Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-04-24
On tho 10th instant Gen. Wado Hampton
was sworn 10 as Senator from South Carolina,


I On tho 10th instant Gen. Wado Hampton
was sworn in as Senator from South Carolina,
taking the modified oath.
The House has been engaged for some
days in tho consideration Of tho bill from
the Committee on Coinage, providing for the
exchange Of subsidiary silver coins for legal
tender and to make such coins legal tender
Tor all sums not exceeding ten dollars. A
motion to refer the bill to tho Committee on
Banking and Currency, after discussion, was
rejected. The bill wont over.
The House then went into committee Of
tho whole on tho legislative bill MIR.
Kelly mado speech against the policy of
attempting to coe,oc tho President into
signing the appropriation bill, aud warned
tho Democratic party that if it attempts to
override tho veto in any other than con-
stitutional way, it will be trampled under
the feet Of on indignant people. lie said
that he would vote for the repeal Of the
test oath for jurors if it went before tho
House rs q separate measure. At the ex-
pirotion Of the hour, Mr.. Kellys time was,
on motion of Mr.. Carlisle, of Kentucky,
extended fiftccn minutes Ills speech vas
listened to with marked attention.
Mr.. Carlisle followed In his remarks
no said: D,solaiming any intention to cx.
cite partisan feeling or distract tho judg-
ment Of the peoples representative on this
very exciting question, ! say to the gentle.
men on the other side, not in any spirit of
arrogance or distraction, but with all the
deIiberation oDd carnestness which the
gravity Of this subject dcuapds, that these
laws must be repealed aud that this power
of the executive to control the election Of
the peoples representatives, must be taken
away. (Applause OH the Democratic side. }
SENATE.
On tho expiration of the morning hour
the army appropriation bill was taken up,
Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, being entitled to
tho floor. Mr.. Morgan said that hereafter
he intended to speak in vndication of the
attitude of Southern members of Congress,
which had been tho subject Of much unjust
aspcrslon. The South was not responsible
Tor the existence of tho question now agtat.
ing the public lie had considered it best
at present to yield to his friend from Indi
ana, Mr.. Voorhees,.
Mr. Voorhees, called attention to what he
fcarcd was not generally realized
Federal interference extended not only to
congressional, but TO nll State and local
elections. American citizens, by thus
having ovcrsccrs put over them, were re-
duccd to the condition Of Slaves.
Mr. Voorhees, dctnilcd tho system Of the
election laws. and pointed out the provs
ions therein us dangerous to free ballet
Usurpers always take advantage Of such
bad laws. Already our people had see,
them used to dofcat the popular will
Cesar sent cmissares into the provinces t,
incite disturbances as IN excuse to use tn.
army to keep the peace. Something nigh
DC done and had been done by the Prcs
dent of the United States
Mr.. Teller followed lie said tho Dem
ocra:s hid until now sustained the vet,
power Of the President, aud the propc,
place to test the validity of the law WIS i,
the courts. The Democratic cry for fre,
ballot is Inconsistent, as all tho clectio,
franks for the last forty years have been t,
The advantage Of the Democratic party
tlc concluded by citing the c:idcnce hear,
by the Teller Committee ns proof of tn
correctness and business Of his argument
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