Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-22

four things before the House Commltlee VI
Commerce: first, the establishment Of de
partment of commerce second. the negotia
ton of a new reciprocity treaty with Canada
third, the enactment Of law authorizing
American citizens to pure base tonnage
wherever built or owned. and to place 1t IN
der the protection Of our flag on the payment
OF reasonable duty OF the cost and, fourth
the renewal of correspondence between our
Government and Grea. Britain respecting
the lighthouse dues in that country.
President Orion. of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, has suggested to the
| Democratic committee, which has been call
| ing upon him to furnish all the dispatches
sent by Chandler and others, that the proper
course would be for the committee to sum
mon those gentlemen and first ascertain
whether they have sent any kilograms bear
ing upon the matters under investigation.
Mr.. Orion holds that the committee should
20 to the sender of the kilograms for inior-
nation and not to the messenger who carried
them.
Boss Shepherd is after Dana OF the New
York Sun again with suit for libel, for
accusing Shepherd Of keeping mistress on
the payroll of one Of the depar tments and
this time Dana will probably have to apollo
gire or pay damages.
The House on Tuesday adopted resolu-
luton providing for an adjournment
over three days from Friday next, and a
similar adjournment from Friday, the 29th,
to Jan 3. Under the rules either House may
adjourn without concurrent action for three
days. A large number of members have
been granted leave Of absence, and with the
number Of members absent on inyesti cations
ordered by the House it is doubtful whether
quorum can be obtained next week.
Some noticeable statements were made in
the debate in the Senate the other day upon
printing the Louisiana report. Senator
Bayard, tDem,) from Delaware, said of it
at is a terrible catalogue of lawlessness and
crime, sickening in its details and most sad
dening in its results - but he wanted to
know why such crimes were not punished,
saying, "the fact is known to every man in
the land, that the most shocking and cruel
murders or murderous assaults were charged
under oath upon men walking at large in
the city Of New Orleans, almost within hear
ing of the charges so made against them, and
not an attempt was made to arrest them ~
In reply, Senator Sherman, of Ohio, said
among other things 1--WE have got down
now to the main facts, and wish to impress
them upon the Senate and the country.
First, the degree Of crime, offence and wrong
in Louisiana is substantially admitted. That
is what is meant by the legal phrase ''intimi-
dation." Next, the question is, Who is re-
sponsible? That is the question put us by
the Senator from Delaware. say, distinct
", that it is the unlawful conduct Of white
Democratic clubs"
Senator Morton, of Indiana. said 1.-The
character of these enormities has not been
denied in the debate to-day, and according
to my recollection it is the first debate of this
kind that | have witnessed on the floor Of
the Senate, When the existence Of these
crimes has not been denied. They are not
- &la< frts dat lob,
prevails at. the South enters the court Of
justice, enters the Jury boz, enters the wit
ness box and prevails upon the Judge" And
he and Senator Sherman read statements by
q parish judge and fore man Of grand jury,
showing instances where nobody dared
prosecute white man for the killing of
negro.
Senator Bayard undertook to break the
force Of the latter statement by reading
letter from the Attorney-Genersl which,
be claimed, showed that it was Republican
grand jury that refused to find any indict-
ments and Senator Thurman denied lad
hitting the existence OF such enormities,"
and averred that all the intimidation that
ever actually existed on the part of the
Democrats or the white people of the South
was but drop in the bucket to the danger
of that intimidation which comes from the
standing army Of the United States.
Senator Morton rejoined that Mr.. Thurman
could not take back what Mr.. Bayard had
said, nor the admissions Of the Democratic
committee that went 70 New Orleans