The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-08

Ipou-P Printing ~hetmnD's documents.
WAsntNGroN, Dec. THE Chair laid be- |
fore the senate communication signed bv
Carl Schurz and }. =. Henderson, dated ~.
Louis. Dec 1. PRAYING that c0nsttunohal
amendment be submitted TO the various states
by which the counting Of the elector i vote for
President nd vice President. aud declaring the
result thereof. be conferred upon the supreme
rourt of the United states. the communica-
ton WIS laid ON The table.
Mr. Anthony diep. II. il from the Committee
OH Printing to which was referred the motion
TO print the depositions ACCOMPANYING the COM
munication OF the Hon. John sherman and
others to the President, In regard to the late
election IN Louisiana. reported In favor Of print
ing all tue dispositions.
Mr. Salisbury Dem, Dell, a member OF the
committee. dissented, saving he honestly be-
ieved that all these ex parte statements should
not be distributed to the country rs testimony
Mr. Melon III Dem. Ind was willing to
print all testimony bearing ON the election In
South Carolina. louisiana. and Florida. lie bad
read the address OF the Democratic committee
that went to New Orleans TO tae effect that the
Tilden electors had majority VI votes In Lou
tsunu.
MIR. Eaton dem. Comm said that proper testi-
mony regard to the late election In South
Carolins, Florida. and Louisiana would toe TAX II
both by the senate aud House OF hepresentn-
Mr. hurman Dem, Ohio, said he wished no, to
suppress the pu oication OF (. cts but he thought
public opinion should not be fOrestaled bv a
premature publication of only part OF the facts
The Louisiana Returning Board Tor the thlrd
time, had set aside the Will Of the people OF that
state. IL concerned not the aye alone, nu'
timonv uuun winch this extraordinary result
had been reached. The country wanted 70 KNOW
what the crct resolutions 81 That board were
tywnich AN apparent IN, jurity OF iUb Tor III
den was converted into majority ol 5'Voo LOT
xug no he
nlled, and the reason Il this wa. the mi cradle
pre1e1 nat 1ne 9Iro Suu man mys IN upS
VINO voted for lilden couu be named but what
two members of the board were for the appoint
nent and two against It. The very tning. on
its face. shove determined purpose To 90
wrong. Had there been "a Democrat on the
board he would have seen VIII I WAS done IN
secret All the whitew shinR ~ the world could
OF this senate might make efforts to forestail
public opinion aud distribute this testinonN,
but 1t would 20 to the country stamped with
the stigma Of being one sided. There never WAS
time IN the history Of tins nation when the
put to more severe test tian now. and every-
thinn done bv Congress should set an example
Mr snerm IL Iiten & io) defended the action
Of the committee. and sail MAT the committee
presented every particle OF testimony winch
they could get II was on tue testimony now
before the senate that the decision OF The r.
turning BOaru was uHue.
EXPLAIN THIS.
MIR. 1hurman sid It WAS upon one aide OF the
case that thu Returning Is iard rendered I : DE-
" mere. asked he. is the statute nh'cn ant Or
lied the con mtlte- wuicn Visited Sew Orle MS
to report To- The iresiuenif The members OF
that committee were not gubc officers; II tnev
mere the President invited none uut mem oers
Of his own y riy to serve on the com nittce
Nr. Eau unds lhep.. VT said that the third
section Of the second ar lie OF tue tonstituii IN
Of the United states required tbs President Of
the United states to transmit to Congress- from
time to Time, information iegardin[ the state OF
the Union. lie was commando Il to perform that
duty, ANA oourd 70 obey the command: To OBJ
III Information IN rrgird to one of the atcs
EeDs 10 visit thtt state.
