laws for two reasons;
tirst, because he believed them to be right
as they are, and, second, because il he
thought they needed modification or re-
peal he would not proceed TO consider
them on the appropriation bills under
duress and menace.
At noon Mr.. Ferry. President pro Tan,
said, the time fixed for the anal adj.
Of Congress having arrived the
Chair declares the Forty-fifth Congress
adjourned without day.
The closing hours of the session were
with more than usual con-
fusion and disorder, the Senate chamber
being densely crowded, both on the floor
and in the galleries, and me:times with
eight or ten Senators addressing the chair
at the same time. 1t was with difficulty
anything could be understood.