The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-20
EOrty.six;Fi COm@ress--SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1850.
SENATE

SENATE.
Communications were laid before the SEN
ate from the Secretary OF War transmitting
copies OF reports OF surveys for the pro-
posed Improvement OF the mouth OF Red
river and Of The harbor Of Mobile.
\ communication was also received from
the Secretary Of the Interior transmitting
information called for with reference to the
Iudian tribes, land grants, and railroad
companies in the Indian Territory.
The business OF the morning hour was
suspended, ard the Senate resumed the
consideration OF the Hot Springs (Arkansas)
bill. which, aftar being amended, was read
q third time and passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors were re0pened
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Dir. Wright, Of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the Committee on Labor Depression, re-
ported q joint resolution requesting The
President to give notice TO the Chinese
Government that it Is the desire OF the
| United States Government that the clauses
| in the treaties between the two Govern
mepts which allow and permit the immi-
| grafton of subjects and citizens OF the two
countries be abrogated and annulled.
| Pllced on the calendar, and the majority
and minority reports were ordered TO be
printed.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the special deficiency bill. the
pending question being on the amendment
! offered by Mr.. Springer extending the pro-
visions OF Mr.. Garfelds substitute as
amended bv Mr.. Simonton, Of Tennessee,
10 general deputy mar-hals.
After some debate the amendment was
sdopted-ayes, IS; noes, 81.
A long and excited debate then ensucd
on the whole question Of the Federal cleo
ton laws, the decision Of the Supreme
Court thereupon, the bit OF the House to
withhold the appropriation for special dep
uty marshal>, &c.
Mr.. Ewing, OF Ohio, advised the Demo
Gratis to accept the compromise offered by
the Republicans. make the appropriation
needed, and at the same time amend these
bad laws.
Mr.. Hawley, Of Connecticut, eXcitedly
denied that the Republicans had offered any
COMPROMISE. They eXecrated and repudl-
ated that word.
Mr.. McMahOn hoped that Mr.. Garfield,
who was out, would be sent for.
Mr.. FRYE, Of Maine, denied that the Re-
nublicans intended to make any compromise
ON the pending deficiency bill whatever.
They might do so when independent leglS-
lation touching the Federal election laws
should be offered.
Mr.. Randall said the Democrats would not
vote money for partisan purposes III mar
shals were TO be used at elections they must
he divided between the cOntending parties,
and not all be appointed by Republicans
from their own side. "YOu,' he SAID, 40
dressing the Republicans, "have admins
tered this law in an outrageous manner
MIR. Reed, Of Maine: at is not So" [EX-
element ,,u
Mr. Garfield, in reply to Mr.. Randall,
said the charge made by the Democrats thai
the Federal election laws might be uScd tor
partisan purposes was, in so far as IL wa
| true. a lust objection to these laws. lie
was willing to modify them so that the nj
leped abuses should not take place. lie
would vote far an amendment TO have mar
sbals appointed by the courts, and from
both political parties, but not to have their
number limited TO three at each votlng-
Mace. nor to have their salaries cut down 10
50 per day, nor 10 limit their period OF SER
vice ut any election to three days. Such
provisions would take the bowels and yltalS
out OF the election laws.
After some further debate, Mr.. McMahon
moved as a substitute Tor the penulns
amendment the amendment offered by Dir.
Garfield yesterday, providing for the APP
pointment OF special deputies by the courts
from both political parties impartially.
Dir. Cox, of New York. spoke at length
in opposition 10 the Federal election laws
in toto, declaring that the devil himself
could moi save them from deep damnatlon
in The end. He denied that Congress was
bound TO obey the decision OF the supreme
Court: and asked the Republicans II they
would have voted money for the execution
Of the fugitive-slave law after the supreme
Court had declared it constitutional.
Nj. Hawley: 81 have said that would
noi.''
Mr.. Cox: "And Others on the Republic
can side would not, and yexthey now pre-
tend TO lecture us because we have 1nde-
pendent opinions as to the binding authori-
~ OF the Supreme Court"
After. some further discussion the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Garfield us substitute
Yesterday, aud again offered by Mr.. McMa-
hvn to-day, was adopted-ayes, 1861 noes,