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them, honest men may differ. One of the two Houses may decide this HOUSE OF REPRESENTAT~S. question in one way and the other House in the other way. If the matter is left to stand at that point, the vote of a State may unques WEDNESDAY, March 22, 1876. tionably be los:(;. By the very losing of that vote a man may be placed in the presidential ch:tir who had not a ma;jority of the elect The House met at twelve o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. oral votes by the people, as required by the Constitution. I. L. TOWNSE.ND. The Constitution says: The Journal of yesterday wa.s read and approved. The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of tho Senate and Huuse of STEAM FOG-SIG.N.AL AT MACKINAW. Representatives, open all the certificates, and tho vote shall then be counted. ]),fr. DUNNELL, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Not part of that vote shall be counted, but all of it. He who de Commerce, reported back, with a favorable recommendation, the bill sires · to s-5ick to the Constitution as closely as I lwpe I do wants to (H. R. No. 957) to appropriate money for the erection of a station and see it carried out in its letter and in its spirit. The letter and spirit steam fog-signal at Mackinaw, :Michigan; which was referred to the of the Constitution are that the votes contained in every valid cer Committee on Appropriations. · tificate must be counted then and there and by the authority which COZ..TTRACTS FOR SERVILE LABOR. the Constitution bas pointed out for that high duty; that high trust, Mr. LUTTRELL, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. 1 will say, bec:tuse I regard it as a sacred trust. So believing, I can 2802) to prohibit contracts for servile labor; which was read a first not conceive that the position which has been a~sumed here is tenable, and second time, referred to the Committee on the J udioiary, and ·unless you hold out the banner and write upon it in the face of all ordered to be print-ed. mankind that we have no confidence in man, that we believe that any man who is exalted to a high position will so far forget himself, CHANGES OF REFERENCE. his oath, his honor, the confid,ence which the people have placed in Mr. WAD DELL, by unanimous consent, fi·om the Committee on the him, that he will prostitute all these, and, like J ndas Iscariot, sell his Post-Office and Post-Roads, reported back the followin~ petitions, and master for a. price. I do not believe that, and therefore I say that in the committee was discharged from the further consi
HARRIET C. DUNHAM. JAMES S. LEATH. Mr. RUSK, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. 2804) Mr. YOUNG, of Kentucky, also1 by unanimous consent, introduced granting a pension to Harriet C. Dunham, widow of Charles A. Dun a bill (H. R. No. 2808 ) for the relief of James S. Leath, of Memphis, ham, late private Company A, One hundred and eighteenth Regiment Tennessee; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Pennsylvania Volunteers; which was read a first and second time, Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be LA GRANGE SYNODICAL COLLEGE. printed. MARTHA L. REAMS. Mr. YOUNG, of Kentucky, also, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. 2809) for the relief of the La Grange Synodical Col Mr. McFARLAND by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. lege of La Grange, Tennessee ; which was read a first and second time, No. 2805) restoring the name of Martha L. Reams to the pension-roll referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed. a~ the widow of Willin.m B. Reams, &c.; which was read a first and second time, referred to.the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and or ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S REPORT. dered to be printed. !Ir. JOHN REILLY, by unanimous consent, from the Committee BARBARA CHENOWITH. on Military Affairs, to whom was referred-the letter of the Secretary Mr. ROBERTS, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (IL R. No. of War, transmitting the report of the freedman's branch of the Ad 2806) for tho relief of Barbara Chenowith; which was rea-d a :first and jutant-General's Office for the year ending June 30, 1875, reported second time, referred to the Committee of "\Vays and Means, and back the same and moved that it be recommitted to the committee, ordered to be printed. and that the letter and accompanying report be ordered to be printed. CHANGE OF REFERENCE. The motion wa~ agreed to. On motion of Mr. BANNING, by unanimous consent, the Committee MRS. KATE L. ROY. on 1\lilitary Affairs was discharged from the further consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 2558) for the benefit of A. L. Shotwell, of Jefferson Mr. DOUGLAS, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. County, Kentucky, and the same was referred to the Committee on 2810) for the relief of Mrs. Kate L. Roy, widow of Lieutenant-Col War Claims. onel James P. Roy; which was read a :first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and, with the a~cqmpanying RICHARD H. FOUTS. papers, ordered to be printed. Mr. WOODWORTH, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No.2 07) for the relief of Rich-'1rd H. Fouts; which was.read a first OFFICERS IN THE CUSTOM-HOUSE AT PITTSBURGH. and second time, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and Mr. HOPKINS, by unanimous consent, submitted the following ordered to be printed. resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to: · CHANGE OF REFERENCE. Resolved, That the Secret-ary of the Treasury be requested to furnish the Honse with all the correspondence upon the subject of the change of officers in the cus On motion of Mr. SLEMONS, by unanimous consent, the Commit tom-house at Pittsburgh; also, with a statement cif any other influence not in writ tee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads was discharged from the further ing which induced a revocation of his request for the resignation of the surveyor consideration of the bill to re-imburse H. R. Belding, of Minnesota, of the port at Pittsburgh. and the same was referred to the Committee of Claim.~. REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES. ENLARGEMENT OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE. Mr. GOODE, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. Mr. YOUNG, of Kentucky, by unanimous consent, presented a peti 2811) to 1·emove the political disabilities of C. A. Williamson, of l'few tion from the Chamber of Commerce, Cotton Exchange, and city gov York; which was read a first and second time. ernment of Memphis, Tennessee, to have the Signal Service enlarged; Mr. GOODE. I ask that the bill be put upon its passa~e. which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered The SPEAKER.- The Chair would inquire whether thts bill is ac to be printed in the REcoRD. · companied by the usual petition t The petition is as follows : Mr. GOODE. Yes, sir; the Clerk has the petition. To the Senate and House of .Representatives of the United Statl>.s in Oongress assem The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and bled: being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed, Your memorialists, representing; in their business and commercial capacity that section of country embraced wituin the limits of West Tennessee, North Mlssis· two-thirds voting in favor thereof. ~i~Ji~~orth Alabama, and Eastern Arkansas, respec~lly show to your honorable DIMIGRATION • • That, since the establishment of the Signal Service Department of the United States 1\Ir. PIPER, by u.nanimons consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. Army, in the year 1871, the above-described districts have been made to realize, in 2812) to amend an act supplementary to the acts in relation t.o immi a most forcible and convincing way, the great benefits conferred upon the country gration; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com ~~ ~~if~~~tv~t~~b~~~ ~foth!hs~~~~!.tricts, by the investigations and workings mittee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. But while these investigations have been of signal advanta~e and benefits to these districts, both throu .~h the system of river r eports, showing the probable changes INDIAN DEFICIENCY BILL. in t.he Mississippi River, so extremely important to the agricultural, commerci!tl, Mr. ATKINS. The Committee on Appropriations have instructed and river transportation interests of onr community, and the valuable tabulated statements of heat and cold, frosts, min-fall, storms, and other matter, so important me to ask the House to take some action on the bill making appro in their bearing upon the agricultural interests of the whole country as aftbrding priations to supply deficiencies for cm·ta.in Indians. The bill passed valuable data in estimating the tot.1.l ag;ricultura.l productions of tho States; yet, the House appropriating 100,000. It went t.o the Senate and was as at prcsrnt distributed to the people, tno system of daily weather bulletins reaches there amended by, striking out $100,000 and inserting $150,000. The but a small portion of the populace, especially in the interior districts, while the limited number of reports from the many stations where the meterological observa· Committee on Appropriations instructed me to move a non-concur tions are t.'lken accorded to theso di tricts, and especially to Memphis~their great rence in that amendment; and I ask unanimous consent to take that centralpoint of distribution-goes far to dofeat the purpose of the law creating the bill up now. Signal Service Department, at least as far a.s its benefits to these immediate dis· tricts are concerned. No objection being made, the Clerk read the title of the bill, as Wo respectfully r epresent th.1.t to no cotnmunity favored with the Signal Service follows: A bill (H. R. No. 2589) to supply a deficiency in appropria bulletins could they be made so valuable as to the above.enumerated sections, sit- tions for certain Indians. . uated as they are within the northern cotton belt, aml dependent almost exclu The amendment of the Senate was in line 5, after the words" one sively for their very existence upon the cultivation of that most sensitive of shrubs, the cotton plant, which is peculiarly affected in these northern regions by the hundred," to insert the word "fifty." . varying extremes of heat and cold, ram-fall, and drought; and, developinp; an exten Mr. ATKINS. I move that the amendment be non-concurred in. sive fnut-culture in a most uncertain climate, these sections present cla1ms for the The motion was agreed to. most lavish distribution of accurate meterological information, which are probably The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman desire to ask a committee of more powerful and self-evident than those urged by any other section of the United States. conference t But we fully realize that, with the present appropriation at the disposal of the Mr. ATKINS. I do not. Chief Signal Officer, the demands of our community and the adjacent country for 1\Ir. HOLMAN. We understand that under the rnles under ordi an increased amount of meterological information, so important to our a..,"Ti.cultura.l nary circumstances the request for a. conference shall come from the interests, cannot be granted, nor can the information under present conditions be disseminated to any valuable extent, so fur as these immensely important planting branch of Congress which insists on the amendment. and agricultural interests are concerned. We therefore pray that the a-ppropriation for this Department, at present so in CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELECTION FUNDS. commensurate wit.h its important and intrinsic value, be increased to such sum as· The SPEAKER. The morning hour begins at twenty minutes be the great experience of tho Chief of the Department may determine to be necessary fore one o'clock; and the first business in order is the call of commit for its working in the manner originally contemplated by the law creating it. J. T. PETTET, tees for reports of a public nature, the call resting with the Commit President Oham ber Oommerce. tee on the Judiciary. The House will now resume the consideration J. R. FLIPPIN, of the bill (H. R. No. 876) reported from the Committee on the Judi Mayor of Memphis. ci:Lry making it a misdemeanor for any person in the employ of the W. B. GALBRAITH, President Memphis Ootton Euhange. United States to demand or contribute election funds. The bill was Official: still pending at the close'of the mornin~ hour yesterday. The gen- By order of the board of directors Memphis Cotton ExclL'tnge. tleman from Maine [Mr. BLAINE] is entitled to the floor. . .TNO. S. TOOF, Mr. BLAINE. I ask that the Clerk report the original bill, the Secretary. By order of the board of ofti£ers of the Memphis Chamber of Commerce. amendments reported from the committee, the substitute proposed by . JNO. S. TOOF, the gentleman from Kentucky, [Mr. BRoWN,) and the amendment &cretary. moved by the gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr. HoAR.] 1886 CONGRESSIONAL . RECORD- HOUSE. MARcH 22,
