Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-10
FORIY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Closing Proceedings yesterday.
sENATE-Arter our report closai-

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| No American citizen but must feel the Busb
| of shame at the comments of the foreign
| press on the whisky frauds. Standing now
| in the shadow of that recent terrible expo
| sure, which all must feel 10 be a national cal
| amiiy and disgrace, with the public gazettes
filled with revelations of the rings which
fatten and foster around us-the Washington
city ring, the nasty, dirty. filthy whisky
ring-t Is time to begin reformation. This
wave OF corruption rushing over every de
partment OF the govern ment and breaking at
the very doors OF the Executive Mansion
cannot we drop party feuds; cannot we unite
to rescue the government from that which is
destroying III. and place 10 on the basis of q
substan tial and enduring reform?
MI Morton SAID that most of the corrup.
tion and abuse which prevailed had been
ascrlbed, and probably justly, TO the civil
war Those, therefore, who were the cause
OF the war were the cause OF the abuses
There were bad and good men In all parties
and the charge that the bad men We're con
hned to the party in power he repUdiatei
with contempt
Mr.. Gordon said he could not bear the CON-
tempt OF the Senator. and he must therefore
corrupt his assumption. What he did saw
was that corruption would exist with any
party that maintained such q system.
Mr.. Morton said that the Senator init.
mated that the democratic party was com
ing INTO power. and then the taxes would be
collected. Well, we are all pretty well &C.
quainted with the democratic party. We
know ii IN every city. town and county in
ibe country, and we cannot say that IL is any
better than any other party; IL Is a good deal
for us TO say that IL is as good a. any other
party. lLaughter.l For the four years sue
cc.dlng 1865 this COVE. nment was substan-
Tally In the hands of the democratic party.
Let us see how they collected the WHISKY
tax. In t66 there was collected S.SS Dos OOO;
IN 1867, SSS 5i2 co., and in 1868, S2S 655 600 and
Ihe tsX was then - per gallon. Now under
republican administration, there was col
lected in 1870, S52 600 600; in 1871 rs O90 0ol:
IN lS.2 So eco coo; i'm 1873 SO O00 &C., in 1874
SO coo, and i'm 1875, S52 OOO. OtO and with
The tax one-half of what it was under the
JOhLson administration. He then COM
m9nted on The corruption under democratic
RUE, and said the Georgia state treasurer
was now defaulter to the amount OF $500 600
he then accused Mr. Gordon of monsrchial
tendencies in advocating the system of life
CIEces. Did not the Senator know that hts
party would never support such a PROPOSE
ton as this? Every Que knew the purpo-e
ia making TINS movement at this time. The
senator had spoken OF the recent terrible
shadow. He (Mr Morton) did Lot care TO
comment on this subject now. because he
might be called upon to act as Judge; but
be would say that that appointment
(Belknaps) came as near being "A nom
partisan one as was possible, on account
of his (Be!kDap's) democratic surroundings
Mr. Morton then read a number of extracts
rom The late speech OF Senator Gordon at At
lanta, including personal allusion to Mr..
Morton, who was described as always ",yag-
ging his tongue" He (Mr. Morton) also seat
10 the Clerk TO be read extracts from the
speech of Mr.. Toomhs, 10 the effect that the
new constitution of Georgia would put the
Niger where he would never be heard OF az
forwards, and also Mr.. Toombs' declaration
mar the election had been carried by intimi-
cation and bribery; that he Mr.. TOOmbsl
| had participated in il, and would do il again
| Here one of the most distinguished demo.
| Gratis OF Georgia confessed TO carrying an
election by bribery ana intimidation. The
report shows that the statements OF Mr..
| Toombs were cheered To the utmost The
Senator from Georgia bad passed this all by
| IN silence. While the Senator is turning his
attention TO WHISKY frauds he might also
give the benetit OF his intellect To the election
| frauds. AS be wants life officers 10 prevent
OIL. k.awr
elections, so as to prevent bribery ard cor
ruption at elections. The Senator (Mr. Cor.
| dom complained that the republican party
| was tyIaEical party. This was not true; IL
| was :Host merciful party. and his friend
| hr, Gordon) was living monument OF the
| mercy of the party.
MI. sherman said the speech Of the SenatO Or
nom Georgia was manitestiy made for party
purposes.
Mr.. Gordon sent TO the desk to be read the
resolutions passed by the Georgia legislature
affirming the rights of the colOrei people an
der the constitution amt the laws.
Mr.. Morton Sid the resolutions were en-
nreiy silent as to the allegations of Mr..
Toofnbs OF bribery and Intimidation In the
STATE OF GEORGE, and that he (roombs) was a
party tolt.
Mr.. GorGon said he did not doubt that Mr..
Ioombs had given money, and he did not
doubt that the Senator (Mr. Mort0n) had
given money at every election in Indiana.
Applause
Mr.. Morton said he had never paid money
To buy votes, which Mr.. TOombs said he hal
done. Did the Senator deny that the election
in Georgia had been carried by bribery and
intimidation?
Mr.. Gordon said he did deny IL. He did
not know what MI. Toombs' personal expe-
rience was, but he did know that colored
bafges on their lappelS.
Mr. Morton SAID he believed what Mr..
ToOmbs had said. Robert Toombs was the
most distinguished and the most popular
democrat in Georgia, anG when he made the
allegation as u the bribery and intimidation
he was applauded.
Mr.. Edmunds said he rose not TO make a
speech, but to deny that the people OF the
north or the republican party in either House
had In any manner stirred up sectional nos
tillty. On the contrary, their endeavor had
beea merely to enforce constitutional Ideas
in lawful was. In every step ia that direc-
ton they lad been and were to- day resisted
by the democratic party. 1t was conflict
OF IDEAS that made all the commission and
strife one set OF ideas must be right and
the other wrong, and the contest must go on
until the right prevails
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the Senate
went into executive session, and then ad-
journed.
HOUSE.-Aftero our report closed
The house went into Committee of the
Whole on the Hawaiian treaty, NJ. Saylor
(OhlO) in the chair. The treaty was discussed
by Messrs Luttrell, Leavenworth, Page,
and Dunno II, and the committee, without
concluding the discussion, rose.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
MI Lewis, (Ala..) introduced the follow
lDg resolution, which was adopted:
Whereas, on the ith of March, 1875. Charles
Hays. member OF Congress, did nominate
Guy Beardsley as candidate for Pdmission
10 the Military Academy at West Point,
ia lsely certifying that be had been resident
OF said district for two years; and whereas il
is currently reported that the mother OF said
BeardSley paid TO the said Hays the sum of
S3,Cc0 for the nomination of her son; and
whereas il is due 10 said Hays that these
charges be inves tigated therefore
ReSCtuod, That the matter be referred To the
IL nm fars ffrrlF
that they be given power TO send for persons
and Iapers.
HOUSE PRIVILEGES.
Mr.. Tucker (Va.) offered a resolution recit-
Ing that a question of privilege o. members
of the House in relation to obedience TO or
GERS of the courts, and declaring that the
House has primary and exclusive jurisdic-
ton in such cases, and that no witnesses or
documentary evidence can be demanded by
the courts, or be released from the custody
the House; and that when Ii shall appear
from the order OF court or a judge thereof,
or the statement of any officer of the law,
that the possession of witnesses or docu men
tary evidence is required TO further the ends