New-York tribune., 1880-02-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


In the House to-day bill was reported from
the Committee Coinage, Weights aud Measures to
establish q Stint a. - Louis Printed and rccomm!ltea
TIE Hcuseresumcd consideration Of the bill regulating
the removal OF causes nom State 20 Federal Courts
Mr.. HERBERT Dem. Alal supported the bill. He
stated tlaj the gull o h-c ana bl'Od which had
divided The North AMI South WAS closed forever The
Union was indeed crmeuled more Grmly than An
had been 5rZun hen every oody agreed th9t the
Uaiuu was Judi soluble. Secession was dead IL haO
pis--d Of tnc hearts OF tnr southern people. Moth
NIX could again scia 10" TIE country Ihe glory me
strength aud the Justice Of the institution dedicated 10
freedom pr the bcritage Of tue whole peOpc,
and every motive o. sci-neIest ana every inSinct Oi
patriot prompted Congress 40 io rgslatc as To pr
Serve ANA ucrPctutte those institutions. The present
b Wa ~ that direction ana therefore he adFgrdcd H.
Yhc bil ems oven without acuon. aud the House. ~
1880 went lnfo Committee OF the Whole upon the rryis
The pcud1ns amendment ~ Clause 2 of tho Twenty
first Ruir offered bt Mr.. PRf Rep., Iowa. providing
that AN .udmrnts "ncfed Q" appropriation on chang
ug cx.tiug small only be IN order when they spec
iy Their lace e amount OF reduction proposed was
Hr. WARNER Dem, ohlo' offered amendment
prov ding tuat 1t shii be Ia order To reduce the
prnltnI" :" .nr' @ % I " , pPIn'rtu -, S ~ f E
only necessary make IL conform to such
AR, STEPHENS CDem. GaJ asked permission 10 adj
,lr sd ne cDumttcc for ten minutes. Nh. BLACK
BURN Dem. KY submitted thai II was nos competent
tor tine committee 10 extend the tune for debate.
Nj. sPEER (Don.. Ga) moved thar The committee
rsc tor purpose or having tho House extend tue
time FOR oeb,ce IN ordor e. hcar Mr. stepnens
Hr sPIEK tncreupOu Withdrew his motion.
Nj CONGEE Qsep. Mich) tncn moved that the com
nil rise tn luI pose Of listening the
OF sir. stephens. Mr.. Conger's morion agreed
yea lOl nays. % Tn COMMITTED accordnsly rose:
Ir CONGER tacn moved 10 ~ into Committee OF the
whoo The state OF the UnOn Agreed t0-yoas, III;
nayS. III; hhlrct parry N"tc Niih tue chcepton OF
Acs,s, Mills. of reUs Pcr'on-. FELTON, and speer, OF
Grrrsia; Iiiiran. ~ soutn Caroline, and warner OF
Ono. voted with the Renuhlicans IN the 9ilirma
t.,r. AL Gfrcn)Ic@ers with the exception o. Mr..
L.dd ci Maine, also Yoteo IN The @ii 'nltine' ,,,
The vote having bccD announced. Mr. BLACKBURN
moved 10 recon -dyr. ami Mr.. CONGER moved t. laS
the motion on tho liable. On this, Mr. BLACKBURN
demanded tie yeas ana nays; put WINE the Speaker
puttng the question Dir oPEhR rtl-ed the point OF
Ord,r that II WA. nos competent for Mr. Bhckburn Ia
sG RGE' 10 ''F0''iS' '"'"0" as "' 'oF" Oh the 'o'"S
NJ GARFIELD Rop Ohio) stated that i'm modfatey
upon tho r. ntculan ION Kentucky (Nr. Blackburnl
making the notion he mad rison 20 make the point 0t
Sir BLACKBURN coltcnIed that tho point hat been
raised too lAtc lIr hhf moved To roconsder and The
gentleman from Michigan Air. COngor) had moved to
Mr. COVGER-i aid not dream that the gentleman
having ch,rr of the rules V0ud venture to maAo mo
ton mat hc bad no riS,t to max. .,., .,.. -,
gentleman nad evor hnrt OF tbat H. Oughto know
Tine SPEAKER ruled tnht Mr. Blackbuin's motion wa
MOI I'm order, InasIuuch ~ the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. GMh'D stated tbAt he had risen 10 time 10 mako
Mr. FINLEY ID m. Ohio. asked leave to change mis-
vote. but this proposition was met by storm OF ODIec-
lions the Republican aidr
The Huu-e accordingly, AZ 10 y. M, went INTO com
mittee the -t,to Of the Uniou-Mr Springer Dem.
