The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-16
"a, SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBER

Mr.. HaIe-But have this informa
tion direct from the Board.
Mr.. Gibson, lot Louisiana)-You ar
entirely mistaken.
Mr.. Hale--I can not 90 into the gen
eral condition Of things In that State, bu
l repeat what before affirmed, and tha
Is, an investigation can not fail to brinI
out the bottom facts. We have listene'
10 column after column Of the report o
the Democratic visitors, in which thi
main question Is avoided, and the ques
tion ls sunk under mere technicality ant
quibble. l tell these gentlemen that Ii
every station OF life there will b.
disclosed such q condition of thing
that even the gentleman from New
York (Cox), who has not, as he says
ielt the sensation before, will blush
blood red with shame, at the atrocities o
his party. In many single parishes. therl
have taken place, scenes Of murder ant
bloodshed, Tor political opinions sake
one tenth part OF which would have a
any time In the last hundred year revolu
,ionized the British Empire, and yet we
hear the question Of technicalities. / trus
the other side OF the House will not baulk
at this S200,000 to make this investiga
ton thorough going and satisfactory tc
the American people.
Mr.. Hoar commented on the illusions
in the report Of the Democratic visitors
to the report signed by himself and
Wheeler in regard 10 the affairs in Louis.
lana, and declared twas difficult for him
10 believe that those gentlemen knew the
contents OF the document which they had
signed or the contents Of his { Hoar's) re.
port which was grossly perverted and
n,isled. Tho pure question, however
was as TO tho will Of the people OF Louis.
lana in the late election. Was it
true that there were parishes in Louisiana
where men could moi cast their votes for
fear Of assassination? II that were
proved not to be true they would all re.
joice even though It's ascertainment
should result in the election Of Demo.
cratic President.
Mr.. Spencer, OF Louisiana, declared
that the people OF his State wanted u
thorough investigation and predicted
that that investigation would show what
the whole nation already knew, that that
State was carried fairly and freely by the
Democratic party. He stated that hun.
dreds OF colored men in the parish Of
Concordia, where he lived, told him they
desired TO vote the Democratic ticket but
did not dare 10 do go for fear OF their
lives. They were subjected to social
ostracism, expulsion from churches, and
even to being abandoned by their wives
under the open advice Of colored Repub.
licaus.
The discussion was closed by some final
remarks by Mr.. Cox, who quoted from
the report OF the House committee OF
1874, which, however, Mr.. Hoar explain
ed as merely the report Of Mr.. Potter, Of
New York.
Finally tho bill was passed as reported
from the Committee on Appropriations,
giving $500, 900 to each house.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole (Cox in the cbair) on the
Postoffice Appropriation bill. An item
as to clerk hire led to discussion, in
which the fast mail service came
into question, in the course OF which Mr..
Holman quoted from the Cincinnati
Commercial, speaking Of it rs non.snc-
cessful experiment, aud from the Cincin-
natl Gazstte, speaking OF it as thing Of
false pretenses, crooked ways, and no in.
telligent purpose.
Mr.. Cannon stated that the fast mail
was cheaper than the slow system, and
proceeded to argue in proof OF his posi-
tion.
After the close OF the discussion, the
committee rose and reported the bill.
After another hours discussion on Mr..
Schleicher's amendment, increasing the
appropriation for carrying mails on the
Star routes, without coming to decision,
the House adjourned until tomorrow.
SENATE.
On motion OF Mr.. Thurman, tile bill
reported from the Committee on Judici.
ary, OF the 18th Of July last, to amend.
the acts Of July lst. 1852, and July ID,
1884, to aid in the construction OF rail.
roads from the Missouri river TO the Pa.
citic ocean, was made the special order
for the third Tuesday Of January next.
This is the bill which provides for the es.
OF the sinking fund to liquid
ate the indebtedness due from the Pacific
Company to the Government.
Mr.. Window from the Committee on
reported without amend.
ment, the House bill to provide for the
payment OF tho electoral messengers.
Passed.
The resolution providing for the in.
vestigation in regard TO the appointment
Of the Oregon elector was then taken up,
and Mr.. Thurman took the floor, and
said: His object was to contribute some.
thing TO the history Of this Oregon case,
and TO show that there were two sides 10
ii. This was the resolution calling for
an investigation by the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, and he was sur
prised that the chairman OF the committee
Morton) had prejudged the whole. Tho
Governor OF Oregon had not acted so
palpably wrong, as 10 authorize the Sen
ator from Indiana, (Morton) to declare
that he was infamous. The ineligibility
Of Watts was not denied, and Il could
not be said that the ignorance OF the peo-
Pile Of Oregon, rs TO the ineligibility
gave him the right to Office, II this was
true, their ignorance was superior TO the
constitution Of tho United States. Ac.
rording to the argument OF the Senator
from Indiana, II the the voters Of Oregon
had cast their votes for Goldsmith Maid,
The Governor would have been compelled
10 issue the certificate Of election TO
her. He argued that the Governor OF
overy State was called on every day to
sxeroise judicial power, and the Cover
nor OF Oregon may have concluded, az one
of the ablest lawyers in the country had
that lie has the power to with
hold the certificate from Watts and issue
II TO Cronin, and that 1t was his duty TO
exercise that power. He (Thurman)
would not give his opinion as TO any OF
The questions involved. He only wanted
10 show that there were two sides to this
case. How could the Governor OF Ore.
son certify that Watts was elected &C.
cording to constitution, when he
was not qualified under the con.
ititution? The thing was forced unpon
The Governor, and ho had to decide It and
therefore was not subject TO the anathe.
mas which have been hurled against
him. 1n conclusion, he had sent TO the
Clerks desk and read, long opinion Of
Judge Geo. Hoadley, Of Cincinnati, as