Year: 1879

system of government on occasions of elections than at other times. In the early legislation of 1792 and of 1795. by which the militia of the States was the only military power resorted to for the execution of the constitutional power in support of State or national authority, both functions of government were put upon the same footing. By the act of 1907 the employment of the army and navy was authorized for the performance of both constitutional duties in the same terms. In all later statutes on the same subject matter the same measure of au- thority to the government has been &C., corded for the performance of both these duties. No precedent has been found in any previous Legislation, and no sufficient reason has been given for the discrimina- tion in favor of the State and against the national authority which this bill con- tains. Under the sweeping terms of the bill the national government IS effectu- ally shut out from the exercise of the right and from the discharge of the im- perative duty to use it's whole executive power whenever and wherever required for the enforcement of it's laws at the places and times where and when its elections are held. The employment of it's organized armed force for any such purpose would be an offence against the law, unless called for by and, therefore, upon permission of the authorities @6he State in which the occasion. arises. What is this but the substitution to the discre- tion of the State governments for the discretion of the government of the United States as to the performance Of its own duties? In my judgment this is an abandonment of it's obligations by the national government, subordlna- tion of national authority and an intru- sion of State supervision over national duties, which amounts in spirit and ten dency to State supervision. Though I | believe that the existing statutes are abundantly adequate to completely pre- vent military interference with the elec- | tions in the sense in which the phrase is used in the title of this bill, and as en- pIoyed by the people of this country, I shall find no difficulty in concurring in any additional legislation limited to that l object which does not interfere with the indispensable exercise of the power of the government under the constitution and laws.

 A Washington dispatch says it is not probable that any immediate action will be taken towards the preparation oi a bill to substitute greenbacks for na- tional bank notes.

 The Treasury Department has re- ceived 8 copy of an order of the English rPrivy Council, of April 3d last, in rela- I tion to the transshipment of cattle brought from the United States to the port of London. It says that cattle may

 be transshipped in the Victoria docks from the vessel in which they were

 brought to another vessel for conveyance to the Foreign Animals Market, at Dept. ford, provided they are shipped in steam. CTS that the owner, agent OF chartere1 of the steamer has received the special permission of the Commissioner of Gus. toms to employ the steamer under the order that they be transshipped in the presence of and under the supervision 1 and control of an officer of customs, who shall remain in charge of the cattle until their arrival at Deptford :; that the steam CT shall proceed direct to that place anc the cattle be landed in the presence o and under the supervision of customs officer ; that the vessel shall be immedi ately disinfected and the cattle shall con tinue to be deemed foreign cattle. Int order is to remain in effect for two months from the 4th day of April last.