II.) IA tine char.
Tho scenc amu,inl. rs well as dramatic. when. as
n Dy one accord, McsSrN Blackburn ami COnger
demanded ton. The Cha refused 10 recog-
rzr either Gentlemen uuul perfect order had been Ob
tanned when In recognized NJ. COnger ~ being the
tne motion which tho House had gone into
Nj. CONGER sa,i that he had made the motion N the
Of He hnd dcarrd opportunity
to hear The vows OF tho distinguished gentleman from
Georgia iMr stephens whose legislative experience,
whose familiarity with the rules OF the House dated
back to me wnen the fierce Democracy OF the other
side believed In free speech m Tree discussion and far
ness, to the time OF the old haIdlsted JacksOnian De
mocracy. OF winch be was living representative still
thank God fAppause1 IT, IN the progress
Of events lhis country It ha pened that the Demoj
cratic party hOnOred. once esteemed,
respected. once embracing 30 largo portion OF tho
mOOrings II u had been wnndering for years on uu
OF adycnturc II 1t had forgotten the prlnci
pies rrrsOu and Madison and Monroe and jackson;
what gOri0us thing II was Tor the counsry that there
sl lived an OLD rslr SoHtatve OF l1e Democracy OF
that he could tell wnat Democracy had been IN cary
DAYS lie tMr COngcrl did not wOLdrr tnat modern
Democrats reused to hear the venerable statesman
Here the unwonted spectacle Of refusal
lie 0Ir Cnneer, and his : frir9ds togother with
a few Democrats had 40 last brought the House TO
position wnere tne gentleman from CIeorgia could |
speak, where tho remOy ed from him. and Win
pleasure he would yield the reminder of his time to
the gentleman from Georgia
Mr.. STEPHENS Dom. GiJ said he had been reared |
In the Jctersonihn school OF Democracy AID n 1. he
should die. Coming the amendment offered by the |
gentleman from Ono (Mr. Waruer, declared that |
there n great principle involved IN Il. lie OPP |
posed the Tweniyirst Rule individually because he
dd not believe that according 10 the Democratic
true OF Jefferson, Madison aud Jackson was |
intended tHIt Appropriation bills should be encum- |
bcrcd with other legislation than appropriations.
The gentleman from OHIO Ir Hur mad said the other
day that Democratic doctrine to redress OF
grievances 10y Withholding appropriations. ue Steph-
cusl repullated that proposition toto cgio TIat had |
never uccn democratic doctrine N chlca |
doctrine. Here The several powers divided into
tnrec departments Of goyernmenl-thc legislative, the
aud the udic cal-eacn coordinate aud cOequa
each within It's sphere exercising "A powers
Under the Constitution the Executive had the same |
rIghtiu apd constitutional power to veto n b the |
House and the Senate had 10 pass It, and the doe
TRUE OF making upon thr power through
means Of appfO OpriatiOn bills Democratic was
not Kepnbllcani Out was ahliC0nsttu onh Inc only
war waged against the veto power In the past by
The Nng party, under Clay" OF the few, the
mortal names tnat were not born 10 die" But
no Air. stephensl, exercising that Independence
Of thought wuieh he ever had had dis
agreed with Clay that on the veto,
But had stood the entire Democratic party on