The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-07
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I a running debate followed, covering the,
whole field OF alleged southern outrages.
The resolution rs modified was agreed to
without division. -tfs +; 4
The Presidents message, with Shernlan's
report, was received. FL. h.
Mfr. Thurman objected to printing the.
matter accompanying the message.
Mr. Sherman explained that the conlnu-
nication was prepared in response to the,
request of the President that certain gen
tlemen should proceed to Louisiana to wit
ness the canvass Of votes before the Re
turning Board. These gentlemen did meet ]
in New Orleans, and this was their report
to the President. 9,s8 r5,Gisi2p,i Easi7
4 The motion to, print was referred to the .
Committee on Printing. as ,,aa I
HOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVES
The only matter Of interest in the House
to-day was the transmission by the Presi-.
dent OF communication made to him by
Senator Sherman and others, and testimony
taken by them mt New Orleans, in regard to
the presidential election in Louisiana. The.
message itself made no suggestion or recon-
mendation.. The reading OF the communi-.
cation was demanded on the, Republican.
side OF the House and resisted on the Dem
ocratic side. - -
The Speaker decided That it must be read,
and it was accordingly read.
When the reading was finished, Mr..
Wood, OF New York, rose and expressed
bis surprise at such O message having been
sent by the President. He regarded it as
most extraordinary and unprecedented,'
but remarked that this is q marvellous
and extraordinary time. The President
had had the experience which nearly eight
years Of service had given him; and that
experience Of itself should have given him
4 knowledge not only Of the theory but OF
the practice OF the Government and.its Off
GERS and yet the Presidenthad seen proper
to send to the House this unauthorized
communication from persons clothed with.
no official position in the premises. The
President, by giving to it his official sane
tion, and by transmitting it to the House,
made it one OF the records OF the Govern
ment. He CWood) could conceive OF but
one object which the President could have
had in transmitting it, and that was the in-
cidental one OF Suggesting that the House was
clothed with author1tyto institute careful
inquiry into the election OF President. In
advance Of the regular presentation Of that
great subject the President told the House
by this procedure that the House is author
lied to institute an inquiry as to the cor
rectness and integrity Of the certificates OF
election. The exception which he (Wood)
took to it was that the President should
have transmitted in such an unauthorized
way an unauthorized document Of q mere
partisan and er parte character, and his first
impulse had been to move that the cemmu-
nication be returned to the. President. II
lie had followed the indignation which
flew to his heart when the document
was presented to the House he would have
made such q proposition, but he should not
now do so /; he should simply move that the
message OF the President, with accompany
ing documents. be laid on the table. [Ap-
plause.]
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts, said that his
side OF the House desired to have some de-
bate on the subject.
The motion, however, was not debatable,
and it was adopted-yeas, 153; nays, Goa
party vote. mn
Adjourned. 4s. .isyf..
GRANTS MESSAGE CONCERNING THE PIEsI-
DENTAL ELECTIoNIN LOUISIANA.
WASHINGTON, December 6.-The follow
ing is the message which the President sent
to Congress to-day: Il ,szs Il
To the Senate and House of Representatives,:
: I haYe,the honor to transmit herewith;a
letter, accompanied by testimony lad ddressed
to me by Hon. John Sherman and other dis
tinguished citizens in regard to the canvass
OF the vote for electors in the State Of Lou
isiana. fYc5 IS: = U. s.. GRANT, ~ {
Executiue Mansion, December 6, 1876.
The letter transmitted by the President is
as follows :fGot5ra i5tssn 7!f''tj ;':s'E.@t z )
To the President OF the United States
In pursuance OF your request that several
OF the undersigned should proceed to New
Orleans and there witness the canvass by
the Returning Board OF the Stateof Lotiisi-
ana OF the votes cast in that State for eIec-
tors of President and Yiee-President OF the
United States, we have performed that duty
and now, most respectfully report !
'ETken follows an immense mass Of matter,
the character Of which may be judged from
the conclusion j 80 1tas -. -
5i'slf political success shall be attained by
such violent and terrible means as were re
sorted o1in many parishes of Louisiana
complaint should not be made il the votes
thus obtained are denounced by judicial
tribunals and all honestmen rs illegal and
yoiG.
"Signed: John Sherman, OF Ohio; e. w.
Stoughton, Of New York; j. II. Van Allen,
". " Z Garfield. of Ohio; Cortland Parker, OF
New Jersey; W. D. Kelly, OF Pennsylvania;
Sidney Clark and j. c. Wilson, of Kansas"
-, cp r1c q ,I.e1,s ~ w.sHySaTos
hh DA'oe - .,,,rsTrpn,v. ]
- WAsHINGToN, December g.The Demo
cratic caucus resumed Its session, for two
hours this evening. Inthe g course of q gen, en-,
erai interchange OF views seYeiil