The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-26
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI.CONGRESS.
SENATE.


OF Council Bluffs, Iowa. for public uses,
certaiu.iake or bayou near said city. Cal
endar.
large NUN Der of pension bills passed
The agricultural appropriation bill wa
placed on the calendar. Also the HOUSE
i'm mmediate transportation bill.
/ The Supervisors bill was then taken up
The bill was then read.
Mr.. Conkling insinuated that the bill
was framed for the purpose OF turning out
Supervisors IN season .or the election, but
not on the day it passed.
Mr. Hoar questioned Mr.. Baysrd as to
whether the bill would not prevent the
appointment of Supervisors for the nexl
election unless Congress was in session.
Mr. Bayard said he would be willing to
have it amended SO that it would be per-
tecsly clear that Supervisors could be ap-
pointed under the tenure of Office law,
subject to the confirmation by Congress,
when it should meet.
| Mr.. Hoar then offered such amendment,
giving the President power to appoint
them lie then asked Mr.. Bayard why
his bill gave the President the appointiye
power of Supervisors, while the courts
appointed Marshals.
| Mr.. Bayard said the latter were quasi
| and temporary police officers, while the
former had long tenure and great powers
MIR. Hoar said the explanation didn' t
eVsde the Inconsistency of Mr. Bayard.
MIR. Conkling said his opposition to the
bill was more formal than hopeful. He
| then went on to argue that this was link
in the chain Of the notification of free elec-
tion laws. The Democratic Senate must
confirm all appointments and the whole
supervision OF appointments would be in
the hands of one party. These measures
mean business. One is bill depriving
Marshals and general deputies of all public
power touching elections. and registration.
Another enthrones election officers. no
matter what they may do, beyond the
power of courts aud police to interfere A
bill under which Judge Of Election a.
lowed one man in one of the Southern
states TO deposit 744 tissue ballots and
although seen by the public no power
could lay its haud upon the board of of
fcers or individual officer guilty of such
offence. Another is bill under which
all spectators. riotous intru6ers and ruf
fans having nothing official to do with the
election may do as hey please and stalk
with impunity at any election. all peace
officers being absolutely forbidden to lay a
finger upon them unless they have time to
visit some court or some Magistrate to
make the requisite affidavit, comply with
the necessary forms and obtain judicial
warrant They msy lock up the door, but
not until after the horse is stolen, and as if
all that were not enough, now comes
provision sweeping out these officers APP
pointed by Judicial courts and putting into
the hands of the majority of the Senate
the selection OF their successors, and then
some excellent man and keen student OF
events who knows all about it, because be
reads the public journals, goes out among
his neighbors and says Let US all con-
graduate ourselves, everything is so
pacific" He continued in q sarcastic
strain, creating much amusement.
Mr.. Mcdonald spoke against Federal
interference with elections. He stated
that this bill was IN pursuance of the tes-
timony taken ~ the Wallace committee
as to the action of these paid emissaries
about the polls, who had broken up polls
il partisan way for partisan reasons. He
hoped these laws would be shortly repeal
ed, ter the people were better able 10 take
care Of their own elections than the govr
ernment was
MIR. Teller discussed the tissue ballot
business and explained the operations in
Charleston,
MIR. Thurman moved TO amend tbat
chief supervisors should not be re appoint
ed, which Mr. 4 inund4 said sounded like
the Ohio idea"
Mr Thurman said be knew Que super
visor who bad been Infamous, and he
would not consent to his re appointment.
Mr., Edmuuds said this was au unconsti-
tutiopal provision.
Dir. Thurman said there was precedent
for this in the constitution itself AM
ba # IL.
treasury:
Mr.. Edmunds-Alwsys proceed on the
assumption that the president had impe-
rial puwer
Alter running debate Mr.. VOORHEES,
asked what question the Democrats had
evaced the discussion of?
Mr. Edmunds named the u marshai's bill.
Mr.. Kirkwood said the army bill. He had
asked in vain whether the Democrats
would give the president DO power to
eutorce the laws except on the invitation
OF governor.
MIR. Vcorhees-1 ou can get an an
swer now, TIE wide difference be-
tween the senator from Iowa ard the
school OF politics here presented and
mine is that l beiieYe. and those that
act with me, that we san trust the pco
pie and you don't, The senator and
those who act gith bin, believe
they have to have an army of troops.
Supervisors agents OF the federal govern-
nsent TO harass, press and ii necessary
stamp upon the people of the United
States 10 their sovereign capacity L
believe no such thing. | believe that the
people are sovereign 10 their intelligence,
iD their virtue and in their rights The
Senator from Iowa says that when the
issue in regard 20 the use of troops at the
polls was up we did not discuss it with
him. l am glad to know that we did not
discuss that question. Il is SO fuudaDen-
tai, SO deeply founded. SO everIastinglv
grounded 10 the essential principles of
liberty that it is not in the order of things,
upon principle. deba'able question,
but it was debated, forced upon this side
of the cham Der. not at this session, but
year ago
Mr.. Voorhees, continued his challenge
and declared that there was no question |
the Democrats feared TO discuss. He ewing
ed considerable warmth and feeling ia bis |
affirmation On this poiut.
Finally Mr. Coukiing said the currency
and finance aud many other questions had |
been ignored By the mai"'ity. They had |
failed of discussion atd all measures of
the kind lay on the table. Mr.. Conkling |
said be would not Introduce the third |
term because it gave those who were |