The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-18
Last Nights Dispatches.
HOUSE,

bate on the deficiency appropriation Dill,
Mr.. Hayes. from the committee. defended
the public printer from the attacks made
on him, charging that the Democrats were
trying to gain possession of the printing
Office by raising the cry of fraud.
Mr.. Garfield compared the present
printing arrangement with that prevailing
before the war. when in four years $780,
900 had been contributed out of the print
ing fund for political purposes. Mr.. Nc
Mahon had made the uncontradicted
statement that the Democrats would
appropriate nothing for special deputy
marshals and that they cared nothing
whether the law was constitutional or not.
thus throwing contempt on the supreme
court. which had declared it constitution
al. Mr., Mcmahon had not declared for
his party that the law was unconstitution :
al. but that his party would not obey it.
Congress, sworn before God to support the
supreme laws of the land, was invited by
the gentlemen to lead the law breakers OF
the land. By far the greatest danger to
the republic today was the spread of law
breaking. Lit was hardly tolerated on the
sand lots OF San Francisco and the chief
law breaker there had taken yesterday his
sentence to penal servitude. What dare
congress say to Dennis kearney and his
associates if it announced itself as the
leader of the law breakers of America?
His colleague set the example before the
people of proposing deliberately and with
clear sighted purpose ahead to violate the
law of the land. Did his colleague reflect
that he must violate every election when
be succeeded in breaking the laws?
Suppose his lead were followed?
A demand of the people for Special Depu-
ha
ity of violating every election in that way.
and yet he would destroy the validity of
all Congressional elections rather than
not enjoy the pleasure of being the leader
of the law breakers of the land, He
(Garfeld) should deem in cowardly and
dishonorable in him If he shirked behind
his legislative privilege to destroy pro-
vision of the supreme law of the land.
The issue had been somewhat toned down
the last year, but it was none the less dan
gerous. He would gladly waive all party
advantages for the sakesot that sweet. man
ful peace that ought to reign in this hall,
If everybody obeyed the law Butif the
leaders on the other side announced that
they would still rush on to their fate, still
push upon the American people this issue,
because they happened not to like the
law: because they could not approve the
character of the law, they would not let it
be carried out. it was high time the Amer
ican people should know it Here came
in the Democratic party and said: Any
part of the law which we cannot repeal
and do not like We will disobey." The
constitution said the law should stand in
majesty, in dignity and in authority.
Would the Democratic party, in spite of
the constitution. say that it the law stood
II 1h1 tt1t-
crumbsing under its displeasure, but which
could not be removed By its power.
He depicted the dangerous elements
which were arising iu all parts of the
country, seeking to destroy it, and now,
more than ever, law akers should be law
observers If Mr.. Mcmahon chose to go
before the peopla with the declaration
that his party had not obeyed and would
not obey the law. be regretted it for the
country's sake, but rel )iced in it for partys
sake. The freezing winters and thawing
summers had only driven his colleague on
to deeper madness. He appealed to
others on the Democratic side to prevent
this disaster which their party leaders
were bringing and hoped this chamber by
its vote would stop this miserable bGsi-
ness
Mr.. Burroughs declared that il was the
deep seated purpose OF the Democratic
party to nuiiify laws they disapproved.
It was part of their great scheme to get
control Of the government, to seize it at
all hazards. That party could be tracked
from the South over blazing homes and
bloody graves up to the very steps of the
CAPITOL He predicted that the Presidency
was to be seized by free fraud. He mott
fed the Democrats that this course would
Ioro +IoDn hath Gorcress and tho Dreei
deney next gear.
Mr.. Springer-That's the way you suc
ceaded il stealing two Or three states last
Presidential election.
Mr.. Humphrey excitedly tried to replR
and amid great confusion Mr.. Weaver, 10
the name of the party. demanded peace.
Mr. Mcmahon said Messrs Hayes and
Burroughs had insulted individual mem
bers of the Democratic party, and these
insults were base lies. He referred Mr.
Garfield to the notification record Deri-
sive laughter on the Republican side
He warned the Republicans that it would
be useless for them to faunt the bloody
shirt before the American people. He
wished there was a statesman on the other
side willing to rise above party strife who
could, like the President. say there was
something else IN the country besides mere
party, VINO c0ulu OVERLOOK the past TOT
little while and let the country prepare for
the great trials of the future. He alluded
to the Monroe doctrine in connection with
the Inter- Oceanic Canal No one could
tell where the resolution which Congress
would adopt on that subject would lead
the country. and yet the gentlemen on the
other side were charging Representatives
from the South as being here only through
fraud and violence. Instead OF that they
should cultivate good feeling between the
sections. so that when trouble came it could
be met by a united country. These intes-
tinaI divisions only invited attack. which
would come sooner or latter from com bined d
foreign powers, and in the meantime the
ports of Boston aud New York and every
other seaport of the country were open to
attack from the ironclad fleets of any
European power. Coming back to the |
immediate discussion of the bill, he re-
marked that the mere fact OF the Super |
visors law having been declared constitu |
tionai by the Supreme Court did not neoes
sarily make it incumbent On Congress to |
make appr;ations to carry it. Mr.Garield |
had misquoted him.
Mr, Garfield asked; Are you in favor |
IF executing the election law2
Ir. Mcmahon said: Not in the pres
en- shape of those laws; but the Repub |