The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-23

ties, provided that hereafter special general
deputy marshals shall receive two dollars per
day for election work and shall be appointed
by the U. s.. circuit court judges and not less
than two nor more than three appointment
ments shall be made for any precinct. afsG
Hiscock and kiefer raised a point of order
! against it, which was overruled. "a 10
Weaver offered an amendment to the
amendment that where there are three polit-
ical parties or more, no two of the deputy
marshals appointed shall belong to the same
| political party. Adopted.
Garfield offered an amendment raising the
| per diem Of deputies to So. @
Cox opposed recognizing special deputy
ma"shals and Federal jurisdiction over the
elections. The supreme court had said there
was no such thing as Federal elections. For
his part he would not recognize the supreme
court as now packed with partisans, as above
the peoples branch of the legislature of the
country. applause by Democrats).
K.efer was surprised that Cox set himself
above the supreme court, and to hear applause
at Cox's statement. The lives of the supreme
court judges gave the lie 10 it. ..
Davis, of California, said it had been stated
that the special deputies had been paid by the
Republican party. He challenged any man
to prove it, and asserted that the charge was
absolutely false.
Springer denounced as untrue the state
ment that the Democratic party desired
fraud it was unfair to surround the polls
with an Unlimited number OF partlsans to
carry all election for a particular party. He
hoped his amendment, which would remedy
that evil, would he adopted.
Horn thought it a remarkable argument for
the Democrats that they could violate the law
because the Republicans once violated it. He
said 1t was time for Congress to go to work
and do some business. Nothing that should
be done had yet been done this session.
On motion of Simonton, Gartield's substi-
tute was SO amended as to leave it in exact
form of Springer's amendment, with the
exception of excluding from its provisions
deputy marshals. Vote III yeas to ia nays.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Wright, from
the labor committee, reported a resolution
requesting the President to notify the Chinese
government that it is the desire of the United
States that the clauses in the treaties which
allow and permit the emigration of the sub
jects and citizens of the two countries be
abroSated and annulled. Placed on calendar.
A minority report was also ordered printed.
The House went at once into committee on
the special deficiency bill. After a. spirited
debate Ewing appealed to the Democrats to
accept Garield's compromise and modify
those bad election laws so as to make them
IloI-p~l UIS0lls ebIlC W . OiS Wy Va
ton would go up all over the North.
Hawley excitedly declared that the Repub-
party would not compromise. 1t execra-
led the word.
%Springer's amendment to Garfield's substi-
tute providing that general deputy marshals
be appointed by the United States judges was
Also an amendment that deputy
shall not receive over three days
pay.
E,-> l., Co,S,1l., ,bco,oo J;eolo;,,oI chat |
he offered to compromise.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Ewing said that
he supreme court having declared constitu-
tional the election laws, they must he so
at present, but only temporarily,
because in the public mind none accepted as
final a supreme court decision which was
by a party decision OF the tribunal.
They had learned that the fire of p~artisanship
burned as fierce beneath the ermine as
beneath the jacket of the people, but it was
not necessary for the House of Representa-
to vote any sun of money which might
be demanded for the execution of laws they
utterly subversive of The liberty of
The people. The majority of the people OF
the North were tired of the Republican party.
1t held its owe by the clamor about South
ern brigadiers and a renewal by the people of
the South of opposition to the constitution a
by secession or notification.
Williams, of Wisconsin, would consent to
no compromise until he was prepared to vote
for the repeal of the election laws.
Randall said that to-day's discussion had
the issue to this. This law was in
the statute books; the Democrats believed it
unconstitutional, and Springer's amendment
was to take from that act a partisan adminis-
tratiOn OF its provisions. The Republicans
would not have the law changed.
Hawley, Randall and Robson had an ex-
debate, in which Randall declared that
the Republicans had administered this law i'll
An outrageous manner.
Garfield said, speaking for himself alone as
ever, that his first object in legislation was to
be right. The Republicans had tried to pre-
vent the rider, but it was ruled in order. 1t
was his duty to help make the best amend
ment lie could, and for that purpose, on his
responsibility, he had offered the amend
ment Of yesterday. The Democrats had
voted down his proposition and submitted one
which had the semblance of an election law,
but which was a farce-a notice to mobs to
come in sufficient numbers to overwhelm the
keepers of peace and let he'll rule election
day. That proposition nullified the election
law.
Conger congratulated the House that the
iron grasp and leadership of Randall had not
been relaxed.
Springer's amendment was agreed to, 121
yeas, 20 nays, the Republicans generally
refusing to vote.
The committee rose and reported the bill
with all the amendments agreed to, and the
bill was passed, Ill yeas to 104 nays. All
the Republicans and five Democrats voted
against it.
The public printing bill, by unanimous
consent, was reported considered, and quickly
passed.
Tucker gave notice that he would offer
resolutions in lieu of those reported by the
the select committee on the inter-ocean canal,
declaring it the duty of Congress to affirm
that whether the canal be constructed by for
eign governments or by corporations deriving