The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-17
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
an ALABtWA SENATOR ANXIOUS TO
M HHITY. UdSHED.


n.u and 50. Loot. UIilruld Cumrauy T. con-
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lr'icd 20 the committee on X 'iirOads.
Mr. How. flten VIA intrn,lur.d a a. n q, ,,ro
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N"' '"I we "pP''h'm'ht Oh commission On
fcrrcd 20 the Comn,ttco ON F,n,ncc
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rnsn s @ rgs go rPpso, 81 ys TO con
nither u whorr shaii I've Fcdsr,i "iiceh"Ider nor M
advocate OF uraninitory lcsisattan or nf total et
ncnce N cation g. e.ohOlc hqu who SHAH serve
wlhuut "a rry, and within Two years inve' ts,tc The
iiluo RAM W. leaipn 70 revenue HnQ taAation and
nsc,. IN c ~'m anI .cicnnnc a.
The nut h,ata and zen, r. wrlt,", of Inc Sc MI. AMI
ai,of qrirs ana tan Testimony as TO % nj tri r..
SUITS OF license aud nrohtitory legislation ter the PFC
Nnuln - in!cinprfanct IN the several states II tho
ton the IN aplrqpiiate. ,ioolo tor necessary
IN ni n int ,t,,9 ~, H., 20 tvu', we H.,
him submitted TO Congress ''' i''''''"'' ~ 0' -
"r 'o'hhht tNop" N ~ presented memo
riil Of practical steamboat men and persons en-
gagged In navigation designating certain porttona
A., 49,, 81, 49,, -, -, -, ','' ~ 'V''
III ."e .'u"uo'' Jaws "nnch shoulu oe chhngcd.
tre. cnting tho ,peu,or,oi NJ C,,lt,r,, s,,t ~,
took great pleasure Ia laying this paper before
the Senate, because 1t indie ted particularly
~ mo mon cn,,ecd io "t si'o,vu
regard for the safety OF those travelling on
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A., - -, ~ "' ~ = -."N iD'
sion Of Tho Alnsaina Ie,slst,rs s"S earmtsteo
was appointed to inquire whether corrupt prac-
Senate. AZ the Legislature which appointed
s ,. Gon'i', u, was n9t me pn9 ~ which he
before IL to answer the charge lie denied tho
charges II fraud and CORRUPTION, and said the
Legislature which appointed this COMMITTEES
was elected by fr,ud, the same a. the
one recently elected In Misstssippi lie re-
coenized the senate OF the United States
Inquire into hls election ana bts ri,tt ., ~
seat In tins Climber. lie, therefore, offered a
resolution instTuctinc tile ComuIttee on Priv
H. Spencer, a senator in congress from he
state Of Al hama did usc or cause "a no u.eJ
corrupt practices to secure his election TO A seat
in the senate. and AUTHORIZING SAID committee
70 send for persons and papers mad sit aurint,
the holiday recess.
whatever Of the case but Il seemed re- him nav
the solution as drawn .imny airectea nm i'm.
n',irv "a to ,,hasnnr ~ '' S, urIvSu gu VI,
~ to ybn,hccr ,ns me nr0auet 9u,,ton
wns not covered by tho resolution
Mr. spencer said he would modify IL to meet
'n@ IN. views 9i tne senator rom ONO;
r,il NV seso''''O" was 'nen uouineu 10 READ as
n,.",.., 49,, 49,. c.-,..--
ars ngr,sy in'iTnc.ed to inve:sase nio aud
a. senator from he STATE " Aiahina ere ers aset
or caused be uscd and employed corrupt means and
corrupt lrictccs secure Ills election 10 the seat lie
nov Aoils ana al taid committee te empowered 20
munster oatns tofonl for persons and pap 20 take
stnonS ~ lpol srnosrsp r. Aud such clorcal As.
