The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-24
Attempt to Assassinate Edwin
Booth, the Tragedian. /
Etc, Etc, Etc.
WASHINGTON.
Senate and House Proceedings

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sENATE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
Washington, April 23.-The senate
resumed consideration of the army ap-
priation bill.
Williams, of Kentucky, said the
democrats had no doubt of the success
Of the recent war, and its success was
evidenced by the presence here of the
"brigadiers.' He wished the republi-
cans had sent their soldiers back to
congress too, because they would have
solved this question in conciliatory
spirit, and peace would have been hast
ened.
If, as Wendell Phillips says, the next
rebellion is to come from New Eng
land, the confederates will rally around
the flag to bring the seeding states
back. He did not desire refuse the ne
cessary supplies, but congress had the
right to dictate the use of the
money voted by them. His party in
tended to abolish the test oath, the su-
pervisors and marshals of elections,
and the whole of the ingenious machin-.
cry by which the people were harassed
in the franchise.
Jones, Of Florida, argued there was
nothing revolutionary in the proposed
legislation.
The chair appointed Hampton to the
vacancy on the committee on military
affairs, mines and mining and trans
portation to the seaboard.
Blaine withdrew his amendment to
the army appropriation bill, SO that the
sixth section might be voted on separ-
ately, but said he would submit it
again, as he desired to test the sincerity
Of the desire of the democrats to have
no coercion at the polls; for he believed
the fear of the army was mere Chi
mera, while the other menace was fruit
ful of danger to the ballot in the south.
There has never been free election,
he continued, in five southern states he
could name, since the democratic party
got into power. There was no more a
Tree election in South Carolina for this
congress than there would be in mob
OF roughs who should capture the polls
In the lower districts of New York
city. The elections in that state had
been but mere travesties on elections.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
Washington, April 23.-The house
having under consideration the legis-
lative appropriation bill, Frye, of
Maine, spoke at length. He opposed
the repeal Of the election laws chiefly
because the effect Of their operation in
New York, where false registration,
repeating, voting dead men and convicts
mad been stopped by the enforcement of
these laws. The democrats cried out
against the law because, like any law
ior the suppression of crime, it oper-
ated against the democratic party.
what spectacle do we behold to-dayp
a union between the confederate de-
mocracy of the south and the Tam
many democracy of the north. Have
they forgotten history, and that 1t re-
peats itself? They have worked to-
gether before; worked for slavery and
against the rights Of man; worked for
despotism and against republic. The
confederates and the Tammany de-
mocracy demand that their wicked will
snail prevail or the army shall be
starved, or all the departments of the
government shall perish.
hobeson, of New Jersey, discussed
.ne state sovereignty question, and
'ook positive ground that the govern
ment was supreme in this as in all
otner matters of national concern.
ne said he believed that the president
naa the right to send troops into any
state, according to the statute on the
subject, and he believed that million
nen would be ready to rise in either
section at the presidents call to main-
.ain the supremacy Of United States
avs and that the southern democrats
"oula In such case range themselves ON
sne side Of the constitutional govern
.nene and national authority. He
commended the action of Gen. jack
Son In suppressing threatening rebel
non In South Carolina. Addressing
.n ne aemocratic side he eloquently urged
Wv n 10 lead, and not to follow those
~ tneir constituents who were swayed
passion and prejudice, but to rise to