The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-31
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 80.
SENATE.

indecent alluslon IN the preamble 70 Ine
State Department, and he did not wish
by his silence to endorse that, although
he would not oppose the resolutions.
Mr.. Stevenson presented a memorial
OF citizens of Kentucky, asking that the
barracks and arsenal at Newport, Ken
lucky, which it is proposed to remove to
Columbus, Ohio, be restored to Newport.
Referred.
Mr.. Cockrell presented joint resolu-
ton of the Legislature of Missouri ask
ing the President of the United States
to intercede with her majesty, Queen of
Great Britain for the release Of +. o. NJ.
Candon. Referred to the Committee on
! Foreign Relations.
! BY Mr. Morton-A memorial of the
Committee of delegates representing the
Society of Friends demonstrating against
the transfer of the Indian Bureau from
the Interior Department. Referred.
Mr.. Sherman called up his bill to
amend the laws relating to the legal ten
der of silver com and moved to strike
out all after the enacting clause and
amend by inserting the silver coin of the
United States, except the trade dollar,
shall be legal tender at their nominal
value for any amount not exceeding FIVE
dollars IN any one payment. Mr.. Sher-
man said that the only change in this bill
is to make the silver coin of the country,
except the trade dollar, legal tenders.
After the morning business, the Senate
took up Mr.. Morton's Mississippi resolu-
tlons and Mr.. Bayard spoke in opposition.
Mr.. Bayard thought it was remarka-
bic that the resolution asked for five Sem
ators only. Why not include the men,
bers of the other House2 If any law
would require the aid of the other House.
Why not include them on this occasion?
Was it because 1t was composed of
members of different party?
The information sought for should
be obtained by joint committee
of the two Houses. There seemed to be
no occasion for this investigation. No
one here is coutesting senatorial seat
Why not wait until ne comes here, and
then if the question arises let it be in
vestigated. The troubles which have oc-
cured in many Of the Southern States
spring from detectives who went
there by direction Of the Department
of Justice. Ho had not forgotten
that tens of millions of dollars had been
expended by this same department of
Justice to carry out its nefarious scheme
of making evidence OF this kind.
Mr.. Boutwell, called the attention of
the Senator to his remark OF ten millions
and thought he would find facts would
not bear out his assertion, and what
money was spent then was
made necessary by the acts Of the
party to which the senator belonged, by
their deeds of violence, their intimids-
lion OF colored people and other acts of
violence.
Mr.. Bayard said the senator had taken
advantage Of his courtesy in yielding Tor
question to iutorect political TRADE of
the bi.terest kind, and if he had derived
4pv comfort by it, he was welcome to it.
lie oo~'inued his opposition to the
resolution, 10. which he said there
was necessity. H. cold that
under the Department of Justice nneo
had been wrongfully wrung from the
people down there, and he expected they
would be brought to Congress for pay
ment He urged that We abstain from
the policy of interference, which lao
been so damaging, and let us have peace
in all the States.
Mr.. Boutwell, SAID when he offended
any one, he generally wanted to explain
or apologize He thought the Sena-
tor from Delaware, IN quite an
unsivil and angry manner had charged
him with injecting political TRADE into \
his,speech. That was the manners of men
who had been brought up under code
Of slavery. He Boutwell, was not here
| as a scholar or = teacher, and he did not
propose to be taught in manners by the
Senator from Delaware 1t was natural
| outsrowth of the system of slavery,
and men who were raised under such
IuhsenceS could not be expected to main
| tain a proper consideration of the rights
| of others, and he further denounced the
slavery regime, and said that after re-
| naming in the Union for nearly Y GEN.
tnry with their unjust demands then
they withdrew from the Union to further
establish their infamous principles, ana
the Senator from Delaware was
tho first TO como TO their defence IN the
sons from any such men as that.
Mr. Bsyard replied that it did not lie
in the heart of any man TO say that he
had done anything that was not faithful
and loval to the Union. He belonged to
A family every drop of blood in whose
veins came from loyal people, and
anyone who charged differently
cIesyes in his throat lie
The Senator from Massachusetts, had, as
ne thought, in very angry manner ln-
teriected political TRADE into his speech.
He said i. and he did not care to modify
it in the least.
Mr.. Morton said the Senator from
Delaware had made personal speech to.
dav. He Morton did not usually reply
to such. but he was not sure but that he
could stand hand in htat
kind of a contest. Inc
Senator OF Delaware asked why not
make this Joint committee and thought
il was unreasonable TO leave out the
House.
Does the senator forget that there are
about thirty committees IN the o.her
| House investigating matters all by them
| selves Ostenslbly they are dong lnis 70
ascertain what further legislation Is nec-
essarv, but really to make political capits!.
! The Senator had charged that tens Of mi!
| ions of dollars had been expended by the
Department of Juctice in furthersnce OF
its ends in the south, and tens of millions
means AZ least twenty millions and 1t
NAV mean great many more. de then
read from the appropriation bill showing,
that in the first year Of the or
gsnization Of this department the sum
OF $4,000, 600 was appropriated for it's
expenses, and no greater sum had been
expended in any one year during the few
vesrs Of its existence. That, be said,
totally ai dlsprope4 the statement Of the
sars+c- from Delaware. The senator had
said that he looked forward to the time
when the fines which had been imposed
mon these Ku-Klux for their IN,
iduitous acts would be paid
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