The Portland daily press., 1876-07-19
Forty-Fourth Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

stating that the Democratic platform adopted
at st. Louis charged that a late Secretary of
the Treasury, abiding to himself, had forced
balances in the public accounts. He denied
that such was the case, and read from the re-
port of the finance committee recently made to
the Senate stating that they were fully satisfied
that not the slightest change had been made in
the books
Mr.. Davis said if the books of the treasury
department had not been changed the official
statements sent to Congress had. He proposed
to review the report of the finance committee
on the subject in few days, and would then
show that discrepancy existed.
Mr. Boutwell, said the Senator from West
Virginia reminded him of child playing with
geometral blocks when he attempted to deal
with figures. He did not understand the value
of figures.
Mr.. Davis in reply said the system of book
keeping in the Treasury had been inaugurated
by Alexander Hamilton, but the Senator from
Massachusetts knew well enough who inter-
fered with it in 1862 He reiterated the
charge that the figures had been changed, and
SAID he was prepared to show it.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
ing, reported favorably on the resolution to
print 1000 copies of the testimony taken by,
and the report of, the special committee to in
quire into the circumstances attending the late
election in Mississippi.
Mr.. Salisbury submitted an amendment to
print the opinion of the minority resolution.
Adopted.
Mr.. Cameron of Wisconsin, from the COM
mittee on Foreign Relations, reported favor
ably on the Senate bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to invite the International Congress to
hold its 10th session in the United States and
to appoint delegates to the 9th session thereof.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Ingalls, reported from the Committee on
Indian Affairs favorably ON the bill providing
for the sale of the Usage coded lands in Kan
sas to actual settlers. Placed on the calendar
Mr.. Dawes withdrew the motion entered by
him on the 9Th inst to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate passed the bill to encourage
and promote Geographic communication be-
tween America and Asia. The bill now goes
to the House for concurrence.
The morning hour having expired the chair
laid before the Senate the unfinished business,
being the river and harbor appropriation bill,
the pending question being motion to refer
it to the Committee on Appropriations with
instructions to report bill reducing the agsre..
gate amount for the improvement of rivers and
harbors to sum not to exceed 50, 600, 900.
A long political debate followed.
Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Edmunds and With
ers were appointed conference committee on
the diplomatic bill.
Senate at o'clock went into executive ses-
sion and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Reports from the Committee on Territories
were made and referred to the Committee of
the Whole, as follows;
Bill organizing the territory of Oklahoma !;
bill combining the boundaries of Oregon to
those defined in the constitution Of that state;
bill providing for the election of governor, sec
rotary, treasurer, auditor and superintendent of
schools in the teveral territories by the people
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember. Bill also provides that the President
may at any time for cause remove the governor
or secretary of the territory, but the cause
therefor must be communicated to the Senate.
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to such Office for the unexpired term.
Mr. Jones of KY, chairman of the commit
tee on railroads and canals, reported bill
chartering the Sioux City, Blackhills & Pacific
Railroad Company, 1t went over without &C.
ton.
Mr.. Kelly introduced bill for the coinage of
the standard dollar of weight 412a grains, 1887,
and to make it legal tender for all debts, pub
lie and private. Referred to the coinage COM
mittee.
Mr.. Hancock, from the commit tee on ways
and means, reported a bill relating to the pro-
ducton Of fruit brandy and to punish frauds in
connection with the same. Ordered printed
and recommitted.
The Senate concurrent resolution making the
special committee of the two houses on the
coolie question a joint committee was concurred
in.
The House at O clock went into the commit
tee of the whole Monroe of Ohio IN the chair)
on the bill to protect the Texas frontier. The
pending question was on an amendment offered
last Saturday by Mr.. Smalls of South Carolina
in connection with the Hamburg troubles, that
no troops shall be withdrawn from South Caro-
lima.
Mr. Smalls advocated his amendment and re-
piled to Mr.. Cox, who said that the amendment
had been offered for bad political purposes. Ii
it was that gentleman's custom to bring into
the House matters for bad political purposes it
was not so with him (Smalls) He agreed with
that gentleman that the state OF South Carolina
was rotten to the core and it was for that reas-
on he wished the troops to remain there in Or
der to lOp off that rottennesS. IT he tSmalls)
had given the name of the writer of the letter
he read last Saturday he would not give ten
cents for that mans life. Gen. Butler, who
was concerned in the matter would at once Or
ganize another band of Ku Klux and hunt him
down.
Mr. Cox replied to Mr.. Smalls and quoted
from book written by Mr.. Pike, late minister
to Hague, entitled "a PROSTATE State; South
Carolina under Negro Government and in
which the members Of the legislature are char
acterzed as highwaymen, professional legisla-
tive robbers and pickpockets, who under the
law robbed the poor and rich alike. He spoke
of the book as revelation of the blacBness of
darkness in robbery and rascality.'
Mr.. Smalls asked Mr.. Cox whether he had
got book of the history of the city. of New
York daughter on the Republican side.)
Mr.. Cox replied that he belonged to that por-
ton of the Democratic party which had driven
out the rascals from New York and asked why
they had not done the same thing in South
Carolina applause on the Democratic side)
Mr. Townsend of New York admitted (Ironi-
cally) that the city of New York was "a land
of pure delight where saints immortal dwelP'
and he went on to compare the population and
debt of South Carolina and the city of New
York. He spoke Of VIM. M. Tweed as the rul-
er of New York city for more than twelve years
and said during that time when Tammany Hall
was in its power and glory under Tweed the
gentleman from Ohio COX brought his little
carpet-bag into the city of New York. set it
down in Tammany Hall and looked up smil-
ingly for the appreciation of VIM. M. Tweed
to the other lights of Tammany Hall-Richard
B. Connolly Peter b. Sweeney, A. j. Garvey,
Ingersoll Fields and Harry Genet. aud spoke
of the various sums which each had stolen and
referring to the escape of Tweed, said the gov
ernor had not yet found time to investigate
the outrage of letting him escape and that the
sheriff still held his office.
Mr.. Cox replied to Townsend and reminded
him that it was because of Gov. Tilden's emf
nent service in driving out Tweed that he was
now the Democratic candidate for Presidency
One fact, however, could not be got round. 1t
was too soggy to burn and too tough to split,
and that was that whereas in New York the
authorities, Democrats and Republicans alike
with Gov. Tilden at their head, punish their
rascals, in South Carolina federal rascals still
went unconvicted in the courts.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio alluded to Cox as trying
to laugh the murder out of the case and COM
plimented Mr.. Hartridge of Georgia for his
manly and honorable speech on Saturday last.
He wished to know whether the Hamburg
case was sporadic or symptomatic case, in.
dicating general feeling that black men shall
not be allowed all the rights ana privileges of
American citizens.
MIR. Lamar of Mississippi spoke of the Ham.
burg affair as disgracefal and terrible, but he
denied that the circumstance was a legitimate
topic in the House in debate. In conclusion he
declared that the occurrence at Hamburg was
morbitc element not sporadic, but unnatural
and one that would disappear under good gov
eminent.
The debate was further continued by Kasson,
Hartridge, Hale and Mackey of South Carroll
ma.
At the close of the debate Mr.. Hancock of
Texas moved a substitute for Smalls' smend-
ment to the effect that no troops shall be taken
from any state or service where the public IN
terest requires their continuance.
Mr.. Smalls accepted the substitute and it
was agreed to Sc to SO.
The committee then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the I'd section of the BILL authorizing
the President to order troops to cross the Rio
Grande in hot pursuit of robbers.
The South Carolina debate was reOpened nv