, 1876-04-01

WARRINGTON, D. c., March 81.--D!lle pets-
tions, etc., having boon presented and referred,
the Benste took up tho Misnisalpr! resolution Of
Mr. Morton, and Mr. Bruce began Ills speech.
Dir. Bruce naId in 1873 tho Republicans chrricd
Mississippi by 2D.000 majority. Last fall the
Democlata claimed to carry tic Slate BY 30, 600,
. teputed gain Of 60,000. The colorod pcoplo
1opreeeutou nineteon-twentictl, Of tho popuia-
tiou, aud wero mostly Republican voters. Then
Why this chnngo In tho popular vote ? In Yazoo
County the Republicans corrod tho election In
1873 by largo majority, vhile last fall ouly
seyen votes were cast for tho Republican tiokot
and he had been assured tlnt son,e Of those wero
cast by Democrats in de1iston, thoY asserting
that tho Republicans ought 10 Lave ltte ahow.
rne evidence Will shuw TINT, in many parts Of TIM
known ~ lhe White League instrumental IN
much of this class Of gutrages- a noeeal,s feature
o1ud eitiscas No chssgs % could bo Brought .gatast
c colored people for tte misuse q thcs rgbta rhs
lakes lignt tudIclal s,astics show that thtro
has bean no abuao Of privilege there: II thoy liad
n sa liz
a .hs s,lo xa'a,,. tGd not t., in as sho1tsnsn
10 proteote aud guaranteed il The enJoymsnt Of ~
ther privileges and rights. They a4t sleh tnro.a
gason will protect theu III thar rtghs. and onate
them 10 pursue so:s avscsson In pe4eetul and ques
Mr. Ksy VA. glad tho l,se Var waa fought out, and
S's,@sstsa @ !; ss e:s:gsa ; :psss u iss'y s. :!
ing 10 proseet them and ID them. Tbs sonil VA
eot that thsrs xas souta Of North. Tho War VA
over aad tne eou1usfoEs bad riKht % en5oy ~ r.
81 s. .sss
aud magnannoaa than ho e1poctoA. Ne xas Al xious
to have tho South sequcsce In tho result and accept
with them and help them to oyerrolns thesr pass dill
onlues aud mato this land Of peace and ptoslesty
should ho tho only nlosniat Of LTD party 10 do II
this stata Of AFFAIRS existed, tho paEtios ought 70
aid h.s s ". IN fs,ar Of hs
did not think the tepofs were true Iot hu WA willing
70 hsvethe subject investigated. ,-,,.,
NJ caiit;l.a9y rsytswe1 sas decision et =: sa; ";
not amit of the construction put upon It BY ths son.
ator from Delaware {BayAtd}.
WHEnx1s, Il II alleged lhat liz election In M!as!s
slpp III lB7t for embers Of Congress aud B.ass OIL
lied By gErAs fraus, eso Hs moved 10 strife out ths
word. .st.ts en.ess. and menbsra Of tue 1exta!a-
suea eo,omittes. md dssoted aia .1sasnens 1a.ay
70 ths eonsusutionai!tt Of such power i!e claimed
uasNutactnEu political capital lor tbs coming NofG1a-
bet elections.
III. FIslingnuyscs .a!d that when ths right of
suffrage had necu conferred upon an individual hn
ought to have that right guaranteed 70 him, and
should ~ rsotoctsa 10 the right Ths ssn.tos from,
said tho supreme Court lad dettdet but 10 begged
u differ from ths sunator. That question had never
this country of Ill othesa tbs !otsf ahoud b pro-
teced IL hs !shs to su.e aud Gsngrsa;' haa tas
rniso this Con uatltea Tor this purpose.
1r. fayA1d further opposed TIC sppolntmaot Of tho
CominIsre.
JOINT NuIE.
Nr, Anthony offered ; 1oiut Tuls providing that
0cperat Appropriation hills shall Ia confined 70 Ap-
psorr!ations To conform 10 s1iaa laws. ua aAid IL
ot,cte tho resolution to currnct the vicious legtsa-
tton which. had long besn = SQUIRE Of compliant,
Utderc.l prints1 md I&faFtsi.
Tbs subject Wa further discussed by MF. Frelipx.
huyssu 4n favor of and Mcsata. Ke1nau, Thurma0,
aud salisbury III opposition. Tbs question w44 taken
| on tho resolution, and 1t waa pssssd,- ,-Jsas, ~;
nays. ~. -....-
.rho question v&a then tafsn On thA Amsadmen1 oi
LII. Msls.uoA 10 Av pssaahs " s.t1a out ths wosd