Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-24

can side was against having troops at the polls
and in favor of dividing marshals among the
different parties, the amendment was not a
political rider. 1t was put forward to test the
sincerity of gentlemen on theSOther side. The
Democratic party made its fight for fair and
honest elections. Give it fair and free cleo
| tions, and it asked for nothing else.
The clerk proceeded to read the Senate
amendments in which concurrence was recon-
mended. The marshalls clause having been
read, Mr.. Garfield said that nothing was more
apparent than the persistent determination of
the majority to force measures however good
or however wise, into place where it took the
same old grounds of coercing some branch of
the governmsnt. No man could show any rea-
son why these measures should not go through
independently and take the course of indie
pendent legislation. In regard to the merits of
the present proposition, ne withed to say that
deputy marshalls were really assistant
supervisors. These supervisors were by law
appointed by the court Why should not their
assistants be appointed in the same way, with
ont regard to party affiliation? Nothing would
rejoice him more than to see this clause put
into proper shape, so that it would tit into the
law, and become part of the statutes He
had yet to learn that the country was 80 Tar
lost in anarchy and confusion that a Democrat
could not trust a Republican and Republican
a Democrat to help carry on fair election
law. He was willing, on this great and dan
gerous question of elections, to see the two
political parties harnessed together by
bonds of common consent to
stand around the national polls and enforce a
national election law, and he for his part, look
ing 10 the future danger that hung over cleo
tions, would be exceedingly gratited to see
that whatever else of partisanship might exist,
at least all parties should meet at the ballot
box and unite in law and in justice to enforce
Il a. Iala aOfv UVu
plause.)
Mr. Keifer disagreed with his colleague, Gar
field, as to the merits of the amendment even
as an Independent proposition regarding 1t as
part of an intent to break down the power of
the government at the very fountain head OF
its strength.
The amendment was then concurred in. 1t
provides that the appointment of special depu-
ty mashals shall be made by the circuit court
of the United States for the district In which
such marshals are to perform their duties, but
should there be no session of the circuit courts
then district judges arc authorized to convene
their courts for that purpose.
The Senate amendment in regard to the ap-
preparation for the public printer was concurr-
ed in with the amendment fixing the apprcpri-
alton at $250000.
The Senate amendment appropriating $780,
600 for continuing Sthe construction of the
new state department building was, after q
short debate non coucurred in.
The Senate amendment eppropriating $4,000
for the preparation and publication of post
route maps WAS concurred in.
The committee then rose and reported It's
action to the House where that action was
ratified.
Mr.. Waddell alluded to the terrible tornado
which had swept over the town of Marshfieli
in his district aud which had left large num-
Der of people homeless and destitute, and i'll
troduced joint resolution directing the secra-
tary of war to furnish the governor of Mis-
souri, with 500 tents for the benefit of the suf
ferers. The joint resolution Was passed.
Mr.. Hammond, from the committee on
judiciary, reported back the bill authorizing
the registration of trade marks and protecti Oh
thereof and the House proceeded to its con-
sideratiou After debate the bill went over
without action.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following members as the select committee
to investigate the alleged corruption in regard
to the contested election case of Donnelly VS..
Washburn: Messrs Carlisle Bicknell Reagan,
Lounsberry, Fort, Updegraff, lows, aud Bat
terworth.
The House then took recess until 1880, the
evening session to be for the consideration of
the bill establishing municipal code for the
District of Columbia.