The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-20

/ with England witha yieW to the annexation
OF Canada to New York The resolution
was placed on the calendar. z5
i debate ON the bin to enforce the fifteenth
amendment was resumed.
A memorial was presented to-day from
naturalized citizens Of Rhode Island. who
Say they cannot vote under the laws Of that
State unless they are owners OF 1854 worth
ofreal estate, and asking O remedy therefor.
Bills to appoint an appraiser OF merchan-
disc OF Mobile and to reduce taxation were
reported fayorably on. ~. i
Consideration of the bill to enforce the
niteenth amendment was resumed.
| MIR. Hamilton, of Maryland, said it would
practically repeal all registration laws. and
| that If passed no one would be safe In
talking to negro before an election, be-
cause he was to have the right, upon his I'M
supported affidavit, to cause the arrest of
| any man he might charge with supposed
interference with his rights.
MIR. Schurz admitted the truth of the De.
mocratie charge that his party Ind reyol,l.
| ti0nized the Constitution by the adoption
Of the fifteenth and other amendments, and
argued that the change in the governmental
policy caused by the war was revolution
that secured individual rights in all the
States.
Mr.. Pool took the position that Congress
could constitutionally enter State and
deal directly with the rights of elections;
that the prerogatiVes Of citizenship could
not safely be left to the caprice of States.
MIR. Howard said that the right of the
| black man in the South to vote would for
| half a century yet be the only safeguard for
peace and national authority. If the rebel
leaders ever came into power again the war
would have to be fought over. The South
| had lost their property rand their boasted
spirit, but for five generations vet to come
! would not lose their unquenchable hatred
| of northern society and northern govern
ment. In case of war with foreign
Power we would see disposition on the
part of the South to join with the enemy,
so us to put down the Government they so
hated. He would never agree to universal
| amnesty, for then Jefferson Davis aud the
rebel ringleaders would come back to re-
| hatch and revive the sElost cause" Per-
| sonal pride would never allow him to see
his name on the same list of yeas and nays
with perjured traitors and enemies of his
country.
The Judiciary Committee presented re-
port on the inquiry into the corrupt means
used to influence senators on the Georgia
bill. The testimony is voluminous.
The Georgia Question-Corruptio
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Committee
on the Judiciary, who were instructed to
inquire and report whether any corrupt
and improper means have been used or at
| tempted to influence senators on the Geor-
| gia question, made report this afternoon.
They experienced much difficulty in ascer-
tanning the facts, and the examination was
protracted by the unwiliingness of wit
nesses who were in position to know the
truth. They first examined Hon. James
Hughes, from Indiana, who testified that n
gentleman named Porter called upon him
one eyening-the 21st of March last-but
he was not confident of the date. Por-
ter asked him whether he could
control the vote of Senator Carpenter.
Hughes replied he did not think he could,
| but had no doubt he could ascertain how he
| was going to vote upon any question Of I'M
portance. Porter said that SIC, 200 in rail
road bonds, endorsed by the State of Geor-
gia or Governor of Georgia, would be put
up to secure his vote against the Bingham
amendment. Hughes told Porter he could
| not approach Senator Carpenter with any
proposition of that sort, but he was satisfied
| in his own mind he would vote for the
amendment. Before Porter left the room
he made some remark to the effect that the
| SIC. Owould be divided between Porter and
himself IN case of its being done. Hughes
told him he could have nothing to do with
such q transaction. Mr.. Hughes srlbse.
quently met Senator Carpenter, who said
he would vote for the amendment and
against the bill. Mr. Hughes then men.
toned to him the matter, and suggested
that perhaps it was due to himself chat he
should bring it to the attention of the
Senate. lie laughed, and replied he hat
| done nothing in the matter, and die
not SO purpose; that in the present
state of public feeling he did moi
desire The notoriety of having il
| known that even any person held him sc
cheap us to SUPPOSE that his vote could be
bought. He afterwards told Porter thai
Carpenter said he would vote for thu
amendment and against the BILL This wa:
the end of the matter. The name Of Tho
man is Lewis Porter, who is the financial
clerk of the city post-otfice.
Trhe committee next announced Mr.. -Por
ter, who denied on oath having known
of an attempt on the part Of any one
to influence a vote on the Georgia qucs
ton, or that he had talked with any
one excepting Judge Hughes. 1t wa;
not until after prOtracted examination
that he testified he had conversation
with different persons on the Georgia ques
ton, and had asked Judge Hughes as tt
Senator Carpenters vote. He then asked
to be allowed to take legal advice. He
wanted to employ Hughes as an attorney il
the matter. He told Hughes he could have
a fee provided he could do good. He talked
about IS, 1000, but there was no positive ar
ranrement. For this S., 900 Hughes was tc
look the question over, and ascertain the
situation, and render such aid as he could.
Mr.. Alvey, connected with railroad il
Georgia, was in communication with the
witness, and. had $4,000 worth Of bonds
Ayey was director in the Brunswick ani
ALBANY Railroad Company, and admitted
having gone to see Porter, who was al
active politician in the Republican party
Ayey recollected that he went to New Yorl
to obtain people to write letters to senator's
and had asked twenty men to write to Sena
tors Conkling and Fenton, and that that ha
cost money.
/ It appears from the testimony of Henry
NJ. Atkinson, son-ln-hW OF Senator Iipton
that he was approached by /. L. Gibbs, al
old citizen of Nebraska, and Gibbs said b.
would rather give 1000, or would rattle
than 81 1000 Upton would vote agains
the Bingham amendment, which the wit
ness said he construed as an offer of 81 ,00
to induce Upton to vote against the amend
ment. It also appears from Atkinson's les
timony that Gibbs manifested great anX
iety as TO how Upton would vote.
Isaac L. Gibbs, in his testimony, deniet
: that he ever said he had any authority t
offer money. It was only figure of speech
!. G. Beester, banker, testified that the banl
of Riggs & Co. had cashed drafts drawn b!
Governor Bullock in favor Of Sykes, Of tn
National Republican.
Several witnesses testified as to the yer.
liberal prices paid to D. c. Forney, from
which the committee drew the conclusion
that one-third of the sum Of 81 ,22S paid e
Forney by Bullock, os ensibly for printin
and copies of his paper, would have beer
"a liberal compensation.