The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-13

O point OF safety in time OF need. It
was right to withhold appropriations
in case of bad legislation; the rule
had permitted the majority to repeal
laws allowing the use OF troops at
polls, and allowing the saving of
$50, O00, 900 in one year, and put
white jurors in the box where colored
had been elnost exclusively placed.
Reed reminded Goode that in his
enumeratiops of the benefits that had
resulted to the country from the rule
be had fyrgolten to enumerae the
greatest benefit. the extirpstion OF the
democratic party, which was to occur
the next tine the people of the
United Stlles had opportunity ID
pass upon it. Applause. 1t showed
the people what that party was so
eager to do, and what it would do
whenever it had power, and the
result of the erring of the democratic
party, before the country, was always
afiording interesting benefit to the
people.
Springer called the attention Of the
house to the fact that Garfield had, a
few years ago, been at the head Of
the committee on appropriations, and
that when be held that position 15C
sections OF legislation had been passed
upon appropriation bills and be
thought it was just and right. The
House must not give up this rule. Il
would save millions.
White withdrew his amendment
and allowed Spear to introduce one
making it in order to insert les;
sum of money loT q greater in bills
He was above a partisan considera
Ition and be depicted the anarchy
Reputation, despotism and slavery
which would ensue if the appropria-
tions bill failed. (Applsuse.
Spear withdrew his amendmeL
and Lowe offered an amendment
prohibiting any partisan amendment
ID the appropriation bills ant
favored it.
Garfield offered an amendmen
that it may be in order to strike
out a sum OF money from al sppro
priation bill and insert les
sum. He offered it regardless o
party, or minority or majority, but q
a plain business work.
Mcmahon thought that the younI
member Spear ought to shake in hi
boots to find the republicans stInd
lspoDsor for his amendment.
Spear said he was young, but wa
OF the number whose follies cease witt
their youth. (Laughter.)
Mcmahon urged his party MT Il
give up this rule. 1t was substaC
TALLY giving up their cause in tn
next presidential election, being
virtual confession of the failure o
economy.
Gar6eld's amendment was rejected
I-122 to 121,
Spears substitute was again offered
and Warner the fol owing amend
ment ID that substitute: Section 3
no appropriation shall be reported
in any general appropriation
bill, or be in order as IN amendmen
bhSlCtO IOA oAJ SApSAuA1ulO hOS PAC
viously authorized by law, unless il
continuation of an appropriation To-
such public works and objects as aIC
already in progress; nor shall any
portion Of such bill or amendmen
thereto, changing the existing law
be in oider, except that it shall be il
order to reduce the amounts of money
provided for by the existing law, snC
covered by the bill, and to that e1
tent only to change the law. HI
declared himself opposed to any
proposition which would deprive
the House of its control o.
the appropriation bills, but OF
the other hand, lie conceded that &c
make use of threat to withhold ap-
preparations was entirely unjustifable.
Applause on the republican side.l
Warmers amendment was then
agreed t0-123 to 74-and the ques
ton required on Spears substitute as
amended, pending which the com
miltee rose and the House adjourned.