Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-19
The House.
DEFICIENCY BILL.


having been dispensed with, the House went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Carlisle in
the chair on the special deficiency bill. The
question was on the point of order raised by
Mr.. Hiscock against the amendment offered
yesterday by Mr.. Regain. MIR. Regan withdrew
the amendment for the purpose of allowing
Mr. Debrill to offer the following: The COM
missioner of pensions shall not withhold pen
sion from any soldier or pensioner of the war
of 1912 who was granted a pension under the
act of Congress, 1871, and was dropped for
charges of disloyalty and reinstated under the
act of March z, 1878. and his pension shall be
paid from March Z, 1878.
Mr.. Hiscock raised the point of order against
the amendment.
Mr. Atkins thought the gentleman from New
York ought not to object to the amendment
1t would apply only to six old soldiers.
The chair sustained the point of order. The
effect of the amendment would be to change
the law, or at least to change the construction
put upon the law by the commissioner of pen
sions.
The amendment appropriating 1866, 600 for
payment of pensions was adopted, and the COM
mittee then engaged in five minute debate on
the amendment appropriatiDg 5000, GOO for pay
ment of marshas and general deputy marskals.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hiscock is also
pending extending the appropriation to the
payment of special deputies. MIR. Hiscocks
amendment was voted down, 107 to l24.
Mr.. Springer offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for the payment of special
deputy marshals, provided that hereafter spe-
cial and general deputy marshals shall receive
81 per day for performing any duties In regard
to any election and that all such general and
special elections deputies shall be appointed
by Judge of the United States circuit court
for the district in which they are to perform
their duties. and no less than two or more than
-l.zlI L. L. f~~
voting precinct.
Messrs. Hiscock and Kiefer raised the point
of order against it. After long debate upon
the point of order it was Overruled.
Mr.. Weaver offered an amendment to amend,
providing that when there are three or more
political parties having separate tickets to be
voted for, three deputy marshals shall be ap-
pointed, NO two of whom shall belong to the
same political party. Adopted.
Mr.. Garfield offered as substitute for MIR.
Spripger's amendment an amendment lncreas-
ing the per diem of general and special deputy
marshals from 80 to $5, and striking out SO
much of Mr.. Springer's amendment as pro-
vides that no less than two or more than three
appointments shall be made for any voting
precinct, and that marshals shall belong to
different political parties, of good character
etc.
Mr.. Cox expressed himself opposed to every
form of recognition of special deputy marshalls.
He declared again that he was opposed to rec
ognizing federal supervision over elections.
He had voted against the original bill because
he knew that it was unconstitutional. (Derl-
sive laughter on the Republican side.) Smile
on, said Cox. The supreme court had said
that there was no such thing as federal cleo
ton. For one / will not place the supreme
court, as now packed, partisan and demone-
tized, above the popular branch of the leglsla-
ture of the country. applause on the Demo-
cratic side.)
MIR. Kiefer said he was not surprised to hear
the gentleman from New York, Cox, set him.
self up against the supreme court, nor was he
surprised to hear the applause that came from
the other side at the statement made by the
gentleman that the court was partisan-packed
was the word he had used. The lives of the su-
preme court Judges gave the lie to such charges
as that.
MIR. Finley called attention to the fact that
at the last election there had been IL ,652 spe-
cial deputy marshals appointed, of which TO-
o74 had been placed in Democratic districts.
These special deputies had been used for poll
tical usurpers, and he would vote for Springer's
amendment as being in the direction of 8 miti-
cation of an outrage which could not be pre-
vented.
Mr.. Davis of California, said it had been
stated the special deputies had been paid by
the Republican party. He challenged any man
to prove that that was fact and he asserted
without hesitation that the charge was abso-
lutely false.
Mr. Springer remarked the Democratic party
was in favor of free and fair expression of
the opionion of the people at the polls. 1t it
was asserted that the Democratic party desired
to commit fraud, that was stated which was not
true and not supported by the facts. 1t must
be understood that it was the purpose OF the
law as it stood to surround the polls with
large number of partisans for the purpose of
fho ala foun nf NorfIn ny
party. That evil could be remedied by his
amendment, and he hoped it would be adopted.
Mr. Horr said the gentleman from Ohio, Nc
Mahon, had stated as the reason why the Demo-
Gratis had the right to violate the law and re-
fuse appropriation for marshals, that the Re-
publicans once violated the law. 1t seemed to
be the highest idea and ambition of the Demo-
cratic party to try and follow the meanest
things that the Republican party had ever done.
Had it cume to this that the Democratic party
had no higher idea of legislation than to fol-
low the mistakes of the Republican party.
MIR. Warner rose to interrupt Hoar.
Mr.. Hoar hoped the gentleman would not in
on q subject without either exhausting it or
himself than any man on the floor. Most of
the session was over, and not general apprO-
priation bill was passed. The river and harbor
bill was in committee, the Indian question
was unsolved, the question of interstate COM
merce was unsettled, 1t was time for congress
to go to work and do some business.
Mr.. Simonton moved to amend Garheld's
substitute SO as to leave it in the exact form of
Springer's amendment as amended by Weaver,
with the exception of excluding from its pro-
visions general deputy marshals. This
amendment was agreed to. yeas III, nays ia.
! MIR. Springer then moved to amend by includ-
| ing general deputy marshals, pending which
the COMMITTEES rose and the House adjourned.
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