Daily globe., 1879-04-26
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
The Senate.
APPOINTMENTS.

APPOINTMENTS.
WAsH1NaroN, April decentralization was
resumed to-day of the resolution relating to
appointments by the secretary and scrgeant-at-
arms. The amendment declaring that no
Union soldier shall be removed except for
place of any dismissed Union soldier, was de-
feated by strict party vote, 26 to 81. The
resolution then agreed to.
GRANTS EXPENSES.
Senator Eaton denied that the committee on
foreign relations was investigating the amount
of public money spent in furthering the voyage
of Gen. Grant abroad.
EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
Senator Harris, from the committee on cpl
demic diseases, reported his bill, clothing the
national board of health with certain powers,
and looking to national quarantine to pre-
vent the introduction of contagious diseases.
THE ARMY BILL.
Consideration of the army bill was then re-
sumed and Senator Paddock addressed the
Senate on the subject of his amendment to
modify the existing law, which forbids any
part of the army from being used as posse
comitatus, so that troops may be so used for
such purpose in Nebraska Colorado, Oregon
and other States and Territories He said the
right to demand protection, because if it were
longer withheld our citizens would be checked
in their movements and injured in their person
and State. If such support had been fur
nished within the last year there would have
been fewer deaths to mourn and fewer Indian
outrages to record. He earnestly pressed his
amendment upon the consideration of the
Senate.
Senator Eaton moved the amendment of
Senator Paddock be laid the table, and the
motion was agreed to by party vote-yeas 40,
nays 2S.
srcTIoNAs1y
The sixth section Of the bill was read, as fol-
lows: No military or naval officer, or other
person engaged in the civil, military or naval
service of the United States shall order, bring,
keep, or have under his authority or control,
any troops or armed men at the place where
any general or special election IS held in any
State unless it be necessary to repel armed
enemies of the United States. Provided, That
nothing contained in this section as now
amended shall be held deemed to abridge or
affect the duties or power of the President of
the United States under section 6,297 OF the
revised statutes, enacted under and to enable
the United States to comply with section four
of article four of the constitution of the United
States, on application of the legislature or ex-
ecutive as provided for in said section.
Senator Edmunds proposed amendment
that nothing in this section contained shall be
held to abridge or affect the power of the Presi-
dent of the United States under sections 5,298
and 5,299.
Senator Edmunds said the proviso in the bill
recognized the validity OF providing by law for
the presence of the armed power of the United
States to repress violence at the polls either at
federal or State elections. His amendment
only covered the law of 1893, which provided
for the use of the military force to suppress
forcible and violent opposition to the laws of
the United States, applying to either federal or
State elections.
On motion of Senator Eaton the amendment
was laid on the table, yeas 40, nays %.
Senator Edmunds submitted amendment
to the clause, providing for fine of not more
than $5 900, and Imprisonment at hard labor
not less than three months, nor more than five
wears, for any person in the public service who
may bring men around to the polls.
Senator Edmunds moved to insert the words
unless such force shall be necessary to be used
to execute the laws of the United States"
On motion of Senator Eaton the amendment
was laid on the table-yeas 40, nays 30.
No further amendments were offered to the
sixth section. The two votes last taken were
party votes with the exception that Senator
Davis, of Illinois, voted with the Democrats.
SECTION NINE.
Mr.. Carpenter moved to strike out the ninth
section, providing that there shall be no pro-
motions or appointments in the army, above
the rank of captain. except in the corps of en-
gineers, etc. Amendment laid on the table.
Other amendments were proposed to the ninth
section, being the last section of the bill, but
all were laid on the table.
ON ITS PASSAGE.
The President pro tenn. announced that the
bill was now on it's passage as it came from the
House. no amendments having been made.
Senator Edmunds made another effort to
amend the sixteenth section, but the amend
ment was laid on the table by strict party
vote. The bill was then passed, ayes IL; nays
20 oa fellows.