H. IS of c"rTrs ss cS.y ana 10 M dgTg9G
r.-~s the r,eut Of their iqvcstsatiun as soon NM
uclbe.
frhs rosci,,t,, ,-os ,to,, a,.-,., .,
,."'.. 49, '''
Mr. ITlmltn Qlep Mel introduced a LiU IN
provide for the p lyment of expenses ~ District
Judges OF the United states M certain cas-
Kefe rrcd TO tho Coumittee ON tho Iudi,inrv
Nh Hamlln explained the provisions Of the MI
ana said tue salaries Of the District Judges we're
regulated by law. The law also provided that
sucn JuuHss might ne hssIenei duty IN dis-
vnsra ~, assi,ncd ibsir :" .S s'ae ~ SIM . M
Tbct ,,I n,snv.r -, 80 , Su'u ,, ",ue p,u.
lhn' iu. VI. npWvN.I' Was h2t UNIFORM ana the
In ~, 'i,S J,l wa ~ "nNv II So IN, .
o,,fh ~, ia ,,,,,,,, ~, i, ~ w
Tvs, -s'e ''""us unue' 'ne pension laws he-
authorizes ne secrearI ~ the lniero TO- appoint
ir. "a, ~ " 10 sa.a. CO.. uni't to
III. cd ,tteinpts AZ fr,nt n ,,an.ctir y,sn
Pensions an to aid IN the pr ,scci,on ~ len r.
lh's * MS are - have tnc bower 60 al r'srr 0hs
Sc and are 70 be paid SltJ) year. together " m
,iaN ''lals t, SUI ~" i.i ~ ' r. .iN.
force .hDu!d prove Ina equaie All {" ,'inS lie .d
dl ioual COMPENSATION prov led Tor special agents.
Mr. Anthony d,4n n l introduced "A Lfu f-
frrrai " ''''' ~
Mr burnside CIlcp.. II. ~ introduccI II hilto
restore st,nointn,ents and nrnr,ottnr. In "a. .,
recruitment Of The nr,nv Keferfed " w. '''
Mr. Clayton (Iseu., Ak intro iuced n bill do
nafIn The military rese rv,tinn al Pm S,.tttt .,
the civ of Fort Smith ar me-. schnnis no
ferred
Mr. CLAYTON Rep.. Ark presented tho memo.
a Iaa q N tor D. NN ia
reo.eJ f"rnrlv Senior from asti'", 4v-
ins toe annulment 81 the act Tor nts cXpu,ein1
and the restitution OF the rights Of MS heirs
l. .e Nha,. laiI oei,te we senate the concur
,'ht 'oiut,,h lISlt' tle iolse ol i'epttNenln-
49, Niu',s Ut an az Joui iiith' "l tue Two
hI IL ilo,n MoHnAS heAt , uu'll jan, :.
M ln iut' ~ .prui'' 'nlp lu"v'u 20 amend
" III .'lE W'oSssunN' JalLaIl o. AEIceu 10,
anu tue resoluti"h rs ahehueu was adopted.
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
Mr. Marian elen Ind called N, tho rss,Iu
ton suDIuiitcn bV him ye.ternav nrSvi,itnS ~
IN annotntmert If sr'ncinl con, inittee ~ ~
y natnrs 10 inolIre into The cirrumsfanrn. ~
tending the rerent election I'm NississinnI H.,
road non, naners In ina nnssasstnn ~ - 49,,
there vas intimidatioh in many ro"n,i"s
rTonSus there were armed many ,nd ,gs.
there mai been A Renuhlican mai ,rifv in urn
can votes uIIlot boxes we're taken nossess,,n
of bv Democrats in Repubncsn Committee. AMI
stuffed by them. In Yazoo the Kenublicau ynte
in lS7I waa p an md tho Deinocratir yrte al
At tue last election there were but seven, Repuo-
ucan votes cast there while there We're 0U
Uemocrutic vntss and IL was said tnat tn,.ss
seven REM alirsn votes were nm in under COM
pulsion that n might be shown thar Reuuhii-
cans could vote there
Mr. iiav' ri nan Del) said this resolution
so lar as he knesv Vas "a H. nut urecedsnt ~, H.
Srn5fc ana he ,vo,ld Ii ,n t int,,i re ~ liza s.,
MIR from, Jnli.,ns ,inder wiz cI,,,sa ~ ia
CunstitutIon nf tns Tnitrd states no fonnd M
tnoritv 10 make fnn,irv in a cas-. ~ ms Una
Mr. Morton SAID he dtd not propose To- 20 Into