The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-13
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SENATE.
WAsHINarON, JanlarY |


duties, Placed on the calendar,
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, from the
Committee on Finance, reported a Joint
resolution authorizing ThOs. W: Fitch,
engineer in the United States Navy, TO
accept the wedding present sent to his
wife, Minnie Sherman Fitch, by the
Khediye Of Egypt.
Mr.. Morrill, said the present was sent
BY the KhediVe to the daughter Of Gen,
Sherman, whose husband, Mr.. Fitch, was
an engineer in the Navy, and 1t was ne
cessaEy to pass the resolution 10 enable
him TO accept the present. The resolution
waS passed without discussion, IL,
Mi. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported fayorably on the House
bill declaratoFy Of the 18th SECTION OF the
act OF 1874, to amend the revenue and
customs laws and 10 repeal notifies
Passed.
Mr.. Pratt gave notice that alter the
expiration OF the morning hour tO-mOr'
row he would ask the Senate 10 take up
the bill reported from the Committee on
Public Lands In March last Ceding 10
several States, within whose limits they
respectively lie, the beds Of unsnrveyed
ponds and other bodies Of water, and
would then submit some observations on
the merits Of the bill.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee OIL IT.
nance, reported, with amendments, the
House bill to amend the National Bank
act, and fixing the compensation Of Ma
tionnl Rank examiners, Placed on the
calendar. -, -,
Mr., Wright called up the House bill
to abolish the Western District Of Ar.
kansas, and submitted an amendment In
the nature Of d substitute, which was
agreed to, and the bill passed.
The unfinished business being q reso-
luton by Schurz inStructing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire what legisla.
tion by Congress Is necessary to secure to
the people Of Louisiana their rights Of
soIf.Royernment under the Constitution,
and report with the least possible delay
BY bill or otherwise, was then resumed.
Mr.. Howe, Of Wisconsin, said that the
Senator from Missouri lSchnrL) IN his
speech Yesterday advertised himself as
being above party prejudice or passion
he Ind leit all party tics and political u.s.
plrations behind, and from that point
Mr., Schurz screamed to the country his
charges against the party to which he
Howe belonged-charges which were
mOnstrous, and which he believed were
AZ proundiess as the Senator tSchnrz)
could possibly have fabricated II he had
lpllicated 10 the work not merely the
holiday recess, but tho whole summer
vacation. General Sheridan was not In
command In New Orleans when the events
complained Of took place. lie did not
order any one to take any one out Of the
Legislature Of Louisiana, and finally, no
member Of the Legislature was taken out
Of the State House by anybody. As to
the second charge Of the Senator, that the
Republican party encouraged the MUIR
der OF Republicans In one section, etc.,
he l[owe) had two things to say; first,
the Republican party was not guilty and
second, he did not think any one would
infer that such an accusation did full
lustice TO the Senator himself or to tue
intelligence Of the people Of the county.
Mr.. Sohurz said that Senator Howe did
not quote him correctly, and read what
he did say from the record Of yesterday.
MI. Howe replied that he was glad he
was mistaken III constituting the remarks
Of the Senator. Continuing his argu-
ment, he said that the Senator from
Georgia (Gordon) In recent speech had
complained Of the exhibition Of spite
toward the people Of the South on the
Republican side Of the Chamber. lie
(Howe) denied that the Republican party
hated any portion OF this country. II
was impossible for that party to hate one
section In Il. The Republican party
has sacrificed too much for the whole
country. All laws made for the South
were made for the North. The Republi
can party had poured out the treasure o.
the country a. freely TO the open chan
nels Of the Southern harbora as Il had L
10 the open channels Of The Northern
ones, Mdtder and other species Of VIC
lence had been multiplied ihthe SOuthfoi
political purposes. lie believed the fac
to be 40, and to make II manifest to tht
country would do great service.
Mr.. Howe then spoke Of the Red RivGi
troubles In Louisiana, and said that the
perpetrators OF these crimes went unpun
ished. !. t'if
Mr. Gordon said he would ask Senator
Howe II II was moi true that the govern
nient OF Louisiana was In the hands O
Republicans; II Republicans had not The
Judiciary Of The State; and y q majority
OF the people supported the Kellogg Gov
efnmeht, as was claimed by Senator'S OF
Inc other side Of the chamber, how wns II
that tho cotrts Of the State, aided by the
army Of the United States, did mt bring
The Perpetrators OF these crimes 10 Jus
tice2 ...-...
Mr. Howe replied that he would mol
20 into that question, but to the best Of hi'
Information the courts Of the State wett
weak. ,..
biication, II not BY direct words, charged
that murders we're committed In Ret
River parish, II II be true, II was mos
remarkable fact that the Attorney Gen
efai Of Louisiana, who belonged 10 thC
same party az the Senator, did not prose
rtiie The criminals. The Senator had salt
lhal ihe courts we're weak. 1.-THE Attor
ney General had not the brains or nerve
10 draw 10 a bill Of indictment, the Dem
octatic party was certainly not re-
Sponsibie. rApplansr in the gallefy.1
The chair Ferry, Of Michigan) directed
The sefqeant.atsAsms to see that the fult
was enforced and all applause In the gal
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