The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-28
"A Sharp Discussion Of the Outrage
Business. /
The Game in South n Carolina.
HamptOn's Elusive Assertions.
Dark Ways and Vain Tricks.
The Florida canyassers Conclude
,a OF Recount.
Attorney General Cooke Resolves
and Mr.. Cowgirl Helps Him. r Z
HOUSE. Z. at,s. ~
WASHINGTON. Dec. q.

WAsuINoToH, Dec. u.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President in regard to
obtaining certain concesslons from the
Sioux Indians. Referred 10 Committee
on Indian Affairs. Also message from
the President in regard 10 the extradi-
ton treaty with Great Britain, reciting
the coudnet'of Great Britain in the cases
Of Winslow. and Brent and announcing
that since Great Britain had voluntarily
handed over Brent to this government,
he would continue TO regard that treaty
rs still in operation. He hoped the new
treaty would soon be entered into. Refer.
red 10 Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Hunton, from Joint Committee to
provide a form Of government. for the
District Of Columbia, reported bill
which was made special order for Jan. 4,
The bill provides that the District shall
be governed by three commissioners, one
appointed by the President, one elected
by the House and one By the Senate. ,if A..
4 The Speaker laid before the House
petition from certain citizens OF Cincin-
matt In regard to the counting OF the
electoral votes, A discussion arose as to
whether the petition should be read and
therefore printed. .,. -r '......
Mr.. Garfield held that the reading of
the petition was ont OF order, even though
presented by the Speaker.
Mr.. Banning called Garfeld's atten-
tion TO the fact that a number of citizens
went to New Orleans and made a report
Of partisan nature 10 the President, who
had sent it to the House, and il had been
printed, and, on discussion of printing
that report, that gentleman (Garfield)
had taken the position that it must be
printed, and now, when a petition comes
signed by citizens Of both parties,
the gentleman objected TO printing
it. The other side Of the House
had also objected 10 the appointme mt Of
the Committee 10 investigate tho frauds
in the South, and with three exceptions
voted against it. They had also voted
against The resolution calling for infor-
nation in regard to the election of Gov.
Wells from the Governorshipof LOuisi.
ana. The Republican party was attempt.
ing to defeat the will Of the people by
fraud, but il there was ono thing the
people loved more than another, more
than life; il was the liberty that waa
vouchsafetl to them in an honest ballot
box, applause on the Denocatic side
and in the galleriesl. lie wished to tell
the gentlemen from Ohio (Garfeld)
that the people would have an honest
ballot box, though the army might come
with so 0rounds OF ammunition, though
the navy might be called upon, though
the 0,000 office holders might be called
TO the rescue. An honest people would
put them all down, lapplausel l.. He
hoped however that The members on the
other side Of the House would throw
aside their partisanships and stand by
the right. s,.... FL s. ..ae,
Mr.. Garfield said he was glad al last q
gentleman had been found who could
speak for the American people-who
could tell exactly what the people were
going 10 do. He sincerely regretted that
his colleague (Banning) should speak in
a time Of real danger like the present,
when the country needed all It's wisdom,
and all its fairness, and all its calmness;
that he should have found 1t necessary
ut such time TO hint at what the people
would do; that they would defy the au-
thority OF the United States; that the
army might come, that the navy might
come, that the trappings Of war might
rattle, but that the people would come
down and overrule everything. 1t was
the very essence Of violence for gentle-
man TO appeal to the people to resist the
plain process Of the law, and in an hour
like this the men who tried to shake 4
brand Of FIRE over the country were tho
men who ought to be most severely
Judged by the people. ,.,s- ,..
2 Mr.. Banning said he also thought that
the condition Of the country was danger
Gus, and that the House ought TO proceed
with cautiousness, and certainly his side
Of the house was doing 80 and it would
continue to do SO, but it would not be de-
TERED from its duty by anything or any
body, referring TO the high terms In
which the Republicans spoke in their
report 10 the President Of Gov. Wells.
He sent up and had read at the Clerks
desk, the correspondence which led to his
election from the Gooyernorship OF Lou
isiana. Was this the man whom his col
league (Gar6eld), would have run his
dishonest hands into an honest ballot boz
and purge it Of the fraud which it
contained? :. this man who was denounced
by General Sheridan rs dishonest man.
Mr.. Frye said the fact that inea were
talking about war and yet gold stood at
1881 and not $50, showed clearly that the
people did not take any stock in the Dem
ocratic cry Of war. They we're not easily
frightened by the gentleman who talked
about the people coming and stripping
men Of power. Some time ago Sheridan
sent dispatch from Louisiana indicating
that, in his judgment, large portion OF
the people Of that State we're, -banditti,
and the gentleman from Ohio tBannlng)
and his friends went crazy over the teslI.
mony OF Gen. Sheridan, and held public
meetings and denounced him for sending
such dispatches. > : u : -i-s9 = 7
Mr.. Frye continued to speak for some
time in defense Of Wells and in denun-
citation Of the political oulragea iu the
South, particularly in Louisiana.
The discussion, which was now devoted
to the outrage question, was somewhat
prolonged, and was participated in by
MIessrs. Atkins, Frye, Willis and Spencer.
Finally the petition was read and re-
ferred 10 the committee appointed 10
examine into the subject. il contains u
resolution declaring that The President
Of the Senate has not the power alone to
declare the result Of the Electoral vote.
Adjourned. ~ NJ. "a. P. n =