Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-23
THE EVENING STAR.
EEDN y.SDAY 49,, ,~~
CONVERSATIONAL.
IoSEsNssos Of Yrs,e.d,,,,.
our report 20

| SENATE.-After our report Close"
| Mr. paws Qil spoke in advocacy or III.
| amendment TO the army bin, which he saia IN
| Ncu!G have preferred as a separate naas,,,.,
| he deprecated the heat shown In this oab &c
J fourteen years after tue war, when the federsi
/ government Is obeyed throughout the entira
| south. If revolution" as charged, was nana
| ing. the government would not be able to sci
its bonds at per cent. interest. This charge Is
| mere partisan fiction, bur IS calculated TO do
harm. 80 1t is said that Mr.. Lincoln signed this
law, and tie infeIe is that It would reflect
on his memory TO Change &c. To say the least.
this is pretty strong presumption from suca
predicate. No man loved Mr. Lincoln beUGer
or IGNORED his memory more than do, nor had
any ole greater opportunities to learn the con-
stlutlon or bis mind and character and his
IabitS OF thought. He was large hearted. wiser
than those associated with him full OF sympathy
lof struggling humanity. without malice, wi n
CHARITY Tor erring men, loving MS whole
country Win deep devotion and intensity.
aDXlouS 10 save H.. Believing as, q , IN AZ h..
was raised up by Providence forthe great C isis
Oh NE war or the rebellion, have eqIal Deiei
had he lived we would have been spared slfl..a
or tie strife OF these latter DAYS and that Ne
would be on the high roo to prosperity. SIC
!! man. balng al forms OF oppression, aa1
deeply lnDued with the principle that Undue ii
the men OF s6 TO resist ire stamr tax Nh
never have willingly entrusted po.reg 10 a.
ore, unless war WAS Migrant, ~ Seild rroeost
oversee an election. shy. then, Saoai1 D1
the proposed measure pas. There * y, r,sla
lion nor any threatened, nor any domestic 40
roar anywhere. The Uniou is ccneuIed By tie
uiuuu t'ldj was Sne0 III the 0efeDSe OF is int
rlty- TIE laws are OBEY ed north sld south, ea {
anG west, and our only real diicllties reiate 10
tDe administration OF the internal afTi airs If the
government congress has power under the
CONSTITUTION 10 iaiSe and equip armies. and ie
House or Representatives holds the Durse
SUflngs- mo amendment proposed il gerIgaae
10 the OH, ana Is simply condition as ID the
use on TIE army which the peoples reDreSenta-
yves had perfect right TO impose.
MIR. Allison spoke against the bill. He said
II tioops had ever interfered In elections they
AT nI In md 10.
ble TO fine and imprisonment for 1t. There
was ample legal protection against undue In
Mr.. Bayard said the authority or the rnarsnals
Was not 10 DE intefered with. but he was o.
posed TO Any armed force, state or natioaal be-
ng present at the polls because it would pre-
Mr. ANison.-But suppose there is an armed
,su tneie Crlving away voters, cannot armet
Mr.. Bay ard.-fhen the election wou,a no q
farce and void. The House Of Representatives
n,usI Iudse OF the qualifications OF those ciasln-
ing to be elected its members
IN conclusion, Mr.. Allison said there must be
laws securing the people fair representation.
ana thsy would not consent to any infringe
ment or their rights By the overriding OF one
department Of the government b. any other
department.
At pm. the Senate went into executive ses.
sion, and shortly after adjourned
HOUSE.-After our report closed. debate On
the legislative bill was continued.
MIR. Sieddis made speech on the democratic
SIDE or the question. Referring 10 the cocSid-
Grafton Of tie Presidential Veto he said that he
would not call In question the Presidential
title, but that he would never forgive nor for
get the great wrong by which Mr. HAYES held
his seat, and that he had sworn on his country'5
altar never to cease his efforts, never ID lay
down the legal, peaceful, constitutional weapons
or warfare until the fraud and the crime by
which the present incumbent held his Office
was condemned at a free election and the
choice OF the people inaugurated
MeSSrS Shallenberger and Bailey smoke
AGAINST the bill. and Mr. CaEorf in ire
The House. at SO, took recess until 1.30
There we're not half a dozen members pres
ent when the House. Immediately after assem-
Ding this evening, went into committee OF the
whole On the legislative appropriation bill.
After speeches by MeSSrs. Waddil. Crayens,
Robertson and Kitchen In favor OF the proposed
repeal, and by Mr.. Dwight In opposition thereto,
the committee rose and the House, at 10 O'clock,
adjourned.