New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-15
XLIvrH CONGREss-2D SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

UUMOR-THE PAY OF POST-0FFiCE CLERKS AMI
CARRIERS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Dec Il, 1875.
The chaplain, in his opening prayer thls
morning. invoked the Divine blessing upon the commit
tees OF Congress now conducting the investigations In
certain Southern States and prayed that they might as
certain the whole truth which is 80 vital to the hono
aud welfare OF this great people l.. - ~ o,,r,ca t,on
from The secretary OF the INTERIOR closng report OF
fine Committee on Indian Affairs In answer 10 tne oe
ate resolution OF the sh nst n Teg sra 70 , f trraty
reservation to the Indian Territory or'ered u NC
Mt DAVIS Dem. W. Val gave notice that Thurs
day next after the expiration OF the morning hou ne
would ask that the ordinary BUSINESS , es re- me
DRY of Mr. A. T. CapeFton' Late senator no" "e'' VIZ
ginia ,o,.,,.
Mr. SHERMAN REP Ohio called up the Senate reso-
luton to print $50 extra copies OF the message OF the
President and accompanying documents, In regard 10
tho recent election in Louisiana for the use OF the Senate
Mr. THURMAN Dem., Ohio moved to amend the resO
luton that there should be printed and stitched OF
bound with the said message and documents the memo
rial of Messrs. BOgy, Stevenson, ana MeD0hdld, en-
braeng the report OF the Democratic committee when
witnessed the count by the Returning B0arl IN Losan
He sand II the testimony taken by the Democratic COM
mItee here Inc would ask TO have it made part OF
the volume. He had been informed that the testimony
not here. because it was required before the IVes
fer that the printing OF this document DC postponed uh
that testimony should reach this city.
gentleman who represented the DemOctatic party IN
Louisiana to be printed with public document without
making a brief reply He sorry the signers Of the
paper presen BY the Senator from Missouri DIR Bogy
known the report Of the Democratic commute, ld
ROT consider the question OF ntimdatiOn they evaded
that question entirely. Mr.. Sherman then read ON
Democratic committee had taken very narrow view OF
the law If their construction OF the law was true ucte
% no uoyisOp OF Law In Louisiana for the election Of
any officer in that state He denied that tue law OF ls2
repealed election law OF 1870 as claln'u Dy tne
pha the mode of conducting elecllOns upon lAIs
point the Democratic committee nad wasted aDOuI
column of their report The objection raised by the
committee that the vacancy ON tine DoaTd was no!
filled by the appointment OF a Democrat he argued
that the question OF filing the vacancy was one OF pro
priety but such vacancy did not affect the legal status
OF the board He would not say whether the vacancy
sbonld have been filled or not Had he been member Of
the Returning ard he would have been Ia favor OF a
pointing ANY Democrat VINO coula De ,0nla ao WI
committee also found fault because tho whole
clerical force of the board was Republican lie
know Of law requiring the board 10 employ DenOI
cratic clerks The House Of Representative hd turned
out every clerk and cmploye OF ms ONT oheia % 20
ltcal faith but Republicans dld not cOinpiatnit
sherman referred to the charge that the aetdyits
of the supervisors of election In Louisiana as 10 htlm
as the laws of the STATE required. He quoted az leESth
from the report made by the Republican committee, OF
which he was member anu 'ilhicu tI.at VIC az" IN
dayits were properly made by the Supervisors. IN
n parishes there intimidation, ana as 70 the
extent OF II these gentlemen OF tue Demo
cratic committees dared not commit themselves
He lr shermanj was willing TO stand NOT ohf before
the senate, bat before the people OF tne UhJGu S'a.
and maintain that there was intimidation III Louisiana
la which changed tue result O
tion. There was murder riot whipping anu ylOieh0S ~
the ORGANIZED rife CluOs OF tho Democratic PARTY Inc
members OF the Senate as Senators ahu men, ought 70
keep their minds cool and deliberate 10 utClat the qcS-
lions now pending The electoral vote Qi three OF Tour
states was m dispute AS to SCUM SagHn ne ogiosso
that conceded by all that the eeetOidl VOC was
Messrs RANDOLPH and WRITER'S denied that there
Mr. siIEKaAN Tesumng, said the vote OF Florida and
Louisiana was In dispute. As 70 Oregon, nc 9id not
think that ease would rise dignity Of dispute.
