The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-17


not extend 10 the Senator the same treat
ment he did 10 him by asking him to 81
down. Thepurpose which the Senator un
dertook to report from the House was two
fold. First what the House would do |
the Senate disagreed with them about thI
matter OF general legislation, Il was tha
under their constitutional right the,
would refuse to make the appropriations
10 carry on the Government, II the domt
nant party should insist on their disagree
ment, and further the Senator said undei
view he presented It was for the President
TO determine whether the wheels OF thC
Goyernmentshaii stop. The Senator from
Ohio (Thurman) regarded the matter in
the same light saying, they claimed the
right exercised by the House OF Commons
and would not vote the money OF the
people unless coupled by measures iel
redress ofgrievances. Did the Senator from
Kentucky mean that they had the right
under a written constitution to wrest the
powers from the President He (Hoarl
had read the language OF the Senator and
had asked the Senator II the position be
took at former sessions had been abandon.
ed or was II his purpose to abandonit.
Mr.. Dawes addresses the Senate, and
said: The measures under discussion
were not cause but incident OF the great
popular feeling among the people. The
present administration had taken the
South at its word and on promise, that II
left to itself It would restore peace and
harmony within its borders, and protect
the colored men in their rights, had adopt
ed new plan OF reconstruction and recon.
Ciliation. What had been the result?
The promise made by the South had been
broken, and Colored men to-day had not a
single representative in the other House,
where formerly there were several. He
declared that the South had obtained ex.
elusive control Of affairs within its limits
under false pretence, and instead Of seek
Ing to harmonic the race, the ultimate
object was to deprive the negroes Of their
rights OF suffrage; the whites taking every
advantage Of their numbers, to secure for
the South representation in Congress
sufficiently large to control the policy OF
the dominant party, and gradually but
surely bring back the state OF affairs that
existed before the war. He referred to
the dangerous theory OF States Rights,
which could be seen underlying these at
tempts to deprive the General Govern
ment OF the right given it by the Constitu.
tlon to regulate elections for representa-
tiyes. He denounced that theory and up
held the idea that we are nation, not q
Confederation OF States.
Mr.. Eaton inquired OF Mr.. Dawes
whether Daniel Webster had not called
this Contederacy OF States.
Mr.. Dawes replied that he was not
aware that he had, but he knew the Con.
called it a Nation.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON TAKES HIS SEAT.
At this point Mr.. Dawes yielded to Mr..
Butler, who stated that his colleague,
Wade Hampton, was present and ready TO
take his seat.
Mr.. Hampton, on crutches, was led for
ward by Mr. Butler and was sworn in by
The President pro tem. (Thurman), taking
the modified oath.
Mr.: Dawes, reSuming, said that his
friends on the other side ought not to
prate about the purity OF the ballot box
until it was forgotten how $1,000 Republi-
ian voters in the State OF New York were
wiped out in 1868 in accordance with a
circular sent out beforehand in the name
of their chief, S. j. Tilden, who
afterwards did not know anything
about it, Just Us he does not
know anything about every other
political iniquity that has been transacted
in his name and in his house. He sup
posed it was only question OF time when
the threat to wipe out all war measures
and restore the old order OF things would
be fulfilled, hut he had felt called on to
raise his protest as q representative OF a
State whose people would always be found
in the van OF any movement necessary for
the defence OF true republican principles.
At the close Of Mr.. Dawes remarks a
lively passage took place between Messrs.
Blaine and Eaton, in which the former
quoted from speech OF Webster where
ne said this is not confederacy OF States,
hut nation.
Mr.. Withers said he would ask the Sem
ate to insist on longer daily sessions until
the army bill is disposed OF. He also stated
that it was desired that q vote should be
arrived before the middle Of next week.
The Senate went into Executive session
and when the doors were reopened it ad-
iourned. ~
HOUSE.
Under call OF the committees Mr..
Stephens, Chairman OF the Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures, reported
. bill for the interchange Of subsidiary coin
Tor legal tender money in sums often dol
lars and multiples thereof, and making
such coin legal tender in all sums not ex.
ceeding twenty dollars. The report Of the
states that the bill is based up
on petitions referred to the committee,
MIR. Conger raised point OF order.
The Speaker said the question at issue
was whether coin had right on petitions,
appropriately referred, to propose legis-
lation, he was OF the opinion that any
had that right and therefore
overruled the point OF ORDER
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr.. Blackburn in the Chair,
on the legislative appropriation bill, the
pending question being on Mr.. Springer's
amendment to insert what Is known as the
Potter BILL" which authorizes any per-
son having claim against the United
States, not barred by the statute OF limi-
tatton, to file bill in the Court OF Claims,
to which amendment Mr.. Young Tenn.
had offered an amendment to strike out
the words mot barred by any statute OF
limitation"
Mr., Atkins offered substitute for Mr.,
Sprlnger's amendment. The substitute re.
peals the act establishing the Southern
Claims Commission (the repeal to take
effect the 10th Of March, 1885, aud it di.
reefs the transfer Of all cases then pending
70 the Court OF Claims. 1t then enacts
the Potter bill.
A point Of order was made on Mr.. At.
kins' substitute, which was argued and
overrQled. The question was first taken
on Mr.. foung's amendment, and it was
rejected.
Mr.. Springer then accepted Atkins sub.
stitute and proceeded to argue in support
oft.
After further discussion Atkins amend.
ment was rejected and the committee pro.
ceeded with the succeeding clauses Of the
,At2:sOR n NJ, the committee had disposD
ed OF all the business except the portions