The Clerk read as follows: · Mr. BLAINE. I must differ with the gentleman in re~ard to the Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of the a~t it shall not be law. practice of the House. I ask the Clerk to read my ameuument. ful for any person or persons in the employment of the United States to demand The Clerk read as follows : from any other person so employed any money or other valuables to be used as an election-fund or to defray the expensel:l of an election in any Stato, county, or na Amend section 2, line 2, by inserting after the words" United States" J'.lefollow- tional election in the United States. ina words: SEc. 2. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons employed in t-he 5r any Senator, Representa_tive, or Delegate in Con~ess. · service of the United States, in any manner whatever, to contribute any money or And at the close of the section a-dd: other valuable thlng to be use(l as an election.ftmu or to aid in the expenses of any And the coptribution of money or other valuable thing as herein prohibited by election or canvass for an election in any State, cilunty, or district in the United any Senator, Repre entative1 or Delegate in Congress, while he was a candidate for ·states. such position, shall, in addition to the penalties herein prescribed, operate as a dis SEC. 3. That any person violating the provisions of either of the preceding sec . qualification to his holding his seat. tions shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined Mr. BLAINE. I desire to congratulate the House upon the forma} not exceeding $1,000 and imprisoned not exceeding one year, at the discretion of the judge tryin_g the cause. · surrender, if I may use that word of that extreme doctrine of State SEc. 4. That the judges of the distTict and circuit courts shall give this act in rights which the other side of the. Chamber have for many years charge to grant.! juries. held, in regard "t
Mr. GOODE. · If the gentleman asks for information on that point, Mr. BLAINE. The gentleman means to have a free blow in State I can give it to him. elections, and only tries to co:qtrol national eledions. Mr. BLAINE. I was addressing another gentleman. Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. It only applies to offic-ers or employes Mr. GOODE. My colleague may not be able to give the facts -as I of the Government who shall give or solicit money or other thing of can. value in any election; but I will read it: Mr. BLAINE. Wait till I state the case. If I do not state it cor That no officer or employe of the Government shall require or request, give to or nictly, t he gentleman can then do so. The blindfolded man put his receive from any other officer or employe of the same or other person, directly or hand into the ballot-box, and almost as a physical necessity drew out indirectly, any money, property, or other thing of value for political purposes. the large ballots; so that when the poll was finally declared, although Mr. MILLIKEN. Now read the third section, that the judges of there were notoriously and undeniably several hundred republican . the district and circuit courts shall give this actin charge to the grand voters in the precinct, there were only five republican votes in the juries. · ballot-box. [Laughter.] Of course, in the language of " Hon. Bard Mr. GARFIELD. What page of the RECORD is the gentleman read well Slot.e," the democrat was elected ''by a hu·ge majority." ing from f Now, Mr. Speaker, I have no intention to overstate this case. If I Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. From page 19. have misstated it, I would gladly be corrected. If I have not mis .Mr. BLA.Il\TE. In what respect now does the gentleman hoid that stated it, I am sure that honorable gentlemen on the other side, who it differs from the original bill t The bill says for national, State, or must be just a.s anxious to secure fair results as we on this side, will county, and the gentleman's substitute states for" political purposes." unite with us in agreeing that there is as great a necessity for legis Does not that include State and county electionsT There is no lim lation which shall secure an honest vote and a fair count as there is itation. for providing that some poor, impoverished clerk shall not have five ·1\lr. BROWN, of Kentucky. It applies only to officers or employes or ten dollars wrung out of him for election expenses.· \Vith that ·part of the Government, and not to persons not in employment of the Gov;. ·of the bill I entirely sympathize-more for the sake of t.he clerk than ernment. on any other ground, because I think what the clerks have contributed Mr. BLAINE. Yes, who interfere in State elections for political has never amounted to a very large ''corruption fund," whereas their purposes, as you say. Suppose an Auditor or Comptroller in the city contributions may have seriously inconvenienced themselves in a pe- of Washington chooses to send a fifty-dollar bill out to Kentucky, or cnuiarv sense. · wherever he. resides, to be used in a State election, or in a county The ~gentleman from Michigan [Mr. HUBBELL] hands me a report election for a State officer or a county officer, does not the gentle showing that in Ul56 the clerks were a-ssessed twice in one year. It man's bill punish him t was a hard year for the democrats, and Pennsylvania was very close. Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. It punishes an offic.er or employe of [Laughter.] It took two assessments out of the poor clerks that year. the Government, and not those not so employed. I do not know the republicans have ever taken more than one. Mr. BLAINE. What for f [Laughter.] Here it is in the testimony of one J. L. Cramer: Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. For contributing money for political · Question. Do yon know for what State or for what purpose that money was col purposes. lected either in 1856 or 1858 1 Mr. BLAINE. In his own State, in any State or county T Answer. I t.hink the money of 1856 was collected to be appropriated to pay some balance to be supplied in Pennsylvania. If I remember aright, the democratic Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. It does not relate to any person not in State committee had got into debt quite a sum of money, and it was with a view of the employment of the Government who may contribute money in liquidating that debt that the money was raised. It was just after the October State elections, but, proposes to punish all such officers or employes· as election, I think. There was another collection to pay for some documents which may accept, give, or solicit money for political purposes. had been printecl to be distributed. Q. Were there not two assessments made that year-one before the election and Mr. BLAINE. Then, if the gentleman makes any point at all, it is one afterward-to make np a deficiency1 that he would not seek to correct corruption in State elections, but A. That is wl1at I spoke of. I think one was before election and one to make np only in national elections. a deficiency. I was under the impression the deficiency was the only one I bad Mr. LUTTRELL. State laws will provide against that. anything to do ·with. 1\h. BLAINE. Then he does not go with the bill of the committee 7 I am not standing here to maintain that all parties have not been Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. No, sir; but with the substitute. in the habit of Q,oing this thing. There is no need of Phariseeism Mr. BLAINE. He wants to save tbe State-rights doctrine. I now about it. It is a well known and recognized fact that persons holding yield to the ~entleman from Pennsylvania, [Mr. TOWNSEND.] official positions in the United States have been in the habit of con Mr. TOWNSEND, of Pennsylvania. I offer the amendment which tributing toward ele.ction and campaign expenses. I do not think, I send to the desk. however. so far as I k::tl.ow, the1·e has been coercion under the repnblican The Clerk read aa follows: nfgi1nein Washington. Idonot.thinkthatpersonshave been discharged . Provided, That any expenditures for election purposes allowed by the laws of any or threatened for failing to contribute. I do not say I know it was State shall not be construed as being affected by the provisions of this act. · done in democratic days either. That both parties have been in the Mr. TOWNSEND, of Pennsylvania. I offer that amendment feel habit of receiving assessments and contributions frori1 their office ing thn,t the bill as. report~d by the Committee on the Judiciary in holders is something altogether too well known and altogether too terferes very matermlly with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania notorious to be denied or quibbled about. in regard to allowing election expenses; and in order that the House It may run into a great evil, and I thank the gentlemen of the Judi may understand how far the laws of Pennsylvania allow election ex ciary Committee for proposing a remedy for that evil. I also thank penses, I ask the Clerk to read the sections which I have marked. the House for the very large majority with which yesterday they in The SPEAKER. The Chair would inquire of the gentleman fi·om dicated their purpose of striking at an evil which is far graver than Pennsylvania what part of the original bill be proposes to amend 'f that, because I undertake to say, Mr. Speaker, that the contributions Mr. TOWNSEND, of Pennsylvania. 1\Iy amendment is to the first which are made in congressional elections, both by those who are section of the bill, which provides that- successful and those who are defeated, exceed by many times over at From and after the_passage of this act it shall not be lawful for any person or every congressional election the sums which are contributed by per persons in the employment of the United States to demand from any other person sons holding Federal or State offices. I think that is equally noto so employed any money or other valuables to be usecl as an election-fund or to de rious; and if we design to correct this evil, to cut it up by the roo'ts, fray the expenses of an election in any State, county, or national election in the . we should extend this law so that neither a Representative in Con United States. gress nor a Senator nor a Delegate in Congress nor a candidate for I desire that at the end of that section the proviso may be inserted; either of these places shall use money for the purpose of promoting and that the House may understand my reason for doing so, I a-sk his election. the Clerk to read the law of my State, which allows certain election The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. TOWNSE~] desires me to eering expenses as being proper and legitimate. yield the floor to him, and I will do so at this time. