The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-21
FORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
FORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
Continuation of the Centen-
NAL Debate.
Morton Still Feeding on Gall
and Wormwood
His Venom Gives Him a Sore
Throat.
Discussion Regarding the
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Counting OF Votes for
President and Vice
President.
WASHINGTON, January 20.
SENATE.
Various petitions were presented ask
ing the repeal Of the law requiring two
cent stamps to be affixed to bank checks
and referred.
Certain Conundrums Proposed TO
tho Attorney General. &c.
Mr.. Edwards submitted the following:
ResoLred, That the Attorney General
be and and is hereby directed to inform
the Senate what steps have been taken
for any suit or otherwise under the
second section Of the act making appro-
prlations tor the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial expenses by the government
for the year ending June Both, 1874 and
other purposes, approved March Srd, 1873.
Whether in any suit brought under
said section the claims of tho United
States for five per cent. OF the
net earnings therin mentioned
was brought under adjudication
and passed upon and if not why not
He also communicates the pres
ent condition of matters therein re-.
ferred to. Agreed TO. He also submit
ted resolution directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to communicate to the
Senate what action, if any, has been
taken by him under the act of Congress,
entitled ian act providing tor the col
lection of monies due the United
States from the Pacific Railroad
Company, approved June 22, 1875, and
what Is the condition Of the matters
therein referred to, and also directing the
Secretary to communicate to the Senate
what steps, If any, have been taken by
him under the second section of the act
making an appropriation for the legisla-
tive and judicial expenses of the govern.
ment for the year ending June 80, 1874,
and what is the condition of the matters
therein referred to. Agreed to.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the consideration of the resolution submit
teddy Mr.. Morton, in regard to the recent
election in Mississippi, was resumed.
Mr., Morton continued his speech begun
yesterday.
Mr.. Morton SAID the task which he had
undertaken was not pleasant one, but
it was in the performance of what he
regarded as high duty. No more I'M
portant question could be presented to
thesSenate than the one now under con-
sldcration. He inquired whether Il majori-
ty Of the people of State could be forced
by violence and fraud, and whether
the constitution of the United States
could be violated without notice.
lie asked the Senate to listen to the evil
dence he would produce, and desired to
state in the beginning that it was from
Democratic sources. He then spoke of
the financial condition of that State, and
said it had been represented that the
government had been extravagant be-
yond question, and in Mississippi this
had been made the excuse for nur Ter
and outrage. He said that in 1870 the
Republican party had found tho State
destitute and PROSTATE, and extraordl-
nary expenses had to be incurred
to lift it out of this condition.
He compared the condition of the State
under Democratic rule with the
situation under Republican control Of
affairs and claimed that the Republican
administration was far superior to the
Democratic in honesty and economy. The
government he said had donated land
10 Mississippi which had been stolen
and now white lvers IN Mississippi edu-
ucated in this way pretend to be out
ragged by the present State government
and wanted to be relieved Of il.
He next read from the message Of
Gov. Tucker to show the extravaganza
that prevailed in Mississippi before the
war and said he had more material Of
the same character, but did not think it
necessary to take up the time of the
Senate in reading, he then referred 10
the condition of affairs at the recent
election and read extracts from State
newspapers to show that feeling hostile
to the negro existed in regard to
the colored troops. He said Governor
Ames had but FIVE companies of coiored
militia, and he found they could not be
used to keep the peace. The chairman
of the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee went to Governor Ames and told
him if he would disarm the colored
troops, the peace of the State should be
preserved Governor Ames did dis
arm them, but all on the Dem
ocratc side retained theirs. he
next read letter from DR.. IL. '. Rcd
field to the Cincinnati Commercial, ard
said DR.. Red6eld was an arden: Demo-
crst but man of great intelligence, and
he believed a good man.
Mr.. Morton denied that there had been
aav decrease of the value OF
property in Mississippi, and ar
eued that it had increased
in value instead. Land was leased 10 the
colored people in that State at price
equal to its assessed value.
At this point Mr.. Morton said he had
been suffering with sore throat and
would not be able to conclude his re.
marks to-day, therefore he asked that his
resolution be allowed to go over, and It
was so ordered.
The Senate then took up the resolu.
,ion to continue in torce the joint rules
for the government of the two houses Of
Congress. Tho question being
on the motion OF Morton 10 except the
22nd joint rule in regard to
Counting the Votes for Pr sident and
Vice President.
Mr.. Bayard submitted As substitute
for the resolution 10 that presented By
him yesterday instructing the Commit
lee on Rules Of the Senate and House
Reports TO examine and after conference
10 report Whist amendments If an,
should be made =, present the joint rules
for the government of thetwo houses o
Congress and if so whether any ant
what legislation is expedient in regsr,
10 the matter considered in the twenty
second rule
Mr. Baysrd said the people Of tbs