The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-25
HOUSE..

the senate adJOurned,
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wright, Chairman Of the Committee on La.
Dor Depression, reported q Joint resolution re-
questing the President to give notice to the Chi.
nese Government that 1t is the desire OF the
United States Government that the clauses In the
treaties between the two governments which al.
low and permit the immigration Of subjects and
citizens Of the two countries be abrogsted and
snnulled. Placed on the calendar and the ma
jorlty and minority reports ordered TO be printed
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The morning hour was dispensed with, private
business laid aside, and the House went into
Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Carlisle in the
chair, on the special Deficiency bill.
The pending question was on the amendment
offered by Mr., Springer, extending the provisions
Of Mr.. Garheld's substitute as amended by Mr..
Simonton to general Deputy MaHshals. This II
adopted, will leave the substitute In the exact
form Of Mr. springer's original amendment with
the addition Of the amendment offered by Mr..
Weaver, providing that II there are more than
two political parties In the field at any election
three Deputy Msrshals shall be appointed, no
two OF whom shall belong to the same political
party.
Messrs. simonton and Calkins supported the
| amendment
Mr.. Whitthorne called the attention of his
Democratic friends to the fact that If the elec.
ton laws were not modified the Administration
| OF the Republican party could In the coming
Presidential election, appoint Deputy Marshal
ddtnnUdtum and could so pack and stock the
election as to secure majority of the next House
| He looked forward now to the responsibility
which would rest upon him and upon every
member Of the House during the months Of Jan.
uary and February next, when Congress would
determine who had been fairly, legally and con.
stitutionally elected President and when q con-
serVative member Of the Republican party ten.
| dered compromise to this question he thought
the House should accept in order TO have fair
free and impartial election next November. Let
there be peace on this question, and let there be
a free and fair election. He stood here to day
that whoever was elected should be inaugurated
from whatever quarter he might come, That was
| all he asked-all that he would grant.
Mr. Reed found that the gentleman on the 9th
er side agreed with Mrs. Malaprop, all Of them
having love for the country, with little judi.
| cious hatred. He remembered how, at the extra
session, 66 gentlemen on the other side had de-
elared these laws to be unconstitutional yet the
Supreme Court had delared them constitutional.
he only stated this to show how little the Su.
preme Court knew about the constitutional laws
MI springers amendment was then adopted
Yeas So, nays e.
Mr.. Buckner entered his protest against the
heresy uttered on the floor that Congress was d.
| vested Of power by a decision Of the Supreme
| Court. He was opposed to Mr.. Springers original
amendment because 1t appeared to recognize
that pestiferous heresy.
Mr.. Hawley agreed with Mr. Buckner to Ger.
tain extent. He claimed the right to vote in op-
position to the decision OF the Supreme Court
| He had never cared about what the Supreme
Court had said about the Fugitive Slave law
There was not power enough In the world to
make him vote dollar for the execution of that
law But that was great and serious question.
II the gentlemen on the other side thought the
election laws q question great enough to be
placed side BY side with the Fugitive SlaVe law,
let them say 80, and bring In Q bill to repeal
them. But he had arisen TO say that he was worn
out and indignant against the outrage Of polite.
az legislation on the bill that was really bill of
charity aud mercy. 1t was an outrage on all
forms OF reason. He would now vote against ev.
cry Improvement Of the election laws, and would
the sort In 1t.
Mr.. McMillin (Dem., Tenn.) offered an amend.
ment to the substitute, providing that such depu.
ty marshals shall not receive pay for longer
period lnen three days during any election
Agreed to by 95 10 l5 the Republicans refrainlng
| from voting, saying that the Democrats might tx
| II up to suit themselves.
Mr.. Hooker (Dem., Miss.) regretted that Mr..
| Springer should have offered any proposition
looking to the question Of special deputy mar.
shals.
Mr.. Ewing (Dem, o. said that the public mind
never rested on constitutional question II the
decision was obtained by party division of the
tribunal. The people had been impressed by q
former decision OF the Supreme Court that the
nre OF parusanship burned beneath the ermine
as strongly as beneath the jacket OF the people,
But for the Time these laws must be treated as
CONSTITUTIONAL They might however be amend
ed BY striking from them their partisan features.
That was the proposition coming from Mr.. Gar
field by way Of a compromise. The Democratic
party had been taught by the late elections that
II must place itself above oavil, above camor
and above the Interpretations which had
ioImed the whole stock In trade Of the Republi-
can party for the past ten years. The Republl.
can party held on TO power by It's clamor about
Southern brigadiers, by It's statements that the
people OF the South meant to renew their opposi.
ton TO constitutional government, II not openly
Dy secession, secretly by notification. II the
Democrats exercised that extreme and heretofore
acknowledged right 10 withhold Appropriations
ior vicious laws they would hnd the cry OF ''nul.
LITIGATION" 80 up In the next campaign from ev.
cry hilltop and valley in the North. He appeal.
ed 70 his Democratic friends to take the compro.
mise now TO modify those bad laws so that they
may be able ere long 70 wipe them from the stat.
ute books UT - -1
MI. Hawley, In an excited manner, declared
Inet there was no compromise; that no oompre.
mise mad been rendered by the Republican side,
and that IL execrated and repudial 5d the word.
Mr. Williams (Rep, ,Wis) would consent to vote
ior no compromises. Party strife was to run high,
and II was not the time to abate one lot OF title
OF lhe power which Congress possessed over the
electi laws,
Mr, Frye rep, Me.) remarked that In the ab.
sence OF Mr. Garfield that gentleman'H amend.
| ment had been referred to as q compromise. Mr..
| Frye did not 80 regard 1t, but simply as an
amendment No man on the Republican side
| proposed TO accept an amendment as q C0mprO.
mise on the pending Deficiency BILL whatever
might be the purpose when Independent legialR.
ton should be offered.
Mr.. Randall Dem, Pa a)-This law is on the
statute book. We believe 1t s unconstitutional.
The object Of the amendment is to take from II O
partisan administration Of Its provisions. On the
other side II 10 distinctly asserted by several
members that they will not be satisfied with any
compromise or any change in the existing law
| In that respect.
Mr.. Hawley- Not on an appropriation bill. Dis
cusB the Election law all next week on distinct
Dill and we are with you.
Mr.. Randall-We are ready to meet that ISSUE
All rightP from the Republican side WeSay
lnal II the marshals are to be used they should
be divided between the parties. We win not
Vote money for any partisan purposes. You
| nave administered this law In an outrageous
and unIustifable manner.
ME- keed (Rep, Me.)-H0t s0 [Excitementl
Mr. kandall-And we ask no more to-day than
that the statute shall be made so that ita powers
snail Do exercised on all alike, and that those
who administer Il shall be drawn from the great
ciati0nB
Mr Garfield (Rep., o. said that no member
self He spoke for himself. Alter Q long debate,
but one lodgment had been made in his mind
unfavOrable to the election laws Il had been
charged that they either had been used or were