The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-28
F0RTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, December q.
HOUSE.

TO the Committee on Indian Affairs,
and also message from the President
in regsrd TO the eZtradition treaty with
Great Britain, recitiug the conduct 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 70 regard that treaty as
still in operation rs hoped that the
new treaty would so be entered into
Referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Mr.. Hunter, from the joint committee
10 provide q form OF government for the
District OF Columbia, reported bill,
which VISA made the special order for
January 4th. The bill provides that the
district shall be governed by three COM
missioners, one appointed by the Presi-
dent, one elected by the House and
by the Senate.
The Speaker laid before the House q
petition from certain citizens of Cincin-
natl in regard TO counting the electoral
votes.
A dn cussiou arose as TO whether the
the petition should be resd and therefore
printed.
Mr.. Garfield held that the reading OF
the petition WAS out Of order, even though b
presented by the Speaker.
Mr.. Banning called Mr.. Gsrdeld's at
tentiOD to the fact that number OF citi-
Lens went to New Orleans and made q
ran,r, Of Al no rtia.r pu.ura 4, thu praei
dent, who had sent II TO the House and
1t had been printed, and that in the dis
cussion OF printing that report that gen.
tlemsn Mr.. Garfield had taken the
position that it must be printed, and now,
when petition comes signed by citizens
OF both parties, the gentleman objected to
printing it. The other side ofthe House
mad also objected to the Appointment of
the committees to investigate t9e frauds
in the South and with three exceptions
voted against it. They had also voted
against the resolution calling for intor-
nation in regard 10 the election Of Gov,
Wells from the governorship OF Louis.
lana. The Republican party was at
tempting to defeat the will Of the people
by fraud, but if there was
one thing the people loved more
than saother, more than life, it was
the .lberty that was vouchsafed
to them in the honest ballot box. APP
plause on the Democratic side OF the
house and in the galleries
He wished to tell the gentleman from
Ohio Garfield that the people would
have al honest ballot box though the army
might come with eighty rounds If am
munltion; though the navy might be
called upon; though the $4,000 Office
holders might be- called 10 the rescue, an
honest people would put them all down
Applause. He hoped, however, that
the members on the other side Of the
House would throw aside their.partisan-
ship and stand by the right
Mr.. Garfield said he was glad that AT
last gentleman had been found who
could speak for the American people;
who could tell exactly what the people
were going to do. He sincerely regret
ted that his colleague Bsnning1 should
speak so in time of real danger like the
present, when the country needed all the
wisdom, and all It's fairness, and all It's
calmness; that he should have found it
necessary at such time 10 hint at what
the people would do, that they would
DEFY the authority OF the United States.
Mr.. Banning said he also thought that
the condition OF the country was danger
Gus and the House ought to proceed with
crutiousness, and certainly hIs side OF
the House WAS doing so and II 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 to the President OF Gov. Wells,
he sent up and had read at the
Clerks desk, the correspondence
which led TO his election from the gov
ernorship OF Louisiana. Was this the
man whom his colleague Mr. Garfield
would have run mis- dishonest hands into
al honest ballot box and purge it OF the
fraud which it contslned-this man,
who was deuoUnced by General Sheridan
as u dishOnest man
Mr. Frye said the fact that men were
talking abou. war, aud yet gold stood
At los! and not l5O showed clearly
thnt the people did not take
any stock in the Democratic cry of
war" They were not easily frightened
BY gentlemen who talked about the peo-
pie 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 were bandItti and the gentle
men from ONO Mr.. B.uniDg and his
friends went crazy over the testimony OF
General Sheridan, and he'd public meet
Ings, denounciug him Tor sending such
dispatches Mr.. Frye continued TO speak
Tor some time in defens- OF Mr. Wells
and in denuncistIOn OF the political out
RACES IN the South, particularly in
Louisiana.
Finally the petition wss read and re-
ferred 70 the committee appointed 70 ex-
anime into the subject. It contain. II
resolution declaring that the president Of
the Senate has sot the power alone 10
count and declare the result OF the cleo
tOral vote.
Adjourned.