The daily gazette., 1879-04-23
Debate I'm tho Senate.
SPEECH OF MIR. BAYARD.

On Monday, the Senate resumed the
consideration of the Army Appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Bayard, (dem.) of Del, said the
bill b fore the Senate appropr ated in
round numbers $27,O0O,O00. The con-
sti' u'ion expressly provided that no APP
preparation for the army should be made
for longer period than two years, so
that the existing military establishment
was made dependent only on the consent
Of Congress. 1t was shown by the Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania (Mr. Wallace)
last week that prior to 1874 more than
two thirds OF the legislation relating to
! the army was placed on appropriation
bills. And so it was with regard to the
Indian service, in which large sums are
annually expended. Therefore 1t was
fool sh and inconsistent to raise the cry
Of revolutionary" because the present
! Congress, were only following usage in
such cases by attaching legislation to ap-
! ptopria ion blls-a cry raised to alarm
the country because of the incorporation
in the pending bill OF section, entirely
germanr, regulating he uses of the army.
Bul lie did not believe the American
people were in a humor to seek for un-
Rallies. They would resent all such
hollow aud unsubstantial alarms. He
believed that the attacks on the legi la
tion proposed would recoil upon those
who made them.
POWER OF CONGRESS-.
Congress was expressly invested with
the power TO declare war, levy supplies
aud raise armies, thus having absolute
| regulation aud control over them. The
President, as head of the executive
branch Of the government and as COM
mander-in.cbief of the army and navy,
can do nothing to direct or interfere with
any of the powers of Congress over this
subject. 1t was for the safety of the peo
pie that the trainers of the constitution q
pl tced the power to raise armies and
regulate their use in hands different from
those who were to a-e them. Election
day was the day of freedom. 1t was the
day Of days. II q man was not free on
that day he should be q slave for the
other days of his life.
| Mr.. Bayard' then referred to English
history to show how Jealous the people OF
that country were OF their hberties-ns
troops being permitted at the polls, and
thu, IL should be in this county, especial
ly ~ ours is an electire government. he
| repeated that there must be absolute free
dom in electio ons, and read from Dame
| Web tor and other Distinguished states
ln~n to support hi own views and tC
show the danger from the presence of the
mi AIRY at the polls, as the freedom sl
cleo ions aud the u,e Of the army could
not exist 'gethrr.
| Mr.. Bayard having noticed remark OF
Mr.. Blaine, nf Maine, about the d,stribu
ton of tue army, Mr.. Blaine asked the
Senator to quote his words.
l klAt ar.l Sat 81 n.
would have to send for the Congressional
| Record.
Mr.. Blaine, (rep.) of Me-, remarked
what he heretofore said was this -
THAT not a Senator of the other side OF
the chamber had ever seen . United
states soldier at ihe polls"
Mr.. B,yard replied that IL the Senator
preferred TO limit his remarks to the ac-
tual vision of Senators he had nothing to
say.
Mr.. Blame said his confidence in that
siateni-nt hal not been disturbed by the
| reiaArks which had been made on the
other side.
TROOPS IN NEW YoBK.
Mr.. Bayard then proceeded to read
| c,rcum-tantial account OF the large pres
.nee Of troops IL New York in the au-
tumn of 1870 to prevent disorder at the
po,l..
NJ !. Blaine, Of Maine, wished to ask. a
q o. on. 1t was why the Senator did
u. select precedent found IN 1857,
wien Presideut Buchanan called out the
ma ines 10 attend Washing on num-
| j'al election, and when seven M II were
- ot down by tn IN, the scene being
| within mi . Of the Senate chamber.
| Mr.. Bavard said he would discuss that
| question at some other time. Any paity
or set OF IN. n tins country who seek
to remove the infringement on the nh.
erIirs oi the American people Shouts
have his support at all times. He held
thai the employment OF armies at the
polls was simply at,ocious, aud, during
the war, was CLAIMED as b lligeren'
right.
Mr. Bayard at some length condemn
ell all conduct which would tend to pre-
vent the restoration of full confidence
and friendship TO all parts of the ouitry.
He was well assured that the hostility OF
one section against the other would
speedily4lead to depression and degra-
dation and ultimately ruin both, aud, in
conc usion, he expressed hi conf fence
that he American people would sup
port the majority in thei. pr sent ltgis-
Ia ior, an it, W ~ In the dir cfion of jus
ice and had for It's Object the protec-
ton of ths liDerti, 3 f thn |" ople.