Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-18
FORTY-SITTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAY. Anril Is

sideIatlon Of the resolutions submitted by Mr..
Wallace yesterday, namely:
Resolred, That the standing order OF the Sem
ate regulating the appointment and removal OF
clerks and other employees OF the Senate be, ana
1t is hereby, amended by striking out OF the
same all after the word respectively" in the
third line. so that the same shall read as fol,
lows" ResOlred, That the several officers and
others in the departments OF the secretary OF
the Senate and OF the Sergeant alarms shall
be appointed and removed from Office by those
Mr.. Edmunds called for the reading OF the
standing order proposed to be amended, and 1t
Resolved That the several officers and others
In the department of the Secretary OF the Sen
at ate ana the Sergeant M shall De appoint
spectively, as heretofore; but when made dur
ing the session OF the Senate, any such removal
to be first approved by the President of the
the officer making the removal; and when in
the recess such reasons, In writing, to be laid
before the President OF the Senate on the first
day OF the succeeding session, and to be An.
proved or disapprOved by him.
Mr.: Anthony said they all understood that
the object now sought to be accomplished was
predetermined elsewhere, for there was a hiph-
er power than the Senate that governed the
proceedings here.
Mr.. salisbury inquired OF the Senator how
this was understood.
Mr.. Anthony replied that it was understood
nom having been told that measures would be
introduced from the democratic caucus
Mr.. salisbury said the Senator from Rhode
Island had very fertile Imagination. He saw
Wnat was not TO be seen, and heard sounds
which NOBODY else heard. Ii the Senator
meant to say that caucus determined on mea-
sures to be considered here, he {Mr. Salisbury
as democratic Senator, knew the Senator was
Mr.. Anthony replied he derived his informa-
t1on from an utterance on the democratic side
OF the chamber; for, when the Senator from
nle and unanswerable speech on the revolu-
tfonary tendency Of forcing legislation on ap-
preparation bills, the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr Becky said he was fndisDosed to introduce
DEBATE On subject the Senator from Ohio (Mr
ThurmaD) had in charge, and who was absent.
When asked how Senator could have charge
OF measure not introduced and referred, the
senator from Kentucky replied the Senator
from Ohio was chairman OF a committee OF
democratic caucus, and was pOndering and con-
sidering what measures should be acted On;
AID when reported he had no doubt they would
De agreed On in caucus. The Senator from
kentucky also said it would be improper to
debate In the absence of the chairman of the
caucus committee; and thereupon In order to
avoid discussion, the Senate adjourned He (Mr
Anthony thought it to be his duty to oppose the
pending resolution, although he knew that it
could not influence the majority, who were
about to crush out precedentS and wholesome
usages with regard TO the officers ofthe Senate
he called attention to what was denbcratic doc
tr1ne twenty-five years ago. and in that con-
lection quoted from the report of Senator Ma
son, who With all the other members OF the
committee at that time, came to the conclusion
UrdQSaC-
tion OF business, and to secure efficient, digent
and intelligent officers, they should not be sub
lect TO removal. The object was to make Or
gantZattOn OF the Senate permanent, and to re-
move every inducement to unsettle it. Mr.. A
took occasion to speak In terms OF praise of the
satisfactory manner In which all the officers of
dn dne SenaIe had performed their duties; and, In
duties shall be well performed by those who
were to take their places remained to be seen.
Mr. Hill lGa) expressed his surprise at the
SnQpnh fror hpIo Ioyo
said what the Senator had read from Mr. Ma
sons repolt t, made In 1885, contained very good
sentiments; but he supposed that, by looking
the Senator from Rhode Island joined others in
turning out prominent officers, who would
have been retained If the sentiments of the
He {Mr. HilD supposed that the party then
in power wanted to make their officers per-
manen1, and he supposed that the Senator
ln 1861, In order that his friends might be put
into their places. He also supposed there had
Dcen changes on the democratic side upon this
permanency, and proposed that the present
Secretary OF the Senate and Sergeant at Arms
should remain permanently in office; but the
other side object to it, of course. Ii the repub.
licans could be in power tomorrow they would
be in favor of change.
me question was not disposed Of when the
morning hour expired
The Senate took up the army appropriation
Mr. Randolph addressed the Senate alludfnp
70 prominent events In the early history OF his
then OF the spirit OF resistance to unjust laws
Wblch now appears In the proposed repeal of
affairs.
HOUSE.-On motion of Mr.. Clymer, the morn.
Ing hour was dispensed with, and the House at
1915 went into committee OF the whole (Mr.
Blackburn in the chair on the legislative an.
propliation bill.
Mr.. Mckinley addressed the committee. He
characterized the purpose of the democrats In
repeating the election laws as bold and wan
ton attempt to wipe from the laws all the Sc.
er Its security into the hands of hired repeaters
In the north, and OF the tissue ballot cheats at
the south. It had been the original purpose of |
laws. but the modifcation which had been
finally agreed upon was no concession in the
interest OF the security OF the ballot. 1t was,
Congress to pass the complete body OF those |
laws. the people loved honest elections, and |
sooner or later would have them. The public
sense abhored fraud, force, intimidation or re-
came. and the party who practiced such meth
ods OF carrying elections would be SWept from
power by the inevitable force of an honest and !
enlightened public sentiment. (Applause on
the republican side) II free elections could |
not oe had In the United States, then free gov |
ernment was was farce. The key to this assault |
the desire OF the democratic party to secure the
Presidential election IN 1850. Fraud aud farce
the great weapons Of the democratic parfv-
must go on unreStrained, and the pathway of
That great party to absolute control, must not |
be obStructed. His colleague from Ohio Gar
feld) had been criticised for uttering the threat
that the President would veto the appropriation |
bills If this legislation was attached The
threat had come before this Congress had been |
born. In the 45th Congress Mr. Mcmahon had |
stated that the legislation would be placed |
upon the appropriation bills, because IL passed |
separately, the President would veto it,
There was the threatened revolution aud Ii had |
come from the other side OF the chamber The |
democratic party was restored, but not recon- |
stIucted. 1t was as intent on controlling this |
government In IFS own way and In defiance of |
the constitution to-day as 1t had been In the old
days OF slavery. But 1T had had the executive |
then. Thank God, 1t did not have the eXecu- |
tive to-day. 1t had been announced by the |
gentleman from Kentucky {Mr Blackburn, that |
the democratic party did not intend to stop |
until 1t had stricken from the statute book the |
last vestige OF the war measures. |
Mr.. Finley asked Mr.. Mckinley to quote the
WhoIe sentence, and not to garble It.
MI. Mckinley said that II he had the speech |
ne would quote from 1t, but he had only that |
extract from 1t.
The Chairman {Mr. Blackburn) said that he |
would send the gentleman his speech |
Mr.. Mckinley quoted from BILL reported |
last year from the committee on invalid nan.