, 1870-05-20
Senate Debate on the Fifteenth
Amendment Enforcement
Bill.
THE House at Work on the
Diplomatic and Consular
Appropriation BILL
Leading Provisions Of Sherman's
Tax Bill.
senate Committees Report IN
The Bullock Bribery Case.


%eAsAte SoniA1
The Rrf1I0ck Bribery Case.
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TUE Gsohea .a nr.DA. ..ta $500 ,,7,,c,r m
NAsniSe1oS, NAY ia.-aae .ss. af,a-1on,, rs,.
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5ond al eash tnat nunosN ..Au 80 4.s.oa nasS
.oeea renIloiis sulI'ne. ".su aone. anu
bonds all "lutefs 0ao ll1t tne3 "ete aos ~ Ill
;scsapulous Ii eae n.au"e1 VI osot. Aunus 3"
votes could nc ootalneo asaast .ne hlnenam .t
amendment me conaAa11@ee 4ouno t1at WILDLY
unsuccessful attempts were made 70 ouS SENATORS
14Ptou and Cafpeatef@ TINT reports OF outsa5es
IN georgia Nesc lafn1shea 10 o1uer aua paid
Ior Of the bo1ock pas7S* 1aat sucn inHaence as
the Chronicle had was purchased ID roundabout
manner; tna1 persons were hltea TO wife lelsess
lor Inc purpose o1 1nnacaclng thc 1uagnaent OF
Senators, aud that In few words the Bullock
party used such means rs it could. week altef
week, to dragon or intimldate Senators into giV-
Ing the Georgia Legislature tTo years more OF
power. The committee is unanimous IN Ell these
conclusions, bat Messrs N1cc and ste"arsr "hhe
strongly censuring the chranse's for taking money,
arc very easy on BULLOCK LOT pastn" H. LIE e1e.
WITNESSES nete 4oAH VII "0s
they Knew anu soE1c ol taeiu aouhseu
IN inc latest Emu u 'alklns "ncn ~ n1st cAaul-
inca Both branches OF congress VIII psooaoiy
declinc to continue tne 6niloek Ins III onlce ~
yond re2t fau Inc ssol5 Is senefalis cat7eat 10
night that Bullock Is Mt the Chronicle oEnce, anu
that ME two papers. both da1ly+" VIII to-1noffo"
and hencefosth pour 1ts-hottest Of hot-shot into
~Trunltual. Edmunds, CafPente5, aud ConHl1hg,
Tor the language they use IN the report
1TC
gave rise to Lively time in the House thus after
noon. The debate was In the Customary seiE tul
a mouon came up Tor establishing tne .lllsslon to
Rome. "Ach WIS aoonsuea t'iee VI iou' eeA4o
ago inc uenoe1ats nave st1ea every sess'o1 siuee
'thcn 10 make parry eap1tal' ouuius ~, as Na
nesote Oh tms 4uesuous ano ~ oac s.us
morning that they would asaln huaEe ~ uets ~
usual rhodQmonsade- M'- ua"cs o'ta nau ~ ~
Keep the dscuss'on oo"u ~ tne tuciis' ~ ~, ."s
question, nas1ne Aluis1e1 !" nolns, .'u- tus.
were not 70 nc ehested u tis'i oppo- t"n1s aua
number o1 them fepea1ea lne oio siteenes a,te
sorltstffes IN the most cael:ele ananne.. III 81.
Ac:f, ol Aassacnusettsr MAue puus'na ntae
Speech In fcpls 70 ha.A oozen ~ tae'u' "u.su a.
50 a1puSeu tut Ae VI soo4nss' 1s
he used lanEoase 1ot "Msa Ae "As
called 10 osoef. me ahalr prooueeu qui'e IN eA-
c1temeat, anu 1nc "ofds OF sooihecs we're @tAeu
down SO that ne may DC oealt WILL to-uof1o"
nc does noI kana aPo1ostze-
TIE HOWARD NtEsi1'AaAoS-
Major = n, Clafk, oi CnicaSo, former inspector
'aehe1A oi inc ffee4lMens bureau VI 1hls uepa1E
Inent7 was examined In the Howard investigation
today. Hc testified that government LUMBER had
bcen issued to the Block company on orders h5
General Charles Howard. General Nhitflesey,
Superintendent Avozd, and 1lso on request o'
D. X Nichols. Civilian enrloEe, anu MI feceiptf
were signed BY acsv1l1an member of fheHocS com
-pany- Nhl1tlesey, Chas- I0Hahds and Nlchols nat
previously swurn positively that the! knew moth
ing Of such orders for lumber The horses 10
which WhttleseE. Alsorl and Chafles uo"at'
drew forage, had been used by the BLOCK Com
pany. AL these things hnd been reported By VII
ness to General Howard. Witness had been en-
.gaged to make special settlement Of the Barr1
Fam fund. It Was deposited In the FEeedmenl
bank by General O. O. Howard as Treasurer. Iha
note Of Eeran's, one Of the Trustees Of the tunt
for s. 900. had been taken and deposlseA as part
the fund. Elton came before the committee witt
the papers he WIS ofueru TO produce 5estefuas
from which It appeared that General Howard hell
his stock IN the Block Company about Two month
after the contracts were signed to the company 10
the building sold
MILITARY TACTICS
Information from St LOUIS Is to the effect thu
the Board Of Tactics. General Schoned President
In session In that city. has nearly completed IT
work the object was 70 prepare general dr1!
WHICH snoulo require tue gfeatesI possible unl
q io1mitF IN HaloHFIes OF Tue o4elent arms o1 ta'
service General Sehoneld VIII be delayed shof
time bs "hat Frnaa.n9 tn NC hnashea, ana ne VII
not 60 III Pe1aon u nis Aeaa4nAs 4ess ~ San 1tat
cisco 1of NUMBER Q. "ee1s. oenefal " nef1S, o.
s san has sea e ' l,sr, WIN ne a'nas
assuming comnana- ~ otsnE 1enesea, coione.
toaen o. esentf a. rnoss s'a VI" ~ assisi'eo
70 tne sIauon nas ~ 2als aa.as LAs ee,. -,
AElok1s u 1hA AoGs6 eoaaAf1Eh oS AAStfAe'
1,onnni,tee on Manutacturrs. In n t,o~urnenf q,
S,Na t.ee nv ~ ~ uo.unent ai,. "
'sI8S-nSe ps1Ateo paees, s1fned p} NOTCH, O.
Peunsylyanfa, Ames, Of Massachusetts,, Sawyer
II. Smith, Of Vermont, Morrill,, Of Maine an1 u,
son. of Ohto. They enter into an examination n
Snecia1 r.ommsz,oner we,,s, lar anrno1 ra,,o-,
I Sonnlaouea ~ xos. ~ Msns Esst aaauai tepote
and examine II from nlsh ta7n standpoint O.
course they dissent from his CONCLUSIONS and nnt
fault with his figures ana aryuments The minor
1tr got leave to submit the!r views, which WIN b,
ene9 - oaao4o.u, VI -se" iulAs eefeiano'
New jersey, md Rice, Of KENTUCKY.
TIE APPROPRIATION B111s
1,nor tbe nons, - TINT ~ N pos. 6
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0e taken on 1t r. = . y
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g., XII Of Senator 6chntz, OF the Fifteenth
amendment bin, attracted unusual attention from
show that from the admission OF sey
eral Democrats in the debate, thu
1hey were earnestly In favor a