Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-26
WHAT WILL HE DO?
NM APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
=, Il, Senate as Il Came from the House
" -. ~ y,,s a Strict Party One Al to
gO-The Bill in the Hands
Of the President.
WASHINGTON, April %.
SENATE.

SENATE
c,o.l,r,ion was resumed to-day oi
.,rpti,n relating to appointments
~ -. Sa,rstary and Sergeant-at'Arm
y ,,.rlnrnt declaring that no Union
- "a, .ls. be removed except for
and that no Confederate soldier
al take the place OF any dismissed
,...,o ,,lier. was defeated by a strict
s,-y vote OF 70 to st. The resolution
.,.t5sna-reei TO.
y, T,,on denied that the Committee
r,.;gn Relations was investigating
.t,,mornt y oi public money spent in
@,,5.rin, the voyage Of General Grant
abroal IN
.bsp resumed
W. ~, PfII,,k gilresSed the Senate on
..rE,r,.r ai bis amendment To modify
u. .vs.,fr. law. which iOrbids any part
go srmy Lring used as a pOss cOHIi-
.TfEJt troops may be used Tor
,,,rr.,.r I'm Nebraska, Colorado,
-. ~ ,II other States and Territories
LIN ,Ir Indian country generally.
T'.,..f,r.-, I'm the northwestern section
,Ls rorn,yv hal right TO demand
,,,,,,ffDn. because il IL were longer
.SbsrI any citizens would be checked
,,s..r movements and injured i'm their
-, luI estate. Ii such support had
I'm u-u.,hrl within the last year there
.r.I Fgyr been fewer deaths TO
r.rrr and lever Indian outrages To re-
-,,I He earnestly pressed hls amend
r,-rfor the consideration Of the Senate.
NJ BATON moved the amendment Of
n. paddock hr laid on the table, and
,T.mU,iuu was agreed 10 by a party
y1.s. Yeas. 90; nays, =.
I'M. sixth section of the bill was read
-.swrU,. "Np military or naval officer
-, .,.rr person, engaged in the civil,
r.r,.ry 1r naval service Of the United
>,.,,, shall order. bring, keep, or have
r1Er his authority or control, any
rrar, ur armed men AT the place where
try .,urriI or special election Is held In
ans STATE. unless il be necessary 10 re
NJ an aru-i enemy OF the United
S,rs,. rg..a'i. that nothing contained
r,r, section. ~ now amended, shall
h4r.rI ar irvm,d 10 abridSe or affect
,s. tu-ir, ur power Of the President Of
,b.Trl'rl states under Section 5,29G Of
N Revised Statutes, enacted under and
urnlh.r the United States 10 comply
VIII Section oi Article of the Con-
S,gr.un Ui the United States, au appll-
erIan Ui legislature or the Executive,
q, prUypiyl for in said section.
Nr. Elmuuls' proposed amendment
s'hat nothing in this section contained
,lJ,' De- held 20 abridge or affect the
p1xyr ui the President of the United
>rr, under sections 5,29S and j, 5,299 of
rh.rv.,cj statutes. Mr.. Edmunds said
that tar pruy.,O in the bill recognized
Oh, validity OF providing by law for the
pr-,rngr ui the armed power OF the
United States to rrpress violence at the
pills. whether ut Federal or State eleC-
uIas Ills amendment only carried out
Oh. law ui l7I>. which provided for the
g,.ui military force to suppress forci-
bic and violent opposition 10 the laws of
ths United States applying 10 either
Fr.ra. Ur State elections.
Ua notion ui Mr. Eaton the amend
men, vas laid on the table; yeas 20, nays
=
Nr Elmuuds submitted an amend
Msrt tr the clause providing for tine
o, W.u than 500 and imprisOnmet at
hari hhur Tor not less than three
mH,h,uurmUrr than five years for any
person iu the public service who may
brus armed men % the polls. Mr.. Ed
ml1i moved % insert the words, sun
.g,, such force shall be necessary to be
us-l to execute the laws OF the United
States.
on motion II Mr.. Eaton the amend.
neut was laid ON the table; yeas 40,
B4yS $40.
No iurthrr amendments We're offered
f" the sixth section.
The tWp votes last taken were party
VOTES, With the exception that Davis, OF
Illinois, voted with the Democrats.
VI Carpenter moved 10 strike out
u" 9Th section, providing that there
'lu, be- Uu promotions orappOintments
IN lhe army above the rank of captain,
rXrpt ru the corps ui engineers, t>r.
lheaurulmcnt was laid or thc table.
p,hur amendments were proposed To
te Eh SECTION, Il being the last section
o, ,ae u.l, but all were laid on the
table.
The President pro tU,. announced that
t1e b... was now on its passage a. II
came irom the House, no amendments
having been made.
Nr. Elmuuds made another effort To
anrni thc 9Th section, but the amend
nrni was laid on the table by a strict
parry vote.
The blll was then paSSed-yeas a.,
RAYS JO. as follows: