New-York tribune., 1876-12-08
XLIVTH CONGRESS-2D SESSION.


SENATE on oREGoE-BIILs RELATING TO ia,
ELEcfORAJ VOTE.
SENATE WASHINGTON. Dec. z, 1879.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate commu-
nication signed by Carl Schurz and J. b. Herlerson
dated ST. Louis Dec A. praying that constitutional
amendment be submitted TO the various States by which
the counting of the electoral vote for President and Vice
President and declaring the result thereof be conferred
Mr. EDMUNDs CRep., VIZ moved that the comrnunica-
ton be laid on the table, the subject having already besa
reported 10 the Senate. SO ordered
Mr. ANTHONY 0sep., r. l., from the Committee On
Printing TO which referred tho motion 20 print the
IoD sherfnan and otherto the President in regard ~
the late election In louisiana reported III favor OF print
Mr.. sAuISBURY Dem. DELI a member OF the Com
mttee on Printing dsssn sned from the Of the
such matter he honestly Believed that ali these er pa
statements should not be distributed TO the public as @
Mr.. MCDONALD Dcm, Ind) said he was willing to
print all the testimony both sides bearing on the as
election South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida he
sent to the Clerks desk and had read the address OF the
Democratic Committee which attended tue SESSIONS o.
the Tldch electors had majority OF votes IN LOUISIANA
and also from tue preamble OF The report made to the
House of Representatives. by committee OF tlat body
the 23d day Of February 1879 in regard TO elections
Mr. SHERMAN CRep., ohio) in reply to question Of
Mr. Merrimon said there three classes OF testimony
presented with the communication tst oral tesuony
taken before the Returning Board aud the proceedings
Of the board second the statement OF the supervisors
Of Elections and aidavts sworn TO by them trd the
testimony taken according 10 tho laws OF LOUISIANA on
inteFrOgatOries and neutrality-suspicious..
Mr. EATON (Dem. Connl opposed the printing OF the
documents because they were not Drought mere Dy te
action the Proper testimony in regard 20 tho
Late election in south Carolina Florida anu Louisiana
would taken both by the enate and House OF Repre-
scntatiyes and that should be prnted-not TINS partisan
matter 80 ,...
the printing of these papers because ne wanted 70 sup
press e Of any So ~ euI e na Se
tlOn OF only part OF the iacIs ne % ,3 IH me nc
was the third time tnat that board had SET aside the viii
OF the people OF that State Now the matter concerned
Republic, and he (ir Thurmanl wanted to
scrutmze the testimony upon which this ex
The country wanted to know what the secret resolutions
that board were, by which an apparent majority q
for Hayes and Wheeler That was done IL secrecy, and
the worst kind OF secrecy. The vacancy IN the board
preex 1t that the board could agree upon man sot
one OF the $1,000 in Louisiana who voted foi Jidea
were tor tie appointment and two against IT, TheV very
thing its face showed determined pur pose 10 90
wrong. Had there been a Democrat on tnc board he
would have what was done IN secret AL ne ~site
washing in the world could not wipe out or Ide tlls
foresail public opinion and distribute this testimony
bat would 20 to the country stamped win the stigma
of heagB onosldcd statement he protested against tne
publication OF these depOstons i tho name OI TAR pay
lr. MORTON tRep. Ind said the Senate had the SIN,
GUAR spectacle here OF denunctatOn OF the Returning
Board OF Louisiana for fraud while at the same time re-
ssance made to laying before ths country tho sys
deuce upon which tine achOn OF tha5 board was Dased
This free denuncaton OF the Returning Board was l-
fair IL the board acted unfairly, let the Democrats
brug forward their evidence 70 that effect lie was hos
afDad OF the testimony OF the latter.
cratic eomInttee in New-0Fleans declined TO furnish
their testimony to the Republican committees pqt Lad le
been member OF tho DeihocIae ~ hS "Ot
the committee acted fairly Ills colleague ihr sneI.
