The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-12
Forty-sixth conversational Session
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1880.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion of Mr.. Flood the House con.
CURED in the Senate resolution providing
for the appointment OF two members each
OF the S'nate Finance Committee and the
House Ways and Means Committee a. a
Joint committee to take into consideration
the alleged loss OF revenue arising from the
evasion OF the tax on cigars and other
articles subject to exci-e 0uty, and what
remedy can be provided by law.
The House then, having dispensed with
the morning hour, at 1885 went into Com
mittee of the Whole (Mr. Springer in the
cbair) on the army appropriation bill, and
general debate commenced upon the amend
ment prohibiting the use OF troops at the
polls as police force.
Mr.. Sparks opened the discussion. He
called the attention Of The House to The Iact
that this identical clause had already been
added to the appropriation bill. 1t made a
prohibition on the use Of the army on the con-
tingency that the appropriation should not
apply IL the army were used In a certain
way. He had understood that the great
leaders on The other side bad acceded TO the
amendment. The vote upon the amend
ment bad shown that but twelve Republic
cans had voted against 1t. He confessed
that the amendment did not meet his views !;
that the tame, 3owardIy amendment did not
come un to that STANDARD OF legislation on
the subject that he would have wished, and
II he had the power be would insist on
something much stronger than this, and
unyieldingly insist on its adoption. lie
would wipe out this unamerican.re republic
can, uDdemocrallc, villalhOus statute, which
owed its existence to the inspiration OF
fanatcsm aud to an era OF hate.
Mr.. Conger "Will the gentleman state
on what side the hate aud fanaticism was 7"
Mr.. Sparks mot noticing the question: :
"It di-graces the statute-boOk and insults
the sovereign people OF this country. With
this am DONE"
Mr.. COnger: "Does the gentleman in
tend to answer where the fanatIcism was!"
"Mr. Sparks: 81 am not answering
questions"
Mr.. Conger (sarcastically): 81 VIII ven-
ture to say that tue gentleman may answer
without being in danger OF being shot ON
the spot"
The general debate was continued by Mr..
Hawley, Of Connecticut, who INVITED the
Democratic party upon tnelr e'idtht in'eh-
ton not TO participate in the debate, sarcas-
ticllly inQuiriDg whether 1t was AFRAID that
il would bring about the nomination and
election OF General Grant, or whether the
steutorian tones OF the whsperer OF GRAM
mercy Park had prohibited discussion.
Mr.. Robson, OF New jersey, followed
with "A strong speech in opposition to the
amendment. contending that it meant that
the military power should not DC supor'
dinate TO the civil power.
Messrs. Keiier, McCoid, Haskell, ana
Frye also spoke against the clause. and all
of the gentlemen endeayored to draw the
Democrats into the debate, but they re-
manned silent.
Mr.. Conger rallied at the Democrats Tor
what he called their cowardice' thflr
naraivs,s their dumbness, and their UNI
Willingness to debate the pending question:
without action the committee rose, and
at $40 u. Nj. adjourned.