The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-23
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
coN G REss.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1875.
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PENSIONS.
Mr.. Rice from the Committee on In
valid Pensions reported bill providing
that all pensions on account Of death
wound received, or disease contracted
in the service OF the United States, since
March 4, 1871, shalt commence from date
Of death or discharge, and for the pay
ment Of arrears Of pensions. Referred TO
the Committee Of the Whole, and made
special order for Wednesday next.
US. SIGNAL SERVICE.
Mr.. Young presented petition from
the Chamber Of Commerce, Of Memphis,
asking to have the Signal service enlarg-
cd.
PITTSBURGH CUSTOM HOUSE.
Mr.. Hopkins offered resolution call
on the Secretary for all correspondence
on the subject Of change Of officers in the
Custom House at Pittsburgh. Also for n
statement OF all the influence which in
duccd the revocation Of the request for
the resignation Of the Supervisor Of the
Port Of Pittsburgh. Adopted.
INDIAN DEFICIENCY.
On motion OF Mr. Atkins the Senate
amendments to the bill to supply the de-
ficiency in the appropriation for certain
Indian tribes were non.concurred in.
ELECTION CONTRIBUTIONS.
The House then took up the bill re-
ported yesterday from the judiciary Com
mittee prohibiting contributions to elec-
tion funds by officers Of the United States
Government, the question being on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Blain to extend
the application OF the bill to Senators,
Representatives and Delegates in Con-
gress.
MR.. BLAINE on ELLEcTIoN CoNTRIDu.
TIoSs.
Mr.. Blaine proceeded to address the
House: He regarded it Us very signi-
icant and very gratifying circumstance
that the Judiciary Committee, composed
OF majority OF Democratic members, and
presided over by strict State rights,
Democrats, had reported unanimously the
bill proposing to give Congress the right
to take cognizance Of the local elections,
even in counties and districts. lie re-
garded that as surrender OF the doctrine
heretofore held by he Democratic party
on the subject. 1t was admitted every
where that there was asgreat necessity
for legislation to secure
AN HONEST VOTE AND A FAIR COUNT,
MS there was to guard poor clerks from
SIS collections for election purposes.
With that portion OF the bill he SYM
pathized. He did not think there had
been under the Republican regime in
Washington any coercion OF clerks or any
dismissals for not contributing, but both
parties were in the habit OF receiving
assessments and contributions from Office
holders. That was something too well
known and too notorious to be denied; il
might run into great evil. He thanked
the Judiciary Committee for proposing
remedy for that evil, and he thanked the
House for the very large majority with
which it had yesterday indicated its pur-
pose to strike at an evil far greater than
that. He undertook 10 say that the con-
tribulions made in Congressional elec.
tions, both by successful and defeated
candidates,
EXCEEDED by MANY TINES
over at every election the contributions
by persons holding State or Federal OF:
fees, though it was equally notorious, sand
il the House designed 10 correct that evil
and tear it up by the roots, the bill would
have TO be so amended that neither Sena.
tor, Representative nor Delegate, nor can
didate for such position, could safely Use
money for the purpose OF securing his
election. &.
NO SURRENDER OF STATE RIGHTS.
Mr.. Brown, OF Kentucky, replied to
Mr.. Blaine's suggestion MS TO the Demo.
cratic party surrendering its State rights
principles and said that the substitute
proposed by himself was not open to that
criticism.
Mr.. Goode also replied to some remarks
made by Mr.. Blaine illustrating the mode
by which election frauds are practiced in
Virginia, and which Blaine had described
as playing dice for an election with one
side using loaded dice.
Mr.. Blaine referred to the distinguished
Democrat from Virginia as his authority
and mentioned the name OF Go Henry
A. Wise.
Mr.. Goode (energetically)-We do not
recognize him rs Democrat in Virginia,
Mr.. Blainc-Very well, he certainly
is not on our side. To use Gov. Wises
own words to me, "Ihe fraud was one
which
OUT KELLoGoED KELLOGG,
wh,cb mi Garnet bapped the Garnet bag.
gers. Laughter.
Mr.. .Stowell-And that was in reference
to an election case in which my colleague
(Goode) was one OF the parties.
Mr.. Blainc-I do not say that, l have
not made any suggestion,
Mr.. Goode--I will be prepared when
that case comes up to meet you or any
one else.
In the course OF his remarks Blaine
quoted the testimony given by Cornelius
Wendell, a former Congressional printer,
to the effect that forty.three per cent Of
the gross amount appropriated for print
ing purposes had been used for the pnr.
pose OF
CARRYING BUcIIANAE's PREsGDENrIAL
ELECTION.
Mr.. Holman reminded Blaine that the
supposition that Government officers had
participated in such frauds had produced
q political revolution which had brought
the Republican party into power. Did
the gentleman suspect that similarly
well founded supposition at the present
period would not produce correspond
ing effect?
Amendments were suggested by Town.
send (of Pennsylvania), Hoar and Rea.
gan.
Mr.. Holman expressed the opinion
that both sides Of the House were willing
to participate in any measure that would
SECURE PURITY IN ELECTIONS,
but the proposition of the gentleman from
Maine seemed to 60 far beyond the scope
Of the bill. He asked Blaine whether he
was ready to go to the extent OF inter-
ierring with the legislation OF the States
as a mode OF managing elections.
Blaine-I hold that the government OF
the United States has a perfect right to
prescribe the time, place and manner
Of holding elections for Representatives
in Congress.
Holman = Undoubtedly, that is right:
Blaine--Is the gentleman in favor OF
exercising it?
Holman-I am In favor OF exercising