The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-11
SOUTHERN OUTRAGES CONDEMNED
Secretary Chandler in Defence of
Political Assessments.
THE LOUISIANA FEDERAL OFFICES.
Conflicting Reports Of the Majority land
Minority of the Committee.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON August TO- 1876.
BULL IN A CHINA sHoP--MR. SCOTT LORDS
RESOLUTION CONCERNING SOUTHERN OUT
RACES AND NEGRO INTIMIDATION.
Mr. Scott Lord, democrat. OF New York. ono OF the
eravest and most dignihed elderly gentlemen in tho
House. suddenly took into his head to-day enact
tho part OF bull In china shop. For first effort IN
that line he achieved a very tolerable success. A
western republican SAID he stampeded the whole demo-
cratic party This is an exaggcra,on. bu. 1t Is true
that Mr.. Lord gave them rather anxious half hour.
He offered long preamble concerning southern out
RACES and intimidation OF negro voters with rcsou-
ton condemning such proceedings. When member
OF the House intends TO explode torpedo no usually
consults beforehand the leading his party and
acts with their consent and after dae notice privately
given 10 the rank and file stand IRON under Mr. Lord
however, had noticed that such sometimes pre-
vents the explosion IRON startling the House.
and he this tmo took pattern from Stung
Bull HIS motion an unmitigated success
He baggcd nearly the whole OF hts party
Indeed. It may be said that his explosion scared
him as badly as 1t did any OF his victims. The demo
Gratis taken completely by surprise, refused vote
for the preamble, on the ground that It contained
damaging admissions The republicans, quick to per-
ceive their advantage insisted on call OF tho House
and alter good deal OF libustcring all of which was
blundcr on the part OF the democrats preamble and
resolution were adopted by almost unanimous vote
After which unhappy Mr.. Lord wandered about tho
House trying to explain to his angry associates that he
had done wise and necessary thing, which is quito
true. only he might have given his friends little
notice beforehand. Some Of them are not very quick
wittcd and need warning such cases Mr. Bland, for
instance, refused to support Mr. Lords notion on tho
ground that the celebrated Silver bill has not been
kindly treated in tho House. Another democrat
wanted to know whether Mr. LORD meant ruin the
party.
COTTON cLAIMs-ANswER OF THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT TO MR. WILLIS RESOLUTION
SOME AWKWARD REVELATIONS THREATENED.
Mr.. Willis resolution, passed some time ago asking
the Treasury Department for complete list cotton
claims paid and disaliowed with the names of tho
claimants and their attorneys and the grounds on
which they were allowed or disallowed, answered
to-day. Mr. Willis asked to have the document
printed but there was objection made and tho request
won't over 1t will be repeated. 1t Is said thcrs is
some objection to printing It BY some subordinate
officers OF the Treasury and it is said that close scru
tiny of the would result In some awkward rev.
Citations. Tho best way to settle such rumors IS TO
have the document printed.
GENERAL LOGAN IN CONTRADICTION OF Blu
FORD WILSON = THE WAR BETWEEN THE
GRANT AND BRIsTow MEN.
General Logan testified against Blurord Wilson to-
day and there Increasing signs Of very pretty war
between the Bristow and the Grant winch will not
cease with tho adjournment OF Congress Tho report
that the President would take no share In II is correct
but he probably takes lively interest in It, and il is
well understood that his friends 10 defend him
and themselves and, indeed, carry tho into the
Bristow camp