The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-16

ordered printed.
After Executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE;
The House bill to pay the expenses OF
Investigating Committees, and reducing
the amount for the Senate from $4,000
to $4,000, and increasing that for the
House from $2l, 900 to $4,000 gave rise
to some political discussion, which was
conducted on the Republican side by Mr..
Hale. of Maine, and on the Democratic
side by Messrs. Holman and Cox.
In the course of the discussion the re-
port OF the Democratic visitors TO Lou
isiana was read from the clerks desk.
It's printing in the Congressional Record
is thus secured. The discussion is still
going on.
Mr.. Hale. member of the Appropri-
alton Committee, opposed the reduction
of the sum for the Senate and spoke OF
the great anxiety of the American peo-
pie to learn the true state OF affairs in
the southern states He, therefore, argued
that there should be no pinChing of the
committees.
Mr.. Holman remarked that the Demo
cratic side of the house had certainly
shown as great anxiety to inquire into
the events of the late election as the Re-
publican side had, which mad opposed
with great earnestness and only three or
four exceptions the appointment of those
committees.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, took part in
the discussion, and commented on the
refusal of Ex-Governor Welles, Of Louis
lana, To respond to the summons Of the
Investigate ng committee.
Mr.. Hale replied that all the docu-
ments were supplied.
Mr.. Cox-But we want the originals.
Why withhold them2 The pretert is
that this Returning Board must report TO
the Legislature of Louisiana. Your
model Governor there defers to a bogus
Legislature, and not 10 the American
Congress. am ashamed that that side
Of the House does not ut once rise up snd
instruct its pet Governor TO respond to
the demand OF the committee.
Mr.. Townsend, OF New York, impetu.
ously This being ashamed is mutual.
T Loud laughter.
Mr.. Cox, of New IOrk-My colleague,
who always break in out OF order, has
lust made confession before the people
| am glad of it. Confession is good for
the soul. He acknowledges that the
shame IS on his eide of the House. We
do not acknowledge any shame on this
side.
Mr.. Hale-Becsusc ycl are incapable
of it,
Mr.. Cox-Now you sit down. Laugh
ter. Ny colleague said that shame is
mutual. | suppose he meant between
himself and the gentleman from
Maine, NJ. Hale Laughter. We
have no shame. Shouts Of derislve
laughter on the Republican side.
Mr.. Hale-That is it exactly. We
will not have any controversy about
that.
Mr.. Cox-I mean that there is no
foundation on which TO build anything
shameful. Why should we be ashamed?
Your returning board IN Louisiana sat
IN secret.
Mr.. Hale-No sir.
Mr.. Cox-Oh, yes!
Mr.. Hale-No, sir.
Mr.. Cox-Why did not they put a
Democrat on the Board?
Mr.. Hale-Does the gentleman want
me TO answer that?
Mr.. Cox-Ies.
Mr. Hae--The Returning Board as
originally constituted
Mr.. Cox, impatiently-l do not want
YOU to 90 back 50 far NJ that. Answer
the question, YES or mo-. Did not the Re-
turning Board sit the last two days IN
secret?
Mr.. Hale-It did not The Board
considered all the questions openly, and
then retired for delIberation ~ Judges
do. IDsrisive laughter on the Demo.
cratic side But there WAS no business
session of the Board IN secret. Nov ss
to the question Why did they not APP
point q Democrat
Mr.. Cox LAgsin imPatiently. That
will do.
Mr.. Haie-Does the gentleman decline
10 let me al wer that
Mr.. Cox decline further interrup-
ton.
Nr. HsIe-I thought j. likely you
would.
Mr. Cox, continuing, said: II lam not
mistaken. the time Will come when that
side Of the house, IN accord with the
Senate will demand that We shall 90 be-
low all these parishes IN Louisiana and
elsewhere Thus and thus emily can this
great question Of the Presidency be set
tied; thus and thus only can content sad
peace be brought about in our beloved
country. WITH sll sincerity and in good
faith | second the effort of my Trend
from Maize - make the Investigation
thorough and complete. Let him take
no step back ard and he shall have the
Lonors which belong 70 gentleman and
patriot.
Mr.. Hale then took the floor 10 re-
.pord 10 NJ Cox He declared that If
the other side was really anxious for q
fair investigation into the condition Of
the Southern States here wss az excellent
chance to improve !. by giving % the
Senate the amount which that BODY had
asked FOR 70 condu.. and complete the
investigation. He congratulated the
other side of the house on iIs rev born
zeal for open Investigation, and recsi, I'd
the espionage system under which he
Investigations we're carried on last se-.ion.
/ In conclusion, he explained how r. wAs
that there was 10 Democrat on the Re-
turning Board, saying tina. the appoint
mant had been offered 10 hsli dozen
prominent Democrats, and they bad de-
/ cliued H.
Mr.. Cox inquired Tor thsIE names.