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. I believe the gentl~n agreed to yield Ko person who shall hereafter be a cn.ndidate for the nomina.tion or for election tome. to the senate or house of r epresentatives, or to any office of the judiciary, or to any Mr. BLAINE. I did; and, if the gentleman from Pennsylvania will State, municipal, or county office in this Commonwealth, shall pay or contribute, • either directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing, or knowin~ly allow excuse me, I will yield first to the gentleman from Kentucky. it to be doneoy others for him, either for the nomination, election, or appomtment, Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. I only ask the gentleman to yield to except necessary OX!Ienses, as follows, to wit: me for a question. He indulged in certain criticisms upon the original 1. For printing and traveling expenses. bill as it came fi·om the Committee on the Judiciary. Am I to under 2. For dissemination of information to the public. 3. For political meetings, demonstrations, ancl conventions. stand that he deems the substitute offered by myself open to the same The foregoing expenses may be incurred either in person or through other indi objections urged by him against the original bill 7 · viduals or committees of or~anizations d:uly constituted for the purpose, but nothing Mr. ·BLAINE. By a casual reading of the substitute I think it is. contained in this act shall oe so construed as to authorize the payment of money or Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. I think not. other valuable thing for t.he vote or influence of any elector, either directly or.indi .r ectly. at primary, township, general, or special elections, nominating conventions, Mr. BLAINE. In what respect does it differ from the original bill¥ or for any corrupt purposes whatever incident to an election. And all judicial, State, Where is the difference between the two T county, and municipal officers hereafter elected shall, before entering upon the du Mr. BRO\VN, .of Kentucky. It will ta,ke me some time to define ties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the oath prescribed by section 1 the difference. of article 7 of the constitution of this Commonwealth. Mr. BLAINE. If I understand the gentleman, he proposes to pun Mr. TOWNSEND, of Pennsylvania. Now, it will be observed that ish any one who interferes in a State electiou by contributing money. the original bill coming from the Committee on the Judiciary would Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. Not at all, except officers or employes prevent n.ny person from contributing to the expenses of an election, of the Government. as allowed ~y the State of Pennsylvania. It would prevent any in- 1888 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MARCH 22,
dividual from contributing- to the printing of tickets, to the printing it; and to hold an election in that way, I care uot who is responsible of the addresses of the chaumen of count.y committees, from contrib for the law, is no better than to decide it by throwing dice, and in that uting to the expenses of holding political meetings, political demon case it is throwing dice with one party having the dice loaded. I say strations, political conventions, and, in fact, it would prevent any tha't a ticket of that size-[holding up one, as follows:] officer from contributing to election expenses in any shape or way whatsoever. I submit to those gentlemen on the other side of the House, who are stringently in favor of Sta.te rights, that their bill City of Petersburg, will override the law of my State and prevent the contribution to Virginia all such ·expenses as are provided for and allowed by the law of the ELECTION, State of Pennsylvania, and make unlawful there what is lawful now. November 3rd, 1874. I hope there may be no objection to the addition of that proviso. It refers entirely to State elections. Mr. BLAINE. Two gentlemen from Virginia rose to interrupt me. For Representative If I misunderstood the law of Virginia and its operation, I shall be in CongN"..!S glad to be corrected. My remarks were addressed to the gentleman From 4th District: Irom Virginia [Mr. TucKER,] with whom I have the honor to serve Judge on the Committee of Ways and Means. Wm.H.Mann, Mr. TUCKER. I did not rise, because really I was not cognizant of the facts of the case. My colleague from Virginia [Mr. GooDE] in whose district the election occurred will be able to state the facts, and Not.I. .. 1876. CONGRESSIONAL ~EOORD-HOUSE. 1891 him for the ·expre sian of the sentimnut-that the practice of collect ment both to the original bill and to the substitut-e, and shall ask a ing money to be used for con·upt election purposes was the most dan vote of the House upon it when the amendment offered by the gentle gerous practice to our l.JbP-1ties and that wherever this practice pre man from Maine [Mr. BLAn<""E] shall haYe been voted down, as I hope vails it poisons the waten! of civil liberty at its very fountain. It it will be. was a sentiment worthy to be commended, and I hope gentlemen on Mr. PAGE. I rise to a point of order. I desire to inquire how many that side of the House will un~te with us in suppressing this great amendments to this bill are in order 'f wrong. • The SPEAKER lJ1'0 tempore, (Mr. Cox.) Tho 1:>entleman from Vir Mr. HOAR. I did not say it was "the" most dangerous practice to ginia [Mr. GOODE] offers an amendment to the or1ginal bill and to the om· liberties. I said it was " oue of the" most dangerous. substitute. Mr. GOODE. That is immaterial; I adopt the sentiment in what 1\ir. REAGAN. I desire that my amendment shall be first read in e' or phraseology the gentleman may have couched it. its order. Now, Mr. Speaker, I do not intend to follow t.he gentleman from The SPEAKER pro tempm·e. The amendments will be vqted upon Maine [Mr. BLAUm] in his stump speech. In a certaiu contingency in the order in which they are presented, first to the original bill a.nd I may have an opportunity before the ides of November to discuss then to the substitute. these questions. Unfortunately for the gentleman, it seems to ue his Mr. BLAINE. I rise to a point of order. Under the rule I am en habit of mind to stray into partisan politics whenever he rises to address titled to a privilege of wbJch I wish to avail my elf. The previous this House. We·are here for the business of legislation, and for one question has not yet been seconded, and so long as it is not ·econded mortal hour this morning we have been entertained by the gentleman I have the right to modify my amendment. The gentleJllan from Vir with a harangue which would be appropriate on the stump. ginia [Mr. GOODE] has criticised my amendment in its pre ent form Now, in regard to my colleague, so called, from Virginia, [Mr. as violating the Constitution. Not wishin~ that any escape, from a STOWELL.] · f::tir vote shall be had by a criticism of that J{ind, I modify my amend Mr. STOWELL. Is that because yon are not entitled to your seat T ment. :Mr. GOODE. The gentleman says that in Virginia the law is as I Mr. CAULFIELD. I object to the amendment being modified. . stated, that one judge should be selected from each political party. Mr. BLAINE. But I have the right under the rule to modify it. That is true; but if the gentleman bad read further he would have lth·. C.A. ULFIELD. I insist that I still hold the floor. found that the law furthermore provides that all of tbe judges must The SPEAKER pro temp01·e. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. be able to read and write. [Laughter.] Now the gentleman has the CAULFIELD] is certainly entitled to the floor. The Chair has not yet honor to hail from what is known as "the black district" iu Virginia, recognized the gentleman from Maine, [1\h'. BLATh'E.] and unfortunately, sir, there are not enough white repu blicans-I said Mr. GOODE. I desire to say that my amendment is designed as unfortunately; I beg pardon, I meant fortunately-therearenot white an independent section, both of the original bill and of the substi republicans enough to be found in the eleven counties which consti tute. I wish to say, however, that I most emphatically prefer the tute his district to furnish judges to meet the requirements of the substitute to the original bill. . law, who are able to read and write, [laughter,] and therefore-it is The SPEAKER p1·o tmnp01·e. · The Clerk will read the amendment that in his eleven counties only one republican judge of election, he of the gentleman from Virginia. says, has been appointed. . Were not those demoGratic judges exceed Mr. PAGE. I made a point of order, upon which I desire to have ingly fairY Does he not acknowledge their honesty and integrity the ruling of the .Chair. and fairness when, democratic as they were, they had the honesty The SPEAKER Jn·o t61npo1·e. What is the point of order f and the nerve to return the gentleman from Vermont-! beg pardon, Mr. PAGE. I desire to know how many amendments can be offered from Virginia! [Laughter.] to this bill and be pending at the same time. My point of order is Now, sir, he has eleven counties in his district, and there was not that there are already pending more amendments than the rule allows. a solitary democratic delegate from his district from :my of these The SPEAKER 1Jro temp01·e. The gentleman from Ca1iforuia [1\!r. counties, but they sent an unbroken republican delegation until re PAGE] must know that many amendments can be pending, if offered cently his friend and partisan, his colored friend, Mr. Ruffin, was ex to different portions of the bill. pelled from the house of representatives for petit larceny, :md the Mr. BLAINE. Not at one time. men of all parties, democrats and republicans, blacks and whites, The SPEAKER pro tmnpore. The Chair did not decide that. The arose in their majesty and strength and elected a white man aud a amendment of the gentleman from Virginia. will be read. _ democrat, because he was honest. Mr. BLAINE. That cannot be done until the other amendments Now, sir, such is the state of things in "the black district," which are disposecl of. The poiut. of order made by the gentleman from tho gent.leman has the honor to represent. If he will read the stat California [Mr. PAGE] must certainly be good. ute he will find that the most plausible reason for not appointing re Mr. CAULFIELD. I hold the floor. publican j ndges of election in his district was that they could not be The SPEAKER pro tentpo1·e. The Speaker of this House who has f(.lnnd who were able to read and write. I know that in the portion just left the chair decided that various amendments could be made oJ the State from which I hail the judges (and I undertake to say to cliffercnt portions of the bill. . · they are a~:> pure and incorruptible as ever adorned any bench in this 1\!r. PAGE. I have raised a point of order, and I ask the ruling of la11d) Lave complied with the law and appointed in every ca e one the Chair upon it. republican jndge of election. The SPEAKER p1·o tempore. The Chair rules that various amend Now I a.rn indebted to the courtesy of the gentlem:m from illinois, ments can be offered to different sections of the bill. (:Mr. CAULFIELD.] I rose to meet these personal allusions to my dis Mr. BLAINE. While an amendment and au amendment to an trict, and if the gentleman from Maine [Mr. B~] will read the amendment are pending, is another amendment in order contested-election case of Brady vs. Gayle he will find that, after a The SPEAKER pro tentpore. The amendment does not go to the searching and honest inquiry by a committee of the senate of Vir whole bill. ginia, the seat was awarded to Mr. Gayle by a vote of 18 to 11, and Mr. BLAINE. We are not considering this bill by sections. they did it expressly upon t.he ground that the surploo ballots were 1\h'. GOODE. I onlv intended to indicate that· if the amendment of drawn out by a blindfolded judge in the only way provided by law. the gentleman from Maine [ Ml'. BLAI.l.