Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-02
FOrty-Sixth Congress.

SENATE-Mr. Carpenter introduced resolution for the appointment of special committee of three to d1ers Home, and whether any legislation is needed what the sources of revenue what the amount of moaey and how in yestd, the committee to have ful power to send for persons snd papers. The subject wasr .ferred to the Military Committee.
 Unfinished business came up, being the special de-
 ctency bill. the qeston being, shall the bill be pass- ed? Mir. Edmunds addressed the Senate in opposi- ton to the bill. MT Edmunds said hs had g sincere
 sire to convince the majority Of the senate that this Dill ought not to be passed He referred more already refused to st ike out He w,s thers fore not confident of success. The Forty-ffth Congress port of the executive udeisi and 1egtsstiVe depart ments of the the aovsrnment This was caused on the changes in the law as the only cond on which the to accede to th- demand for the following reason Flrst such attempts to enact legislation place on appropriation bills second that this pre- posed legisa ion Is of itsf injurious the people, The conse quence that two ks after ths expira- tion of Congress we were called together to make an appropriation for the support Of the Government The House sent over appropriation bills containing sub a amy eaa sS nsa I utes. Every one of these provisions in substance have existed in every State rom the foundation of the Government the protection of their elections They h1ve been endorsed by all good citizens safeguards of liberty. Yet congress after such civil conict thought that no such laws were necessary Mr. Ed munds inquired how the present bill calculated to effect the object the session breaking dow and repeating these laws. Iha marshal is indis pensable branch of the Government and is inher- and inseparabe part of the executive under the Constitution. And yet the provisions of this bill place the existence of this official at the dis cretion of the courts Mr. Edmunds went on to argue that not bentting the dignity of the Government to vest the appointment Of these ocer5 in the as was p,oposed The whole obi ct of the biil was to break down the election laws and he predicted that when the Democrats had power they would not keep bills pending, which he said all aimed at the election laws and intended break them down. MT. Eaton said the gentleman of course had ob- ject in making such speech, which very appa- rent. The Democfaic party which has been asssiled, is the party of the Consultation It always stands the Constitution and laws in pursuance thereof. When find laws the statute books in conflict with the Constitution we take measures to rspea such laws The Senator takes exception to the clause providing that specisl deputies be appointed equally the two parties, and that they be men of good moral character don't wonder at it. Under the laws as executed keepers of houses of prostitution and capped convicts have received these appointments and the Democratic members of the Senate intend to put end to it. If the Senator wshss to train in such company he can do so.
 The Senate then went into executive session. At 347 the doors reo2 ened, and at 5:05 the Senate adjourned
 HoUsE-A resolution for the printing Of 5OG0 copies of the report of the select committee the depression Of labor upon the subject Chinese immigration was adopted after speeches in objection by Messrs Hazel ton and Reed.
 The morning hour dispensed with and then Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, called the Senate bill to amend the census act. The Committee on Census recommended nonconcurrence with the Senate in the second section of the bir which is as follows That the seventeenth section O. the act provide for taking the tenth and subsequent be amended by srik ing out much thereof provides that schedule contain inquiry to the naturalization of foreign born persons and that schedule four contain quiry relating to ths ownership of the public debt of the United States by whom owned and the respective amounts.
 Aldrlch, of Rhode Island, hoped th.t this sec ton would be retained because he did not believe it would be possible to get that infor nation.
 Mir. Thompson, of K-ntucky, said the gentleman seemed to be sensitive because his State deprived all naturaized citizens of the right of suffrage not property holders. If persons disiran takers and the country should be advised of If the of Rhode Island di1 not desire this inquiry they should into line with the other States the suf ! fraee question.
 Mir Aidrich said the state of Rhode Island did not dsfranchised if the of the State obnoxious | to the Thirteenth amendment, bat this not the The mot,on to disagree to the second section waf ! adopted and the bill will now go to committee oi | The House then went into Committee of the Whols the Star routA bill, MT. Scales in the chair MT ! Upson, of Texas resumed his speech which was in terrupted by adjournment yesterday. Referring tc the of the Postofice department he said thr Postmaster General might have been 1no1screet, bu ! he had not violated the law.
 MT. stone, of Michigan desired to say that in hil opinion there had been no fraud n the letting Of mai | contracts. He would not follow the gentleman from Kentucky sburn) in his denqnclation of the SC ond Assistant Postmaster General and especially hi l aliusinn to him 8 mudsin clerk. The gentleman himself obl ged to n every case where ihe service e1psdent it WAS done under the exist
 ing law He prepared to gay further that the tes timony by the committee dces rot disclose any dishonesty by any officer of the department The 1s is fairly here between the friends oi the Stal not contest either with ths Pes,oface department. A long discu.s sion ensued bsiween Messrs. Page | there need be no deficiency under the House bill if the department exercised proper discretion.
 Mir. Reagan of Texas ssid he should vots to non- concur in the Senate amendments, not because he service abridged, but there were members on who want to see the sice hon
 esty conducted to give the necessary postal fac
 ties without undue draft the Treasury for the
 benefit contractors The real issue now before the
 House is with that section which prevents the multi pEcation of trips. The management of the depart meat in this regard Dot what it ought to be-
 When we saw the manner in which contracts are g1veI
 incumbent upon the of the peoplI to provide 8 remedy for the evil There were con- l tractors who remained in Washington tc
 drink their wines and nurse their government from
 patriotic motives doubt men who have never seer
 the country iu which their routes are situated. The
 question is whether ths nha go n the interest o1
 this favored class contractors whether honest administration should propery spend the money o1
 the people, membt rs to be made objects of men
 ace and nunciation becau-e they endeavor 10 prop l erly represent ,he interests of the people? ae
 thought there had been good deal of fraud in tht
 matter of expediing the rgice He was not opposed
 to the Star snd would vote to 1T the Senate amendments nut because of the money
 that was in the bill, but because he wantad better
 management of the department and wanted to strfkt down fraud.
 MT. Haskell had heard good deal said abont fraud l He wanted the gentleman to point out a care.
 i Mr. Reagan referred to the Washington contrac spoken of by MT. Blackburn.