New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-21
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WASHINGTON, Deeember 20.-Mr. Wright,
Of Iowa, gave notice he. would Friday
morning call mp the bill declaring the trus
meaning of the Pacific railroad acts.
The bill organizing Pembins Territory
passed. The new Territory is named Huron.
The pension bill passed.
Oregon resumed. During the debate Mr.
Sherman, of Ohio, said he was not informed
that the Returning Board had returned Mr..
Long as elected to the Legisls,ure from
De Soto parish. He thought the gentle man
leaped before he came to the stile. 4
He then referred 10 the afidsvits Of in
timidation in De- SatO parish, and resuming
said the will of the people of Oregon had
been fairly expressed in favor of the Hayes'
electors, and he was entitled to the three
votes of that State.
Mr.. Bogy, of Missouri, applied the same
rule to Florida.
Mr.. Sherman said he was perfectly will
ing to apply the rule to Florida, but these
things were governed by the laws of the
State. Oregon had her laws and Florida
hers. II Governor Hayes should become
satisfied that he had not a majority Of the
legal votes Of Florida and Louisiana, he
would not accept the Office Of President.
If it should be clear that Governor Hayes
had not received that majority he Mr..
Sharmau) would not have him accept the
Office. s.
Mr, Sherman cken argued that the Louis.
lana Returning Board was q legally con-
etituted body, and it had not been shown
that the board made false return. He did
rot desire to see Governor Hayes have tho
benefit of any wrong, and he was satisfied
that he epoks the sentiments of Governor
Hayes when he said if that gentleman should
be convinced thAt the Returning Boards Of
Louisiana or Florida acted wropG he would
make NO claim to the Office of President of
the United States. There was an absence
of any proof that the boards had acted
wrong. As the returns from those States
now stand, they were Just ~ much entitled
to be counted as the returns from New
York or Ohio, and he could show from tho
evidence now before the Senate that the
vote of the State of Louisiana, in fairness,
should be counted for Governor Hayes.
Senate adjourned.
The question Of the right of committees
of the House to compel the production Of
dispatches by telegraph companies csme mp
ip the form of . report made BY MI: Lynde,
Of wisconsin, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, affirming that right.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Hurd.
Of Ohio, representing tho minority of the
committee which required that descrip-
ton of the telegrams needed to be eet forth
specifically in the subpenas.
+ euO0tltuI0 was OHoI6O ny Mr. AuOCGs
of Kentucky, chairman of the judiciary
Committee, asserting in more direct terms
the right Of the House to compel tho pro-
duction of telegraphic dispatches, and de-
claring that there is nothing in law that
gives any more privileges to telegraphic
Communication.
After Q debate in which Mr.. Garfield, of
Ohio, took the ground that the privacy OF
the telegraph should be held as sacred ~
that of the postcffice, and in which Mr..
Hewitt, of New York, asserted that the
sanctity of postofice correspondence was
more imaginary than real, end that his let
ters passing through the New York post
office during the last month had been uni
f rmly tampered with.
Mr, Hurd's amendment was rejected and
Mr.. Knott's substitute adopted.
The conference report on the bill to de-
fray the expenses e investigating commit
tees was agreed to.