Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-20

1t mt ant under the mere semDlanCe OIL ODeylpG
the law. that in face of riots. where there might
be thousand rioters about an election place,
there should be but three men to keep the peace
of the United States against them all. In
other Words it was word in advance to the
mob to come in sufficient numbers to over
whelm the keepers of the peace and let hell,
not law and order, rule and reign on election
day. If that proposition was upon the plainest
bill in the world he would never vote for it,
because it took tho bowels and vitals out Of
the election law. If however, the other side
of the House would take the naked proposition
which for himself he had offered he would vote
for it if he stood alone.
A Republican member-Vote for it on an ap-
proprietor bill?
MIR. Garfield will vote for it as better
ment of the pending anne ndment. do not
say that it is proper to put it on appropriation
bills. 1t is improper, but say that 1 will vote
for the betterment of the pending amendment.
Here the five minute rule expired and the
hammer of the Speaker fell.
Mr.. McMahon offered as q substitute for the
pending amendment, the one offered yesterday
by MIR. Garfield, in these words: Provided
that hereafter special deputy marshals of cleo
ton, for performing any duties in reference to
any election, shall receive the sum of $5 per
day in full for compensation, and
that all appointments of such special
deputy marshals shall DO made by the judge of
the circuit court of the United States for the
district in which such marshals are to perform
sence of a circuit judge, such deputy marshals
to be appointed in equal numbers from the
different political parties.
Mr.. Cox said. he was for wiping out the
election law. He never disguised it and all the
salt and sanctity of the other side
of the House cannot save
it. All that gentlemen on the other side can
Il Il,ol do,
save this law from deep damnation in the end.
The gentleman from Ohio, Garfield, yesterday,
in answering what l said about the supreme
court, INDUCED in speech filled
with mystery, rhetoric, flimsy logic, and
lies. He said that we were bound to obey the
supreme law of the land as the supreme court
interpreted it. No, sir; that is not my opin-
MED that he was bound by the decision of the
supreme court. That court declared the
United States bank law unconstitutional, but
Jackson defed it. Does my friend from Ohio
remember the fugitive slave law?
Fir. Garfeld-And the bred Scott decision,
too.
MIR. Cox-Would the gentleman have carried
out the fugitive slave law by voting money for
slave catchers? (Applause.) Answer that
question. Answer it, any of you; would you
have voted money to have carried out the fugi-
tive slave law after the court declared it to be
constitutional? You are dumb. loud Laugh
te..)
MIR. Hawley-I have said that no power in
the universe would make me vote dollar or
move step to execute that law.
Mr. Cox-You are only one man on that side
and very good one.
After some further discussion tho substitute
offered by Mr.. McMahon was agreed to; yeas
i06 nays So, several prominent Republicans
such as Garfield, Kelly, Hiscock, Rice, and
Harris, (Mess.,) voting for it.
The question required on the adoption of
Springers amendment as amended by the sub
stitute and it was agrgccdito yeas 121, nays 80;
most of the Republicans refusing to vote.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House. All the amendments save
that in reference to pay of marshals was
agreed to. MIR. Conger asked for n division on
thai; amendment, but the speaker ruled IAN
amendment reported from the committee of
the whole must be voted upon in its cntirity
and could not be divided.
Mr.. Conscr appealed from the decision which
appeal was on motion of Mr.. Sprin-
ger laid upon the table, yeas 167.
nays 40. The amendment was then agreed to,
yeas lis, nays lot. The vote was party one,
with the exception of Mr.. Butterworth, who
voted in the affirmative, and Messrs. Armheld,
Smith, of Georgia, and Oscar Turner, who
voted in the negative. vote was then taken
the passage of the bill, and it resulted yeas
ILL., nays l04, so the bill passed.
At the close of the roll call the vote stood
100 to 100 for some time. As tho list of those
who had not responded was called, affirmative
and negative responses alternated, but finally
the result was announced. All the Republic
cans voted against it and the following Demo
crats Blackburn, Hooker, Hurd, Knott and
.. Turner.
Mr.. Atkins, by unanimous consent, reported
bill appropriating 100000 for public print
ing with p,oviso that entire deficiency ap-
preparation for that purpose shall not exceed
S400 900, and the House Immediately went in
to committee of the whole, and as quickly rose
and reported back the bill, which was passed
without the yeas and nays, they being dispcns-
cd with by unanimous consent.