Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-05
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,
SATURDAY, August 5th.


| meets at this hour was developed only four
teen Senators being present.
| A quorum having appeared, Mr.. Logan
from the Committee on Military Affairs,
| reported bill authorizing the Secretary oil
/ war To accept conveyance of the site OF
| Fort Elliott, Texas; and a bill making an
appropriation ior the preservation and re-
4 pair OF the military road between Fort
| Springfield and Fort Randall, Dakota
Placed on the calendar.
| On motion OF Mr.. Thurman, the Senate
| took up Senate bill, No. ]: TO pro vide for
| and regulate the counting of votes for Presi-
| dent and Vice President, and the decision OF
Questions ad 3s arising thereon; Fne bill was re-
/ and Elections March Sd, last, Considered
| amended and passed March oath, when Mr.
| Thurman entered a motion TO reconsider
| which motion was agreed to on the 18th of
| April, the question now recurring on the
| passage OF the bill
On motion of Mr.. Frelipghuysen, the vote
| by which the third reading was ordered was
| reconsidered, and the bill then laid aside TO
be taken up at any time.
MI. Boutwell,, from the Committee on FL
| nance. reported a resolution providing for a
commission to inquire into the expedieucy
| OF the issue of silver dollar and ma king il
legal tender. Placed on the calendar.
| Mr.. Wright called up the bill relating In
The partition OF real estate in the District OF
Colum bia. The second substitute reported
rom the committee was adopted and the DILL
Mr. Morton moved to take up the resolu-
ton TO print ten thousand extra copies of
MESSAGE.
Mr.. Thurman objected, and said the usual
number had been printed, and the object
was 10 print party campaign document at
the expense of the people.
The motion was agreed to-yeas 80, nays IS.
MT Morton advocated the adoption of the
resolution, and said the people had Just mad
long letters from Mr.. TIlden and Mr. Hem
bricks, in which those gentlemen talked
about The currency, civil service reform and
various other things, but neither b ad said a
word about this bloody affair which had
shocked the whole nation. He thought the
people should have the Information on this
Senate more important than the cons,dera
ton OF this resolution.
Mr.. Thurman said the purpose to use the
extra copies as campaign documents was
admitted. 1t was report of a very de-
plorable circumstance that occurred in
South Carolina the other day, which IL cor
every good man in the country, and there
was no necessity to bring the matter before
the people In this way for popular condem.
nation. 1t was an extraordinary clrcum-
stance that where murders took place in
one portion OF the country there were Sena-
tors who were ready 10 print the details at
them over the country Just prior to an elec.
ton while they could have their Molly Ma
CURES In pennsylvania, or men hung IN In
INDIANA ana other states, without judge or
jury, Without anything being said about AZ
MI. cameron, OF Pa, said there had been
bloody and cruel murders in PenpsyIyanis
but the murderers had been arrested, aud
I'VE or six OF them were under sentence and
some thirty or more arrested and awaiting
trlal. whenever the people OF the south
would punish their murderers he would say
they had done well. In Pennsylvania the
people OF all parties unite Ia The detection
and punishment of the murderers.
MI: Patterson asked II the murders were
political murders.
Mr.. Cameron said they were not political
murders, but he believed the murders were
committed by democrats.
MI. thurman asked who had the right TO
say tnat Ia" o1end5rs would not be punished.
All The courts In the state were under con-
trol OF Tie republicans; the prosecuting Off
GERS, Sheriff, aud all other officers were re-
republican legislature.
Mr.. Gordon said: Aud all the militia OF
South CAROLINA were colored troops, and
arms were only issued TO these colored militia
men.
Mr.. Patterson said there were white militia
companies who did not draw arms from the
organized under the acts OF incorporation.
MI. Thurman..Then why do you not
repeal your laws?
Mr.. Patterson said they wolld have 70 re-
peal all their Incorporation laws.
Mr.. Thurman said there was a specimen
OF the legislation in that state. Either these
unlawful why were they not punished, and
II lawful who made the laws. Returning to
his line OF remarks he asked who was au-
thorized to say the laws could not be enforce
ed and the offenders punished.
Mr., Patterson said the authorities were
trying to punish them.
Mr.. Thurman replied that was all any one
could do anywhere until conviction was
reached.
Mr.. Patterson said there had been cases
where politics had prevented the conviction
Mr.. Thurman.-The evidence might not
have been sufficient.
Mr.. Patterson.-Oh, the evidence was suffi-
cient.
Mr.. Thurman.-That is simply the asser-
ton OF the Senator against the oath of the
Jurors. l prefer 70 take the Jurors oath.
There are sometimes cases where 1t is diff
cult TO secure conviction in all sections. II
this was not true there would be no need of
laws for q change OF venue.
The morning hour having expired, Mr..
Thurman demanded the regular order.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to lay the regular
order on the table, for the purpose OF consid-
yeas 80, nays IL.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved to take up the
oroer TO print. Agreed tO-yeas 30, nays Is.
Mr.. Morton resumed his remarks, ana
charged that the murders In the south were
committed by prominent men, claiming TO
be respectable, and done for faI-reaehing
political purposes. He had already stated
that neither Tilden or Hendricks, although
they had written long letters, had referred To
the subject. he now made the statement
deliberately aud emphatically that neither
TildeD nor Hendricks dare not denounce
the men that committed the muir
derers at Hamburg. in Mississippi; at
support OF these men depended their success
In carrying nve or six OF the southern states.
In order that the Senator, VINO says he
has no authoritative account OF the trans
actions, may be Informed, and that his con-
stituents may be informed, IL was now
sought to print these documents, giving OFF,
cial and authentic Information. For the en-
lightenment of his friend from Ohio, he ask
ed the Clerk TO read the letter OF Gov. Cham:
berlain, and the report OF the Attorney Gem
eral Of South Carolina.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After some preliminary business the regular
order was demanded, and the House re-
stunned consideration of the Bland silver
bill, upon which Mr.. Bland had demanded
the previous question.
Mr.. Bland (Md.) moved to adjourn, and
Mr.. Townsend (Pa.) supplemented that mo-
ton with one that when the House adjourn
to day 1t be until Tuesday next On the
latter motion tellers were ordered and the
motion was rejected, whereupon the yeas
and nays were demanded aud ordered.
AfIer the question had been rejected by
yeas and nays, the motion OF Mr.. o Brien
came In order for an immediate adjourn
ment, and that was also rejected by q yea
and nay vote.