~ ] should be voted down, I Mr. HOAR. I desire to ask the gentleman from Virginia a ques would move that amendment. tion about the black district. I woul The Clerk read the amendment, as follows: Mr. :WIKE. Probably there is no State in the Union that provides That if any person, with a view to the election to or obtaining votes for the office by law the length or breadth or thickness of tho paper on which elec of President, Vioo-Presiuent, or the place of Senator, Representative, or Delegate tion ~ckets are printed. The la.ws of some States make provisions in the Congress of the United States, or to the appointment t~ any office or post of in reference to the character of the tickets, but none so far as I know honor or emolument under the Government of the United States of himself or any other person, shall use force or duress, by menace or violence to life, limb, prop prescribe the size of the tickets. erty, or liberty, or shall commit bribery, or uso money, property, or othorthing of Mr. PAGE. I will inform the gentleman that the States of Cali value, corruptly to influence any elector, voter, officer, or other person in or in re fornia and Nevada have laws regulating the size of the ballots. s~t to any election or appointment to any such office or post, he shall, upon cou Mr. CAULFIELD. I yield ten minutestothegentlemanfromNew vtction thereof, be fined not less than $500 nor more than s:~.ooo, and be imprisoned not more than one year, at the discretion of the judge trying the case. . York, [Mr. Cox.] Mr. COX. 1\Ir. Speaker, there has been a great deal of unnecessary Mr. CAULFIELD. I now yield to the gentleman from Virginia discussion here on this bill. Both parties in this House appear to be [Mr. HARRIS] for five minutes. · · anxious for purity of elections. We all know how elections have Mr. HARRIS, of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I will not consume five min been conducted in the Southern Stat.es since ra-re-re-construction utes. I rise merely to repel what might seem to be an insinuation or began. We all know how States have been overturned, as well by reflection upon the Legislature of our State providing for the mode of tho use of military force as by legislative fraud and electoral im disposing of an exce,ss of ballots found in the ballot-box. The gentle purity. Who are responsible for the long series of frauds in the man from Maine said the law seemed to be-framed designedly for the Southern States f Our records will answer. Men have been elected purpose of enabling the dominant party to commit fraud, to cheat to Congress by votes in this Honse who never were elected outside. at elections. Now, sir, it is known to the country that the intelligent It is pleasant now to see the gentleman from Maine all at once be- portion of the convention which framed this provision was composed coming so anxious about the purity of elections. . mainly of white men from the North who went down to Virginia after Mr Speaker, I do not like to refer to anything in connection with the war, and I wish the Clerk to read an extract from the Code of Vir natural history in this House. [Laughter.] I have already got into gi~iatogetherwith an extra-ct from the Code of New York, by which it some trouble by that; but I think I might be pardoned if I should Will be seen that tho New York men who were members of our conven refer to the gentleman from Maine as having shed some "crocodile tion brought the New York law with them and incorporated into our tears" over this subject. There is a little bit of poetry that might code that special provision with a view to prevent fraud. The provision apply to him : of our code on this subject is copied almost verbatim from the New York How cheerfully he seems t~ grin ; law, and the same law I understand prevails in a majority of the States How neatly Rpreads his claws, To welcome little fishes in, of this Union. With gently smiling ja.ws. In regard to the political complexion of the commissioners of elec [Laughter.] , tion, I will say that in the district where I reside a republican is ap 'l'he gentleman from Maine is very sad and. lugubrious over the con pointejl in every case along with a democrat to superintend the elec dition of the suffrage iu this country. Why did not his zeal and that tion. After those two statut-es are read, I shall have nothing further of his party begin long since f · · to say, except to call the attention of the House and the country to From the earliest period known to the common law; from the ear the fact that our law was not framed for the purpose of facilitating liest decisions of English jurisprudence, notably in the leading case cheating at elections, but was adopted in harmony with the law of decided py Lord Holt, it was declared penal for an election officer New York, from which it was copied almost ve1·batim. · I ask the Clerk to refuse a legal vote. From the time when such a thing as voting to read first the provisions of the Code of Virginia. was first known to civilization, elections have been guarded against The Clerk read as follows: fraud and force by judicious and penal legislation. The old English If the ballots in the ballot-box are still found to excee REPoaucA.-. STATE TrCJ For Justice& of the Supreme Court, LongTPrm, A. L. Rhodes; Short Term, Addison C. Niles; For Super- ~ I intendent of Public Instruction, B. N. Bohnder; For Justices of thr P~ """' C. \V. Riley, 0. A. Muon. 1876. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1893 I wish if possible to have them printed infac simile in the RECORD. vated in their right hands above their heads, while a navy-yard boss If it is possible to do_this exactly, it would more than offset the gen stood there with his book to count them and turn them off unless tleman from Maine. [La.nghter.] I believe I will go over and show they voted that ticket Y iihem to gentlemen on the other side, if they will allow me. [Great Mr. PAGE. I want to ask my colleague whether he did not stump laughter as Mr. Cox crossed to the republican side.] Here, gentlemen, Sacramento County for NEWTON BooTH, who was elected on that are these two tickets voted at Mare Island. They call these tickets ticketf • the "tape-worm ticket" in California. [Laughter.] They are got Mr ..LUTTRELL. No, sir; I did notstump SacramentoCountyfor up for the purpose of forcing them into the bands, in ter'l'orem., of the NEWTON Boom as governor; but I stumped the State for Henry H. navy-yard employes; and this bill is intended just to stop that ras Haight. cality. Mr. PAGE. When NEWTON BooTH was candidate for Senator, did Mr. PAGE. Allow me for one moment. The republican Legislature you not stump Sacramento County for him 7 immediately after this ticket was voted at l\Iare Island, or. the Legis Mr. LUTTRELL. No, sir. I will tell you what I did do. lature that met subsequently, pa.ssed a law requiring a ballot eighteen Mr. PAGE. Will my colleague answer my question f inches long and four inches wide. [Laughter.] They reqnh·ed that The SPEAKER p1·o tempore. The gentleman can answer it in his _ballot to be printed on paper of a uttiform color, describing the type own way. and everything in connection with it. In fact they revived the elec- Mr. LUTTRELL. I aided the fusion ticket of democrats and lib '-tion law of that State. That wa.s signed by a republican governor, eral republicans, who abandoned the rotten republican party of Cali and was passed by a republican Legislature. fornia, and I stumped Sacramento County for that ticket; and that Mr. LUTTRELL. It wa.s introduced in a democratic senate and ticket was supported by the present attorney-general of my State and by a democra.Lic senator. I happened to be there and know. many of the leading democrat-s of my State, the present comptroller Mr. COX. I have not specta-cles which will magnify enough to being one of them. enab1e me to see the names on these remarkable tickets. They are Mr. PAGE. Now, did you not stump for NEWTON Boom as Sena printed in such very small type, that I doubt whether there is any torT • man here over the constitutional age to be a member who can read l\lr. LUTTREL.L. I never stumped the county for NEWTON BooTH them. [Laughter.] The eyes that can read these tickets must be as Senator ; never. long to one twenty-five years old, not over. The letters are printed Mr. PAGE. I want to ask my collea(J'ue another question. so small on these" tape-worm tickets" that you cannot see them, by Mr. LUTTRELL. I do not yield further. I tell my colleague that any arrangement, mechanical or political. [Laughter.] what he has stated is incorrect. I stumped Sa-cramento County for Why were they put into this fraudulent shape 'f They were repub the democratic ticket, aa I hope to do again at the next election, and lican tickets, and are we not often informed by the gentleman that against all those infamous frauds which have been heaped upon our his party ha.s an excess of moral purity f Did it repeal the trickery State by the gentleman's own party leaders. which sent the republican candidate to Congress.here last Consress Mr. CAUL:FIELD. I resume the floor. but one f The democratic candidate for governor, Governor Haight, Mr. PAGE. Will my colleague yield for one question 'f was also defeated by the use of these scandalous devices. I know Mr. CAULFIELD. The gentleman from California has not the that Governor Haight was beaten by a pretty large maJority; but if floor any longer. . this thing ran in the same way into other districts as they did in the l\lr. Speaker, since this discussion commenced yesterday I have Mare Island navy-yard district, it was not a fair beat. been banded by a republican office-holder in this city the paper which Now a few more remarks on the "tape-worm ticket" and lam done. I send to the Clerk's desk and ask to have read. This paper was These tickets were intended to intimidate the workingmen, to cheat inclosed in an envelope, postage paid, and having printed on it the . them of their fair free will. The scheme is apparent: "No vote in name of the present postmaster of this city, as I understand: this way, no work." It is worse tenfold, Mr. Spea-ker, than the use of The Clerk read as follows : the military against the ballot. It is worse tenfold than the old En UNION REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL EXECUTIVE CmiMITTEE, glish mischief which kept the military near the voting-pla-ce, and Washington, D. a., August 7, 1875. which English law undertook to punish. It is fraud. The same thing, DEAR Sm: In view of the approaching }>residential campaign and the State elec somewhat modified, has been practiced in other navy-yards, and the tions which are to occur the coming autumn, this committee has been directed to primary object of this bill introduced by the Judiciary C_ommittee, notwithstanding the gentleman from Maine tried to (livert and com ~~11~: !i:c~J~:oel~~~had~c::~~~~~s \~iTI\~~!:~u:.ff:tlt~~:O~~~an party, Assuming you to be a republican, desirous of maintaining the aacendency of the plicate and enshroud 1t with all sorts of meanings applicable to Con republican party, and thus securing the benefit of republican principles, and that gress and otherwise-the meaning of this bill was that the employes to do this you are willing to contribute, to a reasonable extent, in providing the . of the Government should not be taxed against their free will under necessary and legitimat-e means to support the republican party, both in the form penalty of losing their bread and their places. of personal effort and in the contribution of money, we hope you may be willing to send to the committee 12, to be expended as above indicated. · Now, Mr. Spe~ker, since I am going to make a few remarks on civil The committee desire to enter upon their duties at once, and it is of the utmost freedom I will leave this side of the House and go to my own. [Mr. importance that they be able to make up the list of contributors and those who will Cox here, amidst great laughter, returned to the democratic side of take an active part in the work and to JUd~e the extent of the means to be at; their the House.] I want the reporter, if it be possible, when he makes a disposal by the 1st day of the coming month. Please reply under cover of the inclosed envelope, and greatly oblige the com facsimile of these tickets to count the names and offices upon them mittee and your obedient servant, and t he small space or slip allowed for the list; so that we may see J. M. EDMUNDS, where the mischief is, and how proper it is to remedy it within our Secretary. own jurisdiction as members of the F~deral Legislature. _ It is particularly desired that in replying to this letter the name of the ]>l?St-office Now, I agree with the sentiment which was announced by the gen and State, together with the date and name of the writer and his official title, should be written clearly _and legibly, in order that credit may be properly given. tleman from Ma.ssach~setts [:Mr. HOAR] and echoed on this side. I agree that one of the crying evils of our time is corrupt suffrage. The l\fr. CAULFIELD. The Clerk will please read the names of the South more than any other section knows who has suffered by it. I committee. believe that no higher grievance could be felt than the suffering under The Clerk read as follows: a bad election system. And I will say this in conclusion, aa the time EuetUi.ve committee.