The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-13
Speaker Kerr Exoneratsd by u stand
Ing, Unanimous Vote OF the
House.
Trial Of the Safe Burglary Consplrators
Set for September Dedication Of the
First COOred Catholic Church
in America Senate.

ne received VISITORS to-day, however
aud dined heartily
st. Augusttue's Church, colorsd
Catholic Church, was dedicated yester.
day archbishop Bayley, OF Balti.
more, conducted the ceremonies. SIX
teen acolits, all colored, attended
within the sanctuary,
WASHINGTON, June l2.-House /;
The army appropriation bill was re-.
ported. II appropriates twenty.three
million dollars, which is ten million
less than the estimates.
A joint resolution proposing mod.
ern treaty with China, giving the
Government reciprocally control OF
immigration, passed.
Mr. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, from
the Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department reported In the case
otthe charge against Sneaker Kerr.
The report states that after II full In.
quiry into the charges, aud after n
thorough examination OF Lawrence
Harvey, the only witness making the
charge, also OF +, Meyers and divers
other witnesses. II appeared that In
1866, while u member Of the House Of
Representatives. Mr.. Kerr, did, H..
the exercise OF his right and privi.
lege nominate Green for Nh ap-
polntment in the regular army. The
committee however had found no DIFF.
ticulty in reaching the conclusion that
the charge rs TO the payment of mon.
ey TO Mr. Kerr, was unqualified
Iy false, and that Mr..
Kerr stood fully exonerated
from all implication. The Committee
had found nothing during the whole
progress OF the investigation to imply
or detract from Mr.. Kerr's personal in-
tegrity and uusulled purity. Mr.,
Clymer remarked TINT the conclusion
reached was the unanimous Judgment,
not only Of the Committee, but of the
House and the country.
Mr.. Dauforth, of Ohio, Republican
member Of the Committee, said that il
afforded him real pleasure to be able
to subscribe to the report, not because
Of the unfortunate illness of MIR. Kerr,
but because II vas an act Of simple
justice to that gentleman. He spoke
Of the unfortunate circumstance which
presented itself ut the threshold OF the
inquiry, as TO Mr., Kerr, n Democrat
from Indiana, giving the nomination
to Green, u Republican from New
York, and said that had II not been
for that circumstance, the Committee
would not have deemed 1t worth while
to even open it. Hewas happy to say
however, that 10 far ~ the corruption
of Mr.. Kerr WAS concerned, there was
not single scintilla of truth IN Har-
ney's statement. 1t was false state
ment, made for political al
vantage by bad men, and
for the purpose OF attempting
to blacken the reputation OF good
man. Applause. He spoke Of these
Investigations, used by had men like
Harvey, as being the very worst in
struments that can be used, and that
the testimony of Harvey was but the
natural OutgrOwth Of these inVestiga-
tons by committees OF the House,
which dragged into public light the
private correspondence Of citizens,
without charges and specifications
Mr.. Danforth continued at great
length and concluded. ~ am glad
here to be able, from tho heart, to say
that whatever shadow this momenta-
ry imputatiOn may have cast on the
declining days Of the distinguished
gentleman, the Speaker OF this House;
days which some of US fear are num-
bered already, 1t is the unanimous
voice Of the people, through their rep.
resentatives, that the aegis Of n long
and honorable life has protected him
from the envenomed shaft of malice;
that the cloud IL removed and that il
his sun goes down it shall 20 down in
full honor, and In the esteem Of all
honorable men of whatever party.
Applause on both sides of the House
Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, suggested
thut the vote on the report should be
taken by the members rising, and the
suggested was adopted. All the mem
beers, two hundred and ten IN mum Der,
rose in the affirmation and not one In
the negative. Mr. Garfield then asked
that It be entered on the record, which
was adopted, and the Speaker pro TEN
directed the clerk to let 1t appear on
the record rs the unanimous vote OF
the House.
Mr.. Caveuworth, of Ohio, suggested
as highly proper, that the House
should furnish to Mr.. Kerr, in the
most formal manner, a certified copy
OF the proceedings on this occasion,
and he made a motion to that effect
The motion was agreed to and the
clerk instructed accordingly. Tn,
House then adjourned.
Senate The President vetoed tn,