The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
J. Proctor Knott Exonorated for Sup
pressing the Caldwell Dispatch.
BoutweIps Blood.Thlrsiy Resolution ia.
vOrlng the Reduction Of Mississippi
10 Territorial Form of
Government.

WASHINGTON, August THE House
| Committee ON Foreign Affairs
to-day adopted the report prepared 10y
Mr., Springer in relation TO the Nene-
Iuola Commissioners after cutting out
II largo portion, especially that in rela-
ton to the oath. The report is long
one and says that the fraudulent char.
acter OF the claims awarded having
been determined, further refusal on
the part OF the United States to re-
spond TO the appeals of Venezuela can
not be justified, The resolution nc
campaigning the report requests the
President to withhold further demands
upon Venezuela and directs the Score
tary OF State to suspend payment to
the holders of the certificates awarded
until March 4, 1877, unless Congress
otherwise directs.
The Judiciary Committee to-day took
up the report generating Mr., Knott
In relation TO the suppression of the
Caldwell dispatch, and, after some
discussion, re-adopted IL, the Demo-
Gratis voting aye, and the Republicans
nay.
Mr.. Frye was allowed the privilege
Of submitting minority report on
preparing resolution as substitute,
but the Republicans, knowing they
would have an opportunity to reply
when the Caldwell dispatches and
testimony came into the House on the
final report, deemed it best not to do
either until an official call is issued for
proposals for the five per cent bonds
of the funded loan of 1880 to an amount
of ~, 100000, to enable the payment Of
the judgments of the Commission Of
the Alabama Claims.
In the Senate the joint resolution in
reference to the wreck OF the monitor
'recumseh, In Mobile Bay, and to pro-
vide for the burial of tho remains OF
the persons carried down when she
sunk, passed.
The amendment Of the House to the
Senate bill, extending the time for the
redemption OF the bonds sold by the
United States for district taxes were
agreed to, aud the bill passed.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the special COM
mittee, to inquire into the late action
in Mississippi, submitted areport, After
some discussion, ii was agreed that
both of the reports Of the majority and
minority would be presented to-day
and laid over until tomorrow.
The report presented by Senator
Boutwell,, in behalf of the majority of
the Mississippi Investigation Commit
tee, reached the conclusion that the
present Legislature Of Mississippi was
elected 10y fraud and intimidatiC n,
therefore is not legal body. The
resignation Of Governor Ames was il
legally effected by the Legislature.
That Mississippi is under the control
OF Il political organization composed
largely OF armed men whose com inon
purpose IL to deprive the negroes of Il
free exercise of their right of suffrage;
that these organizations will, ifleft to
themselves, retain control by force
and fraud; that power of the national
Government will be invoked and
should be exercised In order to make
good its guarantee of Republican
form of government to Mississippi.
The report closes by asserting that
the measures necessary and possible
in the exigences, are; First, Laws
may be passed by Congress for tn,
protection of citizens in the respective
States. Second, States in anarchy ol
wherein their affairs are controlled
by bodies OF armed men, should be de-
MED representation in Congress. Third
A constitutional guarantee of Repub
lican fern of Government to every
State, will require the United States, IL
these disorders increase or even con.
tinue, and all milder measures shall
prove Intellectual, to remand the State
to territorial condition, thorough
system of public education and kin
dred means of improvement, to chang,
the ideas of the inhabitants and recon
struct the Government on republi
can basis.
BIuford Wilson stands by His For
mer Testimony.
WASHINGTON, August 7.-Blufor,
Wilson was cross.examined to-day b,
Representative Plaisted, of the sub
committee olSthe whisky frauds. H
said he did not know of his owl
knowledge that the President wa
angry at the publication Of his indorse
ment, "Let no guilty man escape, IL
: can be avoided, etc.n In the Barnar
letter he did remember saying to Yal
gan that importantly was required
: procure such endorsement He ha
! been Informed, however, that partls