-Hon. Z. Chandler, (chairman;) Ron. S. Cameron, Hon. John of the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. CAULFIELDl is nearly out, that of Coburn, Hon. John A. Logan, Hon. H. H. Starkweather, Ron. William M. Stewart, all things to be guarded in this House and elsewhere, above the judi Hon. Marcus L. Ward, Hon. T. C. Platt, Hon. George C. McKee, Ron. J. M.. Ed munds, (secretary,) .Jacob Tome, (treasurer.) ciary, above legislation, above all other matters pertaining to a republi Union republican reh'ident committee.-Hon. B. R. Cowen, Washington, District of can government, is the foundation of American and all other repub Columbia; Hon. E. W. Barbour, Hon. .Allan Rutherford, Ron. J. M. Edmunds, Col. lican polity, a fair and honest euffrage.· Wj.thont it all your other G. W.Dunn. liberties will fail; or, as Emerson has it: Mr. CAULFIELD. I now yield to the gentleman from Virginia. For what avail the plow and sail, [Mr. GoODE] that he may offer his amendment. Or land or life, if freedom fail 7 Mr. GOODE. I offer the amendment which I send to the desk.· Mr. CAULFIELD. I yield now to the gentleman from California, The Clerk read as follows : [:Mr. LUTTRELL.] .After section 3 in the b"ul, and after section I in the substitute, add the following: Mr. LUTTRELL. I want to say a word in relation to these tickets. SEc. 2. That if any person, with a view to the election to or obtaining votes for I represent the district in which these tickets were used. Mr. Cogh the office of Presillent, Vice-President, or the post of Senator, Represent..'ltivo, or lan, who wa.s the candidate for Congress at that time, was elected by Delegate in the Congress of the United States, or to the appointment to any office these tickets by a very large majority. The next year when I made or post of honor or emolument under the Government of tho United States, of him self or any other person, shall use force or duress, by menace or violence to life, a canvass of this district I exhibited these tickets throughout the (lis limb, property, or liberty, or shall commit bribery, or use money, property, or other trict, and although Grant carrie!! the district by 5,000 majority, I was thing of value to influence any elector, voter, officer, orothei·person in or in r~p~t elected by some 1,200 majority. And, sir, in the next Legislature that to any election or appointment to any such office or post, be shall, upon conviCtiOn wa.s convened a bill wa.s introduced by a democrat and passed by a thereof, be finetl not Jess than $500 nor more than :.1,000, and be imprisoned not more democratic senate and the republican assembly was forced to adopt it, than one year, at the discretion of the judge trying the case. introducing a uniform system of balloting in my State. Mr. PAGE. I insist on the point of order which I made a while ago. Mr. PAGE. Will the ~entleman yield to me for a question 7 The SPEAKER. Tho Chair overrules the point of order and holds Mr. LUTTRELL. I w1ll yield in a moment. I want to say further that the amendment is in order, because the treatment and discussion that the honest workingmen, who bear scars from head to foot re of this bill thus far bas been upon the assumption that the Honse is ceived in the service of their country while fighting for t he Union, acting on tlle bill by sections; hence it is th;~t to t~J.e original te:xt of were forced to walk up shoulder to shoulder with those tickets ele- th~ bill four amendments llave been already pernntted to be oftered, 1894 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MARCH 24, not one of which was offered as an amendment to an amendment, but modify my amendment, and the gentleman now occupying the chair each one as an amendment to a separate and distinct part of the orig put me off. inal bill. The bill having been so treated by the House, the Obarr The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maine ga,ve not ice must therefore hold that the amendment is in order. of it, and the Chair cannot take sna,p judgment on members. The Mr. BLAINE. I do not wish to dissent captiously from any decision Chair rules that the gentleman from Maine [1\lr. B.LATh"'E] has aright the honorable Speaker may feel called upon to make ; st ill less do I to modify his amendment. wish to carry any difference to an appeal. But I do nt>t think proper Mr. CAULFIELD. The question is, Who is attempting to take to remain silent and have it inferred that I concur in the decision snap judgment T just made in regard to so many amendments being in order at tho The SPEAKER p1·o tempo're. The Chair had no reference to the same time. I think the ruling is new and extraordinary. gentleman from Illinois, [ltlr. CAULFIELD.] 1\lr. CAULFIELD. . I now yield for five minutes to the gentleman Mr. HOAR. The rule is that amendments cannot be modified after f.rom Ohio, [Mr. SoUTHARD.] . the previous question is seconded, not after it is called for. Mr. SOUTHARD. I desire to sta,te, Mr. Speaker, that, iu accord The SPEAKER pro tempm·e. The Chair understands that perfectly. ance with the letter which was sent to the Clerk's uesk to be read, J.lr. BLAINE. I want my amendment read as modified. by the ge-ntleman from Illinois, [Mr. CAULFmLD,] documents were Mr. BANKS. I desire to say that while an amendment, unless it printed and circulars sent over the State of Ohio during t.he la-st po has been changed by a vote of the House, may be modified, the mover litical campaign. I saw but few other documents in that canvass, cannot take the floor from another gentleman who is legitimately en-· and I was actively engaged in it, except 1hose coming from Wa-shing titled to it, for that purpose. ton from the union congressional committee. They were on various Mr. BLAINE. The hour of the gentleman has expired. subjects, and particularly on '' vaticanism in Europe and America," Mr. BANKS. If that is so- which greatly excited t he public mind in the State of Ohio at th:tt Mr. BLAINE. I waited until the hour was out. _time. Why, sir, I underst ood that in the Western Reserve the good The SPEAKER 111'0 te11tpore. The gentleman from Maine [Mr. • people would seek their homes lonO' before the twilight ·caine on BLAINE] gave notice that he ha-d modified his amendment and the through fear of the Pope, and after the election was over they meas Chair postponed it for the time. If there is anything wrong it is in ured the print of his ''big toe" in the dust; and, if the republican the Chair postponing it. papers are to be relied upon, they found it was forty feet long by act Mr. BLAINE. The Chair is perfectly ri~ht. ual measurement. Those were the documents sent out there unil.er Mr. CAULFIELD. How could the Chau postpone a motion when the auspices of the union congressional executive committee, and I occupied the floor 'I . paid for by contributions levied upon the clerks in the Departments. ~lr. BLAINE. He postponed it until you got through. . · Now one word as t.o republican reform, one word as to civil-service Mr. CAULFIELD. While I kept the :floor or somebody represent reform under republican administration and under your republican ing me wa.s on the :floor, the gentleman had no right to make his mo President. In the year 1871, just before the last presidential cam tion or to give notice of a motion, so that there could be no postpone paign, the republican Congress passed a law providing that the Pres ment by the Chair. ident should establish a system of civil service and prescribe rules. The SPEAKER pro ternp01·e. The Chair has already ruled on that The President did appoint the commission, a.nd rules were devised by point. The Clerk will reau the amendment as modified. them, and among these rules the eleventh in number provided that The Clerk read the modified amendment, as follows : there should be no assessment upon employes of the Government in Amend section 2, line 2, by inserting after the worus "United States" the follow· the Government Departments; and, sir, it is a matter of notorious ing words: history that during the c~nva-ss of 1872 the clerks of the executive Or any Senat()r, Representative, or Deltlg'tt;e.. in Congress. At the dose of the section add the follo'Ving : national republican committee .went into the Departments in this And the contribution of any money or other valuable thing, as herein prohib· city and solicited and accepted these contributions from the employes ited, by any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Cong ress, while ho was a can· of the Government, and so openly and continually did the republican didate for such position, shall subject the offemler to the penalties herein pre· President violate the rules that were established. by the republican scribed. civil-service commission that the chairman of that commission, Hon. Mr. BLAINE. I also reserved tho right to move an amendment to George W. Curtis, was compelled to resign his position as chairman the amendment of the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. BROWN] in the of the board, stating in his letter of resignation, as the rea8on for nature of.a substitute, which I desire to be now read. so (loing, that the P1·esident himself had failed to observe and obey Mr. REAGAN. I have offered an amendment which has not been the rules prescribed by the commission. That was civil-service re read. form under a republican administration. The time has come when 1\lr. BLAINE. Let mine be first read. we need reform in the civil service and either penal statut.esor, what The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will read the amendment to is better, a higher sense of public virtue on the part of officials, for the substitute. the purpose of enforcing honesty in the elections. