The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-28
JIVELYTALK IN THE HOUSE.
NOHIO DTUOCRdT DEM1NDING AN
UONEST BILLOT BOX.

WAsutNGrnN, Dec 27.-Mr. llunton,
CDcm, va. from the Joint Committee to pro-
vide form 4 government iur the Distinct "f
Columb ia, reported abill for that purpose when
was made the special order for Thursday, Jan. 4.
Tire bill provides that the District shall We gov
crned Nv three Commissioners, one to lie ap-
pointed by the President, one to DO elected by
the House. and one by the Senate.
The speaker laid before the House a message
from the President In regard to the Extradition
treaty with Great Britain Referred TO the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
The Speaker laid before the House a petition
from certain citizens OF Cincinnati In regard to
counting the electoral vote. A discussion arose
a. to whether the petition should be read, Mr..
Garfield (tep onto holding that the reading Of
a petition out Of order, even though pre-
scented bv the Speaker.
Mr. B,nning Dem. Ohio) called MIR. Garneld's
attention to the fact that a number Of citizens
went to New leans and made a report Of a
partisan nature to the President who had sent
II to the House and had Vt printed and on the
discussion Of the printing OF the report mat
that Il must he printed and now, when the pe'i-
ton came -irned 10y citizens of both parties. the
gentleman objected to the printing OF IT. The
ct et siuc Of the House had also objected to the
appointment " committees to Investigate
frauds in the southern states. and. with three
exceptions. voted againsttt. They had also voted
against the res tlutipn calling Tor Information in
reglrd To- the election OF Gov. Wells from the
GoVernorship OF Louisiana rhe Republican
party was attempting Go defeat the viii OF the
Teoule rs fraud, uui II there was one thing the
pc pie loved mote than another more than lie
1T wa the liutrtv that WAS Vouchaltcd To them
~ an honest ballot hox. Applause on the Dem
ocrdic side and In the illrricsl lie wished TO
tell the gentleman from onto lar. GARTH Id that
the pco lc would b We 1000 hon ~ hnllut buX
though the arm, might come with eigAt, rounds
OF az n'uuil'u. though tur nuN nlsh' uc
called upon. though thc So Vr tihctnoi DER
y ight he called to tle rescue. An honest ieo-
pie would ui them atl down. lAlrl u-rI re
lorpd. however. mat members ON the other side
Of the llou.t would tIruw aside their partisan
ship aud stand bN the night.
Sir Garnrld -aid he Wa llad 1T l1st a gentle
man had necu found vino could speak for the
American pc ple-who could tell exactly what
the people were gong to do. Tie sincerely re-
GREETED that his COLLEAGUE tMr. IL inning should
speak IN time of real Il niger like the present,
when the country needed all the wisdom and all
it, fairness ana all it, calmness, that he should
ind 1t necessary nj such time to hint at what
the people would do-that they would defy the
authority Of the United States-that the army
might come that the navy might come that the
trappings OF war might rattle, but that tho
people would come down and override every
thing. II WAS the very essence Of violence for
gentleman TO appeal to the people tu resist the
pain process OF Law, and IA an houi ike this,the
men who attempted to shake a brand Of fire
over the country we're the men who ought 10 be
most verclN Judged bN the people.
Mr. Banning said that he also thought that
the condition q the country was ddngt rous
ana the House ought to proceed with cautious
mess. tert4lnN MS side of the House was do
iui So aud % would continue 70 do 80, Tut It
would not re deferred from iis dur, Nv any
thing or nNh1dN Referring To- the rign terms
IA Whi1. tht 'u' ,ir.n ,Sl5A.' III thyr report
had reai at the tlcrk'- desk tue e rfe-pund-nce
which leo Go hi- election ffum thcG avcfnorship
Of !. ui-iant. go Wuich Gpu. she idan referred
20 him o. a i.itru trcN-ter and di-nonl -
nun. Was TINS the man whom MS colleague
Nlr. Garfi Id would ravc run ms dishoucs.
hsnc- 'rto m honest tHllot boN mi pur.e o. #
the frnud which % contained, thi- rlan whu WAS
denounced hy Gen. sheridan Us dishonest
man
". FRYE lk,p. Me- sid that the fact that
many men wtr- talking arlut war nd yet gold
b tIf tH a - T. d. % 0 q Z a.