National Republican., 1876-06-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
IhS IhSSREAKER-sze-L
RANDALL, HOLMAN and FOSTER conferees on the
part OF the House On the disagreeing votes on
Mr.. LAWRENCE, Of Ohio, gave notice that on
Tuesday he would ask for vote on Q bill to
create sinking fund for the Pacific railroads.
MIR. DUNNELL, Of MINI, reported bill
from the Committee on ComBerce to authorize
the construction Of bridge ACROSS the Wabash
river. Passed.
Mr.. BOONE, Of KY, from the Committee ON
Indian Affairs, asked leave to offer q bill for the
appointment Of a commission to negotiate with
the Sioux Indians for the purchase of their
reservation In Dakota. The bill was ordered to
be printed and recommitted.
On motion Of Mr.. BUCKNER Of Missouri the
the District of Columbia was taken from the
Speakers table and referred to the Committed
on the District of Columbia.
The House then went into
COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE
for general debate ostensibly upon the army sp-
Mr.. TARBOX, of Massachusetts,, made a
speech opposing the grant Of Government aid to
prises, and especially in opposition to the pro-
posed aid to the Texas Pacific road. He argued
quate return for the aid it had given to the con-
structiOn Of the several Pacific roads. The aid
enOulu come from capitalists and InOneye1 men,
and so long as they held aloof the Government
should not embark in the enterprise.
Mr.. HOOKER, Of Miss, said he was aware It
rectIy before the House, but he would avail him
self Of this opportunity to speak of the relation
Of the hte race TO the colored race of the South
He wanted to do this now, in order that the truth
of history might be vindicated. because Q commit
tee Of the Senate was now sitting in the capital Of
ters Of the relations Of the races When the slaves
OF the South were given their freedom, there was
inp these reIstops He nraissssd 81 Proper hs M
authority Of the Senate to pursue the investiga-
tiOn now in progress In Mississippi. There had
been heavy strains upon the Constitution the last
fifteen years, but there never was heavier strain
than when the Senate appointed this committee
and they are new actually inquirng as to the elee
caly asserted in the Constitution that each House
should be the Judge Of the election Of its own
Last fall he had predicted in the State Of Mis-.
sissippi that If any attempt was made to place q
limitation upon the colored vote, 1t would come
Democrats ofthe South. The Republicans would
do this because they found they were losing their
them the ballot they had increased the ratio Of
representation from the South. This prediction
had been slightly verified the moment he took
message recommended the adoption Of an educa-
tional test for voters. The real purpose of the
% S Was 9
Presidents organ here ayOwed the fact that the
object Of that bill was to keep
THE SOUTHERN STATES
within the Republican party.
Mr.. HOOKER then referred to the conduct of the
carpet-baggers in the South, and quoted from
Mr.. Greeley and others TO show that they were
held in detestation- These carpet-baggers had
gone South to foment discord and stir up strife
and they had been placed in position where their
only policy was 10 plunder the States in which
sion Of Northern men generally from the State
Mississippi had q record on that question Of which
1t need not be ashamed. He referred to q large
number OF Northern men VINO had settled In the
State before the war, and who were honored By
the State because they came there with means
added to the material industry and attempted to
build up the waste places, and had not come for
purposes of plunder, as the carpet-baggers had.
Mr.. HOOKER alluded to Governor Ames A.
the State, and who had said in the Taitsd @ Ststss
Senate that Southern men would quarter negroes
II BY that means they could put few more dol
slsnder there was no Senator from Mississippi
70 reply to him, but the slander was refuted BY
MT TsTRHAs Id who PrOPsTy prGGamsd % that
white people and Inc cofored people were begin
ON friendly terms with their old masters. and all
were united now in an effort TO establish
good government During the whole war these
eolored people were subjected to trial such as
had never been presented to any people. But In
all the long war they had stood by the South and
by the people among whom. they had been
no difference between them and their old masters
If they had been left free to act as seemed best.
TO themselves both races in the South would
speedily adjust their difficulties, and an era Of
yeace and good order would be established. He
denied that the atrocities reported as having oc-
CURED at the last election had occurred, and said
that large numbers Of negroes.and white Republi-
cons had voted for the Democratic nominees be-
cause they wanted good order restored If left
to themselves there would be the greatest har-
mony between the races
Mr.. LYNCH's SPEECH
Mr.. LYNCH, of Miss, SAID he wanted to cor
fallen. He recognized the fact that there had
been bad men In the Republican party and
some would attempt to defend all men in the
party. As to the carpet-baggers he recognized
in a great measure the truths of what Mr..
HOOKER had said, but he wanted also to call at
tentiOn TO the fact that the Democrats put these
men in office whenever it suited their purpose to
do So He need only refer to Governor Warmoth,
Of louisiana. The Democrats had denounced
him thief ana q plunderer, and yet as soon as
he went over to the Democratic party he was re-
ceiyed with open arms, and the Democrats were
ready to honor him with the highest office In the
He (Mr. LYNCH could imagine how the chief
mogul of the Democratic party would take War
moth by the hand and say, sIt is true, we have
denounced you as a thief and n plunderer but the
only real crime you committed was In being
Republican and that you have atoned for that
can forgive all minor sins" Laughter
With regard to the charges nf violence, Mr.
LYNCH insisted that there was an orsaai zation In
the State known as the White League; that
was an armed organization, and that its object
was the intimidation Of Republican voters He
was anxious TO elect only good men to ot1ce, but
they could not vote with the Democracy so long
rs that organization countenanced the White
Leagues, whose object is white supremacy by the
pOwer.Of the bullet if not by the ballot.
He wanted to see the day when these preludices
would all be rooted out, but the cOlOred man could
not vote with the Democrats 80 long as that party
was arrayed against their peace ami quiet, and
did not protect them in all their rights. He was
surprised that MIR. HOOKERS love Of party should
have gone so far as to justify his defense Of the
White League. He (hr- LTSCHl appealed TO the
Northern Democrats to aid in the suppression OF
mob violence in the South, and when that was
done there would be peace, harmony and good
will.
Mr.. TEESE. of N. ], discussed the question OF
the admission OF New Mexico, and the House
then, at 4:l5 p. m, took Q recess Till o'clock.