Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-19
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS
Extra Session.
The Senate.
CHANGING THE RULES.


WASHINGTON, April consideration was
resumed of the Wallace resolution to alter
the rules of the Senate 50 that removals and
appointments may be made by the secretary
of the Senate and sergeant-at-arms respect
lively. The rule proposed to be amended
requires removals and appointments to be
approved by the President of the Senate.
The discussion was interrupted by the close
of the morning hour, and the appropriation
bill was taken up, and Senator Randolph
spoke in favor of the measure.
SENATOR RANDOLPH.
Senator Randolph said the question pre-
scented in simple form was this: GAS a
condition of granting supplies to the army,
has Congress a right to demand redress OF
what ma ority of it's members deem griev-
ances?" He had grave doubts, not as to the
power of Congress, but as to the expectancy OF
the use of that power. He was proud of the
army and its achievements, but he would be
lost to all sense of truth and the remembrance
of history if he admitted for momenS the
INDUSTRIOUS AND DANGEROUS DOCTRINE
that this government had its power, far less
its life, in period of peace through the ex-
istence of its army, or that the total disband
ment CT it would bring serious danger to
is iife. An army must needs be force
apart from the people. Its composition ans
usefulness compel it to be SO.
Senator Randolph said that in 1876 he
bore message from Governor Hampton tc
the then President of the United States, urg
ing the latter to withdraw the troops from
the State house. You may imagine, sir
said Senator Randolph, my establishment
and indignation when in an angry tone anc
uncivil manner, the President replied: 81
won't withdraw the troops" I Dc
not regard the decision of the su
preme court of the State, and if
had any message to send to Hampton i
would be that his message is an imperti
nence.'' An impertinence, sir, for the Gov
ernor of State to communicate his wishes
not demand, his rights as he might properly
have done to the President of the United
States. An impertinence, indeed. "Upo1
what meat does our Caesar feed that he il
grown so great?" No, Mr.. President, We
cannot make too much haste to
GUARD THE LIBERTIES OF FREEMEN
everywhere in the broad land from thu
chance of blottiug the pages of our histor.
with repetition of the usurping of Presi
dent less than three years ago.
SENATOR GRooME
cited instances where the military had beef
used in Maryland. He read from an oil
number of the Boston Commercial, whicl
he believed was the organ of Charles Sum
ner, to show that that paper openly ez
cused the use of the military power to me
mace the majority in Congress of the sup
porters of the government policy. He ais
quoted from letter of General Grant t
President Johnson, in which the forme
expressed his hope that the use of the arm
would never be invoked on the eve of a.
election. He wondered if this sentimen
met the views of the party now general
credited with tbs intention to trust thei
falling fortunes to the prestige of Grant
name, and whether it was an agreeabl
commentary upon their present desire to re
tain the laws by which alone could the arm
be used to influence elections.
After an executive session, adjourned uut
Monday.