Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-25
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San Domingo a Squeezed Orange.


Mr.. Orth, rising to personal explana.
ton, had read an extract from Mr.. Cox's
aemarks on the 10th inst, on the San
Domingo resolution, making allegations
and insinuations as to the debt of San
Domingo in grants of land and suffrages
made to certain parties and the suppress
sion by the Executive of q certain dOcu-
ment showing those matters which had
been attached to the original treaty. Mr..
Ortiz said Cox's information came from
Mr.. Davis, who on his death-bed told Mr..
Cox he had copied list of debts, grants,
ETC., as addenda to the treaty. Mr.. Orth
denied the story, and said a clerk now
living did the copying and who testified
to the exact copy of each addenda bond
sent to the Senate. A letter from the
Secretary of State was also read denying
the stery. He said that no list of debts,
grants of land, mines, colonization privi-
leges, ETC., were withheld from Congress.
Mr.. Cox reafirmed the statement He
referred to DR.. Davis as man of ire
proschable character, who had been on
Gen. Wools staff in the Mexican war.
He had exposed the famous Gardiner
fraud, and had been Secretary of the Mex
lean Claims Commission. He had COM
municated the facts to him because he
thought the San Domingo matter like the
Gardiner fraud, Ubiquitous. When he
(Mr. COx) received the statement he of
fered resolution, which was adopted,
calling for the papers. The President
through Mr.. Fish replied that it was i'm
compatible to the interests of the public
to communicate the information asked
for. If the paper or papers were not on
file, why that message How would it
be incompatible to give what did not ex-
ist2
Mr.. McClurg, of the Committee on
elections, reported in the contested cleo
ton case from North Carolina that MIR.
Chober, sitting member, is entitled to his
seat. Adopted
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported resolution
authorizing a subcommittee in regard to
the kidnapping and compulsory resigna-
ton of three cadets at West Point, and
take testimony as being better than to
bring witnesses to Washington. Adopted.
War Claims of Arkansas.
Mr.. Asher, from same Committee, re-
ported substitute for Senate bill to re-
imburse the State of Arkansas for moneys
expended in enrolling, equipping, and
provisioning militia forces to aid in sup
pressing rebellion. Substitute agreed to,
and bill passed.
The Fifth Georgia District-Ben.
Butler Cries ESKu.KInx,'' but is
Voted DOVE.
Mr.. Young presented the credentials of
Stephen A. Corker, member elect from
the Fifth Congressional District of Geor-
gia, and moved that he be sworn in.
Mr.. Butler objected, and presented the
memorial of Thos. G. Baird, contestant,
and moved that the subject be referred to
the Committee on Elections. The Gre
dentisls of Mr.. Corker were in due form
and signed by Gov. Bullock.
Mr.. Butler had read a notice of
contest claiming that the election was
carried by fraud and intimidation. He
also extracted from Democratic paper
published in Georgia 1.-THE Augusta Chron-
icle) an article detailing an outrage of the
Ku-Klux, their breaking into Jail, taking
out seven prisoners and cutting off their
ears, and shooting another prisoner. He
called Oh the Union loving men on either
side of the House to say whether, with
such allegations and with the proof ap-
pended, they would seat the member until
the matter was inquired into. The House
should reCOlleCt that the district in ques-
ton is the home of Alexander H. and
Linton Stephens, still unrepentsnt Rebels.
Therefore, the declaration of the Mem
phis Appeal that the Federal government
is fostering, reeking corpse.
Mr.. Jones remarked that he could pro-
duce carnations of the same character
from Wendell Phillips and other Radicals.
Mr. Young said the remarks of Mr..
Butler were only a repetition of the stale
old story of Southern Outrages. He might
send up the Police Gazette to show that
the state of society in the Forth is worse.
Mr.. COnker had received over 5000
majority. There had been United
States soldiers stationed in every precinct
in the district. SO there could not have
been any intimidation.
Mr.. Niblack inquired whether the
whole Executive power of America, both
State and National, and almost all the
Judicial power was not in the hands of
the members of the Republican party.
Mr.. YOung-Every bit of it.
Mr.. Niblack-Then the fault lies at the
door of the Republican officials instead
of at the door of Democrats.
Mr.. Buffers motion was rejected and
Corker sworn in.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Allison in the chair, taking
The Consular appropriation bill into con-
sideration, the question being on the
amendment of Mr.. Wood, providing that
no part of the secret service fund should
be used in connection with the annexation
of San Domingo. Amendment rejected.
The Committee then proceeded with the
consideration Of the bill and subsequently
rose and bill passed. The House then