Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-23
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Closing Proceedings YESTERDAY.


sENATE.-Ar,er our report closed
ihe electoral college bill being under CON-
slderstion. The amendments 81 Mr. John
ston and Mr.. Cooper were rejected and Mr.
MaXey moved an amendment that In t,le
even, oil the Houses failing 10 agree as TO
sldlig officer Of the Senate shall decide
which return shall be counted. After ex-
ayes ]. nays 3s.
Pending further discussion. the Senate. on
motion of Mr. Edmunds, went into executive
session, and then adjourned.
The BILL stopPtDx Political Assess
meuta-
HOUSE.-After our report closed
Mr. Blaine continued his remarks on the
political assessment bill. He proceeded 10
read from the testimony OF Cornelius Wen.
dell, In which be stated that he had agreed 10
lay - per cent. OF the gross amount OF
the printing bills for party purposes, and
that President Buchanan was a party 20 the
arrangement, although he was not aware
that he knew the amount 10 be paid. This
case. said Mr.. Blaine, bore a striking reBem.
blance To a case that had recently COavu lSed
the House, and of which they would probaoly
hear more.
Mir Blaine then demanded the previous
question on the bill and amendments. but
tie House by party votes 20 g7-reflsed
20 sustain the demand.
MIR. Goode then proceeded 20 address the
House in reply TO Mr.. Blaine, and charged
the grossest corruption In the msusgem 'ut
OF the Portsmouth navy yard. In reply To
from what is known az the black district
aid the reason why there were ali democr AZ
ic juo ges OF election as he cause there were
rot enough republicans who could read aud
write 10 make judges Of
Mr.. Cox said there had been a gOOi deal of
unnecessary discussion. since both parties
we're anxious TO secure the purity OF cleo
lions. Who were responsible for the frauds
in the south since reconstruction the records
of The House would show. He charged that
the republican party was responsible for the
m ha fra nrs fnsaF,
laid that when he was In California ne OBJ
tained two tickets, which were used In the
district of Mr.. Page, which were 10 be put
Into the hands OF the navy yard employees.
He had attended the Greeley convention in
Baltimore, and some republican had stolen
bis pocketoook with the tickets. Some one
had, however, furnished him two more. He
said he wanted these tickets 20 60 into the
record along with the Virginia tickets shown
by Mr.. Blaine. III the reporters could get
any ype small enough, he wanted them 10
be fac SinUie. These tickets were, ne said
used TO coerce the workingmen. and their
use was worse than the employment OF the
military at the polls.
Mr.. Caulfield said that since the debate OF
yesterday he had receiy ed from a repub lican
clerk a circular with an envelope for reply,
on which was printed the name of the post
master at Washington. He sent the circular
up which is In the usual form of the national
executive republican committee, calling for
SIP, 10 be used In the Presidential campaign.
After further debate, Mr.. Csulfeld de-
manded the previous question, which was
| seconded.
The amendment proposed by Mr. Town
ser Pa excepting state laws from the ope-
| rations of this law, was rejected.
| On The amendment proposed by Mr.. Blaine
| the yeas and nays were demanded, and IL
was aoOpted-yeas lbs, nays s..
| Mr.. Hoar's amendment, providing that
nothing herein contained shall he construed
| 10 prevent voluntary contri buttons for cir
culating documents, or for procuring public
| idresses for the purpose OF giving informa-
| tIoA on questions OF public interest, was re-
| jected-yeas 81, nays 1l9.
| An amendment proposed by Mr.. GOode
| (Na. imposing fine of not less than $500 or
! more than =, 600 and Imprisonment for not
more than one year, for the use of force or
| duress, or by threats OF life, limb, person, or
bribery, TO secure the election of President,
| Vice President, Senator, Representative, or
| Delegate in Congress, or the appointment of
himself or any other person TO any Office or
post OF honor, or emolument under the gov
ernment, was adopted.
The yeas and nays were again ordered on
| the amendment proposed by Mr.. Blaine TO
the substitute 10 the bill Offered by Mr.
Brown, the amendment being Identical with
| that previously offered TO the bill aud
| adopted. The amendment was rejected,
| yeas l02, nays l07.
| Mr.. Hoar's amendment, rejected as an
| amendment to the bill, was also rejected as
| an amendment TO the substitute.
| The yeas and nays were ordered on the
| fered as an amendment to the ruh .IituJe.
and 4 was a opted, yeas PIP, nays ., the neg
| alive vote being Messrs. Bradford aud
| Walsh. The substitute for the bill as
amended was then adopted. The bill was
then passed, yeas 173, nayss.