New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-19


dali took occasion to censure Senator Naiiace
for indorsing Marshal Kerns
DEBATE ON THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
TIE PAY OF MARsHALs-THE PENSION APPRoPRIA-
IIoN-A STRONG SPEECH FROM MR.. HoRR-
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNEl
WAsHINGroN, March 1S.-One of the best i've
minute speeches that ever delivered III the
House OF REPRESENTATIVES was made by Mr.. Horr, of
Michigan, this afternoon. in the course OF the de-
bate ON the Immediate Deficiency bill.
Mr. Horr expressed his surprise that the Demo-
eralc party in Congress seemed to have no loftier
purpose than to hunt out all the mistakes that the
Republican party had ever made and then seek to
initiate them Every measure that the Democrats
bring forward" exclaimed Mr.. HOrr, they defend
on the ground that some time in their history the
Republicans have done something just as bad.
They try to copy all the mean things OF which the
Republican party has ever been guilty, and to avoid
all its good things Ii would be a refreshing spec
tacle if they would bring in just measure which
could be advocated on the ground that it was just
and WISE"
General Warner, who il an invcterate talker,
sonpht TO interrupt Mr Horr, when that gentleman
said "Please, donil Tue gentleman speaks
oftener and longer on a subject without eXhaustng
either the subject or himself than any other pan
ON the floor" This hit was heartily enjoyed by
everybody in the House except Mr.. Warner
himself
Mr. Horr then took the Democrats to task for
their failure to 60 on with the public business. He
called attention the fact that none OF the general
appropriation bills have yet been touched: that
important measures affecting the Indians, COM
meree between the States, and other subjects
Of National import, upon which the people demand
legislative action, are neglected. In this part OF
his speech Mr. Horr rose to the height of eoquence
and created a profound impression. In conclusion
Mr. Horr took occasion to reply to some sneers by
Mr. McMahon on the bloody shirt " issues of the
Republican party. He said the sneeTs were not
new. He had heard them nearly twenty years ago
in Ohio during the war.
Twas the gentleman in the army them ?" Queried
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa.
The retort came like FASH "No l was in Ohio.
The fact is that there were so many rascaly
Democrats in the of our army that some OF the
best men IN the State had to stay at home to take
care of them."
Mr.. Mcmahon might almost have considered this
a personal affront for he was stayat-home Demo-
crat of the Vallandigham stripe.
When the bill was taken up this morning Mr.. Rea-
gan withdrew his amendment for the benefit Of DIS
loyal pension claimants. 1twas renewed in another
form by General Dibrell. of Tennessee and was
then ruled out point of order. This excited MI
Reagan and some of the other ex-COnfederates. The
gentleman named declared, in effect, that the pen
sion appropriation was steal" He and seven
teen other Democrats voted against the pension ap-
preparation. Among those who voted In the mega
tive were about dozen ex-Confederate brigadiers,
colonies and CAPTAINS.
Most of the afternoon was spent over the item to
paw the fees of United States Marshals. and it was
not disposed of when the House adjourned An
amend nent offered by Mr.. Springer indicates the
most that can be expected from the Democrats in
regard to special deputy marshals, and even this
amendment WI not be supported by all the Demo-
crats. Mr. Springer demands that election marshals
shall receive but 50 n day each that not more than
that no two Of these shall belong to the same po-
General Garfield offered substitute, that the
nay should remain as at present 10 day. lhat
the number of deputies at any precinct should de-
pend upon the discretion of the appointing officer,
and that the deputies should be selected from dif-
ferept political parties. Both the ameMment ana
the substitute provide for an appropriation OF
g., 900 TO pay the deputy marshaIs who served III
bere onnears 10 be no prospect that General Gar
felds proposition will be adopted. and the success
of Mr. sprngers amendment Is Dy no means aSsIe4 I
lie Republicans will vote solidly against the lat
Ter and It is believed that Mr.. Cox. Mr. Buckner,
Mr.. Coffroth, and about a score of other stalwart
Democrats will also vote against it,
An incident of tO-day's debate was very Iuniy
speech by Mfr. Cox. That gentleman ayowed his
unalterabIe and undyDg hostility to deputy-nar-
shaIs and to tho enforcement of the election laws.
lie had always known that those laws were uncOn-
stitnfional The decision of " this packed partisan
and demoralized supreme COur; has not changed
MIR Cox's notions on that point one lota. lie de-
clared in heroic manner, that the decision OF that
tribunal Ought not TO weigh grain against the de-
cision of Congress. =;
This remarkable declaration by Mr. Cox was
yehcmenty applauded by almost every Democrat
on the floor. .
ton ia regard TO election marshais, as dehhed IN
the bigh-sornding programme announced Dy MT.
Rlackimru Mr.. Tucker, and other Democratic
ieaders AT the beginning of the extra session. IL Is
remnrkahle fact tnat neither OF the three gentle
men named. nor any other Southern Democrat. ex-
cert MT. Singleton, has opened his mouth on this
snh;ect m the discussions of the last three days
TREASURY OPERATIONS.