The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-24
HOUSE.
TWO pRoMIos IN NANE.


Mr.. Turner complained Of the cores.
nondence which represented him as exhib-
ihng great excitement in the debate Of the
18TH. lie presumed that il was his col.
league, Mr.. 7. Turner, who was meant,
and he hoped the correspondents would
recoliect that there were two Turner'S from
hentuckY, both Democrats, aud would in
dictate which Turner they referred to.
ThereupOn Mr. 7. Turner remarked,
when his colleague and nAme.sake had
the same experience RS himself, he would
not show 30 much sensitiveness in 70.
gard TO tile structures OF newspaper cor
respondents. He admitted that he was the
Turner alluded TO. lie denied as alleged,
that he had called Mr. Burrows damned
liar. II that had been, however, he would
rather be the denouncer than the poltroOn
who submitted toit. [Laughterl.
SO IOEGl CAN'T BE POSSIBLE.
He complained also Of the structure on
him otthe last session, and said that on
the occasion when he had been charged
with intoxication he had not tasted drop
OF liquor for three days. [Laughter1
A resolution was adopted approDFfating
5'OOO to meet the expenses Of the Labor
Committee, and granting the committee
leave 10 set during recess.
On motion Of Mr.. F. Wood a resolution
was adopted requesting the President to
consider the expediency OF entering into
aeonTention with France for the nepotia.
ton Of treaty which shall secure a more
equal interchange Of products and manu-
iactures Of each country.
The House soon afterwards went into
Committee OF the Whole on the legislative
Mr.. Frye based his opposition to the re.
peal oithe Federal election laws chiefly on
good effect. TheirOperaton in the ciiy Of
New York, where he said false registration,
repeating voting on the names OF dead
men and registration OF conviCts had been
pretty ehectuaily stopped BY the enforce
ment. OF those laws. He argued that in
that the Interference 10y federal authority
was necessary, so far rs it could be consti.
t1honally had, and 1t had purified the
elections there.
WHY THIS WAIL7
Why then was this Houses cry for the
repeal OF those laws? Was Il because
their enforcement operated against the
Democratic party, rather than against the
Republicans? OF course it did, but 30 did
The enforcement Of any law against crime.
II the whole criminal code was repealed.
and the doors Of all the jails and peniten.
Iiaries opened the Republican party would
soon be IN hopeless minority. In CON.
elIsl31 he said: What a spectacle do We
Dehold to-day, union between the Con-
Iederate Democracy Of the South, and this
LGmmany Democracy Of the North.
Mr. Robeson spoke next and in referring
10 the proposition laid down some time
since, by Mr.. McLane, Of Maryland, that
there was no such thing recognized bv
the courts as the peace OF the United
sates, said l consider that proposition
IN whatever language It Is colthed, which
conveys TO the minds OF the people OF this
county the idea that the United States
has no peace, the most dangerous that
can be made In any country and the most
destructive OF the perpetuity OF the
government and liberties OF the
people, Ny friends (saId he 70
me Democratic side Of the Housed
let me in all honesty and good
ask you II that was not the very subject
that was settled by the war?
sETrLED IoSo AGO.
Let me ask you whether or not the ques.
ton Of Whether the laws Of the Uni ed
states shall be enforced against whatever
reslstance comes up was not the very
question submitted 10 the arbitranent Of
battle, and whether Its decision Is NOT
written in letters Of Lying fire upon the
pages as grand and as splendid as any on
The history OF the world? EApplause on
the Republican side Do You mot under
stand that when you take the position that
there Is no peace or United States" 70
0S maintained you are reopening the
whole question.
Mr.. LAWS, Of North Carolina, asked him
II he claimed that under the Consultation.
q duty, 70 see that the laws were enforced
the President had the right 70 send troops
into SEate.
DHSINe THE PRESIDENTS DUTY.