Year: 1879

NASHlNGlON, apIli Ao hkSo w 0o-
dress the House was Mr.. Singleton, who
stated the question to be whether the
House had the courage and determination
to repeal the pernicious laws or would falter and
fail in its duty to the country. 1t must be
said to the honor Of the present executive that
since mis- Inauguration no troops had been sta
toned at polling places. That was true ana
it must be set down to his credit, but who could
forecast the views of his successor and say that
the scenes enacted under the last admlnlstra-
tion mi ght not take place under the next! In
the face of this disgraceful law which it was
now proposed to repeal the boasted freedom of
America mockery and a lie.


MIR. Weaver deprecated keeping open section
al anlmosities. He had been amazed at the
gentleman from Kentucky when he had alluded
to the hereditary right of the Democratic party
to rule this country, and he compared that
party to the children of Israel in their Wander
ings from Egypt to the promised land. Per
haps there was some similarity in it, but the
gentleman had mistaken the army, and it was
Pharoah's army he had alluded to. That party
had got their Joshua in the Senate and their
Caleb in the House, and all others had fallen
in the wilderness, and their Moses in 1850
would die in Nebo, particularly If he was
rd-money man. Gentlemen on both sides
could fight on this issue, and then in two min
utes stand up on Saturday evening like loving
brothers and vote to carry the House over Mon
day, bill day, to prevent the Greenbackers from
introducing measures for the relief of the peo
pie. (Laughter.) 1t had been said of David, after
he had collected material for building a temple
dedicated to peace, that David should not
build that temple because he was man Of
war and now it had been said high that
these old parties should not build a new temple
of liberty in this county, because they were
parties of blood, and new Solomon must be
created to build up, and the Lord was raising
that party now. The National-Greenback party
wanted no soldiers at the polls (Applause on
the Democratic side). Nor did they want the
presence of any armed men when eject IONS
were being held. Neither did the Greenback
party want the test oath for jurors, nor did
the National Greenback party want any mar
shals at elections, unless the history OF the
elections after the experiment should have
been tried would prove that the country could
not get along without them, but he
had not tho least doubt of the con-
protect citizens at the polls. 1t was
only question of policy and necessity. AS to
the supervisors. that feature ought to be re-
tanned in the law with modification that they
should be chosen, not from the two parties, but
from the parties having Congressional tickets
in the field. That would give the Greenback
party chance. Laughter) His party also
opposed the concentration of so much power in
the hands of the appropriation committees.
He wanted to say to both the old parties, or he
might say to the factions represented here to-
day, that the Greenback party said to them,
that they could not make this sectional issue
the issue for 1880 nor for 1879. There was an
other Richmond in the field, he would have
them understand. The recent election in Chi
cago was q decided National-Greeuback party
triumph. He warned the House that unless
they passed measures for the relief OF the
people very few gentlemen who now occupy
seats on the floor will ever see the chamber
again.


Mr.. De La Matyr expressed his intention tc
vote for the bill as it stood. he thought the
House had better show some desire to relieve
the people instead of giving themselves wholly
to wrangle over the firing upon Sumter, the
returning to slavery of Burns. the hasco o.
John Brown, and general ordinations and re
examinations.


MIR. Jones, of Texas, opposed tho placing o.
political legislation appropriation bill


MIR. Wright condemned the reopening of tn
dead issues of the WAL and predicted defeat II
1880 for the party that raised them.


Mr.. Hawley, Conn.,, followed, denouncinl
the purpose Of the majority, which woult
leave the government to be carried on by tn
voluntary service of its otfic RS, or by yolun
tary subscriptions such as flowed into the treas
ury in 1860. 1t was threatened by gentlemen
of the majority that if the President shoult
veto the bill they would apply the thuml
screws to the minority in order to obtain
two-thirds majority and failing in that tn





question of merit of the statutes, bu
Of methods, and the Democrati
method was dangerous reprehensibl
and to be opposed. He asked the othe
side of the House whether tho pending lssu
was good one for them before the people, wa
nice thing to 90 to the hustings with. II s
then they should bring into the Hous
an independent bill for the repea
of this election law, let the Hous
vote upon it, and let the Senat
vote upon it. Let the President veto II II n
would and let Congress then try to pass it owe
the Presidents veto, and if it failed to do $
then the Democratic party should take tn
issue on it's shoulders. should put it on its fas
and should go to the people IN 1851. Wei
they afraid to do that. In obedience to wins
Congress had to be called here in extra session
and that the minority was told that it mu
vote for what was wrong, or that the goverr
ment would be starved. (Applause on the R
publican side.) If the Democracy had goo
issue in the measures why not go before tt
people on them.


You think, he said addressing the Democra
10 side of the house), that because we love tn
child we will stand by, and at the last momel
we will yield everything that you ask, rath
than that you should strike. You know tn
we love the country. You know what we wi
do for it. You know, thank God, what we ha
done for it Cloud applause on the Republics
side), and yet you come and tell me that Il
army is not to be paid and that the Preside
and Judges are not to have their salaries. th
the war department shall go pennileas for tv
years unless l say yes to your propositio
against my conscience Do you think will


it with great earnestness)? Do you real
think so? Have you tho least idea in t
world that will do it, or that any man he
will do it? In obedience to what conspira
do YOU come here to do it? (Renewed applau
ON the Republican side.) You are not prop,
ing q better law or better way OF using
force to sustain the federal power, but y


come with one sweeping demand that
whole of this legislation must be wiped out


unconstitutional, and that federal troops mt
under no circumstances be employed.


IL looks to US, gentlemen as very c
termined attempt on your part not to cal
the country in a political campaign in Is


but to take possession of it as you have tax


possession cf a large portion OF the Sou1


You have avowed your desire to unite WI


your friends of the greenback persuaslon.


look, hopeful to you that yeu have come II


your heritage ut the same time that TINS II


tag and bob.tail of all financial elements


about got foothold. Gentlemen, IN


frankness I warn yon against some OF ye


friends. There are men IN the Sorth ,oo


who walk around with proud head' ponoere


brow and solemn utterance, VINO say tney


statesmen and who tell you that th9 ,, Nortu !.


stand by YOU. Gentlemen, l tell you T.


thew cannot deliver the goods. (Le


laughter and applause.) You ought to kn


those men. You stood like brave men


four years fighting for your creed, wnle q


INIT climbed trees to get out Of the draul


T,auphter.) Who went to Canada or so'