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. CAULFIELD. I now demand the previous question on the bill At the close of first section of the substitute add : and on the pending amendments. And the contribution of any money or valuable thing, as herein prohibited, by any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, while he was a c:111dhlrtte for Mr. BLAIJ\TE. I rise to a point of order. I simply desire to mod such position, shall be deemed a mi sdemeannr, and the offender, on conviction, ify the amendment I offered before the previous q nestion is seconded. shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $3,000, and imprisoned not more Mr. CAULFIELD. I object. than one year, at the discretion of the judge trying the same. · llr. BLAINE. I think it is a right I have under the rules, and the Mr. BLAINE. This amendment disposes of the constitutiona,l gentleman's objection does not avail. quibble made bythegentleman from Virgina, [Mr. GOODE.] The SPEAKBRpt·o tempore, (Mr. Cox.) Will the gentleman from Mr. CAULFIELD. It is understood, of course, that these amt·nd Maine have the rule read on which he relies 1 ments are not accepted by the gentleman who .reported the bill. Mr. HOL:l\'IAN. I thi~ the.uniform practice of the House has been The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendments are pending before to allow modifications to be m:ode before the previous question is sec- the House. s the Chair understands it, the gentleman from Illinois onded. · [.Mr. CAULFillLD] moves the previous question on the bill and all the Mr. BLAINE. The rule states it negatively, "motions to amend pending amendments. cannot bo modified after the previous question is seconded." That Mr. CAULFIELD. That is my motion. will be found on page 10 of the Digest, and the privilege of modify The revious question was seconded and the main question ing has never been refused under the practice of the House. ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is under the impression The SPEAKER pro tentp01·e. The first question will be on the that the practice of the Houee has been to allow modifications. amendments reported from" the Ccftnmittee on the Judiciary to the . Mr. CAULFIELD. The gentleman has not read the rnles, so far as original bill. ] have heard it.. Mr. REAGAN. I ask now that the original bill, the substitute, The SPEAKER pt·o tem,pore. Although the gentleman from Maine and the several amendments thereto be read in their order. [Mr. BLAINE] has cited no positive ru.Je, the Chair is of the impres The SPEAKER p1·o tmnpo1·e. At the request of the gentlema,n from sion that the uniform custom of the House has been to allow modi Texa.c; [Mr. REAGAN] the Chair will direct the Clerk to read the orig fications to be made. inal bill and the amendments thereto and the substitute and tlle Mr. HOLMAN. I know that was t},l.e ruling of the Chair when the amendments thereto. Saint Croix land bill was pending. · · The Clerk began the reading of the bill, the substitute, and the Mr. BLAINE. I state what I know to be the absolutely uniform pending amendments. 1)l'actice of the House, and the rule that I have read ha.s no meaning The amendment reported from the Committee on the Judicittry to -at all unless it is that meaning. the original bill was as follows : · The SPEAKER pro ternpore. The gentleman's statement is taken In section 1, line 5, after the wol'd "demand," illilerl the words "OT solicit; " so as a,bsolnte verity on that subject• . that. it will read: " It shall not he lawful for any person or persons in the employ Mr. BLAil~E. The gentleman from Virginia [Mr. GooDE] made ment of the United States to demand or solicit from any other person so em the point-- ployed," &c. Mr. CAULFIELD. I object to debate. Mr. WIKE. I desire to ask the gentleman who has charge of this :Mr. BLAINE. Then I modify my amendment as follows. bill to permit the word "receive" to come in the amendment pro llr. CAULFIELD. The gentleman rose to modifY his amendment posed by he committee ; so that it shall read: aft.er I had called the previous q nestion. It shall not be lawful foe any person or perscns in the f'.ID!Jlo y:of the Government Mr. BLf\.INE. No, sir; I said half an hour a.go that I desired to to demand, receive, or .solicit, &c. . 1876. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1895 The SPEAKER pro tmnpm·e. That requires unanimous consent. Mr. CAULFIELD. I would like to inquire of the gentleman from !Ir. CONGER. I call for the regula.r order. Texas when he got consent to offer that amendment, and from whom T Mr. BANKS. This bill is reported from a, committee Y The RECORD shows nothing ~f the sort. Mr. CAULFIELD. Yes. The SPEAKER p1·o tempm·e. The Chair understands that this 1\.Ir. BAJ.~KS. If so, the member of the committee reporting the amendment was offered this morning. bill has one hour to close the debate after the previous question is J.\Ir. REAGAN. It was bad enough for the gentleman reporting this ordered. bill [Mr. CAULFIELD] to refuse to allow me a moment to explain my Mr. CAULFIELD. Is that soY amendment; it is still worse for him to desire to exclude the amend- The SPEAKER p1·o tempm·c. It is so understood by the Ch:tir. ment after it has been received as pending. , · Mr. BANKS. At what time is this additional debn.te to be had Y :Mr. CAULFIELD. Does the gentleman say that he obtained con~ It certainly should be before the vote on any of these amendments. sent this morning to offer the amendment T 1\.Ir. HOAR. I rise to a question of order. I desire to call the at Mr. REAGAN. Yes, sir. tention of the Chn.ir to the precise parliamentary condition of this Mr. CAULFIELD. Then I beg the gentleman's pardon. matter. This bill was reported from the Committee on the Judiciary The SPEAKER pro tmnpm·e. The present occupant of the chair un . yesterday. derstands that this amendment was sent to the desk this morning in The SPEAKER p1·o tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts lieu of the amendment which the gentleman proposed yesterday to [Mr. HoAR] will suspend for one moment. The Chair would state, offer, as referred tA) in the REcoRD. The House will now proceed to for the information of the gentleman from Massachusetts, that the vote upon the several amendments in their order. rule on page 170 of the Digest is as follows: The amendment reported by the committee was read, as follows : The right of the member reportin~ the pending measure to close the debate is In section 1, line 5, after the word "demand," insert the words "or solicit ;" so ne-ver denied him, even after the preVIous question is ordered. that it will read : "it shall not be lawful for any person or persons in the employ ment of the United States tO demand or solicit from any other person so em But if1 after having occupied part of his hour in closing the debate, he moves the previous question, he is then only en~itled to occupy the Hoor for the remaining ployed," &c. portion of the hour. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. HOAR. This bill was reported yesterday from the Committee The SPEAKER p1·o tempm·e. The next amendment is that offered on the Judiciary. After the previous question was ordered, the gen by the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. HoAR] to the original tleman from Illinois, [Mr. GAULFIELD,] my colleague on the commit bill. tee, occupied a portion of his hour to close the debate and yielded a Mr. BLAINE. That is an amendment to the second section. Had portion of it to me, and I spoke upon the bill. Then the previous not the amendments better be read in the order in which they apply question was reconsidered by a vote of the House; n,nd the debn,te to the bill f . this morning has proceeded after the reconsidemtion. The right to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendments are being voted on· close the deba,te upon this bill was exhausted yesterday. It is not in the order in which they were offered. now a measure reported from a committee to-day, but the right of the Mr. BLAINE. But the Speaker decided a. while ago that the bill gentleman reporting it under the rule to close debate upon it was was bein~ considered by sections. exercised on yest-erday. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. CAULFIELD J The SPEAKER pro tempm·e. The present occupant of the chair is has fully exercised his right under the rule to close the debate on this aware of that. bill. . Therefore the right to close the debate after the previous ques Mr. BLAINE. Then I hope we shall take up the amendments in tion has been ordered is now entirely gone. the order in which they apply to the bill. That is the uniform prac The SPEAKER pro tmnpore. Nobody appears to be asking further tice. time to close the debate; consequently the Chair need not rule on The SPEAKER p·o tempore. Nearly all this proceeding has been the point. going on by unanimous consent. The Chair, however, in view of the MI·. CAULFIELD. I yield five minutes to the gentleman from facb that the first step is to perfect the original bill, will take the Texas. amendments in the order suggested by the gentleman from Maine. The SPEAKER p1·o tempo're. 'the Chair, und.er the rule just read, The next question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman has decided that the gentleman bas no further time. from Pennsylvania, [JI.Ir. ToWN~END,] which will be read. Mr. CAULFIELD. I entirely misunderstood the Chair. I under The Clerk read as follows: stood him to rule, in response to the point IDade by the gentlemn.n Add to section 1 the following : from Massachusetts, [Mr. HOAR,] tha.t I wa-s entitled to an hour after Provided, That any expenditure for election purposes allowed by the laws of the previous question was seconded. any State shall not be construed as being 'tffected by the provisions of this ad. 'fhe SPEAKER pro tmnpore. That was the first impression of the The amendment was not agreed .to. Chair; but the rule on the subject is absolute, and the Chair cannot The SPEAKER p1·o tempm·e. The next qu~stion is on the amend change it. ment of the gentleman from Maine, [Mr. BLAINE.] The Clerk resumed and concluded the ren.ding of the bill and the The Clerk read a-s follows: various amendments as :tlready given. Amend section 2, line 2, by inserting after the words "United States" the fol· Mr. REAGAN. Mr. Speaker, my amendment has not been read. lowing words : The SPEAKER JYro tmnpore. The Clerk informs the Ch:tir that it is Or any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress. And at the close of the section add : not before the House. And the contribution of mone:v or other valuable thing as herein prohibited by Mr. REAGAN. It was offered and was received as pending, but any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, while he was a. candidate the reading was waived. for such position, sball subject the offender to the penalties herein prescribed. The SPEAKER pro tentpore. The Chair understands it was never Mr. SPRINGER. I call for the reading of the section as it will presented to the House. read if thus amended. Mr. REAGAN. It was _presented to the House, and it was agreed The Clerk read as follows : that it should be considered as pending, but its reading at the time was That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons employed in the service of waived. · the United States, in any manner whatever, to contribute any money or other valu The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that it was able thing to be used a-s an election fund or to aid in the expenses of any election offered yesterday. or canvass for an election in any State, county, or j 1896 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MARCH 22, souri, Cook, Cowan, Culberson, Davis, De Bolt, Dibrell, Dou~las, Eden, Felton, For The question next recurred on Mr. GOODE'S amendment, to come in ney. Franklin, GLoyer, Goode, Gunter, Hancock, Henry R. Harris, John T . Harris, Harrison, Hartridge, Hereford, Abram S. Hewitt, Goldsmith "\V •. Hewitt, Hill, at the end of section 3. Hooker, House, Hunton, Hurd, Jenks, Thomas L. Jones, Lewis, Luttrell, Lynde, The SPEAKER p1·o tentp&re. The same amendment has also been McFarland, Metcalfe, Milliken, Mutchler, Parsons, John F. Philips, Poppleton, moved to the substitute. Reagan, Rice, John Robbins, William M . Robbins, Robert-s, Miles· Ross, Sayler, The Clerk read as follows : Scales, Singleton, Slemons, William E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Terry, Thompson, Throckmorton, Tucker, John L. Vance, Robert B. Vance, Waddeil, Gilbert C. That if any person, with a view to the election to or obtaining votes for the office Walker, Warren, Erastus Wells, Whitehouse, Whitthorne, Wike, James Williams, of President, Vice-President, or the post of Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Jeremiah N. 