The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-06

the Senate; or, il he deemed It proper, h
could send II to the Senate under the sea
OF the Secretary, to be considered in ex
ecutiye session.
Mr.. Edmunds inquired II Senator Thur
man could make precedent where word
submitted by the Senator from New Yorl
(Alr. Conkling) had been omitted from
resolution.
Mr.. Thurman replied that he coul,
name hundred II he had time to searcl
the records. He did not think II was lol
him, hat in hand, to bow before the Presi
dent aud say II was for him 10 exercise BIZ
Judgment Louisiana was not the only
State in which trouble had occurred ii
reference to the organization Of the Leg
islature. In Ohio on one occasion there
were for two weeks or more two bodice
both claiming to be the Legislature Of tn
State. But, thank God, they had no fraud
ulent Returning Boards then; they haC
not descended to that depth Of infamy. !
Martin Van Buren,, who was then Presi
dent, had sent the military TO interfere IL
that Legislative conflict his troops woulI
never have left Columbus alive, In Penn
sylvania, also, there had been q similar
instance. How would the people Of thai
State have acted II the Federal Govern
ment had interiered? What would mol
be Tolerated In Massachusetts, Ohio and
Pennsylvania for single moment was
now the case In Louisiana. lie desired tC
know whether because Of the first fatal
step In foisting an illegal Governor upon
the people Of Louisiana all liberty and all
law in that State was to perish. He want
ed to know what II was that called into
Use the army Of the United States to or
ganile a Legislature in Louisiana, lie
did not want this matter decided by clam
or or tumults. Thre would be q tumul-
tuous spirit In New York, Ohio and MI
chigan II either Of those States were
suffering from the same cause,
Mr.. Conkling read from various preCe.
dents to show that the custom had been
to request the President, II not incOmpat.
ible with the public interests, to inform
the Senate, &c,
Mr.. Morton favored the amendment Of
Mr.. Conkling. He said that the gentle
man from Ohio (Thurman) urged the res.
olution as II II were In the nature Of a
mandate, when the very language Of the
resolution was: "The President Of the
United States is hereby requested" &c,
II the Senate was TO have information on
this subject, let II have the whole story,
and this could be done by amending the
resolution 10 rs 10 have the President
send TO the Senate any information he has
In regard to the evidence Of an armed or.
ganizatiOn In Louisiana hostile 10 the
Government, and TO state what the Prcsi.
dent had done for the preservation Of the
public peace. II had been done In view
Of the fact that murder had been rampant
In Louisiana; In view Of tile fact that
these very men who surrounded the Leg.
islature were covered with blood and
ready to commit fresh murders,
Mr.. Howe supported she amendment Of
the gentleman from New York.
Mr.. Logan said that when the cOlored
men were murdered in Louisiana that
no voice was raised on the Democratic
side Of this Chamber to challenge the
wrong perpetrated. lie charged that
these murders were committed by Dem.
Ocrats. lie Iogan) was "a much In
favor Of having this information before
the Senate as any one here, but he de-
sired to warn the friends on the other
side OF the Chamber that they must make
their friends stop their murders, aud
that II they did not, that they would be
made to stop, and that the armies Of the
United States would be used to stop them.
Those who stood by those mllrderefs
were no better than those who commit
ted the crime. Here there was a slight
demonstration toward applause In the
gallery, but Il was promptly checked by
the Vice President.
Mr.. BOgg said that he was not an apOl-
Ogist for the mttrtlCr and disturbance, but
that he did not see how the people Of
Louisiana could submit quietly 10 all the
outrages heGped upon them. Applause
In the gallery which wns promptly
checked by the presiding officer.
Mr.. Edwards said the people Of this
country would not see thousands
and thousands Of citizens made
vistimS Of assassination merely BECAUSE
they wished to assert theis constitutional
rights. An honest and injured man In any
Siatd should have the right 10 call upon
his Government for protection. lie tllen
read a telegram from Gen. Sheridan, and
said that the testimony Of that officer was
entitled TO weight. Continuing his argll-
ment, he said that he had always been
taught that protection to human Ife and
human liberty was the chief duty Of the
Government.
Mr.. Thurman said II the Pre,ilent Of
the United States were to overthrow
the Government tomorrow he would
be defended by the same cries Of
"Ku-Klux," "White League" "mur.
der" &c. That would not do. The
time had passed when a plain violation
OF the Constitution and law could be thus
excused. The Dominant party tried that
OH last fall when Il set up the
Southern outrage mill with the At.
torney General as chief miller. But
the people OF the country rejected the pro.
duct Of that mill. II was the duty Of
Congress to harmonic the people Of the
whole country, and not 10 produce sec.
tlonal hatred by constantly preaching
that the people Of one section arc assas.
sins and mhrderers. What warrant had
the Senator from Vermont (Edmundsl for
charging that the people Of Louisiana
we're assassins and mnrderefs because
some lives we're lost there7 Did that fact
make the people Of the whole State assas.
sins
| Mr. Morton said he welcomed this resO.
luton, but he wanted II enlarged 40 that
the whole truth could be told II would
afford an opportunity 10 contradict the
ten thousand lies from Louisiana. What
evidence was there that the Conservatives
carried the election there except the word
Of the White Ieague2
Pending the discussion The Senate adj.
HOUSE.
BY a vote OF yeas gg to nays % the
ltonse went into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, In the chair, on the
army appropriation bill. The bill appfO.
ptiates $27, ,10l 800. GtfOfbids recruiting
beyond the number Of 26,0O0 enlisted
men, including Indian scouts and hospital
stewards. II also fofbids allowances for
mileage and transportation in excess Of
the amount actually paid, except to U.
8. Matshals and Deputy MatShals. IT
also fofbids The payment for Transports.
tioh Of troops or supplies on any railroad
/ 4 Il. III T. A l. II