New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-16
xLVIM CONGRESS- ISr SESSION.

! BILL VOTED oN IN TIE HOUSE But NOT FIN
IsnED-THE SPEECH OF MR. MORTON.
SENATE WASHINGTON. May -. 1879.
| In the Senate to-day joint resolution was
! introduced BY Mr.. COCKRELL tDcm. MOI authorizing
and requesting the President to Correspondence
with France on the subject Of commercial treaty he
| ferrred to tue Committee on Foreign Relations
MI FARLEY (Rep., Cdl) introduced bill TOT the re-
lief Of John A. Suffer account OF lands taken from
and services rendered by HIM to the United States.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the Legisla-
! tive bill
| MI BECK (Dem., KY, explained the provisions OF
the bill as it had been amended, stating that the IN
crease by the senate was sol 500. making the entire
sun SIS $1,000. He Thought that hundreds OF th9l-
sands OF dollars mignt og r'rc2St as i'm nnm7r'n
| the rsceiptS Mr. Beck during his speech. audcd TO
the remarks OF Mr. COnsng on former occasion VITA
regard 10 the OF and duties paid by the
paid by those which did Mr. Beck said that Kentucky
| paid so 500 600 Of internal revenue g.
| Mr.. CONKLING rep, \. ~ asked Wlether inc sen
ator from Kentucky thought that he had made a fair
! statement a. TO the amount Kentucky had paid.
Mr.. BECK thought he had, ana, IN turi ASKED the
Senator whether ne thought Mr.. Conkling had made
Mr. CUNNING replied in the affirmative because all
he did was the report Of tLe Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue and the bureau OF customs ana 70
read the figures showing what tNtnBeVeh odtes paln
and what eleven states paid Much OF the tax when
the senator GAINED was Pald Dy hgnuGsg was Un
because one could supp Sc, enormous as tne Demo
|
" Mr. BECK remarked mat the Senator had answered
| his own question to his (Mr. BecR9 satslac-
tion when he said the paid the taxes. Mr..
BECK noticed the remark OF Mt Conk Ing that the
ceip OF taxes the amount OF Sl 100000, and read
from official figures TO show that the revenue had been
increased rather than leSSenCd He also alluded 10 the
fact that nowiths landing the requirement OF the law
that the number OF clerks in the several departments
shall be divided pro rata among the States, Kentucky
had not one while Maine had ninety
! Mr. HAMPTON Dem, 5. c. rose TO personal eypla-
fr4Il npH ID
National platform 1865 the plank declaring that the
unconstttut ouaI and void Mir. Hampton said he had
time and again denied that he did lie was satsheu
the senator Minnesota did not intend TO do him IN
Mr WINDOW Rep, Mimi said lie did not, but during
the campaign he saw what pun portSd be the speech
OF the Senator IN which the senator said That was my
-plank IN the platform wanted nothing else for when
thaf; when they had dec AIRED thar those
constitutional. revolutionary ana void was willing to
wait patience until that party would be triumphant
and apply the remedy in Their own good time"
Mr.. HAMPTON replied that he could not say whether
he that language or not II he did, 1t was IN the
| Mr.. WlNDOM-The Senator does not deny that he
! made the speech and this is all want
THE SPEECH OF Mr.. THURMAN.
Mr.. THURMAN Q}ep. o. then took the floor Before
beginning speak the pending bin he said that he
was surprised that the Senator from Kentucky had
taken the trouble treat seriously the proposition
OF the Senator from NewYork (Nr. COnknG) that the
people residing in the district where taxes are collected
are the people upon whom the tax falls. Such
statement was an abSurdty not to be tolerated by any
honest intellect He then proceeded to discuss the
Appropriation bill. He said in substance:
There are in the bill two important clauses relating TO
trial by Jury, and to elections Objection is made TO
these so strenuous tha rather than agree 10 them the
minority saw the appro prations for the Government shall
f, o. Of iast mai ne b mn bing the approprations
shall defeated If they defeat here or elsewhere
ANY one WHO has listened recent debates must have
been struck with the fact that scarcely one word
has been by those opposing these provisions upon
the merits OF the provisions themselves Gentlemen IN
their Imagination nave seen fit TO suppose there existed
huge conspiracy by the majority OF the people OF the
country 10 produce anarchy IN the united states as II
that majority, the Democratic people had not as
much Interest in the preservation OF me honor peace
'and prosperity OF the country ana the peTpeluty Oh
! the Government as the members OF the kepuoican
! party any other party. II these provisions
ought not on their merits 10 pass why nave ther ae
feels not been pointed out and cOndemnedf One-thlrd
OF the general statutes nave been passed on Appop-
this bill be repealed were so enacted THESE gentle
men argue the merits OF the laws proposed to be
repealed and satisfy tue people that they ought to
stand or the people Will not sanction the course taken
sanction the sezng OF this opportunity To arouse and
TT These laws were pretended when passed. to be for
the protection OF freedmen IN the South against the hu-
ux but their real object to Cypress voters IN the
North and especially to dsiTauchse imprsOn and per.
