The Morning herald., 1876-05-04
WASHINGTON.
Xiv CONGRESS,
BY American Press Association.


SENATE.-The Chair laid before the
Senate communication from the Secre.
tary of War recommending that special
appropriation be made in the legislative, ex.
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill, for
the rent OF the building occupied by the
Quartermaster General, on the corner of
pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth street.
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed,
After reports from the various commit
tees, Mr.. Morton arose to personal ex-
PLANTATION. He had read an article recently
published in the N. Y. World in regard to
S25O,OOO received from the Government and
expended by him in organizing Indiana
troops. In the Spring of 1868 the Presi-
dent of the United States advanced to him
the sum of $3.50, 900 to enable him to carry
forward military operations in the State of
Indiana. OF that amount he expended
Sl35,SO' 81, and the balance, $ll6,697 90,
was returned to the Treasury He lad read
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
dated April 1lth, 1865, acknowledge the
receipt OF the money. He then spoke of
the election in Indiana in 1862, when the
democrats carried the State by 10000 ma
1orlty, and said they attempted to take
from from him all power to organize the
u
OF loyal States. There was plenty of money
in the State Treasury to enable him to
carry on the operations, but it was locked
against him. He made an appeal to the
people Of Indiana, and various counties.
banks and railroad corporations advanced
him money, but he was still $3.50 900 short,
which amount was advanced to him bv the
general Government. A joint committee
OF the Legislature, composed of some of he |
most prominent Democrats, examined lis |
accounts and reported that they were cor
rect to the cent, including all expenditures
OF the amount received from the general |
Government,
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morton's ex |
PLANTATION, Mr.. Mcdonald, of Indians, said |
at some future time he would have some
thing to say in regard to the political his
tory OF the State of Indiana He had moth |
ing to say about his colleagues vindication
OF his own character
Mr.. Anthony, K. l., spoke in commenda-
tlon Of the course of Mr.. Morton when Gov
ernor OF Indiana, and condemned the inyes-
tlon now being made. He stated that the
witnesses were discharged employees, bro
Ken down contractors, Illicit dstillers, an!
disappointed Sfice seekers: the penitentia-
ry and the mad house had given up their
dead in this general resurrection of false
swearing and perjury.
M. Cameron, Pa, also approved the
course of Mr.. Morton when Governor of In
diana, and said no man did more to give
victory to our arms than he.
Ihe Senate then resumed the considera-
tlon OF the unfinished business, being the
bill in relation to the Japanese IndmpIy
Fund.
Messrs. Freiinghuysen, Merrimou and
Morrill, spoke on the question Mr.. SarreD,
argued in opposition to the bill. He said
the japanese government had never inIi- :,
Gated the least desire to have this money t
returned, and he looked upon It as rather
IN the light of an insult that it should be
offered to her under the influences that were o,
at work in favor of this bill were those =
which expected to control the money on The :,
houcatlonal purposes for which it was ;.
provided it should be used. After remarks =
y Howe, Bogy and Maxey, the motion of :
Mr. Sargent to strike out the entire first =
section was lost. Ayes "a, nays 20. Il
Mr.. thurman moved to amend the firsr
'ectlon by providing that the residue of
ne money paid by Japan snail be paid over B
"lthout interest, he said we didn't I.ay N
crest on claims of our own citizcns. l.
Mr.. Logan said he had at FIST been u II
;llned to vote for the bill, aid the reas MS y
'hlch he mad heard had set him TO t'.ink o
ng. Senators say that we should return o
money because we are not entitled to it. fl
md then in the next breath they say take Ii
'125, 900 and give it to some one who WAS e
lot entitled to it, that is the bill and that u
S The argument o
Pending discussion, the Senate at 5l5 P G.
4. adjourned. d
HOUSE.-The Speaker appointed Mr..
ioskins, Of New York, member of the h
ommittee to investigate the Federal
mcers IN New Orleans, in place of Mr.. ~
'oster, of Ohio, who declined =,
The House resumed the consideration of 7,
he contested election case of Lemaine VS.. y
'arwell, from the Third District of Hi y,
ois.
Mr.. Blackburn, KY, spoke in favor of the -
ontestant, and said that all who had =,
poken in favor of the sitting member, had -
laimed his right on partisan grounds, :,
nd they had an example for this in letter y, ~
'rltten BY the sitting member to friend,
nd which he found published in the g.,
hicago Tribune, in which the sitting mem
er spoke OF the majority of this House
s Con1ederates and unreconstructcd rebels -,
no would not do loyal man Justice. II
his statement was made in the face of the III
.ct that OF the five election cases disposed al
they called, two Republicans had been at
lated or retained in their seats. This said IN
lr. Blackburn was not the case when the 10
epublicans were in the majority, when =!
icy kept the Democrats fairly elected Hi
nocking at their door, and when their con- oi
act was condemned by such leaders as
'henck and Stevens and others After this
atement of facts he wanted to hear no by
ore OF partisanship in this case.
Mr.. Blackburn then proceeded to speak fei
Don the testimony of the case. The pre- an
Gus question was then ordered and the FIJI
lestion was first taken on the substitute of is
e minority of the committee, declaring Til