'Villiams, and Yeates-86. the Congress of the United States, or to the appointment to any office or post of NOT VOTING-Messrs. Adams, Banning, Bell, Bland, William R. Brown, Buck honor or emolument under the Government of the United States of himself or any ner, Samuel D. Burchard, Burleigh, CamphMl. Candler , Cannon, Cason, Chapin, other person, shall use force or duress by menace or violence to life, limb, property , Cochrane, Collins, Danford, Darrnll, Davy, Dobbins, Durand, Egbert. Freeman, or liberty, or shall commit bribery, or use money, property, or other thing of value Gause, Gibson, Haralson. Benjamin W. Harris. Hatcher, Havs, Henkle, lroge, Hos corruptly to influence any elector, voter, officer, or other person in or in respect to kins, Frank Jones, Kasson, Ket-chum, Ring, Knott, Lamar, Franklin Lamlers, Lane, any election or appointment to any such office or post, he shall, upon conviction Lapham, Lawrence, Levy, Lord, Edmunil W. M. Mack ey, J, . .A.. Mackey, Maish, thereof, be fined not less than $500 nor more than $3,000, and be imprisoned not MacDougall, McMahon, Meade, Miller, Mills, Money, Morrison, Odell, Platt, Powell, more than one year, at the discretion of the judge trying the case. Pnrman, Rainey, Randall, Schleicher, Schumaker, Shcakley, Stenger, Swann, Mr. HAMILTON, of New Jersey. I understand that was offered as Thomas~ Waldion, Walling, Walls, Ward, Wigginton, Willis, Benjamin Wilson; Fernana.o Wood, and Young-74. an amendment to the substitute. The SPEAKER p1·o tem,pore. It was offered as an amendment to the So the amendment was agreed to. bill and also as an amendment to the substitute. DurinO' the vot-e, lli. HAMILTON, of New Jersey. It is perfectly inconsistent with Mr. IlURD stated that Mr. KNo'l'T was detained from the House the bill. · by illness in his family. The amendment was agreed to. M.r. HUNTER stated that his colleague, Mr. CASON, was absent on The question next recurred on the amendment offered by :1\f.r. TowN- account of illness. SEND, of Pennsylvania, to section 1 of the substitute. · Mr. MONROE statEM that his co11eague, M.r. DANFORD, was detained The Clerk read M follows: · from the House by illness. Provided, That no expenditures for election pu.rposesallowed by the constitution Mr. FREEMAN stated that he was paired with his colleague, 1\.lc or laws of any State shall be construed as being within the provisions of this act. CocHRANE; that otherwise he would have voted in the affirmative. The amendment was disagreed to. Mr. McCRARY stated that his colleague, Mr. KASSON, was necessa The SPEAKER p1·o tempm·e. The next question is on the amendment rily absent from the House, and that if present he would vote in the of the gentleman from Maine [Mr. BLAINE] to the. substitute of the affirmative. · gentleman from Kentucky, [Mr. Bn.owN.] The Clerk will read the Mr. FORT stated that M.r. HosKINS was unavoidably absent. amendment. 'fhe vote was then announced as above recorded. The Clerk rea..d as follows : Mr. BLAINE moved to reconsider the vote by which the amend Add to the first section the following: ment was adopted ; aml also moved to lay the motion to reconsider And the contribution of any money or valuable thing, as herein prohibited, by on the table. any Senator, Repre.sentati ve, or Deleuate in Congress, while he was a candidate for The latter motion was agreed to. such position, shall be deemed a misgemeanor and the offender on conviction shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $3,000, and imprisoned .not more than one The question next recurred on Mr. HoAR's amendment. year, at the discretion of the judge trying tbe same. Mr. CALDWELL, of Alabama. Is a motion to recommit in order T The SPEAKER pro tempm·e, (Mr. Cox in the chair.) It is not, the M.r. BROWN, of Kentucky. Is that offered as an amendment to main question having been ordered. the substitute offered by myself T The Clerk read l\Ir. HoAR's amendment, as follows : The SPEAKER p1·o tentpore. The Chair so understands it. Mr. BROWN, of Kentucky. I hope the Honse will vote it down. Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed to prevent voluntary contribu tions for the purpose of circula.ting documents or procuring public addresses for The SPEAKER pro tentpm·e. Debate is not in order. the purpose of giving information on questions of public interest. ~ 1\.lr. SPRINGER. I would like to hear the substitute read as it would be if this amendment were incorporated. Mr. HOAR. That comes in at"the eml of the· second section. Mr. BLAINE. My amendment comes in right at the end of the The SPEAKER pro tem.pore. So the Cha.ir understands. substitut-e. · The House divided; and there were-ayes 97, noes 111. Mr. BEEBE. I t~k it should be read before we are called upon Mr. HOAR demanded the yeas and nays. t.o vote on it. · Tlie yeas and nays were ordered. · The SPEAKER p1·o tempore. The Chair directs the substitute to The question was taken; and jt was decided in the negative-yeas be read. 92, nays 119, not voting 78; as follows : The ~u bstit.ute was rend. 'fEAS-Messrs. George A. Bagley, John H. Baker, William H . Baker, Ballou, Mr. SPRINGER. Now let it be read as it will be if the amend Bass, Blackburn, Blaine, Blair, Bradley, Horatio C. Burchard, William P. Caldwell, Cannon, Caswell, Conger, Crapo, Crotmse, Denison. Dunnell, Eames, Evans, Far· ment is adopt.ed. woll, Fot.1;, 'Foster, Frost, Fryo, Goodin, Hale, Hathorn, Haymond, Hays, H emlee, M.r. BROWN, of Kentucky. Did not the gentleman from Virginia Hemlerson, Hoar, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurd, Hurlbut, Hyman, Joyce, Kehr, Kelley, [Mr. GOODE] offer his amendment also as an amendment to the sub Kimb•dl, Leavenworth, Lynch, Magoon, McCrary, McDill, Monroe, Morey, Nash, stitut-e! N ew, Norton, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Page, Phelps, William A. Phillips, Pier ce, Plaisted, Pratt, James B. Reilly, Robinson, Sobieski Ross, Rusk, Sampsou, Seelye, The SPEAKER pro ternpore. The Chair so understands it. It will Sinnickson, Smalls, A. Herr Smith, William E. Smith, Strait, Stowell, Thornburgh-, be reached in its turn. Martin I. Townsend, Washin!!ton 'l'ownsend, 'Enfts, Van Vorhes, Alexander S. Mr. BLAINE. I ask that my amendment may now be read, and Wallace, John W. Wallace, ~-Wiley W ells, Wheeler, White, Whiting, Andrew that the Chair shall state where it comes iu. . Williams, Charles G. Williams, James D. Williams, William B. Williams, James 'Vilson, .Alan Wood, jr., Woodburn, and Woodworth-92. l\lr. BROWN, of Kentucky. Will it be in order for me to accept NAYS-Messrs. Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, Banks, Barnum, the amendment of the gentleman from Virginia.! Beebe .Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bri~ht, John Young Brown, Cabell, Campbell, Mr. BLAINE. Of course not; you cannot do it. Cate, Chittenden, John B. Clarke of K entucky, John B. Gl ark, jr., ofMissoun, Cly mer, Cook. Cowan, Culberson, Cutler, Davis, De Bolt, Dibrell, DougL'lS, Dtuand, The SPEAKER pro te»,tpore. It can only be done by unanimous Durham, Eden, Ellis, Ely, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Franklin, Fuller, Glover, consent. Goode, Gunter, Andrew H. Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, Hancock, Hardenber~h, Mr. BEEBE. I would like to hear the amendment' of the gentle- Henry R. Harris, John T. Harris, Harrison, Harttidge, Hartzell, Abrnm S. H eWitt, man from Virginia [Mr. GOODE] read. . G-oldsmith W. Hewitt, Hill, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, House, Hunton, Jenks, Thomas L. Jones, Franklin Landers, George M. Landers, Lewis, Luttrell, Mc The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York [1\lr. Mahon, Metcalfe, Milliken, Money, Morgan, Morrison, Mutchler, Neal, O'Brien, BEEBE] will hear it read when it comes up for action by the House. Parsons, Payne, John F. Philips, Piper, Poppleton, Potter, Rea, Rea~ran, John Mr. BEEBE. I want to have it read now, to see whether it meets the Reilly, Rice, Riddle, John Robbins, William M. Robbins, Roberts, Miles Ross, Sav point which the gentleman from 1\laine has 41 view. ~e, Sayler, Scales, Slemons, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Stone, Tarbox, Tease, Terry, Thompson, Thomas. Throckmorton, Tucker, Turney, John L. Vance, Rob M.r. BLAINE. That is in the nature of debate. ert B. Vance, Waddell. Gilbert C. Walker, Walsh, Warren, Erastus W ells, Whit. Mr. BEEBE. I want to have it read for information. thorne, Wike, Willard, Alphens S. Williams, James Williams, Jeremiah N. Will The SPEAKER pro ternpm·e. Gentlemen have always the right to iams, Willis, and Yea.tes-119. have amendments read for information. The gentleman from Maine ~OT VOTING-Messrs. Adams, John H. Barrley,jr., Banning, Bell, Bland, Bliss, William R. Brown, Buckner, Samuel D. Burc'bar~ Burleigh, John H. Caldwell, [Mr. BLAINE] calls for the reading of his own. Candler, Cason, Caulfield, Chapin, Cochrane, Collins, Cox, Danford, Darrall, Davy, Mr. BLAINE. Of course; but the Cbai.r could not rule that a sub Dobbins, Egbert, Freeman, Garfield, Gause. Gibson, Haralson, Benjamin W. Har sequent amendment to the substitute may be read while one is pend ris, Hatcher, Henkle, Hereford, Hoge, Hoskins, Frank Jones, Kasson, Ketchum, in~. That would be in the nature of debate. I do not object to its Kinu, Knott, Lamar, Lane, Lapham, Lawrence, Levy, Lord, Lynde, Edmund W. M. f:iackey, L.A.. Mackey, Maish, MacDo)lgull, McFarland, Meade, Miller, Mills, bemg read, but I do object to that ruling. Odell, Platt, Powell, Purman, Rainey, Ran8an, Schleicher, Schumaker, Sbeakley, The SPEAKER p1·o tempore. The Chair has .ruled correctly. The Singleton, Stenger. Stevenson, Swann, Waldron, Charles C. B. Walker, Walling, first section of the substitute will first be rea.d as it will be if the amend Walls, Ward, Whitehouse, Wi~ginton , Wilshire, Benjamin Wilson, Fernando ment of the gentleman from Maine is adopted. Wood, and Young-78. The Clerk read as follows: · So the amendment was rejected. SECTION 1. That no officer or· employe of the Government shall require or request, During the vote, give to or r eceive from, any other officer or employe of the same or other person! Mr. WALKER, of New York, stated that he was paired with his col directly or indirectly, any money, proEerty, or other thin§ of value, for politica league, Ml·. MAcDoUGALL. ~ftR~s:~i s~~~ ~~~!~~\~ ~i:U~~:;tgti:6th':~e~~e ~~e~e ~:~~ ~te~r~~s~~~ The vote was then announced as above recorded. be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof fined not less 1876. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE .. 1897 than $500 nor more than S3,000 and imprisoned not more than one year, at the dis During the roll-call, cretion of the judge trying the case. And the contribution of any money or valu this able thing, as herein proliibited, by any Senator, ReJ!resentative, or Delegate in :Mr. FREEl\IAN said: Upon all questions relating to bill I am pongress, while he was a candidate for snch position, shall be deemed a misdemeanor, paired with my colleague, Mr. COCHRA.l\'E. and the offender, on conviction, shall be fined not less than 500 nor more than ~. 