mani aud comrades went TO NewOeans at the request
OF the PRESIDENT They did ask the Democratic COM
mttee 10 join them IN making report 10 the FrsI1sns
bnt asked that the Democratic testimony De placed IN
a. hat Republican
might make up tie verdict ANA senu u % tnc freslUeu',
who constituted tLe Senator rom Ohlo ldL. ehshal
and his associates IN NeWOrieans the SOe Judges III
NJ NORTON said all Of the ingenuity thot could be
brOugh 10 bear on the other side could not c1ange the
dilemma in whicA the Democrats were paced "LeH tAg
Republican Committee III SeN-OIlgdhs, stI NJ olSa %
10 ay the whole teStmODyCf Of bOh sides before te cOa-
n.y. the Democrats declined TO urnlsn t1at OF tneH s,
and when the kepHbiieans came Forward 70 Paosna P. ~
what they had they asked Dy the DehOcrdS hos "
40 NJ sp SHERMAN defended the action Of the committee
with which he acted and said that the comnitts pre-
sencd every particle OF testimony when tey cOu ga
TbS irid 4, nbtn an on bo sides, could not Do
lie argued that it the testimony now D0OIe tIe
scnaie that the decision OF the Returning Board "'
Nr. THURMAN said it was upon one side of the case
that the Returning Board reno Ied lts docislO HAH
yorse,I popular majority OF 1000 Where asked ne
tbc s6atuie which authorized the committee Hnch VIZ
fed New-Orcsus 20 report TO the ITeS0enst lHo IS
Iors mi thai committee were not public Oincers II ty
,, tbe President invited Dut members OI h' 9"l
m rty 10 serve tho committee Inc atIcnpt ~ Fe'
,ir Sy.r,c,ts of oiice on thus thing viii not do.
t nf iSe ConstsUti0n or tae United Stass required
tc don't of tn0 United States 10 tan1nh 10 Col-
yress from time 10 tiTno, Information feg d!hR te ss
0f the Union He comma nded 10 Pef-vil 'ia' "''
Mr. WIYTE Gjem Nal said IL il were possible tgr
tho Testimony 10 be wiunOwcd by s0re imp5i ai hal
ana the a9af separated iTOm she real gram ho @Oaa
Lnye no objection 10 printing 10. Ihe pOctsliSs Vi so
Returning BOard anu the statements OF te super ,
mt b.. printed he could not cons, NJ 70 tuc luat
In = of An tnese dep0SItiJus. In this very bu dung u
def he examination Of the Committee on fIlftses
Elections aud under the conduct Of the former sIaO
nom WISCONSIN Mr. CarpcntcrI the revelation hl eta
male 90 the country tst atiidaYit mil eAtea ~
bshs lie facn quoted fc0In the testimony Lleodoe
Jacque before the Carpcn Coahttte 20 'e IN
he manufactured over l,3UO aio1Ils I'D boulSisH" -
1872, 3nJ, TesumiDg his Argument sSld naaiy T "a
dyposOns presented 10 the Scllte HeIc Aol s.s.t
htti ,u,rpIy had marks upOn them. Tine senate lepWF
atea Pncnbaek because tho Legislature which sent LIN
hcls wa, al uuawiui QUO. T.is Returning board - sS
cr, atuIe the same Legislature WINCH V4oe'.u i'
back. -. $780,. 80, .,,,,.,, n,
-ecn tue testimony nov before the senate aAu .Ia' "a
Is72. IL did not follow that the WRolt Ste " a. p %
up Of pcIjnea Vac! tc ahda'ls n. o tbe he senate
cratic parry Should 20 70 WORK VI ioalsl', .V snti
would see InaOAln0 aihdlElts Ihey were os @ 49, f' 6e
fUrlls aud were distributed throughout IAe o'"S "
svyoru 10 bv auy one they could get.
MI BAYARD CDem., Dell said 1t was ususl 70 pfns
documents sent To She selsS " tiio ,ca
papers not Ohtal and cii noe pletenG 20 " % -
Tbpv were net accompanied by any reeOnlbenoAIOa~ "a
to President c'ng Tor tho aonS 81 IoiIss; ,,s ~ =. Ss
position the senate VAS no" plaee1 teIe tt'tS I ~ ~ ~
Shuiling, Dut every Senator must Sahd On Ae EV-~
-" THE OREGON CASE.
Mr. SARGENT (Rep., Cali saia the Senate had been
told tllrr. must be shutng, party trick IN tas
Presidential matter that tho people would not toeale
any sneh thing. He c0nWued IN these statements nc
then referred the action Of the Governor Of OregOa
issuing certificate electOrship % CrOnn GU 9ccOuns
az tne ALLEGED incligblity of MaSs ANA snd tadt 70
people OF the Stale OF Oregon had bjen ieiraleu 80
iniliwsnt whtcn they gave boy tnls aetiOh OF Wv
Governor. Tnis pnrtisan trica n was HAulhhsi
Nr. Sargent then quoted ironl the laws OF OesSA,sT
nrgIeG that under the law OF that State "A Fs.su
OccHgr ed from any c3use, whether rehsDlty OF yL
wise tho other electors authOTZcd ~ MI Fue V
cgncI He also quoted from the decision % Ae Aes
Court OF Appeals tie effect ;Ia. person rectYih-
minority oI VOges cast at election could n9t o. eo
sioere,i elected accont OF the neslDht@ OF Auo5
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