New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04

| lion free elections were still denied. aid Ia
| this work. The Message devoted much space
| TO Civil Service reform and the desiTabiity Of
examinations Of applicants for appointment
The President asked for an appropriatOn "a
pay United States deputy-marshais IN the dis
charge Of their duties, in view OK the APPROACH
ing Congress elections Of 1880; the first session
had adjourned without making tina, provision
The policy OF teaching the Indians 10 become
| cctual farmers and settling them on the land
was advocated. as well as giving indians VINO
could show proof that they were supporting
their families BY their own labor the benefit Of
the homestead laws. The President asked 'os
| the encouragement OF agriculture and addi'
tional facilities for the Agriculture! Depart
ment and commended the Washington Aonu'
ment and the idea Of new accommodations 10
| the Congressional Library.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-
The following were the principal acts Of The
session;
An act relieving settlers on the public land
who. up to March /, 1879, had paid for their
entries in full, from any suits for timber 0!
material taken from the lands without fraud
or collision on their part Homesteaders were
allowed to buy their land, II they desired al
any time, for 81 % per acre. Lands which prior
to January, 1861, were raised TO - ." p-' acre
in consequence Of the grant OF alternate sectons
TO railroad companies, were by this la" reduced
! to 81 y per acre.
| A bill forbddng employees. officers OF and con-
tractors with the United States TO contribute
money to election funds introduced 10y Mr.
Hostetler Oen. Ind was discussed N the
House by the Democrats. but without action
An effort was made to force IL through wltnout
allowing Republicans an opportunity to reply,
but failed, and the bill went over. This Dill was
expressly intended to cripple the Repub.i'caa
party in the approaching Presidential cainpa.sn
In an 100000 deficiency appropriation ow
covering many different items OF expense
passed by both houses at this session. tne
Democratic members, apropos Of the coming
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100000 for dcputyrarshals in elections az.
.aching thereto the paragraph which had caiiee
forth veto at the first session. The bill causee
much debate, and during the progress OF i ~
the House General Ewing Dem, Ohio) Repeated
the threat that the Democratic party would sooo
sweep every vestige OF Republican Legislation
by the House by Ill to lO4, and By the SEN
ate by 35 TO u. strict party vote in botn
cases. The President vetoed the bill.
MARsHALS AT ELECTIONS
A separate bill for the pay and appointment
of deputy-marshals, introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Bayard Dem, DELI was then taken UP and
made a party measure by the Democrats. This
extraordinary bill aimed 20 take away from
United States Marshals the appointment OF theif
special deputies In elections, and give the right
to appoint to the Circuit Courts, or, in case no
term could be held, to the District Courts. the
wording Of the bill being adroitly framed
that, as a matter of fact, no court could have
acted in the premises. All that the deputy mar
shals could do, under this bill, would have
been to remove any violating the law
few feet from the polls and let him loose again
The bill further provided that Marshals should
not be responsible for their election depuiiea
The Republicans of the Senate made nlemora.
Bile fight against this atrocious measure, and
compelled the Democratic Senators 10 make
disastrous record in the voting thereon. senator
Carpenter rep, Wis., moved large number
of amendments all intended to make i unlaw'
full Cd TO break up convention to nominate
a member Of Congress. any assemblage OF the
people for petitioning Congress: CO 10 prevent
any citizen from going to or from place OF
registration or voting in Congress election, OF
from exercising his right Of suffrage. and ~
to fail to do any official act which the Law
required to be done as a prerequisite on voting
IN Congress elections. All these amendments
were defeated by strict party vote. the Demo
Gratis In the negative. Another amendment oy
Mr.. Carpenter. proposing 10 make il unlawful
To bride citizen TO vote or abstain from VOC
ing in Congress election was defeated ny
strict party vote. Democrats in the negative
The Republicans fought hard against the bits
but IL finally passed the Senate. May Il. INV
by - yeas (all Democratic 10 IL nays tall Re'
publicans)
In the House IL was the subject Of removes
controversy. Mr.. keifer lRep.. Ohio. MI lap
ham (Rep., " " and others offered anew the
amendments OF Senator Carpenter. They "eN
all beaten by strict party votes. Democrats 10
the negative and the bill was passed by the
House. 10 yeas tall Democrats) 10 ~ nays Wn
Republicans). IL is 10 be said that 10y the pafr
age OF this bill the Democrats themselves UNI
Willingly recognized the constitutional power
Of Congress to enforce its own laws and pre
serve order at Congress elections.
President Hayes vetoed the BILL which kiiieo
il. -
The Army Appropriation bill. duly introduces
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