New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-10
BY TELEG R APH
CONGRESS.
Senate.

Se0AIcs
WASHINGTON, August 9-The Senate dur.
ing the morning hour passed number OF
bills on the calendar not objected to.
Mr.. Window, from the conference com.
mittee on the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, reported that
the committee had been unable to agree,
and addressed the Senate at length as to
the condition of the bill, stating that the
committee mad agreed upoa every point ex-
cept as to tEe compensation Of the Presi-
dent of the United States ard Representa-
tives and Senators in Congress. He moved
,ha. q new conference be authorized, and
expressed the opinion that the committee
would be able to agree finally.
A rev conference committee was ap-
pointed. They will report concurrence on
the part of the House and the bill will pass
tomorrow.
The Hamburg document debate resumed.
Mr Patterson closed nis speech by de-
c!aIiDg there had been more men murdered
in the South for opinions sake since the
war than were killed on the federal side in
any battle during the war.
4 motion to make the Hawaiian treaty
the special order for Friday was rejected.
Mr.. Eaton, Of Connecticut, said ne had
the pleasure of stating yesterday that the
election in Alabama on Monday was quiet.
Since then he had received a telegram from
the chairman Of the State Democratic Com.
mirtee, announcing that the election
throughout the State was fair. and there
was not complaint of IN rtimidation.
Mr.. Spencer, Of Alabama. said there were
counties in the State heretofore Republican
which went Democratic on Monday, and
the reason was that the colOred men were
intimida.ed and kept away from the polls.
Both houses are in session tonight. An
adjournment is probable on Monday.
House.
The bill giving $50 month to the wife of
Captain Yates, killed with Custer, passed.
The House bill allowing the iron ships OF
the Pacific Steamship Company to carry
the mail from Sunfower TO China, passed.
Political debate resumed.
Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, commenced
by commenting on Mr.. Lamar's speech,
which, he said, however covered in phil0-
sophie guise, or however concealed by
calmnees or apparent impartiaEcy, was in
Democratic press, North and South, and in
full accord with the uniform current Of
speech that prevailed among that gentle
mans colleagues whenever questions rela-
tive to the position OF the South had
arisen. That speech, he said, was Bit
ter invective against the government,
under which the gentleman lived, and OF
whose magnaMinity that gentleman was .
conspicuous instance. He trusted that the
people of the North would read that
speech, and would judge by it Of the ex-
pediency Of committing the government 20
the Democratic party. In proof OF the
public corruption during the adm,nistra.
tions OF Washington, john Adams and JET
terson, he cited the same iuustrious in
stances.
Mr Hooker, of Mississippi, followed. His
speech has been much praised. He said
that he had yet to hear one man, woman or
child in Mississippi express a desire that
the condition OF the cOlored race should
again be changed. The people of the South
accepted that result with the franknees and
sincerity with which hey had accepted the
other results of the war. They had impecil-
ed all to cave their honor; they had lost
all when the war closed, but they were
prepared to stand by the result, while Re-
publican politicians who shouldered no
musket and drew no sword, wanted 10
keep alive the animosity, the bloodshed,
the ranking and the bitter spirit Of the
war for the purposes OF stirring up ami
mostly between the Southern whites and
blacks for political purposes. They at
tempted to do so by sending ennis
saries there who, instead of knocking
at the front door and aski ng acquaintance,
stole in at the back gate, and at midnight
held their meeting with the colored race
and told them they woul1 again be thrown
into slavery if they voted the Democratic
ticket But now things were changing and
the colored men were beginning 70 find who
were their friends, and they had helped to
roll up a Democratic msjority of 10000 in
Alabama. There was no friend Of the col.
ored race truer or more honest than their
old masters.
Mr.. Smalls, Of South Carolina-That is
not 60.
M. Hooker-That is your opinion. Inever
expected that any white politician or any
coiored politician would acknowledge it:
Mr.. Smalls-1f you keep the KuKlux
back not one will vote the Democratic
ticket.
Mr.. Hooker-They have voted it in my
State, and will do it again.
Mr. Smalls-If you withdraw the ku-
Klux they will not.
Mr.. Hcoker-That is all nonsense, and the
country knows it is all nonsense. Laugh
teri He went on to say that there was no
such thing as intimidation anywhere IN
Mississippi, and that, in many counties OF
that State. there were colored Democratic
clubs. When any outrage did occur
every good citizen in the South re-
probsted it as clearly and as unequivo.
cally and as boldly as any Northern
man. Did the gentlemen on the Repub-
lican side think that there was no common
feeling OF humanity in the S0uths 1t that
we're go the mere question Of interest would
forbid Southern men taking their shotguns
and shooting the colored men down. 1t
was slander on both races. If they were
left alone, as in Alabama and Georgia, the
relations of the two races would adjust
themselves on just foundation. Any party
which undertook to use one race for the
ne <ho ofh NJ an n
humanity fouler and more stigmatizing
than any which were committed in any
Southern community. Applause.
The legislative conference committee re.
ported their inability to agree, whereupOn
the following was offered:
WHEREAS, The Senate has refused to
yield the existing differences between the
two houses on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriations bill, which dit.
fculties relate to the salaries Of members OF
Congress and Of the President; and
further conference on the subject will be
uselees, and can make no change in the
determination Of the Senate; therefore
ResOlucd, That the conferees on the part
of the House be and they are hereby IN
structed to recede from such points Of dis
agreement.
The resolution was agreed to and the
same conference committee reappointed.
Mr.. Randall offered q resolution for the
employment of counsel to defend the
Speaker and officers of the House in the
suit brought against them by Hallett Kill
bourn. Adopted. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON.
The legislative Appropriation Bill.