, 1879-04-05

vote RhAlt bo taken on tho Army bill to-day.
They started out with tho declared purpose
Of extending tho broadest freedom Of debate
to tho minority, but, after listening 10 Con.
GAnFx1n's speech and ono or two others on
tho Republican side, came to the conclusion
to order close Of tho general discussion at
Q o'clock yesterday afternoon. This order
still leaves tho right Of five-minuto speeches,
which, It is thought, will be exhausted so rs
to reach vote some time to-day o. tonight
Whether tho vote sha1l be takon or not will
depend on tho condition OF the Democratic
majority, for tho absence Of worry few mom-
bors on thnt Bido Of tho House would put
tho bill in jeopardy.
Appropriation bill, to which IL attached a
section amending the existing statute rs to
the employment of United States troops.
The law now reads:
"No military OF naval officer, or othos pc,son
engaged in tho civil. military or naval service Of
tho United States nhall order, bring, keep Of hare
undor his authority OF control auy troops or armed
men ut tho pace whero any general or special cleo
tion Is held in any State, unless 1t be necessary to
repel tho armed enemies Of tho United States, or
to Keep ths peaes at ths potfs"
The words printed in italics" or to keep
Tho peace at tho polls stricken opt by
tho proposed Democratic amendment.
This proposed Democratic amendment has
been resisted by tho Republicans, not "a a
separate aud distinct proposition to be nc
cepsod OF rejected ns aquestion of temporary
policy, but as part Of general programme
which oomprohondsasorto totleglalative trilogy,
in which the repeal Of the most conspicuous
Ut the Union war-measuros ia 10 be enacted.
Tho amendment Of tho Army law as de-
scribed above, the repeal Of the j1rors' test
oath, and tho abandonment of all national
protection for Congressional elections, aro
the three measures sot aside for tho oxtra
session, but they aro only preliminary and
preparatory to the design boldly proclaimed
by Mr. BLACKBURN in tho following Inn.
guage: "Wo do not propose to stop It'll we
have stricken tho Inst vestago Of your war;
measures from tho atatute-book." It should
DO clear to the country TINT tho Republican
opposition TO the Army.bill amendment Ia
not based su1ely upon desire to retaln tho
words which tho Democrats insist upon strik-
ing out, nor upon any intention Of aotually en-
+,lovine the tronna avan IN tao,, Tim ,,anca at
tho polls, but unou tho pa]pable dutv and
necessity Of stubbornly conteating tho Dem
ocratic purpose of renssorsing the villalnous
doctrine Of Stato Sovereignty, mud Of UNDER
mining md abandoning tho enduring nrjnc;.
pies which ycro established at the cost of
Thousands of millions of dollars md hun.
t1re,1a Of thousands of prec,ous lives.
As to tho merits Of tho Democratic position
On tho Army bill. considered a1,art. tho most
striking feature is TINT tho Democrats are
nov rosortino to revolutionary metbof1s tn
secure the ronenl of Inv which 7yas ,,asscd
originally by Democratic yotes. The law. M
II stands. restricting tho use Of troona to Tho
work of ropolliue armed invasion md keen.
iua tho ,,oaco at tho po)1s. waa ,lavisod hv
tho Democrats In Conorees in 1sG5 md Il
wax pasgod bv tlom. with tic oss;atanco Of
some Ropublican votes, as measure for
oheokinp nm alleped intimidation of votor,
in tl,o Southern md Border states hv the
! presence of armed troons. Tho op1v votoa
eost in either IIouso noninst tho nassopo NJ
tho Inv ma It utandu werc thouo ~ Ran,,,,-
l;ca,,s win did not cro,,it tho charge of a,1nv
intimidation or intarferonce with a7oct;ors
| Nav. hnwevrr when tho ,,resoneo If troons
nj oleet;ons ann m 1onror ho oyon n mon,co
flor the excellent reoaor lint thu small arrnv
il scattored IN tbo frontier remoto fron nj
citation centrea1 Tia Democrota ,ns;at nnon
ronen1ipo oyen tho nr;y;lcoa of emp}oy;nf,
tbom 10 koen tl,o r;enco Mt tla nol1a
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