000 The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. and imprisoned not more than one year, at the discretion of the judge trying the Mr. WAD DELL. I move that the House do now adjourn. same. [Cries of ''No ! " "No!" from both sides of the House.] Mr. BEEBE. I now call for the reading of the amendment pro Mr. WAD DELL. I insist upon my motion. posed by the gentleman from Virginia, [Mr. GooDE.] :Mr. JONES, of Kentucky. I call for the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER p1·o tem.p01·e. The Chair thinks it may be read for The yeas and nays were not ordered. information. . The question was taken; and the motion to adjourn was not agreed. Mr. BLAINE. Does the Chair thiuk that the rules permit that to to. be read f The question recurred upon the amendment proposed to the substi· The SPEAKER pro ten~pore. The Chair thinks that the amendment tute by Mr. HoAR. may be read, and will overrule any 'former practice if it be necessary · 1\fr. CAULFIELD. Does not the amendment of the gentleman from for that purpose. • Viroinia [Mr. GooDE] come first Y Mr. BLAINE. I have no objection to its being read, but the rules The SPEAKER pro temp01'e. The Chair is taking the amendments do not permit it. according to the sections to which they relate, pursuing the same Mr. GOODE'S amendment was again read. course with the substitute as with the original bill. Mr. BLAINE. Nobody can tell what that means. The other prop 1\fr. HOLMAN. That is right. osition. is very plain. [Cries of "Order!" "Order I"] . The amendment proposed by Mr. HoAR was read, as follows : The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maine knows Provided, Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent volnntary contributions that no debate is in order. for the P!llJIOSe of crrculating documents orprocnring public ad By Mr. HALE: Papers relating to the petition of Harlan P. Eggle Lynn, Massachusetts, signed by the pastor a.nd officers, praying for stone, for relief, to the Committee of Claims. prohibitory legislation for tile Di trict of Columbia and the Territ-o By Mr. HE'NKLE : The petition of W. H. Phili]l, W. S. Cox, J. T. ries, the prohibition of the foreign importation of alcoholic liquors; Walker, and John McClelland, that the United States relinquish to that total abstinence be made a condition of the civil, military, and the owners of lots in square No. 382, in the city of Washington, the naval service; and for a constitutional amendment to prohibit tb(" g1·ound in front of their respective lots and running to the new build traffic _in alcoholic beverages throughout the national domain; which ing line of the Washington market extenued westward, to the Com was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.. · mittee for the District of Columbia. 1\fr. FRELINGHUYSEN presented the petition of Rev. ~G. R. Sny Also, memori::~>l of the mayor and council of Annapolis, Maryland, der, Dr. R. M. Chase, and other citizens of Clayton, New Jersey, pray for aid to improve the harbor of Annapolis, to the Committee of ing for a general law to prohibit the liquor traffic within the national Commerce. jurisdiction; which was referred to the Committee on the District of By Mr. HUNTON: Papers relating to the petition of Samuel C. Columbia. Ba.got, for compensation for property occupied by United States 1\lr. CRAGIN presented the petition of Mrs. Mary F. McKeever, troops iu Alexandria, Virginia, to the Committee on Wa:r Claims. widow of the late Commodore Isaac McKeever, United States Navy, By 1\fr. HURD: The petition of F. J. King, W. W. Griffith, Russell praying for the passage of an act for her relief, granting her pen C. Daniels, James R. Strong, and Edward Bissell, to be relieved from sion at the rate of $50 per month; which was referred to the Com liability under a judgment in favor of the United States rendered in mittee on Pensions. the circuit court of the United States for the northern district of He also presented a petition of the Women's Temperance League Ohio against them as sureties of Harry Chase, formerly collector of of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, officially signed, praying for pro the tenth collection district of Ohio, for 35,638.80 and costs, to the hibitory legislation for the District of Columbia and the Territories, Committee on the Judiciary. the prohibition of the foreign importation of alcoholic liquors ; that By Mr. KERR: Memorial of the Saint Louis Academy of Science in total abstinence be made a condition of the civil"' military, and naval behnlf of the metric system of weights and measures, to the Com service ; and for a constitutional amendment to prohibit the traffic in mittee on ·coinage, Weights, and Measures. alcoholic beverages throughout the national domain ; which wa~ re By 1\fr. MONROE: The petition of John Schaffer and a very large ferred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. number of other citizens of Ohio, for a commission of inquiry concern He also presented the petition of William C. Zantzin~er, praying ing the alcoholic liquor traffic, to the Committee on the Judiciary. that the law allowing a secretary to the Admiral and VIce-Admiral, By Mr. MORGAN: The petition of Arthur W. Irving, for a pension, entitled to the rank and allowances of a lieutenant in the Navy, he to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. · amended so a.s to include rear-admirals ; which was referred to the By Mr. PIERCE : The petition of Jones, McDuffee & Stratton and Committee on Naval Affairs. others, of Boston, Massachusetts, that a uniform :~;ate of duty of :~0 per Mr. CAMERON, of Pennsylvania, presented a petition of working cent. be levied on earthenware, crockery, china, and glass ware, to the men of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, praying that the tariff laws may Committee of Ways and Means. be nndisturbedforthepresent; which wasreferred to the Committee By Mr. PLAISTED: The petition of Sarah P. Wing, for a pension, on Finance. to the Committ.ee on Invalid Pensions. He also presented :t petition of workingmen of Scott-dale, W es~ By Mr. POPPLETON: The petition of J. R Virdess and 106 other moreland County, Pennsylvania, praying that the tariff laws may be citizens of Cochranton and vicinity, Ohio, for the establishment of a undisturbed for the present; which wa-s referred to the Committee post-route from New Bloomington to Cochranton, Marion County, on Finance. Ohio, to the Committee on the Po t-Office and Post-Roads. He also presented a petition of workingmen of"Berks County, Penn By Mr. ROBBINS, of Pennsylvania: The petition of William Aben sylvania, praying that the tariff laws may be undisturbed for the pres drath, for a pension, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. ent ;. which was referred to the Con.u:n.ittee on Finance. By Mr. STONE : Memorial of the Saint Louis Engineers' Club of He also presented the petition of Charles Bieler, John F. Buchanan, Saint Louis, Missomi, in relation to the introduction of the metric and other citizens of Pennsylvania, praying for the prohibition of the syst em of weights and measure , to the Committee on Coinage; manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors in the District of Columbia Weights, and 1\fea.sures. and the Territories; which was referred to the Committee on the Dis- By Mr. TEESE: The petition of Abriel Abbott, for compensation trict of Columbia. . for schooner Bergen, run into and sunk by the United States gunboat Mr. AnTHONY presented a petition of the Good Templars of Periwinkle in 1864, to the Committee of Claims. Montana Territory~ signed by the officers, representing 700 members, By Mr. WHITTHORNE : The petition of David Freed, to authorize praying for prohibitory legislation for the District of Columbia a certain patent sc1·ew-propellor of his invention to be tested on and the Territories, the prohibition of the foreign importation of vessels of the United States, to the Committee on Naval Affairs. alcoholic liquors; that total abstinence be made a. condition of the By Mr. W. B. WILLIAMS: Memorial of H. A. Reed, for compensa civil, military, and naval service; and for a constitutional amendment tion to the heirs of S. Reed for damages sustained by his estate from to prohibit; the traffic in alcoholic beverages throughout the national the United States Army during the war of 181~, to the .Committee domain; which was referred to the Committee on the District of on W a.r Claims. · Columbia: By Mr. WILLIS: Tbe petition of P. C. Van Gelder, G. F. Waldo, THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION. and a large number of other citizens of New York, for a commission Mr. MORTON. I desire to give notice that on Monday·next, at the of inquiry concerning the alcoholic liquor traffic, to the Committee expiration of the morning hour, I will ask the Senate to proceed to of Ways and Means. the consideration and finally dispose of the resolution for the inves By Mr. WOODWORTH: The petition of Richard H. Fouts, to be tigation of the Mississippi election. relieved from all liability on account of his service a.s first lieutenant and regimental quartermaster of the Thirty-second Regiment Ohio REPORTS OF COl\fl.fiTTEES. Volunteer Infantry in the late war·for the Union, to the Committee Mr. EDMUNDS. I am directed hytheCommitteeon the Judiciary, on Military Affairs. to whom was referred the bill (H. R. No. 555) to amend section 856 of the Revised Statutes, to report the same adversely, and to m()ve that it be indefinitely postponed. This bill provides, in respect of the accounts of marshals and clistrict attorneys and clerks of the cir cuit and district courts of the United States, that there shall be an IN SENATE. appeal allowed to them from the decision of the accountin~ officers of the Treaaury to the Attorney-General, whose determinatiOn shall THURSDAY, JIJarch 23, 1876. be final. We are of the opinion that. that is a piece of legislation Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SuNDERLll.'"D, D. D. that ought not to be resorted to. We think that. on the whole it is The Journal of yesterday's proceedings wa,s read and approved. much safer to leave it where it is and have the a-cc~unting officers of the Treasury the responsible ap.d final auditors of accounts in respect PETITIONS AND MEMORIAJ,S. of all branches of the public service. Mr. THURMAN presented the petition of Frank Evans, of Ohio~ The motion to postpone indefinitely was agreed t o. praying that he may he allowed arrears of pension; which was re Mr. EDMUNDS, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was ferred to the Committee on Pensions. referred the bill (H. R. No. 219) to permit the judge of the uistrict . He also presented the petition of J. A. Wood, G. C. Warner, and court of the United States for the western district of Pennsylvania other citizens of Clarendon, Ohio, praying for prohibitory legislation to retire, reported it with amendments. · . for the District of Columbia and the Territories, the"prohibition of 1\fr. WITHERS, fi·om the Committee on Pensions, to whom was the foreign importation ·of alcoholic liquors; that total abstinence be referred the bill (H. R. No. 1118) granting a pension to Mrs. Jane made a condition of the civil, military, and naval service; and for a Dulaney, reported it with an amendment, and submitted a report constitutional amendment to prohibit the tra.:ffic in alcoholic bever thereon; which was ordered to be printed. ages throughout the national domain; which was referred to the Com He also, fi·om the same committee, to whom was referred the bill (H. mittee on the District of Col urn bia. R. No. 39) granting a pension to Frederick Yonngblue, of Company Mr. DAWES presented the petition of W. R. Browne, of Wa bing I, Twentieth Regiment Ohio Volunteers, submitted an adverse report ton, District of Columbia, praying that he may be allowed a pension; thereon; which was ordered to be printed, and the bill was postponed which was referred to the Committee on P ensions. indefinitely. • He also presented a pet.if:ion of the Methodist Episcopal church of 1\lr. H.Al\ULTON, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was