The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-01
Exploded SCANDALS.
senator Thurman ana the Atlantic and
Pacific Railway.
tCincinnati Commercial

Cincinnati Commercial.l
ST.. LOUIS, March 2S.-The Times OF
Tomorrow will publish an interview
with Judge Baker, attorney OF the At
lantic and Pacific Railroad, in relation
/ 10 the story recently circulated. stating
that Senator Thurman, OF Ohio, was the
paid agent OF that road, and that his in
fiuence and vote In favor of the passage
OF bills before Congress, in 1872 and
1873, giving that road immense land
grants In Indian Territory, had been
purchased for q certain share or the pro
Ceeds OF the sale of these lands. Judge
Baker states that the Atlantic and Pa
cinc Company never had two bills before
Congress.
+ They did, however, favor the bill
changing the name OF Indian Terri
tory, but Mr.. Thurman was opposed to
) them, and fought the bill from first to
last Judge Baker attended to this
matter himself, Mr.. Coffin never having
had anything to do with IT,, and he
Baker, remained in Washington on
this business until legal complications
here brought him home. Mr.. Baker
vas very emphatic in saying Mr.. Thur
\ man never, in any manner, had any
connection with the Atlantic and Pacific
road, and was never consulted about its
affairs. The man who started this
report, Mr.. Baker says, Is named Wood
ward He represented himself rs news
paper correspondent, and procured q
pass to Jefferson City, and that is the
only transaction he ever had with the
road. His story Of being confidential
4 agent OF the company is, therefore, n
fabrication, as well as all his other
Statements.
senator Christiancy's Mississippi Rcso-
luton.
WASHINGTON. March 27.-The follow
Ing Is the proposition offered by Mr..
Christiancy, and accepted by MIR. Nor
ton, ms a substitute for the latters reso-
luton relating to affairs in Mississippi !:
Whereas, 1t is alleged that the late
election In Mississippi Gin 1870 for mem
4 bers Of Congress and State officers and
members Of the Legislature was charac-
tcrized by great frauds committed upon
& and violence exercised towards, eolored
citizens OF that State, and white citizens
disposed to support their rights at the
election, and especially that the colored
citizens, on account of their color, race
or previous condition of servitude, were
by intimidation and force deferred from
voting, or compelled to vote, contrary
to their wishes, for candidates and in
support OF parties to whom they were
opposed, and their right to the full ex-
0ICisc Vi lue eleCllNe ITuuCHlSe, us St.
cured by the fifteenth amendment to
the Constitution, thus practically de-
MED and violated, and that such intimi-
dalton has been since continued for the
I purpose Of affecting future elections
and
Whereas, the people Of all the United
States have an interest in and right to
insist upon the enforcement Of this con
stitutional amendment, and Congress,
having the power to enforce it by appro-
PIRATE legislation, cannot properly neg
lect the duty Of providing the necessary
Legislation for this purpose: therefore,
Resolred, That committee of five
Senators be appointed by the Chair to
Investigate the truth OF these allega-
tions, and to inquire how far these con-
etitutional rights have, in the said cleo
ton, been violated by force, fraud or in
timidation, and to inquire and report to
the Senate before the end of the present
session, whether any, and il SO, what
further legislation is necessary to secure
to said colored citizens the free enjoy
ment OF their constitutional rights, and
that the said committee be empowered
to visit said States, to send for persons
and papers, to take testimony on oath
and TO use all necessary process for these
PURPOSES