The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-04-24
FORTY,SIXTH CONGRESS.
IN A LONG POLITICAL DEBATE.
The Army Bill Debate-BOth Houses Of Congress
Discussing the Election LaWs-Mr. Carlisle's
Powerful Speech In the HOuse-Gar.
fields CRY Of Revolution Sheer.
ed at by Kelley - VOOr.
hees and the Grant
Party.
SENATE,

Washington, D. O., April 16.
The interest in the Army Bill discussion is deep
and growing as was attested by the crowded con.
dition Of the Senate Chamber throughout all Of
yesterdays session. The galleries were thronged
with interested listeners, and the ladies' galleries
presented brilliant spectacle. The fair sex
seemed to take as thorough an interest in the de-
bate, as 20 the 'lords OF creation" The entire
session wss taken up in listening to the speeches
OF Senators Logan and Beck. The first named
gentleman opened the ball with his first speech
since his reelection It contained few good
points and no argument whatever and was sim.
ply noiiy fusilade of words. He waved the
bloody shirt to and fro all the way through, and
wound up with tie customary Repu blican notice
to the President to stand firm. In short he sue.
Ceeded most successfully in tirlng his auditors
ont, leaving no impression upon them excepting
that Of intense WEAKNESS.
Senator Beck followed and was gladly well
coined, as he is at all times an entertaining
speaker and is so recognized by everybody, even
his opponents politically. His speech yesterday
was notable effort. It was full OF sarcasm and
sandwiched with enough allusions to the PERM.
cious legislation In the past to worry the most
stalwart Republican leaders His review of the
legislation OF sixteen years of Republican rule
was inctsively put, showed the inconsistency Of
the attitude the party now assumes, and hedged
them in like Chinese wall with comparisons
more than odious. A feature of the speech was
his personal hits at Mr.. Blaine One of these sal
lies especially provoked loud laugh. Mr.
Blaine, in referring TO the omnipotent power of
Southern men in the Senate alluded to the fact
that out Of thirty -four Chairmanships of commit.
tees, twenty-five were filed by Southern Sena-
tors. Mr., Beck to-day retorted by citing from the
House journals the Chairman Of committees ap.
pointed by Mr., Blaine when he was Speaker
which showed decided prepOnderance of Rep.
resentatives from the New England States TAX.
ing up the cry Of revolution he cited precedent
after precedent to show that the Republicans
now raised the phantom Of revolution over legs-
lation which they had almost since the time
they got control Of the legislative branch Of the
Government, inaugurated. Next he alluded TO
the shrieks OF the opposition and their blood.
curdlilg efforts TO coerce the President to veto
the bill. "Who dare" said Beck, with defiant
gesture to the other side, who among you will
dare say that the President will veto ihe bill ?"
Then the Kentucky Senator launched into the
merits of the Democratic position. Authority af.
ter authority was quoted from the best parlta.
mentaTy and legal writer's to sustain it. He ndi
Gated, with all the force language is possible to
make emphatic, that the Democrats would not
recede from the constitutional position they had
taken, and If the President saw fit to refuse the
supplies voted him, then with him let the respon.
sibility rest.