The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL.



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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 10-Mr Eaton intro
cation between the United States and foreign
countries.
The Senate then took up and considered the
legislative appropriation bill
TALLY the bill agreed upon IN the he Conference
COMMITTEES at the last session, with the ex-
ceptions that the salaries of Senate en-
pl0yees shall be retained at the old figures,
instead OF being reduced. The Senate Com
mfttee Thought each House ought TO be Judge
OF It's own salaries.
The clerk then proceeded to read the bill by
seetlons. The first Senate amendment In
ereases the compensation OF Senate clerks,
messengers and others receiving annual saIa-
Tfes from $144 400 70 $I87s Az.
Mr.. Houston thought that the salaries OF
the House and Senate employees ought 10 be
the same. The latter did no more work than
the former and should not be paid any more.
He thought there enould Dc uniformity IN
these compensations. This amendment was
agreed to.
large number OF amendments, all m
creaaing the compensation OF the Senate en-
ployees over the figures of tne House Dill,
were agreed to by common consent.
the bill was interrupted TO allow Mr. Hill TO
speak ON the political section In relation TO
the employment OF deputy narshals and
supervisors OF elections. Hill thought the
bill passed yesterday had excited altogether
too nueh discussion. Its effect was bad, and
different sections OF the country, and array
them each against the other. He replied TO
Mr.. Conkling's argument, made from the
report Of the Chief Of Of Bureau Of Stats. 1ls
larger proportion of the taxes than
many Southern States. He said that the
argument was faliaci0us, and designed to de-
eeive and was unworthy of 30 distinguished a
Senator. The Senator from Vermont, the
legal adviser OF the Republican party, had on
yesterday caused to BE- read all laws enacted
from Washington TO Grant relative TO the nae
OF the army, besides extracts from the Fed
eraltst written By Madison, Jefferson and Jay,
and had argued TO prove that the bill passed
laws. to tear down ali safeguards which had
been set up to environ American Liberty. He
had assumed tnat the military Was the only
power which can be employed by the govern
ment to maintain peace and good order.
There was square denial OF the spirit and
letter OF the constitution and traditions and
practice Of the American people, and when
ever the American Congress shall soIemnIy
admit that an army 10 necessary to carry ON
elections, then popular liberty is at an end.
dent would be 80 influenced as to turn bis
back on all that he has done thus far
toresore the harmony between these citizens.
The President had said "he serves hia party
best who serves his country best Ii he
rises above party prejudice, he will deserve
on the right to use the army at elections, the
country will be brought face to face with q
great question, which he believed the Demo-
cratic party would have athe firm
ness and moderation 70 meet Al
the Republicans fn botn houses
have voted against an appropriation Dill, and
all the Democrats have voted for L, and the
act OF the former was uneonatItutional Il
had also been said the President WAS 20 be
eoeresd. ae denied tns. Inc e prssaaent @ IVA vas
he can q es veto this army @ 5
the sections. On he can use a his large powers 70
destroy the government. Me-. Conk-
ling was afraid that m the
army were Withdrawn rom the
polls On election DAY, the city q New YORK
would Dc at the mercy OF bad characters.
MI. Hill went INTO elaborate explanation %
the extent to which the two elements OF
Nat1onallsm ana Federansm % entered INTO our m
Fsderatssf 70 show tnat e the fathers intended
It 90 De compound. Inc house q Repre-
gentatlves is National, the Senate Federal OF
Confederate. I1e two elements, considered
separately, az GenIrailsm ana state soV
er1gney have always been the base o1
the country ana Dotn are enemies 70
the Union. aIne one 70 stamp out
state 1ndenufy, the osner 70 destroy all oonds
OF union. Ine Doctrine OF secession orlgl-
hated 10 view England and never Iound q
todgment 10 the southern states uhtlI long
after the war, ouL secession is dead and there
is no longer any danger from II. 1t 10 heresy
Which mas mad 1ts DAY Wnlen mas wrought
lts wrong aud gone 70 it5 grave, out the
other enemy TO the Union, the spirit OF een-
tralism and monarchlsms Was not crushed
out It still rsIgns and threatens and
takes to itself the credit OF hav-
Ing saved the Union This great con-
test, which for SIX weeks has passed both
houses OF Congress, has no meaning can
have no result but to get the
absolute control OF the States through
the Federal army, to perretuate the
Republican party. II the President shall use
the veto power To aid OF this party scheme,