The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-15

which he would now address himself. tt
war caused many departures from Il
principles which were essential 10 our III
critics. Necessity made the people bei
the subsection OF the civil 10 the militai
power; the suspension Of the habei
corpus and presence OF troops at the poll
These pass away with the necessity III,
produce them. The single issue In th
bill was shall the Executive longer posse,
the power to place troops at the polls
Their presence was 0 menace upon th
right Of free elections. This right is fixe
and certain. II came TO US from Englan
and is part OF our system OF laws. Il
protection rests in tho States. TIL
Federal Government has nothin
70 do with II. This Is, said Nj
Wallace, the only issue in the contest
We will not be diverted from It, On thi
line We stand by 1t or we fall. II /
whether the federal government shal
place troops at the polls or whether thl
States, free from federal interference, shal
preserve the peace and secure free eleC
tions. ! repeat-the placing Of troops a
the polls Is o menace, a threat and no fre,
people can bear 1t.
Mr., Wallace said that 10 maintain thu
American system Of free elections; to re
store to civil power control over all ma
chinery OF Government, free system o.
laws cannot tolerate the even possible
use OF force at the fountain OF power
Why shall We not restore this right? Nc
Senator will deny the right OF It's value;
none assert that troops under partisan
control Conduce 10 free elections. The
legislation Of 1854 was the first instance Of
o mail clad band OF the Federal Govern.
ment at the ballot box.
Mr.. Blaine (interrupting)-Does the Sen.
ator present the idea that the amendments
put on by the Republican Senators were to
control the elections in Kentucky where
the Democrats had q right to vote? Or
would he accept the suggestion that 1t was
to keep rebel Kentuckians from coming
back to control the elections? Or were
they Democraticvoters who fought against
the Union under JEFF. Davis and came
back to defeat the Union voters?
Mr.. Wallace, resuming, said: The Sen.
tor from Maine has injected into my re-
marks the assertion that the Federal DOW.
er was war power. Mr.. Wallace said
the people want free elections, without a
or substance OF military power, whether
State or Federal. He wanted the proyis.
ions OF the Constitution to be the law OF
the land. In the name OF the people he
in part represented, he asked that this
menace be removed and the States have
control in the preservation OF peace at the
polls, as they should.
Mr.. Wallace in the course OF his remarks
asked whether the Senator from Maine, or
any other Senator, would deny the right
TO restore to the people their own system
Of free elections. Would the Senator
deny it II it belonged to the people? II
not, why not restore it? The Senator
from Maine said: There are so many
troops, aud you have not been
interfered with, but there ia a
law which gives the President the
power to interfere at elections. No
body contends that partisan control is
right. The Senator from Maine said that
this bill was the debate Of the Democratic
caucus, but he (Wallace) asserted that no
caucus ever saw this bill. 1t was the pro.
duCtion OF the House Committee on Ap.
Mr.. Blaine (interrupting) said that the
admission came from the gentleman from
Kentucky (Beck) that committee OF the
Democratic caucus was preparing these
measures. 1t was an issue of fact between
the Senator from Pennsylvania and the
from Kentucky.
Mr.. Blaine read from the Congressional
Record in support Of his assertion.
MIR. Wallace, resuming, repeated that no
Democratic caucus ever saw the pending
bill and in conclusion repeated that its
only object was to restore TO the people
The rights Of which they had been dc.
prived.
Mr.. Logan obtained the floor, but gave
way to Mr.. Ferry, who moved that the
Senate proceed to consider executive bust
ness.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, thought
The, Senate might remain in open session
IN hour longer. Ifany Senator was ready
g speak on the pending bill let him do SO,
i not let the Senate vote.
The Senate by o vote OF 80 to II went
into Executive session, and when the
doors were re-opened adjourned.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal the Speaker called the States for
bills Tor reference, beginning with Maine.
Mr.. Ladd introduced bill TO put the
coinage Of gold and silver on the same foot
ing.
A point Of order thereupon was raised
BY Mr.. Conger that the Introduction OF
bills required one days notice and that no
such notice had been given.
The Speaker atter quoting several rules
bearing on thesublect, overruled the point,
An appeal from the decision was taken
by Mr., Conger, and a motion TO Law the
appeal on the table was made by Mr..
The question was debated by Mr..
who expressed his opinion
that the decision was clearly right and at
all events the object OF the bill could
always be attained by presentinga q petition
on the same subject.
Mr.: Conger continued the discussion,
thus indirectly obtaining his object and
the consumption Of the morning hour.
Mr.. Conger finally called for tellers
on the motion TO lay on the table. There.
upon Mr.. Springer, remarking that ho
wished to expedite the decision OF the
question, called for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered.
Mr.. Conger said he was glad to see that
the delay was being occasioned by the
action Of the Democratic side of the
House.
The anpOal was laid on the table-veas
lao, nays 75-but the morning hour was
used up in objections, discussions and The
taking Of the vote, "''S' '''e
Mr.. Monroe moved to suspend the rules
and ADOPT the following resolution:
RaOhed, That In the judgment Of this
House the business interests OF the conn.
try require that no legislation changing
the laws in regard to the ecurrency or tarii
shall be undertaken at the present session
OF Congress.
YEAs-AldgiOh R. I,l Aldrich ILLS, !
Anderson, Baker, Barber, Barlow, RaynS''
Beltord, Bicknell, Blake, Bliss, bowman.
BOYD, Brewer, Briggs, Bright, Browne,
Burrows, hukterworth, Cannon, Carmen.
Ter, Qaswell, Chittenden, Clafiin, Clark
ua,, ] Conger, Covert, CowgiIl, Crapo. Dog.
pakt Davis (Ill \ naartnH naunIss me-