The New York herald., 1876-12-16


Name 10 make TINS investigation thorough and com.
piete Let him take no step backward. and he shall
have the honor which belongs 10 gentleman aud
patriot.
In conclusion Mr.. Cox sent 10 the Clerks desk and
had read the report OF the democratic visitors TO Lous-
ana
Mr. HALE, OF Name, then took the floor TO respond
TO hr. Cox He declared that Il the otaer side was
dlton OF the Southern States here was excellent
opportunity 10 improve oy giving 10 tue Senate me
amount which that body had asked FOR TO conduct and
complete this investigation. He congratulated the
other side Of the House for It's newborn
zeal for open investigation, and recalling tho
espionage system under which investigations we're
carried on last SESSION He said u marvel that
the perversons which went abroad 10 the recess In re-
gard TO the action oI the Returning Board had not
been corrected II was marvel that auy man should
dare to in the House OF Representatives that the
sessions OF the Returning Board were anything but
open aud fair The document just read showed that
these democratic visitors were present and witnessed
the canvass OF the vote. There never had been an
hour from the that Board met unti II retired,
alter examining all the returns 10 make up the result
thar the committees each side haa not been invited
when tn the eommit,ees returned and made their re-
ports the majority reports would follow tho trick IN
dicsled in the report OF the democratic visitors, IN
which hninetecn-wenteths Of the space was taken up
with technical qubbles. In conclusion he explained
how ~as that there was no democrat on the Return
ing Board, saying that the appointment had been
offered 10 half dozen prominent democrats and de-
clined
Mr. Cox inquired ior their names
Nr HALE said he could not give the names.
Mr.. Cox-l thought so.
Mr. HALg-Bu, have this Information direct from
the Board.
Nr. GnlsoS tdcm) OF La-You are entirely mis-
taken.
Mr.. HALn-l cannot go into the general condition or
things that State but repeat what before affirmed.
that Is the cannot tail TO Uring out
the bottom facts We have listened 10 column after
column oil the report OF the democratic visitors, IN
whch this main question rs evadcd, and the question
Is sunk under mere lechncatcs and qutbbles. tell
those gentlemen that an investigation .here Will
disclose such condition oil things the
teman from New York Mr. Coxh who has not, as he
SAYS felt the onsation before vii! blush blood red
with shame at the atrocities OF his party. In many
single parishes there have takcn place scencs Of mur
der and boodshed Tor political opinions sake, one
tenth part OF which would have nj any time within the
last hundred years rcvo!utionzed the British Emprc,
aud yet we are here questioning sechnicali,ies
trust that tho other side OF the House will not balk
al this pallry 500 900 to make this invest CATION
thoroughg going ana satisfactory to the American
people.
Mr.. HoAR, tron) OF Aass. commented on The ailu-
In the report Of democratic visitors 10 the
port signed by himself and SIR Wheeler, IN regard to
affairs IN Louisiana, and declared that II was difficult
Tor him to believe that those gentlemen knew the
contents Of the documents which they had signed or
the contents OF his lHoars) report which grossly
perverted and misstatcd I'll. true question: however,
to the Will OF tho people OF Louisiana Ia the
late election Was truc that there were parishes
Louisiana where men could not cast their votes, for
fear Of assassnatonY II that were proved not To be
truo they would oil rejoice, even though its ascer
tainment should result in the election OF democratic
President
SPEECH spxScER.
MIR. SPENCER, (dem ol LIZ, declared tnat the people
OF his State wanted thorough investigation, and pre-
diced that that investigation would show, what the
whole already knew, that the State was carried
fairly and freely by the democratic party He stated
that hundreds OF colored men in the parish OF Con-
coruia where lived told him that they desired to
vote the democratic ticket but did not dare TO do
Tor lear OF their lives They were subjected TO social
ostracsm expulsion from churches aud even 10 being
abandoned by their wives under tho advice Of coorcd
republicans.
The discussion wns closed by final remarks
from Mr.. Cox who quoted from the report OF tho
House Committee OF 1874, which, however, Mr.. Hoar
explained merely the report OF Mr. Potter, of New
York.
Finally the bin was passed as reported from tho
Committee on Appropriations.
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole,
Mr. Cox in the chair on the Post once Appropriation
bill.
An item as to clerk hire led to discussion in which
the fast mail into question: u the course
OF which Mr. HOLMAN quoted from the Cincinnati
Commercial speaking OF Il MS q non successful ex
rcrimcnt and from the Cincinnati Gazette, speaking OF
II as thing Of false pretcnces crooked ways and no
intelligent purpose.
Mr.. CANNON, (rcp OF ILL., stated that the fast mail
system was cheaper than the slow mail system, and
proceeded to argue is support oi his pro. osl,,cn
After the close OF this discussion quick progress was
made with the bill Tho committee rose aud reported
the bill
After another hours discussion Mr.. Scheicher's
amendment increasing the appropriation for carrying
the mail on star routes without coming to nnal con-
clusion, the House, NJ twenty-five minutes 70 five,
adjourned