VI. hyle ID m. sid said II it were possible
for the testimony to be winnowed ty some i'm
partial nand. ana the chat separated from the
Ing It. The proceedings of the he urning Board
ana the statements OF lhe SUPERVISORS might oe
printed tut he could not consent To- the
printing OF all trese deposiions. In tins very
bullcing. under the examination u the Commit
tee on Privileges ana Elections. ana under IN"
conduct OF the former senator from Wisconsin
tMr. e rpentei). the reyel 'tiOn nd been made
90 the country that an andaylt ma existed IN
Louisiana where they ground out and wits 10y
oil Theodore Jacque before the Carpenter Com
mittee. Ia the effect that he Manufactured over
400 afdayits Ia Louisiana in 1872. and. res UNI
ing his argument, said many Of the dispositions
now presented to the Senate were not signed
but merely had marks upon them. lake out
these Dispositions, and he would not object to
the printing II the othrr testimony. lie 5 Nd
the PRECEDENT had the right to send Information
60 Congress rs TO the state of the Union. out II
was mis- duty to ascert in IN advance whether the
Pincno elk because Inc Legislature when cent
him here WIS an uni wful one. I IL Returning
winch cleo cd Piucnoack.
Mr. wes, Rep, Lals Id there was no analogy
between the testimony now befo eihe senate
and mat Of h. II cid not follow that the
whole state W. mad- uroi p,rJuiers. WneG
go TO WORK ia Louisiana the senate would see
machine afida'rs. ihev we're in printed forms
and were els Tibutcd throughout tue Site 10 b.
sworn TO ty any one tnei could 81. IL de
Tended the aciun OF the Returning 80 ri and
spoke Of the frauds IeIpetraled ~ tue Demo
Nr. Bay"rd Dem. DelJ SAID the fice OF Pre-l
dan at lf4t f4fe M utnf etp Ftpgp ..
him WITH " election N any other 81 te tina,
election. Therefore the wnule &C Ton OF tn
Presuent In sending "A committee 10 New Or
leans was without warrant 81 law. In such posi-
lion AS the Seuite was now placed Their must OF
no Lfng. tut every senator must stand vi
the rock oi law ana uutn.
sARGENT's REroRT.
Mr. Sargent rep. tAl.l sid the Senate ID
been iuld thtir must b. no shh I'll ng, no part
trick IN this Presidential matter that the PEG
pc would not I'll, rate any sucn thing. lie con
Cured III these 81 tements. lie then referred
70 the action - the Governor Of oregon In Is
suing reftihca'e o. cleo o. ship 70 Cronin o
account Of the alleged ineligbty Of Warts
aud SAID tat lhe people of The STATE OF Orego
had been deirauded 81 tne intelllgeht vot
which they We by this action Of The Governor
1hi was PARTISAN rick II was snuffiing. MI
Sargent tnen quoted from the laws OF oregon
and argued that. under the law Of that state, II
eli-iuiiity OF otherwise the other electors WEI
authorized 10 MI such vacancy. n
New York Court Of Appeal. to tue effect that
Icrsun receiving minuI Of votes cast at a
count Of the iLrliElhility ut another Cand dat
Heaumiue lis argument lie asked II more STU
dendous mex Tor y rti-dn ems h 81 ever bee
play ed than TINS act If the Governor of Oregon
The rick, ne sand, had heeu work d NJ, ana IT.
whole Electoral College Was shnfieu out
sight, lie thanked Goa that one whOle center
Md OF tie exis'engt # the Americ ueOl L. la
pissed before ther history recorded sucn all II
stance as this.
Mr.. Sargent also quoted from the c'se
nee AIT. Abbott, infested election case b
for the senate, IN which the Seuaie drcid,
that the di-abilltie- Of Vance did not nave II
effect OF electiug Abbott his opponent. TO a 81
in the Senate from North CirOina lhe Domt
Cratlc ntturs were unanimous IN holding IN
view and SupIortlngthe decision. lie next ret
from the law Of oregon Icq4iiinR the Govern
a. deliver u tie electors their certificate, al
said instead ui TIE Governor dong hr dell
cred them TO Ctuhiu. lie asked II any SENATE
would defend Vii act ~ tue Governor
OREGON
Mr Merrmon ID m. n ca said there had bee
manv respectable ueci-iuns uOth w.nH on 4
su je % OF wht thrT the pcrsJ receiving the nel
highest numbef of votes WAS eect"o In g. Sc
the ineigiolity II tAe person receiving the nix