Year: 1879

The Senate.


THE WALLACE RESOLUTIONS.


WASHINGTON April 22.-At the expiration of
the morning hour the Wallace resolution to
vest the appointment and removal of Senate
employees in the secretary and sergeant-at-arms
was taken up, the question being on Edmunds'
su ubstatute, which was opposed by Senator Pen
dletoIl and advocated by Senator Conkling.
o:flng to the absence of Senator Edmunds
5he resolution went over until tomorrow.


HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.


Senator Pendleton gave notice that Thurs
day, after the disposition of the army bill, he
would call up his bill providing for giving the
Senate and House.


THE MULE AND FARM.


Senator Ingalls, introduced bill for the re-
lief of cciored persons now emigrating from
the Southern States. Referred.


GARLAND's ARGUMENT.


Consideration was resumed of the army bill
and Senator Garfield addressed the Senate, say
ing two questions were to be considered: First,
whether eight words ''or to keep the peace at
the polls should be respected; and second, if
so, was it right and proper to secure their re-
peal appropriation bill. Such questions
could not have been long debated in the house
of commons, and he surprised that de-
1termined opposition should be met with among
the representatives of free people to the
abrogation of enactments hostile to perfect
liberty. No extraordinary emergency existed
to Justify the use of troops and without such
excuse the country could not submit to


WAR PRACTICES


in time of profound peace. Passing to the
question of the propriety Of attaching the
proposed repeal to appropriation bill, Senator
Garland said the practice old established
one, and whatever its faults, it could not be
uprooted save by constitutional amendment.
He reviewed of the notable instances of
similar action by the Republican majorities,
and said the cry of revolution was raised too
late to be sincere. He alluded to Senator
Blaine's enumeration of the consequences of
failure to provide for expenses of the govern
ment, and deslared that rather than see the
liberties of the humblest citizen longer
abridged by law which it was in the power of
Congress to repeal, he would the capitol
crumble to pieces, the ships rot at their moor
ings, and the supreme court unfrocked. But
there was no intention to employ coercion.
Each department of the government was, and
should be independent in it's action, and if
each did it's duty according to the spirit of the
constitution he looked forward to continued
prosperity and to brilliant future for the
country.


A STATESMAN SPEAKS.


Senator Davis ILL.,, said the caucus is an i'm
portant factor in American politics, and both
the great parties of the country employ its
agency on the theory that party action is most
easily perfected by this method. He did not
complain of the mode adopted to reach results
but as he had been for many years viewing
public affairs from an independent standpoint,
it did not help him any to decide any question
that might come before e Senate. Although
oFn,.r1 tn, -ofa nA
could not suffer this measure to be passed
without saying something on the subject. The
heat that had been manifested on the occasion
of this debate had surprised him, if anything
could surprise him in politics. stranger,
unaccustomed to modes of debate,
in danger, and that the old questions,


PASSIONS PREJUDIcEs AND PURPOSES
which it had been thought were laid aside for
ever, were again revived, and this, too, fourteen
years after the rebellion was conquered and
when there was no complaint from any quarter
that the federal compact presses toe hard upon
one section at the expense of another, when
the federal government is obeyed throughout
the entire South. Hecontinued, there does not
seem to be the least ground for the


EXCITEMENT AND BITTERNESS


that have characterized the discussions in Con.
gress at this session, and should be amazed
were it not that the record of all parties proves
that maiorities invariably commit legislative
wrongs, and minorities invariably protest
against them. If it be true, as charged, that
the success of one Of the great parties of the
country means revolution and ruin to constl-
tutonal liberty, of what value would be the
security of the government OF
indeed of any other species OF
property? In the nature of things if revolu-
ton was impending, or there was any danger
apprchended to free government or popular
liberty the government would not be able tt
sell bonds at 4 per cent. interest," nor the stock
market in New York maintain its present hlgt
rate, This charge, Mr.. President is mere fc
ton, and has no foundation,


BUT IT PROMISES INFINITE Mischief
and tends to demoralize the country and every
material interest in it, alarms the thoughtles
and timid unsettles business and values, ane
produces a state of unrest in every community
II may succeed in winning elections, but i
cannot restore prosperity. That great objec
can never be accomplished through continu
ance of sectional strife and violence, nor do
believe the people are in a mood for this kint
of policies. They have had more than fv
wears of harsh experience, and they want tt
find some mode Of relief from their


PRESENT SUFFERING AND IMPOVERISHED CoNDI


TION,


and they will honor the statesman who con
tributes to the stock of knowledge on this sub
iect, rather than the political leader who vii
not let the past alone.


have no present concern, Mr.. Presi dent, il
= tho rise and fall of parties, but am deeply so
licitous that the affairs of the government shal
be so administered that laborers seeking EN-
: ployment can obtain it. that all industria
pursuits will be suitably rewarded, and that
heart be given to the people, North and South,
to work out of their present embarrassments
We are one people, of the same blood, AM
with the same destiny,


AND UNITY OF FEELING,


IS essential to lift us out of the mire, and
help us on the road to prosperity. The differ
ent parts of our common country are 80 in
timatelv connected in trade and commerce
that "a q general rule whatev er injuriously al
fects one part has q corresponding effect on th
other. and whatever benefits one benefits th
other. It is, Mr.. President, in my judgment
the imperitive duty of the hour, instead o
turning the attention of the people back int
history with it's animosities, to direct it to th
TROUBLED BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE coUNTR,
and the way to relieve them. With the pa
buried, and discussions on living issues, tt
people would soon regain that confidence whie
Is essential in any plan for relieving the presel
hard times. 1t may be that such cour
would affect the fortunes of parties for bot
parties in Congress, or any question OF practic
legislation fall to pieces, but it would have
most beneficial effect upon the fortunes of tt
country. Without intending to reflect on tt
patriotism of either party, it does appear to n