The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-08

county through some motive which thu
Democrats had. and it was charged on The
Democratic side that the President and Cabi
net we're instrumental in driving him ont O
the country through intimidation.
DHis escape was characterized by Mr.. Beebt
Is that of An obscure petty thief, and he sug
gested that the Democrats were 50 intent or
greater game that they had allowed that mis-
cradle offender to slip through their hands
through the Vaccinations of the Executive
and Cabinet officers. The Democrats, how
ever, ne said, proposed to pursue, not The
Marshes, who we're mere trichin@, but the
villains in high places, and in that connection
he quoted the doggerel rhyme
Some bait their hooks With mites of cheese,
And sit on q kennel to bob for feas;
Others bait their hooks with tigers tails,
And nit on . rock and bob for whales"
IT, gentlemen on the other side might
pursue their fea-catching if they pleased,
but the Democrats would drag from their tur
bid waters OF pollution the whales; would
supplement it, perhaps, by dragging out the
Leviathan himself and exposing him to the
indignation Of an outraged country.
Finally the debate closed, and the House
proceeded to vote on the resolutions offered
BY Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, as q substi-
tute for Mr.. Lamar's, and which proposed to
declare that the members subpHuaed were at
liberty to attend the Criminal Court and give
such evidence and produce such documents
as relate to the charge against W. w. Belknap
for receiving a bride from one Marsh. The
substitute was rejected. Yeas 81, nays 1913.
Mr.. Lamar's original resolution was then
agreed to. Yeas 100, nays 75.'
Mr.. Whithorne, of Tennessee, from the
Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted to the
House the testimony of Elchias f. Wolf, Of
Washington, formerly book-keeper to S. P.
& 4. P. Brown, navy contractors and claim
agents, Of Washington, in which he declined
10 answer the following questions:
Did you ever take any money from Mr..
Brown and hand it to anybody connected with
the naval service? and do you know Of any
commission or payment having been in any
way paid to anybody connected with the naval
service?
Mr.. Whithorne also offered q resolution
directing the Speaker to issue his warrant di-
recting the Sergeant.at-Arms to take into GUS
tody the body Of Elchias F. Wolf, and to bring
him to the bar OF the House to show cause
why he should not be punished for contempt.
Adopted.
The House at 7:05 adjourned.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March THE bill appoint
ing commissioner to investigate destructive
insects, passed.
Pinchback discussed. During the debate,
Mr.. Edmunds said he had repeatedly declared
that Kellogg was only acting as the Executive
of Louisiana and was protected in that posi-
ton, as he should have been, by the Presi-
dent of the United States, in the interest of
peace, but he had never said, and never
would, until he, changed his mind, that Mr..
Kellogg was lawfully elected Governor.
KoI1oo~, ..,ac MT GoUornop hooonoo he did
not get votes enough, and the other man was
not Governor because the votes he got were
in violation of every principle of republican
government.
Mr. Hitchcock moved executive session amid
cries of "Oh, no; let Us havea vote from the
Democrats"
Finally Mr.. Morton moved executive ses-
sion. Carried-36 to 20. Sherman voting
with the Democrats.
Adjourned.
No Southern confrmations