The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-23

The House refused to second the pre-
yious Question-ayeS, 70; nays, 9l.
Mr.. Goode said he sympathized with
the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Maine, but he considered it oper
to constitutional objection, that itwould
have the same effect as an impeachment
in so far as the penalty was removal from
office. -,
Mr.. Blaine suggested that he would
modify his amendment.
Mr., Goode remarked that no PROPOSE
ton to modify the amendment had been
made until after his criticism on II, AS
this was an important bill intended to
apply remedy
TO A MOST FLAGRANT OUTRAGE,
the gentleman from Maine ought
not 10 be allowed to cucumber it with
grave constitutional difficulties. As the
Gentleman from Maine had thought
proper to go into his Goods district,
he would tell him that at the Norfolk
Navy Yard no man could get any en-
ployment without recommendation
from the Republican Executive Commit.
tee. As to his colleague, so.called, (Sto'
weIl), that gentleman hailed from what
was called
TIE BLACK DISTRICT
Of Virginia, where there were not enough
white Republicans to furnish judges who
could read and write. The election judges
had therefore been Democrats, and he
asked whether those Democratic judges
we're not exceedingly fair and honest in
returning to Congress the gentleman
from Vermont-he begged pardon, the
gentleman from Virginia. Laughter
There had not been single
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATE.
in the Legislature from the eleven coun-
ties in that district until recently, when a
friend and partisan Of his colleague
(StowelD, an American citizenof African
descent, named RufFn as expelled from
the House Of Delegates for petty larceny
and an honest Democrat elected in his
stead.
Mr.. Hoar asked Goode under whose
training it was that the colored people ol
that district were unable to read and
write.
Goode replied that the gentleman from
Massachusetts, was trying to bring up the
ghos. Of slavery, but he did not intend &c
discuss those issues with him. They were
dead, and
THEY BELONGED TO THE DEADPAsT,
in the words Of the provcrb; "Surely in
vain the net is spread in the sight OF any
bird"
Mr.. Harris, of Virginia repelled what
seemed to be reflection by Mr.. Blaine
on the legislation Of Virginia, which pro-
vides for dispossing Of an excess OF bal
lots when found in the ballot box. He
went to show that the Code Of Virginia
in which the legislation is found, was e.
tablished by Republicans at time when
the Democratic people Of the State were
deprived Of political rights.
cox RUsHEs INTO THE FRAY.
Mr.. Cox, who had been occupying the
Speakers chair, came down TO the floor,
and rushed into the fray, striking first at
Blaine, whom he accused Of shedding
crocodile tears over this subject, then
mining his shafts OF ridicule at the Cali.
fornia member page; and exhibiting
what he called "tape-worm" ballot that
was used by the employees at Mare Island
Navy Yard to compel them to vote the
Republican ticket, and showing generally
that one political party was about as bad
as the other in regard TO these election
frauds.
The debate was further continued by
Luttrell, Caulfeld and Southard. Fl
nally the House proceeded to vote on the
bill and the various amendments.
A vote was first taken on Townscnd's 3
amendment, providing that the expendi'
lures for election purposes allowed by
the law OF any State should not be con-
strued as being affected by this act. Re
jected.
The next amendment in order was
Blain's amendment including Senators
Representatives and delegates in Con.
gress in the provisions Of the bill.
Mr.. Blaine called for yeas and nays
and the amendment was agreed to, yeas
l2S. nays sS:
Mr.. Hoar's amendment, that moth
ing in the bill should prevent volunta'
~ contribution for the purpose OF circu
lating documents for the purpose .oi
giving information, was next voted or
and rejected, yeas 81, nays 100.
The next vote was on Blaine's amend.
ment to the substitute offered by Brown
OF Kentucky, (being the same amendment
as offered by Blaine to the original bill
and adopted the amendment was now
rejected, yeas l02, nays lO7.
The next vote was on an amendment Of
fered by Goode to Browns substitute
making il n misdemeanor for any person
TO use force, duress, menace, violence, OF
bribery, to influence the election OF q
President, Vice President, Senator. Rep
resentatiye or delegate. in Congress
Adopted, yeas 2l2, naysS,
The next vote was on an amendment
offered by Reagan as substitute for the
first section OF Browns substitute making
il unlawful for any officer, postmaster,
clerk or employee OF the United States
or for any Senator or member Of Congress,
to solicit, ask, receive or accept any gift
for any election purposes. Rejected.
The next vote was on Browns snbstiD
tute. The first section is, that no officer
or employe Of the government shall re-
quire or request to give to or receive
from any other officer or employe, d.
rectly or indirectly, any money or pro
perty,or other thing Of value, for politicaI
purposes, and any such officer or en-
ploye who shall offend against this provi
sion Of the act shall at once be dismissed
from the service OF the United States, ant
also be deemed guilty of high mis-
demeanor, and in connection thereof be
fined not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000 and imprisoned not more than one
year, at the discretion Of the Judge try
ing the case.
The second section is the amendment
offered by Goode and adopted,
The third section gives to United States
District Courts the jurisdiction of the
offences created by tho act.
The substitute was agreed to without
the yeas and nays, and the bill as thus
amended was passed--yeas l7S, nayss,
Adjourned.
SENATE.
BILLS INTRODUCED.