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e the gentleman from OHIO, Mr.. Ew
. ing, say, ten minutes ago, that h
wanted this for party end, and that Ii,
would take it on account now, an(
afterwards, having attained those ad.
vantages he would strike all election
| laws rom the statute book. Tap
plause from the Republican side.
Mr.. Randall: l take no mans
word on either side of the House.
= take the acts of the party, which has
officers to execute the law, in contra
dlction to the words of anybody.
You have administered this law in an
outrageous and unjustifiable manner
Mr.. Reed: Not so. Excite
ment.
Mr.. Randall, continuing: And we
ask no more to-day than that the
statute shall be made so that its pow
ers shall be exercised on all alike,
and that those that administer the
law shall at least be drawn from the
great body of the people, without re-
gard to party associations or aflilta-
tions. LApplause on the Democratic
side.
Mr.. Garfield, ~prefacing his re-
marks by saying that all present were
equal and that no member had the
right to bind any one but himself,
that gentleman declared that he spoke
for none but himself, as was indeed
his usual habit. The first thing he
had tried to do was to settle what
was right, and after long debate there
had been one Judgment made in his
mind unfavorable to the election laws
and that is, that they were capable of
being and had been used to fill an
election precinct with men of one
party, whose time could be used at
public expense for party engineering
and election purposes. If the law
was capable OF being SO used, it was in
that event, an unjust law. IExpres-
sions of approval or the Democratic
sldeI. And at all times and upon
proper occasions, he had express
himself and did now express him
SELF, as willing to modify the law, so
hat these alleged abuses could not
AXE place. Applause on the Demo-
ratio side He had hoped to make
Is decent and proper amendment rs
;ouid be made, but it had not been
eccived. If, however, the other side
II the House would take the naked
which he had offered, he
would vote for it, # he stood alone.
A Republican member: Vote for
+ on an appropriation bill?
MIR. Garfield: l will vote for it as
better amendment of a pending
mendment. l do not say that 1t is
roper to place it upon an appropria-
ion bill. 1t is improper, but | will
ote for a hettcrment of the pending
L did not offer it as a
On Il question of what
just and right, [ make no compro- .
Use, but | do believe it will strength
n the election laws and make them
&c from the charge that they are
artIsan and that they can be used
n merely partisan purposes.
Mr. Cox said he was for wiping out |
Ie election laws. He had never dis !
used that Fact, and all the salt and
of the other side of the
ouse could not save it. All
e gentlemen Ear do on the other
de to sugar over the devil, can't s
We this law from deep damnation in
e end. The gentleman from Ohio, c
r. Garfield, asserts that we are
'und to obey the supreme law of the Il
nd, as Interpreted by the supreme
'urt. Does my friend remember j
c fugitive slave law? Mr.. Garfield:
the bred Scott decision, too?
r. Cox: Would the gentleman have
out the fugitive slave law by
ting moneyfor slave catchers? APP
ause Answer that question?
''~ssr it any of you? Would O
We voted money TO have carried ont =
e fugitive slave law, after tic oourt |
clared 1t to be constitutional? You i
dumb. cloud laughter Mr..
l have said that no power
the universe would make me vote
dollar or move a step to execute I
at law. Mr.. Cox: You are the /
~ one man ON that side and a good
e too: Ihc substitute offered by
r. Mcmahon was finally agreed to,
1O6, Nays So. The question il
en- required on Mr.. S%pringer's
lendment, which was adopted by a
of 121 to 20, most of tho Repub- T
ans refusing to vote. The COM - Is
ttee then rose and reported that all
lendments, save that in reference
Marshalls, were agreed to. The
'endment was then agreed to and T.
err some delay and change of votes 1
bill finally passed yeas i'll, nays