Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-23
FORTT.SlXTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, April 23.


ed it in the name of the nation. He hoped that
the House resolution would be the one sent to
the donors.
The Vice President stated that but one resolu-
tion had been passed, namely: the one original
ing in the House. II the Record shovel differ
emily 1t was typographical error.
The Vice President laid before the Senate the
response of the Postmaster General to Senate
resolution requiring information as to the suit
against Postmaster James, Of New York, for
damages oy use OF a patented cancelling stamp.
Mr.. Vest presented the memorial Of the st.
Louis chamber CT commerce, asking an appr0-
the head waters of the Mississippi river, TO in
| crease the depth of water and permit the pas
sage OF light draft steamers at all seasons. Re
ferred.
| Bills were introduced and referred as follows:
BY Mr.. Hereford-For the relief of employees
| and contractors on the United States cemetery
| at HarperS Ferry, from January to April IL,
| 1861, who were not compensated. Also, to
| amend and re-enact sections and 4. OF the act
| OF 1878, authorizing the Solicitor of the Treac
| ury to cancel contracts for the sale of lots OF
| land made at Harper's Ferry in 1869. and resell
! Or lease the same. &C. BY Mr.. Johnston-To
| provide for the suppression of infectious and
| contagious diseases OF domesttcated animals
| On motion of Mr.. Burnside, the bill appro-
| priating $4,000 for the erection OF light house
| and fog signal bell Oh Old Gay Rock, at the en-
trance TO Narragansett Bay, was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. Allison moved that when the Senate ad-
| journ to-day ii be 70 meet on NJ onday next.
|
motion.
While the secretary was calling the roll the
| confusion in the chamber was so great that for
| the fourth time this morning the Vice President
| directed business to be suspended until order
! should be restored. He directed the Sergeant
| alarms TO enforce order.
The roll call was then resumed, and resulted:
Yeas, 81; nays, "a, so the motion was agreed 30.
On motion OF Mr.. KirkwoOd. the memorial OF
| the New Iork Archaeological Society, presented
| yesterday, was taken up. MI Kirlwood said
! the memorial alleged that he had amended the
House bill admitting free Of duty classical anti
| quities. so that it was not likely to become
| TO memoiiallze Congress, but they should
| be accurate in their statements. espe-
cially when criticising Senator'S by name.
| He explained that his proposed amendment
| does not effect such articles when intended to
| be used for educational purposes. They are
admissible free under existing laws. 1t would
| only prevent their free importation for money
| making purposes. He also explained that his
amendment admitting free salt to be used in
| curing meats for expectation was proposed to
this bill because the Senate can legfslate to at.
| feet the revenue only by amending such bill as
| come from the House. The amendment affected
every important industry, and was Of much
| more consequence than the original bin, and
| the memoraiists, mostly men Of wealth, ought
| not to insist on the abolition OF the small duty
on art works If it would involve the retention OF
| this duty On salt. The memorial was then again
| laid on the table, the bill being on the calen-
| dar.
The post route bill was then taken up and
| read three times and passed.
The morning hour having expired the Senate
| resumed consideration of the resolutions declar-
ing Henry N: spofford entitled to the seat in the
| Senate now held by VIM. Pitt Kellogg.
Mr.. Baiiy argued against the principle of res
| ddjatdicdtd as governing the Senate'S action.
! That principle had never been recognized by the
| Senate. The doors should never be closed upon
| an appeal for justice.
| HOUSE.-Mr. O'Neill presented resolutions of
the Philadelphia board of trade against the pas
| sage Of the bill in regard to the collection of
revenue On customs; and in favor of the bill for
| the suppression of infectious diseases of domas-
| tic animals Referred.
| Mr.. McLane presented an amendment which
| he proposed to offer to the immigration bill.
| IL provides that the Secretary OF the Treasury
| shall have power to enter into contract with
| commission designated by the governor of
any state to take charge Of the local affairs OF
| immigration, and II there shall be no commits
| s1on, then with any duly Incorporated society
| or association being in charge OF the care of
immigrants: Also presented memorial OF the
| German society or Maryland, urging the pas
sage Of the immigration bill. Referred
| MIR. De LaMatyr offered resolution calling
M ior Information concerning concerning the expense OF tssu-
| Mr.. COX, N.Y.,) chairman of the committee
| on foreign affairs, reported back joint resoiu-
| tion for the abrogatton of the Clayton Bulwer
| treaty as the unanimous report or the commit
| tee. Referred to committee Of whole.
| Also, reported back joint resolution for a com
mission to ascertain the basis OF reciprocity
| printed and recOmmtted.
Private business having been postponed until
| to morrow, the House at 1880 went into com
| mittee OF tie whole (AIr. Whitthorne in The
! chair Oh the special deficiency bill
| MIR. Reed concluded his speech in opposition
TO the marshal's clause of the bill, and pointed
| out the difficulties which it would give rise to.
| There never could be anything but doubt heSi-
| tatlCn and difficulty, on matter which needed
prompt, immediate L1ts la and speedy action. Would
Congress insist In passing In this Objectionable
| way this ObIectiOnal legislation. Every law in
the land was selfceXeCutory. When Congress
| took the power OF keeping the peace out OF the
| hands OF the Executive department and tranS-
| ferred 1t to a court without making any proyi-
| sion for the method OF procedure on the part OF
the court ii lett it to the discretion OF a trl-
| bunal whether a law should be executed
| or not; and such an attempt was without
! parallel In the history OF civilized governments
He declared that the democratic party for the
| last twenty-five years had been on the wrong
side OF every question, and he pictured the BE-
| ginning and the end OF the Potter committee
IL had started out with flags flying, and with
| much BOOM but had returned 10 port in a
| dsmantled condition and in sadness. bearIne-
| two parcels-a little one containing republican
| Iauds and big one containing democratic
testimony had been taken, showing that Ruth
erford B. Hayes had not played the knave and
| that Samuel j. Tilden had. In conclusion. he
| eulogized the republican party. He believed In
| lis past, present and future. That party had
found slaves In sixteen states of the Union. To-
| day no man was big enough to buy or sell an
l otHcl. IL ndu iOuuu d Wal, anu na0 Drought il
| to a close, ably and mercifully. Whether the
world was sixty centuries or six thousand cen
| tuI1eS Old, the sun in all its luminous paths
| from the east had never lightened a blazonry so
honorable or an inscription truer or more sp,en-
| dldly deserved.
Mr.. Mcmahon was lost in a:nazement that his
| friends on the other side had obStructed public
business for two days in order to listen to such
| speech as that of the gentleman from Maine.
| The marshal clause was opposed because 1t was
| political rider. II the republican side was
against having troops at the polls, and In favor
Oh dividing the marshalS among the different
parties, the amendment was not political
| rider. 1t was put forward to test the sincerity
| OF gentlemen on the other side. The demo-
| cratic party made its fight for fair and honest
elections. Give it fair and free elections and it
| asked for nothing else.
The Clerk proceeded to read the Senate
amendments In which concurrence was recon-
meDded.
| The marshals clause having been read.
MIR. GARFIELD said that nothing was more ap-
| parent than the persistent determination of the
| majority TO force measures (hOWever good or
| however wisel into a place where it took the
| same old ground OF coerctng some branch OF the
government. No man could show the reason
| why these measures should not 90 through in.
| dependently and take the course OF independent
legislation In regard to the merits of the pres
ent proposition he wished to say that the deputy
marshals were really assistant SUPERVISORS.
T'hOses supervisors were by law appoint-
ed by the court. Why shouldn't their