The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-20
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
SENATE.


cles by the University Of Notre Dame, s
Joseph county, Ind.
Mr.. Anthony presented memoirs
a from Susan B. Anthony asking for the re
: moval OF her political disabilities. Mis-
: Anthony complains that while the pray
] ers Of men for the removal OF disabilitie
] have been granted, such prayers hav
. been denied to women. She asks that he
: petition receive the same consideration a
: II her name were Samuel B. Anthony.
Mr.. Plumb introduced bill to provid
| for the allotment oil lands in severalty Il
| the United Peoria and Miami tribes oil In
diaus in the Indian Territory. Referred
/ Communication were submitted as fol
lows: From the Secretary of War, trans
mittiug copies Of reports Of surveys for thu
proposed improvements at the mouth o.
Red river and in the harbor OF Mobile
from the Secretary OF the Interior, trans
mittinE copies OF patents issued TO Indian
tribes in the Indian Territory and the
amount OF lands granted to railroad com
panies in the Territory, and copy OF the
report OF the Commissioner General OF the
Land Office on the subject. All referred.
The clauses authorizing an appeal from
the decisions OF the Hot Springs Com.
mission to the court, OF claims, were
stricken out on the motion Of Mr.. Davis,
OF Illinois, thus making the commissions
award final. The bill was then read a
third time and passed. It's principal pro.
vision is a reduction by so per cent OF the
assessments to be paid by the occupants
TO secure their titles
The Geneva award bill was then taken
up and on motion OF Mr.. Gordon the SEN
ate went into executive session, and when
the doors opened, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The morning hour was dispensed with,
private business laid aside, and the House
went into Committee Of the Whole, Mr..
Carlysle in the chair, on the special def
cheney bill.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered an amendment to
thesubstituto, providing that such Deputy
hla.shals shall not receive pay for longer
period than three days in any election.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas 05,
nays 10. The Republicans refrained from
voting, saying the Democrats might fix it
up TO suit themselves.
Mr.. Ewing said that the election laws
having been declared constitutional they
must be so treated pro tempore, because
the public mind never rested on constitu-
tional questions IL the decision was
obtained by party decision ofthe tribunal.
The people have been impressed by a
former decision Of the judges Of the
Supreme Court, the electoral commission,
with the fact that the fires ofpartisanship
burned beneath the ermine as strongly as
beneath the jacket Of the people, but for a
time these laws must be treated as constitu-
tional. He did not mean that representa-
tives Of the people must vote any summon
which might be demanded for the execu-
ton OF laws which they believe to be utter
ly subversive Of the liberty OF the people.
The laws might be amended by striking
out their partisan features. That was
the proposition coming from the gentle-
man on the other side, (Gariield), by way
OF compromise. II we choose rather to
exercise that extreme, and heretofore the
acknowledged right OF the representatives
OF the American people, to withhold sp.
propriations Tor vicious laws, we will find
a cry Of qualification" go up in the next
campaign from every hilltop and valley in
the North. We will find ourselves unable
to make any appeal to the judgment OF
the people, on whom we may rely with
confidence, provided their judgment is not
swallowed up and lost in sectional passion.
appeal to my Democratic friends TO take
a compromise now to modify these bad
laws, and make them non-pastisan in
character, SO we may be able ere long to
wipe them from the Statute books and re-.
turn TO good ways.
Mr.. Hawley rose and In an excited
manner declared there was no compro-
mise: that no compromise had been ten
dered by the Republicans, and that they
execrated and fepudiated the word.
Mr.. McMahon: | hope the gentleman
from Ohio (Garfeld) will be sent for.
a[r. Williams (Wis.) declared that he
would consent to vote for no compromise
in regard TO these laws, however sweet or
sugar coated, until he was ready TO vote
for their repeal.
Mr.. Randall-The issue between the two
parties has been very much narrowed
during this discussion to-day. Thislaw Is
on the statute books. All believe 1t is
unconstitutional. The object OF the
amendment offered by the gentleman from
Illinois tSpringer) is TO take from that act
partisan administration Of its provisions.
We say that II marshals are 10 be used at
elections, whatever may be the constitu-
tionality OF such law, the marshals
should be divided among the two or three
parties Csntending at such elections. We
will not vote for money for any partisan
purposes. We do not want this money
10 be used for any party endwhatever.
Nj, Robeson-"For no party end" does
the gentleman say? Did not the gentle.
man from Ohio (Ewingl say ten minutes
ago that he wanted this force OF the party,
and that he would take 1t now on &C.
count OF the advantages which he could
get, and that afterwards having obtained
these advantages he would strike all the
election laws from the statute book. Ap'
plause on the Republican side.
Mr.. Randall take no mans word on
either side Of the House. ! take the act
OF the party who have officers to execute
tho law in contradiction 10 the words oi
anybody. You have administered thil
law in an outrageous and unjusiaablC
manner.
Mr.. Reed-Not so. [Excitement
MIR. Randall, continuing We ast
Q no more to-day than that the statute shal
D be made so that It's powers shall be en-
a forced OH all alike, and that those who ad
q minister the law shal! Rt least be draw
5 from the great part Of the people withou
3 regard TO party associations or affiliations
1 Mr.. MpMahon offered as substitute 70
!, the penling amendment the ono otIere
L Yesterday by Garfield, In these words;
4 provided hereafter that special deput,
a marshals Of election, for performing an
i duties in reference TO any election, sha
receive the sum Of IS per day In full 10
compensation, and all appointments {