Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-14
RORTE-NOURTR CONGRESS.

RORTE-NOURLR CONGRESS.
MONDAY, August IA.
| SENATE-4r. Spencer introduced Q con-
current resolution providing for o select
committee OF three members OF each House
TO prepare suitable form OF government for
| the District OF Columbia, with leave to sit
during the recess and employ the necessary
| clerical force-one half OF the expense to be
| paid from the contingent fund OF each House.
On moson Of Mr. co. the
| providing for the sale OF saline lands was
taken up, amended, and passed.
on motion OF MI; Edmunds, the Senate
ment In relation to schools.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen addressed the Senate
House resolution He said the House amend
mt Mt failed TO prescribe, rs required by the
constitution, In what manner the smend-
ment should be ratified by the states. whether
by their legislatures or by convention, and
had this amendment been ratided by the
legislatures 10 would have been invalid. He
was not framed as to be effective, while the
Senate amendment would reach the object
sought The House resolution prohioitei
the appropriation OF money TO religious sects.
sects.
The moi ming hour having expired, the
resolution went over, and the Senate re-
sumed the consideration OF the unfinished
business of Saturday-the Hawaiian treaty
bill
Mr.. Norwood. who was on the floor when
the Senate adjourned Saturday night, con-
tined his remarks. He said that there was
nothing in the bill that prohibited the sale
the principal arguments In favor OF the bill
was set aside. When the islands were dis
covered by Captain Cook, nearly q century
ago, the population was about 400 900, and
1t Is now but 40, 0O0-and the friends OF the
bill argue from this continued decrease of
population which would promote annexs-
the decrease during the fourteen years OF the
treaty the population would not be reduced
70 % s &C. And they would have TO wait
be acquired. But the population would
not decrease, there were circumstances At
Work that world cause an increase OF the
native population, and cause the hope OF
annexation TO Gle out.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
House met at 10 o'clock, with not more than
nfty mt mbe1 present, and hence every thing
had TO proces by unanimous consent, and
objection was made TO takiug up number
Of bills.
On motion of Mr. Rsndau. the 18th and
nth joint rules, which prohibit the trans
mission of bills between the two Houses
during the last three days Of the session,
Mr. Cook, (Ga) from Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs, reported back Dill TO provide
for the settlement with certain railroad COM
Mr.. Atkins (Tenn.) Offered q resolution,
which was agreed to, to pay the pages their
full months salary for the month OF August.
On motion OF Mr.. Packer, (Pa.,) the House
took up nd passed the Senate bill author
iZtDg the Secretary Of the Treasury to use
the surplus OF certain moneys heretofore ap-
propristed for a public building at Harris
Mr.. Cox IN. " asked leave to offer reso-
luton directing the Committee on Foreign
s. consul general at Frankfort on the. Maine
And of the u. =. minister to the German en-
pire, in refusing to transmit the address OF
tne d zen, a assoclation OF Frankfort, In
dep ndence, and to report At the next session.
Messrs. Conger and Kasson objected.
On motion OF Mr.. McMahon, (Ohio,) the
print additional copies OF the proceedings in
the impeachment OF Gen. Belknap.
The regular order having been demsnded,
the House resumed the consideration of tue
motion Of Mr.. Hale to reconsider the vote
whereby the Presidents message on the sun
dry civil bill was referred to the Committee
Mr.. Singleton MISSY said 1t was no plea
sure to him to enter upon the discussion of
these questions. and be held his peace 30
long as the charges affecting bis state were
vague end lacked paternity. But Of late
these charges have assumed Importance, be.
cause they have been made Ia high places
and By distinguished gentlemen In this
House and some Others. The charge was
general OF fraud, Intimidation, and violence
by which the republicans were deprived OF
denied In the first place that there was any
fraud In the election OF 1875. The charge was
based upon the fact that last year repub-
democratic majority Of over 80, 600 But how
could that be an evidence Of fraud? These
political revolution and changes were gene
to say IL was evidence OF fraud. What was
1t that In 1910 thew the democrats out of
power and made Gen. Harrison President?
lor President almost unanimously? WHAT
was II that In 1874 made complete
revolution and turned the republican
What was meant by the political revo
luton In Alabama last week? All these
things were brought about because the peo-
these changes evidences Of frsudP Are the
people Of Mississippi to be charged with
fraud and 90. fuption because they had
OF government? Has it come to this, that
because the people get tired OF unworthy
rulers they must be charged with fraud and
not difsTent nom he people Of other states Esss
Of the Union, ard If they had not acted as
they did In 1875 they would have been differ
state was governed and controlled BY men
who were not In sympathy with the people;
who had no social status who lived upon
the spells of office; who manipulated the
colored vote to keep them In power. It was
to get rid OF these vampires that the people,
white and black, rose up at the last election
and changed the character of the state gov
eminent.
Mr.. Singleton then proceeded to make q
comparison Of the expenses of the state gov
eminent under democratic rule and under
repub lican rule, and said that the increase
under the latter was one of the prime causes
Of the chapge In 1875. Since the democrats
have come into power there they have ade
reforms and reductions which are acceptable
to the whole people. Referring to the i'm.
peachment OF Governor Ames, Mr.. Singleton
saio that Mr.. Lynch was mistaken In his
remarks on that subject on Saturday. That
impeachment, he said, was endorsed by
many of the leading republicans OF the
state, and In proof Of this he quoted from
George e. Harris, the attorney general OF the
state. and Others, to show that they were dis
satisfied with the course OF Governor Ames.
One Of the causes OF the political revolution
was that many negroes voted for the demo-
cratic candidates, and they did that Without
the least Intimidation, q bad been charEod.
With re3nr0 tn the VfeknburG yfok NJ hin.