Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-27
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.--The credentials of
Senator-elect Hill, Colorado, were placed on
file.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
Senator Edmunds, accordance with reso-
luton adopted some days ago, reported bill
further to protect the constitutional rights of
citizens and to punish violations of the same.
Placed IN the calendar.
ARMY ORDNANCE.
Senator Burnside submitted a resolution for
the appointment of committee to examine
into and report upon the whole subject of
ordnance as it relates to the army and navy and
militia and the committee have authority to
examine the books of the department and the
secretary of war and secretary of the navy each
detail officers to act secretaries to said COM
mlttee. Senator Salisbury objected and the
resolution was laid aside.
HEAVY RENT.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds reported back q resolution directing
the committee to inquire in regard to build
ings rented by the government in the District
OF Columbia, together with a letter from the
secretary of the treasury. Ordered printed
Senator Dawes said he desired the attention of
the Senate to the fact that the government was
paving $4,000 annually for rent of buildings
in Washington.
Senator Sargent, from the committee on ma
val affairs, reported back the petitions of
Pasinee, Secor and others asking to be compen-
stated for losses in constructing iron clads for
the United States, together with a bill for the
relief of builders of iron clad vessels for the
United States. Placed on the calendar.
Senator ingalls,, from the committee ON In
dian affairs, reported favorabiy on the bill for
the relief of settlers upon absentee Shawnee
lands In Kansas. Placed on the calendar.
TREATY WITH MEXICO.
Senator Morgan, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported back House resolution
providing for a treaty with the republic of
Mexico.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT.
message from the President of the United
States, in answer to the resolution of the Senate
in relation to rescuing prisoners in Jail at Rio
Grande, Texas, by armed band from Mexico
and message from the President in answer to
: the Senate resolution respecting the terms and
conditions under which the surrender of Cuban
insurgents made. and in relation to the fu-
ture policy of Spain in the government of the
island of Cuba and the committee was dis
charged from their further consideration.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC.
Senator Conover introduced q bill amenda-
tory of and supplementary to the act to moor
porate the Texas Pacific Railroad company,
Referred.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Senator Bayard, from the conference COM
mittce on the bill to amend the internal reve-
nue. laws, submitted q report which was agreed
to, and the bill passed.
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION.
The bill making an appropriation to pay
claims allowed by the Southern claims COM
mission, was discussed until the expiration of
the morning hour, when it was laid aside
without action, and consideration was resumed
of the deficiency appropriation bill. A long
discussion ensued on the appropriation of
$65, 900 to supply deficiency in the depart
ment of justice for the payment of deputy
marshals.
Senator Beck said that this appropriation
was to pay men illegally appointed to conduct
elections for the worst of party purposes.
Senator Allison sent to tho clerks desk and
had read letter from the attorney general to the
effect that the deficiency in his department
would have been but $50, 600 but for two clauses
in the election law under which $75,0 900 was
required for deputy marshals to attend cleo
tions and $l25, 600 for the prosecution of per-
sons charged with crime. A great part of the
expense under the latter clause was incurred in
the States OF Louisiana, Alabama and South
Carolina.
Senator Thurman asked what new circum-
stances had arisen that the department of JUS
tice had expended a quarter of a million of the
peoples money without authority of law; de-
partment which should above all others obey
the law. This money to pay set of
employed ostensibly to preserve the purity of
elections, but really in corrupting. Election
supervisors and deputy marshals were as plen-
nj nl how Ioc
rupt than any bulldozers that ever put foot on
this land. Where was the money spent2 1t
had been heralded that money was needed to
protect the poor negro of the South, but it had
been spent in New York and elsewhere. OF the
$4,000, 900 heretofore appropriated for the at
torney generals Office $4,000 of it had been
spent in New York, 600 in Pennsylvania,
$4,000 in New Jersey, $1,000 or Sc, 900 in sim
gle county in Ohio on account of which four
teen or fifteen members of the House of Repre-
sentatives were elected. In view of the reign
OF terror instituted in New York by Davenport
there difficulty in showing with this
machinery how elections were carried. Over
1900 deputy marshals were appointed in the
city of St. Louis alone and the DEM
ocratic majority in three districts
was overcome by these means. The money
of the people was being expended by hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars to corrupt voters.
Come what might, he hoped the sections under
which these deputy marshals were appointed
would De stricken from bue STATUTE DOCKS. ne
for was willing to stay here until this time
next year to repeal these sections.
Senator Allison argued the attorney general
had merely dischal ged his duty under the law.
He was prosecuting frauds, and all he asked
was money to aid him in doing so. Should the
Senate refuse to give him the money he>could
still pay expenses, as all funds in his depart
ment were applicable to the execution of the
election law well any other law.
Senator Beck commented on the letter of the
attorney general, and said he admitted he need
ed only $5O0,COO, but for the election law;
100000 of this money was for political pur-
poses, $4,000 to pay deputy marshals, and
S125,00O to pay for prosecutions inaugurated
by those very deputy marshals employed to
elect Republicans to office Was the great
State of New York unable to protect voters at
the polls? Was the great State Of Pennsylvania
under Republican rule unable to protect her
voters? He argued that this money had been
used as a corruption fund. The rights of the
people had been overthrown by federal inter
ference He would let the deficiency bill &c
before he would vote u dollar or any such pur.
poses.
Senator Garland opposed the augmentation