The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-14
nue. service OF this coast that che will be loaded
with SUPPLIES for the relief OF the Arctic
whHlers and the exploring yacht Jeannette.
THE FORTy.sIxTH CONGRESS.
Debate in the House on the Army Appro-
priation Bill-Other Proceedings,

WASHINGTON April is.-Senate.-Mr. Bayard,
from he Uomnit'ee on Finance. rep orted with
amendments the Senate bill to provide for the
question Of tariff. Placed on the calendar. Mr.
Bayard also reported fsvorab'y, from The same
sens Of iynchburR Va, and for fefunding TO
them the taxes improperly collected on manu-
feetured tobacco. Placed on the calendar.
MIR. UonsliDg preeentedtbe proceedings and
resolutions Il the hepublcan Association of
the Seventeenth Assembly District of New York
city, calling attention to the dangerous condi
tion OF the law relating TO the counting Of the
eleetorel vote. end asking that Congress take
action thei con before expiration of the pres
ent session Referred to the select COMMITTEES
Oa moiion of Mr.. Blu Ter the joint resolution
leaalizing the health ordinances of the District
OF ~ golpmbla lwas taken up and passed.
the qeneva award bill. a d efter a long deb tie.
n which Messrs Davis of Illinois, Hoar Blaine;
Baya,d and others PA participated adjourned
House Mr., .shallenbereer called attention to
the taG. that In sp4eeh delivered April By
tain members ns beiug .Natlonel-," when the
eoneressioual directory showed they had been
.leeted as Republicans, Democrats or Green
back Democr It's. He did not object TO the classi-
tlcation II th, se gentlemen did not
The House then resumed cpusid" ration of the
army appropriation bill, and was addressed by
Mr.. Ewing showed the inconsistency of the
Republicans In denounctng he practice " M
ting riders on appropriation bill g, and aid that
on appropriation bills 3s7 political riders. The
gentleman from O ,nneeinut, Mt HawieY, who
now arraisned the Dem ,crats TOR thil practice,
had been member Of the Forty third Consre g.,
which tackled forty four political r ters on ap
Precipitation bills forty.four rebelions In one
Congress-. lLaughterl
right TO arraisn the Democrats on this ground.
The object of the pending amendment he said. J.
was to make law In the United sta' es what had
hpQn la ~ Ia prIt fnr hmm nnD
years-lhat troops should not be. brought to the
POLLS. Never had nny Anslo;saxon voted IN
not but Il George Washington were President
he, should not have, power TO use tro ps OF The
Hayes who would not be 40 "goody goody." It
might be man Of 0 dina flesh and blood, of
ambition and willfulness; it niRht be Gen,
GEhntt Iories on the Republican side-"I5
It wac possible, he said. that the Republican
party might succeed in breaking down ali the
government, term after term. to a gentleman
whom II aas pleased to call. Ignoring q mil
lion and aha't Of soldiers who did the fighting,
could or not succeed In that, those who believed
that the use OF troops at The polls should not be
permitted, could not excuse. themselves for
declared that no matter on which eida the
troops might be used a elections they would be
hase instruments of the party despot VINO sent
At the conclusion of Mr. Ew,ng's speech, the
amendment relatyeto the use OF troops at the
polls was adopted by strict party vote Of lle
yeas tc 20 nays. The bill was then passed
yeas l1s. nays e5-another party vote, except
that Mr.. Nichols OF Georgia, voted In the mega
tive.
The conference report upon the census bill
was then submitted and agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill and the bill
amending the internal revenue laws we're re-
ported. from committees ana referred TO the
COMMITTEES OF the whole.
The House then took recess to 1890 .. m.
The evening seasion ts to be for consideration
Of the pension bill.
Fpenine Session. The usual debate with re-
gard Q pension laws took place to night, and
only five bills were passed In the two houses
Consideration OF the calendar In regular or
der was then discontinued. and. after passing O
few more billie, at the request of individual
members the House adjourned.