secuto naturazed citizens OF the North Tho Almighty
trdly grateful, though am sometimes Inconvenience
bylt. My ind cnaton sometimes makes forget that
am weak and ought not 10 give way 10 my feelings TOO
much In speaking Of the election laws, there comes to
me picture Of their operation in New-York City ora
cage ma OF men sweerng ana suffering under the ar
bitrary and dicatoral mandate Of corrupt and con
tpmDtIDie commissioner of elections Aud cannot sup
press the thought that transaction has taken place III
tins country nat could not have occurred IN any other
civilized country without blood being shed. But pro-
pose to speak dryy to-day, hoping thus to make bet
ter legal argument THANH exhibit feeling.
Englsnspoakng people have always chung with tena-
CITY to the right impartial trial by jury This fact
well known but perhaps some here do not comprehend
IL to have been great SHIELD Of people against
oppression By the Government 1t has been great in
country become one Of the greatest shields
izen against governmental oppression Our people
| glarnglY defective jury laws on our statute
| 5ooks 10 become mere instruments of party viO-
lencc and feeling, personal dislike interest have
IN my possession letter from prominent lawyer IN
a Northern state, saying that in his district mans
name ever goes into the jury box unless that Is
Republican THIS thng does not affect Southern men
alone. i could give incidents that would. perhaps,
shock the sense OF every senator, but do not
wish 20 INTO pan ciar cases The root OF the oVll Is
not Ieacned even by repeating these sections, because
| there su.l remains this power OF the mar
sinai aud clerk TO I'LL the jury box with
pGrlisanS OF political faith alone. That Is the
Law, aud that is done aud shame ii 49, that II Is done.
will say whether the test oath for jurors had been
needed AT the time OF the enactment OF the law though
1t would have been better 70 suffer the evils resulting
IRON alo Wing occasional alder OF rebellion to SIT on
juIies Ean 10 pass such At" But tne moment peace
was restored IL was due to National character, 10 justice
and cgizauon that the la" should have ceased TO exist
Tue law was repealed and crept back into the stat
by accident propose that IL shall now disappear
should arise prOmlssory nOte bet ween my self
aud my friend from Vermont would not IKE to have al
the Jury slalHat RcpuOllcdns, ana thnK my friend
would not care to have them All good old dyedn-the
! WOOL Democrats.
| Mir. EDMUNDs, with smile, to reply. but Mr.
| THURMAN begged him to forbear, he getting
very tired and wished 10 hasten the close of his
| marks He continued:
II suite promlss0ry notes thst cause alarm,
however, but every one knows there Ia class OF pO
zeal cases. ed before Federal cOuftsa great many Of
them would DO properly called partisan cases. Is
IL desired 10 inGct men tor political offences, aud place
! them ON thai before partisan judges and Juries
The proposal 10 repeal the clauses relating TO super
vsOrs puty marshas Is SAID by our opponents to
be an attempt against pure eiec3ionsan endeayOr by
Confederate brgadiers shield themselves their
enormties by winch they suppressed the vote OF the
truly loyal cZ-ns OF African descent The fact Is the
| laws were made to protect citizens OF
| African descent, and are almost unmitigated
| instrulnentalties OF corruption. force and fiDud
Even il Onal, they hsOud be repealed; but
deny their cOnstltuuODality. Certain Senators have
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