The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-04-24
HOUSE.

l.. washington, April II.
Two strong speeches in support of the iegisla
ton on the appropriation bills proposed by the
majority in Congress were made to day Mr.
Voorhees, upheld the Army Appropriation bill in
the Senate, and Mr.. Carlisle advocated the repeal
of the Election laws on the legislature Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill, in the House
Mr.. Callisle's speech was the ablest that has yet
been delivered In either House Of Congress on
either of the appropriation bills. After the morn.
| ing hour expired Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania
took the floor. AS the father of the House he ex-
ercsed his parental perogatves with great i'm.
| partially. He bastinadOed De Golyer Garfield
for attempting to revive sectional strife, denied
that there was anything in the Democratic pro.
gramme which savored of revolution, and show.
ed that from the time to which the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary 1t had been the
custom to place "riders" upon appropriation bills.
Mr.. Kelley said that he would vote for the
measures proposed by the Democrats II they were
contained in separate bills but he was opposed to
their engraftment upon appropriation bills, and
should therefore oppose them.
Garfield denied that he had ever said that to
place riders upon appropriation bills was revo.
luuOnary, and Kelley insisted that he had said
so. For q time 1t looked as though there would
be row in the Republican camp but the diff.
Guilty was snOothed over The Congressional
Nestor pronounced against the martial spirit of
the debate upon the Army bill. He said the
Democrats would make the North as solid as 1t
was in 1861, apparently forgetting that he had
deprecated sectional discussion only a moment
before. Mr., Kelley came very near leaping into
the bloody chasm himself After atts cking free
trade and honest money and bestOwing glowing
eulogy upou the past greatness of the. Republican
party, Mr., Kelley finished.
The floor OF the House wore different look
while Mr.. Carlisle was, speaking from that wAen
Mr.. Kelley had it. Members who had been
loungng in the cloak rooms and conVersing in
the rear of the desks took their seats and listened
with the greatest atten tiOo. De GOlyer Garfield,
SecOr Robson, and other Republicans clustered
about Mr. Calisle. All of the lawyers in the
House were delighted with the argument. Mr.
Carlisle is entering upon his second term in Con,
gress, He was preceded here by a reputation for
legal ability. In the greater part of his first term
he studied the methods Of legislative business
closely, but took little part In the debates. In
the last session of the Forty.ffth Congress he
was useful working member He had master.
ed the rules and parliamentary practice He
presided over the Committee Of the Whole on
various occasions with satisfaction to both par.
ties Mr. Carlisle is not an orator He possesses
none of the tricks of voice which make his
colleague, Mr. Blackburn, such an entertaining
speaker. He has good command of language
however, always speaks extempOraneously, and
in tones which can be heard in every part of
the chamber. Seen from the galleries, Mr., Car,
Isle looks to be about thirty five years of age.
He is hOV ever, nearly f0rty.fVe. A smooth face
gives him youthful look
At the beginning Of his speech to-day he men.
toned the legislative practices of the past to |
show that riders upon appropriation bills have
always been customary. He said that the mi. |
nOrity insisted that the proposed legislation shOd
not be put upon an appropriation bill because 1t |
is not approved bo the Executive The Execu- |
tive is not the master of Congress, and legislation
cannot be shaped to meet his approval. The is |
sue had been squarely made, and could not be |
The duty of the House was sacredly |
to represent the will Of the people and to redress
their grievances. Mr.. Carlisle said that the laws
which 1t is sought to repeal give the President
authority to control the election of the represent
atves OF the people. The question was Of vital
interest to the lovers of constitutional liberty.
me odlous election laws affected the North far
more lhan the South. There are hfty-fve cities
"a the North with population over five millions
~ Whlch the laws are applicable, while they
Dear upon only fourteen cities and about one
mlilion Li1I people In the Southern States. Ten
lines az much money was spent to pay deputy
maIshals in the elections of ISIS 8 in the North
Is IN the south. Mr.. Carlisle smpbasized the
point that the House Of Representatives is the
peoples House. and that the Executive had no
ight 70 dictate TO the representatives OF the peo
ole the Laws which they shall enact In con.
rast with this truth, he showed that the minor
" was contending for the maintenance of laws
which give Hayes the power to dictate the pol.
9y OF the House in advance by controlling the
Iectlon OF Representatives. He charged the Re-
1,uolieans with conteuding for the right of lhe
resident to lay his hands on the voter of the
9tiot o0x and dictate to him the manner I'm
ghlch he shall vote. Mr. Carlisle illu- trated the
peraUons of the election laws by relating the
nSnher In which John Davenport prevented
lousan9s OF voters who held naturalization pa.
~ fa, OF zoos from voting in New York city last
MT Carlisle then considered the election laws
ON constitutional standpoint BE began by
nnihilating en- argument made by Robson in
lscussing the Army bill, that citizens of the
'ates who vote for members Of Congress are en-.