two common-law rules, for there is bound to be some evil
in the administration of all law; so they must further show that
these evils which they have named are inherent in these two laws,
and that the proposed change will remedy the existing evils. Now the
Negative maintain that the evils complained of are not inherent in
these laws, and we believe that the Affirmative plan is not the
proper solution of the problem.

I will show you that these common-law rules are founded on
principles of justice and that their removal would be unjust to the
employer; second that it would discriminate against the smaller
tradesmen, and third that the proposed remedy does not strike at the
root of the evil, since it would affect only a small percentage of
industrial accidents.

CARL SCHURZ ON GENERAL AMNESTY

(A bill being before Congress proposing to restore to leading
Southerners many of the privileges which had been denied them
following the war, Mr. Schurz determined the issue as follows:)

_Mr. President_: When this debate commenced before the holidays, I
refrained from taking part in it, and from expressing my opinions on
some of the provisions of the bill now before us; hoping as I did
that the measure could be passed without difficulty, and that a
great many of those who now labor under political disabilities would
be immediately relieved. This expectation was disappointed. An
amendment to the bill was adopted. It will have to go back to the
House of Representatives now unless by some parliamentary means we
get rid of the amendment, and there being no inducement left to
waive what criticism we might feel inclined to bring forward, we may
consider the whole question open.

I beg leave to say that I am in favor of general, or, as this word
is considered more expressive, universal amnesty, believing, as I
do, that the reasons make it desirable that the amnesty should be
universal. The senator from South Carolina has already given notice
that he will move to strike out the exceptions from the operation of
this act of relief for which the bill provides. If he had not
declared his intention to that effect, I would do so. In any event,
whenever he offers his amendment I shall most heartily support it.

In the course of this debate we have listened to some senators, as
they conjured up before our eyes