New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-18
norsE az REpREsENrATNEs.

In The House to-day Il resolution was re-
ported by SIR REAGAN Dom, XA.), chairman Oh tle
committees ca Commerce. ealing on the Secretary o.
ar for Information ~ his pqrfment ln regard O. te
iil, now being crcc.ed over the East Rive al N.w
York and hs opinion %. 90 whether said bridge . 30,
.r Obstruction 90 commerce Adopted.
Tae Hou., went mo Committee OF tAe Whole o. the
Deficiency Appropriation bill
Mr GARFIELD QRep, OAi" defended the present
~ sr.1 oil public printing Under the old contract sF3-
f.- t ad been developed, without controversy mat Ia
Iir four years preceding Abrlnam Lntoin's A.mlris-
tr4tlon. ou. Of the profits OF tne pubic printing,
100000 aa2 been contributed for p'iicai purposes
IL s. cui..a-ur from ONO (Mr. NcNtH.A hii' h,tt-
i-,. md tine statement remaiuc u.rof irticte i1at
e Democratic parry had lO IN tnis bi ana would not
200 uuy idtule hl ON IKE any appropriation Nhl ever Tor
.prcll deputy iuaiha either - to the pat or hs to
tle miure. H. fdruer declared hat 10 nade mo dhrr
cnce 90 Am or 90 ms Parry WAtiurt ~ id" N!' 'oi.i
tutoua not and recognizing the lact mat uie
supreme C0Utt-thc only inouua winch c9dli declare
on the couStfition1hb ot the law hau gee diel 'hl
tt law wus constitutional Ice had under tlHeu To- throw
contempt upon A. 10y referring 90 "s h 10 Hcri,oh
/, was Z {" DECISION, li' 'cv'l'u Jaw -
now the law Of the aud "nd the gentle
had arisen not ON the plea that ne law was Hhconst
tutiona and had declared That the Democratic party
would not execute IT, Gonee,s wa@ invited 10y me
gentleman FROM Ohio (Nr McMahop TO edd the Jaw
breakers Of thc land ne bad announced MS pu pose 20
break them ana invited congress 20 associate nsell
with aim IA break'ns tne laws Oy 1lr the Rtea'
danger to the Republic to-day was thesWead Oi
law-nrrHkmg; II was hardly tolerated on tle 7ahiloS
at san Francisco, ana me chiei LaM-pI1'hcr tneio
mad taken yesterday, his sentence ~ penal scrVllud'
what darc Congress TO Denis kearny ana Ms asnO
clto. II u announced user as tuo t'uc. VI ,io "a
brenkers OF Ameucll His colleague set me example
before the people Of proposing dciueateiy ana %i5n
,eaI-sighed purpose ahead 10 Vloic lhe liW Oh ne
ltnJ III. col taye would destroy the validity OF all
C,usressona elections rather than not enjoy the pleas
~ eug the leader or the awDleakers OF inc l"H
II leaders the other side announced mat they would
si push upon the American people .his issue, o'cHSe
they could not approve the cnaiacter OF Tue INV .
would not let % carried out was high time nat the
AmcSc,n people should know IT, Here came IN the DEM
ocratc party ana sand, Any part OF the inv when We
cannot repeal aud do not Ike we VIII dlsoO,y
Toe Constitution said that the law should sIluu III
majesty, IN dlgny ana aulhOlip' ~ "n qhdi.'looA
inns country. civilized society was becoming money
comned through with dangerous elements. All tirse
things were shaking the foundations hpulc ht
breaklng mp the good order OF society ana ~ nr IKE
this more than any other 1t was necessary or bou or
glyclS la their rlghI minus 10 ny tuelI hdhS VI p
altar of the law and become tho dcfeuders ana not tt
desiroyors of it aud yc now for some supposed parry
advantage his cOlieaguc,Mr MCMAHON ANNOUNCED Vllu
no one on the other side had sad him nay mat TIE DemO
cratic party mad not In the past obeyed anl m ne
would not obey, the law OF the lani Whlch tne
ton had Just crowned with tine dlgnty OF 9ssent "hu
the authority OF sanction II he chose 90 70 oeLor hS
country with that plea In hs mouth II, ~ ~ 10 new
would regret 10 Tor the c0nnrys SAKE Oh, II ie noeu
only to the parly's sake no wond give nm 10y,
He would gladly give III party huVhhlhee iur to s'h
Of henng the foundation OF Jaw ana oruer aud
therefore he appealed to gentlemen on the other side 10
bringing Tor themselves alone but for the common
MI ME- BURRoUGHs Rep.. Mch.) argued from the
opening speech Of The gentleman from Ono (dr Nc
Mtuop on this bill, that II was the deliberate, deep
sealed purpose ~ the mocratc party 10 nullly suen
laws ns uid not meet with their approval The meaning
a. he salu, tnal II WIS ptIt VI
the great scheme Of tho Democratic party
10 get control Of the Government. They
could track parry from tue South over burning
homes ana bloody graves and track It up thu very steps
of the Capitol. As result tnat party had got DOth
branches OF Congress- ana now the Presidency was 10
be seized The Democratic party expected with the ara
of free fraud and with the removal OF all supervision
over elections carry States enough IN the North 10
cOnsummaie IT'S purpose. He gave due notice TO tne
gentlemen rho other side that, n they adhered 10
their policy OF repudlatug and nuying the laws, tney
would do neiCherhaJ obtain tho control neither OF
Congress nor OF the Presidency In the next election
Mr. SPRINGER (Dem., Ill)-rhat IS the way that you
succeeded IN stealing two or three States III the last
pr, sdrntal election.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS (Rcp, Wis., endeavOred, In an ex-
cited Manner reply 10 Mr. springeTs remark but tue
gentlemen were drowned IN the cOntin-
nous rattle of ehamans gayei aud IN laughter and
calls To order from both sides OF the House. IN the midst
of which, Mr. WEAVER (Dem. and G., l0wa) rose ana
In The name the third party demanded peace"
Mr.. MCMAHON (Dem.. Oniol replied TO Mr.. Garfield
aud Mr. Burroughs. lie referred TO the former as the
oily member fIOm OOiO"
Mr. GARFIELD ntmated that his colleague wa:
sleaking "autObiOgrapnlcaliy."
Mr. MCMAHON went to say that Mr.. Garfield
should lave better schOOled the gendomen wdO ht(
preceded aud follow ed Inn (lessrs. Hayes and Bur
roughs) These gentlemen mad offered direct insults &
individual members OF tne Democratic party, and TO- tn
party AS party, and these insults were base les lDe
-'ive laughter tho Republican sidel He referee