Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-29
Congregational.
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Washington. Dec. N.-In the House
| to-day the Speaker laid before the House
a message from the President in regard
to obtaining certain concessions from
the Sioux Indians. Referred. Also. q
| message from the President in regard to
the ex:radition treaty with Great Britain
and announcing that since Great Britain
had handed over Brent, the forger, to
this Government, he would regard the
treaty % still in operation. but hoped
new treaty would be entered into. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
Hutton, from tho District of Columbia
Committee. reported bill which was
made the special order for January 4.
1t provides that three Commissioners
shall govern the District-one appointed
bv the President, one elected by the
House and one by the Senate1
The committee appointed on the sub
ject reported resolution declaring the
President of the Senate has not the
power alone to count and declare the
electoral vote.
The Speaker laid before the House
petition from certain citizens of Cincin-
natl in regard to counting the electoral
vote. A discussion arose as to whether
the petition should be read, Garfield
holding that the reading of petition
was out of order even though presented
by the Speaker.
Banning called Garfield's attention to
the fact that number of citizens went
to New Orleans and made report of a
partisan nature to the President, who
had sent it to the House, and it had been
printed. and on discussion Of the print
ing of that report the gentleman Gar
field) had taken the position that it must
be printed, and now when q petition
comes signed by citizens of both parties,
the gentleman objected to printing it.
The other side Of the House had also OBJ
jected to the appointment of committee
to investigate the frauds in the Southern
States, and, with three exceptions. voted
against it. They had also voted against
Inc resolution calling for information in
regard to the election of Governor Wells
to the goveruorship of Louisiana. The
Republican party was attempting to de-
feat the Will of the people by fraud; but
If there was one thing that the people
loved more thar another it was the liber-
ty that vas vouchsafed to them in our
honest ballot-bo1. Applause on the
Democratic side and in tie galleries.
He wished to tell the gentleman from
Ohio (Garfield) that the people would
have an honest ballot box; though the
army might come with rounds of am
unition, though the navy might be called
upon, though the $4,000 office-holders
might be called to the rescue, an honest
people will put them sill down. Zap.
plause. He hoped, however, that the
members on the other side of the House
would lay aside their partisanship and
stand by the right.
Garfield said he was glad at last gen.
tlenan had been found who could speak |
for the American people; who could tell |
exactly what the people were to do. He |
regretted that his colleague |
Banringl should speak so in time of |
real danger like the present, when the |
country needed ali its wisdom aud all its
fairness and all its calmness; that he
should have found it necessary at such a
time to hint what the people would do;
that they would deny the authority of
the United States. that the army might
come, that the trappings of war might
come. but that the people would come
down and override everything. 1t was
The very essence of violence for gentle
man to appeal to the people to resist the
plain process of law. and in an hour like
his the men who attempted to shake
brand of fire over the country were the
men who ought to be the most severely
judged by the people.
Banning said he also thought tine con.
lition Of the country was dangerous, and
be House ought to proceed with eau
iousness and certainty: that his side of
he House was doing so, and it would
continue to do so. but it would not be
leterred from its duty by anything or
anybody.
Frye said the fact that many persons
Tere talking about war, and yet gold
TODD at 1887 and not at $50, showed
laarIy that the people did not take any
took in the Democratic cry of war.
hey did not believe there was to be a
'ar; they were no. easily frightened by
entlemen who talked about the people
oming and stripping men of power.
The HOuse then siiourned