Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-20
The House,

Tie House.
WASHINGTON, March l9.-Mr. Carlisle from
bill amending the laws in regard to internal
revenue. Iccomn tilted.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Mr. Wright, chairman of tho committee on
labor depression, reported n joint resolution
requesting the President to give notice to the
Chinese government that it is the desire of the
United States government that the clauses in
the treaties between the two governments which
allows and permits emigration OF subjects and
citizens of the two countries be abrogated and
annuIed Placed on the calendar and the ma
jori;y and minority reports ordered printed.
INTER-ocEANIc CANAL.
MIR. Tucker gave notice he would offer resi-
luton in lieu of those reported by the select
committee on inter oceanic canal, declaring it
to be the duty of Congress to affirm that
whether the canal be constructed by foreign
governments or by corporations deriving their
being and authority from foreign govern
mcut, the United States will assert and main
tain their right to see that nothing shall be
done in tn, premises which shall not fully
secure free and unrestricted commerce
and intercourse by means of such inter oceanic
highway between the States OF tho Union in
time of public war as we'll as peace, and the
United States cannot admit the right of any
government by treaty or otherwise, to grant to
any other foreign power, or to any corporation
created or authorized by any foreign power,
any privilege, right or authority i'll respect to
such inter oceanic highway as will be incon-
sistent with their peace and security with COM
mcrce.
SPECIAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
The morning hour was dispensed WITH pri-
vate business laid aside and the House went in
to committee of the whole, Mr.. Carlisle in the
chair, on the special deficiency bill. The pend
ing question was the amend
ment offered by MIR. Springer, ex-
tending the provisions of MIR. Gsrheld's
substitute rs amended by Simonton to general
deputy marshal This, if adopted, would
leave the substitute in the exact form of
Springer's amendment, with the addition of
the amendment offered by Weaver, providing
that if there arc more than two political parties
in the field at any election, three deputy mar
shals shall be appointed no two Of whom shall
belong to the same political party. Messrs.
Simonton and Calkins supported the amend
ment.
Mr. Whitthorn called the attention of his
Democratic friends to the fact that if the cleo
ton laws were not modified, the administration
of the Republican party could, in tie
coming Presidential election, appoint
deputy marshalls ad infnitu,n,
and could so pack and stock the election as to
secure n majority of the next House. He
looked forward now to the responsibility which
would rest upon hin and upon every member
OF the House during the months of January
and February next, when Congress would de-
termine who had been fairly, legally and con-
stitutionally elected President, and when con-
servative member of the Republican party
tenders compromise of this question he
thought the House should accept it in order to
have q fair, free and impartial election next
November. Let there be peace this ques-
ton and let there be free and fair election.
He stood here to say that whoever was elected
should be inaugurated, from whatever quarter
he may come. That was all he asked, all he
would grant.
MIR. Reed found that the gentlemen on the
other side agreed with Mrs. Malaprop. all of
them having love for country with little ju-
dicious hatred, they remembered how, at the
extra session. fifty gentlemen on the other side
bad declared these laws to be unconstitutional,
vet the supreme court had declared them con-
stitutional. He only stated this TO show how
little the supreme court knew about constitu-
tioual law.
MIR. Spruger's amendment was then adopt
ed, yeas IS, nays 81.
Mr. Buckner entered his protest against the
heresy uttered on the floor that Congress was de-
court. He was opposed to MIR. Springer's origi-
nal amendment because it appears to recognize
that pestiferous heresy.
Mr.. Hawley agreed with MIR. Buckner to a
certain extent. He claimed the right to
vote in opposition to 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 exccu-
ton of that law. But that WIS a great and
serious question. If gentlemen on the other
side thought the election laws question of
great wrong TO be placed side by side with the
fugitive slave law let them say SO and bring in
bill to that effect. But he had arisen to say that
he was worn out and indignant against the out
rage of political legislation on bill that was
really bill of charity and mercy. This con-
founded debate was choked into the muddle of
business, charity and mercy. 1t was out
rage on all forms of reason. He would now
vote against every improvement of the election
laws aud would vote for no bill of the
kind that had anything of the sort in it.
Senator Mcmillan offered an amendment TO
substitute providing that such deputy mar