Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-08

The reckless and INSCRIPTIONS partisan
ship which animates the majority OF Mr..
Tilden's House, was strikingly shown IN the
first bali-hour Of the session. Immediately
after the Ioll had been called. Mr.. Holman
moved to proceed to the election OF speaker.
Mr.. Banks raised the point that the name
of the Colorado Representative should De
first placed on the roll, so that he might
participate in the election Of Speaker, and
to that end he sent up to the chair the ere
dentials OF the new member. Mr. Holman
and other Democrats objected. The MAORI
ty used their numerical power, and so pro
ceeded to elect Speaker without admitting
the member from the new State. NO
decent pIetence Of excuse was offered ior
this arbitrary act. Colorado has been voted
into the Union by Congress, has compiieu
with all the legal requirements, las oeeh
proclaimed a State by the President ana
never, until this crisis arose, did the Demo-
Gratis even think of contesting Its Stateshlp'
In the Senate the Colorado Senators were
seated without even protest from tne
Democrats. Tie democratic party in Colo
RADIO took part in the Presidential election IN
that State, and the Democrats all over the
Union for while claimed that Colofauo
had gone Democratic Had such been the
result no one supposes that the majority oil
the House Of Representatives would have
raised question as to the right OF the state
to representation in Congress, or IN the
electoral vote The new South Carolina
member was also refused seat his case
being sent to the Committee on Elections,
notwithstanding his majority OF seven thou
sand was undi-puted. This action of the
Confederate house f5reshadows the desperate
fight which Tllden proposes to make against
the inauguration Of President Hayes.
Tue FIVE eminent Democrats who have
been witnessing the count in Louisiana,
have taken it upon them, in an address to
the people Of the United States, to announce
that Mr.. Ti'jen has carried Louisiana. That
however i- # little consequence. 1t hap
pens To Be- the Returning Board Of that
State. and got tine Democratic witnesses,
who Will announce the real result. The
committee also say
"lrogu laIitiCs have been committed in
some Instances by the Oihcers conducting the
elections and in making returns, but they
are about a. much on one side As the other
and as 10 intimidation and violence, or other
illegal acl rreventlnga free and fair election,
there Is evidence on both sides, but not of
such character as 10 effect the general result.
In most Instances the acts OF violence pro-
cecied from mere lawlessness, as in the case
Of Henry and Eliza Pinkston, and had 70
connection with politics.
"AioH as much on one side as on the
other. Is not putting it very strong for the
Democratic side but it is a great deal
stro- ger than the facts seem to warrant. A
New Orleans deSpatch to the New York
Times says
This morning nearly hundred witness
Is arrived IN New Orleans from the districts
in question. The spectacle which many OF
them present, Is horTiiying -sickening be-
yord all description. Their appearance re
calls tie most terrible stories of the Spanish
irqui>ition Dozens OF them are covered
from head 70 foot with sores and wells pro-
dgccd by rhips and clubs in the hands Of
Democratic r.flans, others are sick and dy
ma ~. rrYfrrrdG and aarh Tolls