lie believed tHe Democratic candidate hluseh NOuIu
scorn hold the Office OF President III pursuance oil such
Mr.. THURMAN argued that the document which it
was proposed print presented but one side OF the case
When htl sides Should be before the Senate another
picture would he presented. He was surprised AZ TIE
remarks OF mis- colleague (Ar. SAernan anP he VAS dis
posed 20 answer Of them now bG the matter would
b. before thO 81 nate again. lie ptOpe OF tue country
would thai there was another worn CHUNG III ION
BESIDES intimidation; - there was such word rs eN-
aggeTation" He gsed that there should DC time 70
saminc both sides vi this matter lie moved that tAe
hrIhct consideration the subject be postponed TIL to-
Mr. ANTHONY rep, r. ~ said it would be con
yeuiece to the prlungOilCe II this docum n could ne
printed nov The speeches ON Louisiana c"u!I De maie
NJ any time. IA. document could De printed now
al tilan II such printing were postponed.
NJ IHuRAiAN sad inc cost OF TINS printing was
small matter compared with having proper case be
foro the people Early IN the session II was asked
chat number OF extra copies Oi TINS Onssiuel uoyu-
lncul be printed without waiting Tor the Othol siuo
Why IT'S passage IN such haste should De asAeu Nc could
not understand, uu!ess 1t was TO manufacture puDe
tNr shrrluaul ntd spoken of tue report OF the Demo
cratic coEn.ltce az partisan; II cy n AZ l,
he Air thurman saed 10 see IT. Ills coHeasGe, even
though lac Was senator OF .hS U,Gu S'tta pc
than any utntr gentleman on either OF the committees
Inc President, ~ sending eoIlylse tnuLe, i
outside O lis official duty aud the committee sent by
Mr. EDMLNDs said that the President had right to
ASA any gentleman 90 To State 10 obtain Information
'O Mr. r''' TuURMAN-Oh yes! He might write a letter
asking 10 10 10 witness the DO"ng up Oi Hell
Resutiin his argument Mr. THURMAN said that the
pr,u sending his committee 10 NeM-Ofitane,
select tue from ONO, his colleague, MI Snei-
mIu and three gentlemen who are members OF the
use of REPRESENTATIVES,; therefore there cham
piuu IN senate 10 present the Presidents SIDE OF tue
case and be supposed, three champions In the House
lie Nm TLurnuJ said no would be glad 10 see his old
Il lend Judge ITuhbu occupy ing seat upon tue HOOr
to-day aud hear his reply to the statement just made
Mr. Thurman he requested To- 20 TO NewOreans
by somebody; but lac could not, Tor me HE OF I see
what business lac had there, ana o dd NOT CO. vi those
Senators ON the Democratic side who weut To- New
Orleans Of them attended session Oh the kctu
- Sli SHERMAN said that there were Senator's and
kepresenlatyes New-Orleans belonging To bOth par
Air THURMAN said that there was no question but
that there Democrats in Louisiana ana tha there
md been moro Democrats than Republicans IN that state
years past lie argued mat " was the uuly OF
tlc Returning Board To i'll the vacancy existing IN that
boarl but 1t was filed because the board Intended
that Democratic eye should see or DeinOclalc ear
hear proceedings when II came 10 the inal issue Inc
action 81 this Returning board 50 ihiJ'oS partisan I
unfair, must be bUlstercd by MS cO'cague. Inc
American people, no said, would not take the assertion
OF any man, no matter now heh us sthIs, tnaV 'Hs
thing WA, fair They would demand all OF tue ilctS. lie
10 the NlaNlts VI vi
lion as to intimidation and argued that they were not
made within the time prescribed by law, nut were made
after the election in NcwOTeans, to count out Tuden
and count ia Hayes to count out Nichols anu count IN
Packard. o
Mr. WEST uIep., L) said that In the election OF 1872,
the whole machinery of election was IN the hands
OF Democrats and the Returning Board composed en-
tircy OF Democrats parish after parish was thrown out
without oven affidavit or protest ron supervisor
They thrown ont upon Hildaylts mAuC III mo Clty
of New Orleans 10 days after the election That II mat
Tea ed not what the Returning Board OF to-day d, II had
abundant precedent In the acts OF us Democratic Pieue-
denied that the act Of the Louisiana Legs
aurc OF 1872 repealed the Election law on 1870 ana
said that the o 1872 10 provide Tor the purity or
elections, and tat is would have been an absrdty TO
MS law 10 nrISnrXe the pnrit VI elections and NJ the