The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-21
FORTT-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
senate Proceedings Yesterday.
WAsmNGrON. March 20. ISSl.

tne erection OF puouc buildings at Fortress
Monroe and Newport's News, Va.
BY Mr. German: Relating to pay OF re-
tired naval officers.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill increasing the salaries of United
States district judges to $1,000.
The pending question was on Mr.. Nor
gan's amendment providing that the in
crease shall only apply to judges hereafter
appointed.
At . O'Clock, while Mr.. Morgan held the
floor, the bill went over. and Mr. Blair's
aid-to-education bill was again taken M,
and occupied the remainder Of the days
session without the success OF any amend
ment or n vote being reached on the bill It.
self.
The conference report on the Military
Academy appropriation bill was agreed to.
and the Senate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, Mr.. Turner, Of Georgia, called
up the Virginia contested-electiOn case of
Garrison against Mayo, the report declar-
ing the contestant, Garrison, entitled to
the seat.
Mr.. Mayo, the sitting member. was
heard IN his own behalf. He admitted
that il the act OF the General Assembly
of Virginia requiring prepayment of cap
itation tax were constitutional, the re-
port of the committee was absolutely
correct; but he believed that the act was
unconstitutional and void, and that If the
votes OF persons who had been rejected
for not having complied with that law were
counted he would be found TO be entitled
to the seat. The attacks made on him by
the so-called Democratic party in Virginia
were made because the party to which he
belonged believed the war was over, and
taught the children TO believe il. To say
that he was reioiced at the restoration OF
the Union and the abolition of slavery was
treason down South, and he was called a
deserter after the war. That was the spirit
that animated the fight in Virginia; that
was the state OF things whereby his State
had been disgraced. The people of Vir-
ginia were not murdererS. They did not
20 deliberately to work to kill anybody,
white or colOred. but the Democratic party
did array one class against another on false
issues until the strife was stirred up in the
hearts of the ignorant OF both classes.
Mr.. Ranney, OF Massachusetts,, member
OF the Committee on Elections, said while |
the committee was unanimously in favor |
of the conclusions deduced from the report, |
the minority cOntroverted many OF the posi- |
tons taken in the report itself.
Mr.. Turner, OF Georgia, defended the |
report from Mr.. Ranney's criticisms. 1t |
might be open to criticism, not for what ii |
contained, but for what 1t did not contain. |
1t was assailed because in implied terms ii !
reflected on the State Board OF Virginia. |
In response TO that he put upon record his
everlasting contempt for the pettifogging
scheme by which the return OF Mr.. Mayo
was consummated by the State canvassers
OF Virginia Since March, 1888, the frank,
kind, ingenious gentleman (Nir. Mayo
had drawn his pay and held the high dis
tinction Of a member solely appointed by
the Board OF State Canvassers.
Mr.. j. ;. Wise, of Virginia, defended
the Board OF Canvassers, which had been
accused OF getting up a pettyfogging
scheme. They had precedent for their
action in the case OF Goode rs. Plat, in
1874, when the Democratic House upheld
similar action on the part Of the Demo-
cratic Board Of Canvassers, notwith-
standing the report of the Elections
Committee taking an opposite view.
When the gentleman from Georgia
talked about spettifogging schemes, let him
remember that the precedent for them
came from the Democratic party in Nir-
GINA. He eX Jected TO vote to unseat
Mavo, because no partisanship, no faction,
no bias, could make him forget that he
had sworn to do justice; but when the
gentleman from Georgia cast aspersions on
the Board OF Canvassers he felt impelled
TO defend them, because he knew them TO
be honorable men.
Mr.. Turner replied that the gentleman
might call facts aspersions. On his part
he had simply endeavored to characterize
those facts as they appeared on the face OF
the record. If facts aspersed the gentle
mans friends, the gentleman must blame
the facts and not him.
The resolution declaring Garrison en-
titled to the seat was unanimously adopted,
and that gentleman appeared and took the
oath OF office.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation hill was taken up,
and it was agreed to. (The bill as passed
appropriates S314,5l6.)
The morning hour having heen dis
pensed with, the House, without opposi-
tiOn, at 3 O'Clock went into Committee OF
the Whole (Mr. Dorsheimer, OF New York,
in the chair on the bond-extension bill.
Its features were explained by Mr.. Willis,
OF Kentucky, declaring that the failure to
pass the bill meant bankruptcy and ruin 10
many of the most important and iniluen- |
tial firms in Kentucky and throughout the
West: IL meant bankruptcy and ruin not
only TO manufacturers, but TO innocent
holders of whiskey; it meant bankruptcy
and ruin to many OF the leading banking
interests of the West.
Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia, said that thongh
q member OF the Committee on ways ana
Means he had RETAINED from bringing In
minority report, preferrng to state ms Oo-
iecilons to the bill in open House.. Inc
House was asked to extend the time Tor the
payment OF the tax on 70,0O0,0OO gallons OF
whiskey, The sum OF money lhVol'eu
amounting to S66,000,0OO. The presen.
depression In the whiskey interest resulted
from reproduction; but oyer-proGuc-
ton was not peculiar to that mass
try. He expressed his sympathy TOT tne
troubles Of the dlstillers, but opposed the
bill on the principle OF public pohcy,
regarding il as a proposition to LEND tneiii
SGG, 900, 600. II the Government ana ho'
need this tax for public purposes II had no
right TO collect IL. The tariff was war
tariff, and should be reduced. The Gov
eminent had no right TO continue 1t IN or
der TO lend money to anybody who was IN
distress. He was surprised that the
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Willlsl
had stated that this was contest
between those who wanted TO re,
strict the manufacture OF whiskey ana
those who wanted TO give unlimited distiI-
Iatlon. because seven tenths OF the whiskey
which was knocking at the doors OF tie
House for relief came from his district. IL
didn't benefit the gentleman TO declare tbat
those who are opposed 10 the bill were I'D
favor az unlimited distillation OF whiskcy.
49, ~ the genfle,nan,s own statement |