The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-09

next. Reiected-Yeas %, nays %. The
bill was then passed-I eas 81 nays 10.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the reports OF
the majority and minority of the COM
mittee which investigated the circum-
stances attending the late election in
Mississippi 1t Twas ordered that they be
printed in the Record and lie on the
table. Tsss1y1l.g.l@
MIR. Logan, from the committee on
Military Affairs, reported adversely on
the House bill to pardon deserters from
the army, and 1t was indefinitely post
poned. ,
The Senate then considered the sub
iects on the calendar not objected to.
Mr.. Bogy entered motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the bill to esta6-
lish the territory of Pembina was passed,
and gave notice that he would move To
change the name to Algonquin.
The Senate then resumed the conside.
ration of the resolution OF Mr.. Morton
to print 10000 copies of the message OF
the President and accompanying docn.
ments in reference to the recent troubles
At Hamburg, and Mr.. Eaton continued
his remarks from the point where he s'ls-
pended yesterday.
He said there WAS one thing over which
| he felt reioiced and that was that no
Democratic Senator had yet found occa-
sion to attack the chalacter OF either
of the nominees Of tn Republican
party. He recognized the nominees rs
gentlemen of highly respectable chsrac
ter xnd so far rs be knew highly re-
spectacle IN point OF ability. Tho
cand ,dste of the Democratic party Tor
Presidena stood high before the people
! and no words of his could elevate MN
| in the mInd1 Of the people. He had a
/ word to say. however, in regard to the
Democratic nominee for Vice President
because he hid been the object oi
, abuse on this boor. The honorable
Senator from NarmGnt Edmunds had
ATTEMPTED 10 convince the Senate and the
country not that there had been horrl.
BILE outrage at Hsnbtrg, but that the
Democratic candidate for Vice President
was not honest, andif elected would mol
administer the laws Of the nited States.
That was bold charge by ths senator,
who pointed to his books when ne made
it. and said he quoted from tho accord
What record2 The record OF notes
| of an honest man IN thls
chamberl Were the Senators irsm
New York, Delaware and other states 70
| 90 To the Senator from Vermont to ma
out what was constitutional doctrine
Had the distinguished senator fed on
ANYTHING which makes him our Crser:
Mr. Eaton then sent TO the clerks desk
\ and had read the extract from the speech
! of Mr.. Morton, delivered at Richmond
on September 29, 1865, to the effect that
! there should be a period ot protstioh
and preparation for the freed slaves Dc,
fore they were brought to the exercise OF
politicsl power; that they were not NJ te
be Immediately lifted into political
power, &C.; and, resuming his argument
said that the honorable Senator mao
h changed his opinion since ther. Dio
\ anybody blame him for it2 Did anybody
n blene him for the position he occupied
\ ten or twelve years ago2 Certain ly not
v Noibacest man could. Bid any honest
4 man blame Hendricks for the position be
i ocoupisG zen or eleven years ago. Ger,
4 tainly .na Hendricks, when he voted
Y against the constitutional amendments
\ did not .helisGs the African capable OF
| self.goyerB,nefi.. Neither did the Senator
4 from Indiana stthat time. Hendricks and
Tilden 10th said they accepted Ln'
amendments TO the constitution. n'
A argued that the DeHocrati party In th'
] North had always bees t-ne " the con
stitutisn, and if any Republican senator
H could say the Republican psry was tru'
\ 10 the constitution from 1885, 70 1866, le
\ him saw so. The Senator from " ermon'
I Edwards1 dweIt on the word "feoel.
\ II seemed 10 be . sweet morsel for titi
\ roll un der his tongue The term "ret'et
4 ought not TO be howled on THIS moo
4 by any body. Il was dom
TO taunt the representatives o
| the Southern States hsrs. l.
was 10 pesd them iRto some action wh'c'
might not he pleasant tc .ths people o
the North. He then referred " the
argument OF Mr.. Edmunds in regard u
the state Of Texas changing its eonstitu
ton, and said the people OF state had
right TO call a Convention 70 frame \ ne'
constitution. When New York desires
70 change her constitution Messrs. !ilder
| Seymour, Conkling. Kennan, MorsaI
and other great mai determit e
the matter, and not the Senate
from Vermont. The sovereign stat
! OF Texas saw ft 20 exercise hs
right The convention was called by
majority Of $1,000 OF her people IN
honorable Senator from Vermont hs
argued that Texas promsed 70 give on
fourth of all her taxes for ednext.on,
q condition upon which she shond con
back iato the Union - a.
Mr.. Exton then ssked il Texas wi
ever ou, OF the Union He thought no
The state Of Texas thought proper
change her constitution 1, did not b
come the Senator from Vernon
10 talk about Democratic uistor1t
in a state being reorganized rebellion
Mr.. Eaton then quoted iron the Wsst
ipgtoa Repulttieen Of tbn date to en- ,
that the Democratic party carried u
election In Alabama yesterday by 300
majority, and said: Let the bonorao
SsnG.or from Vermont weep. Thsr' vi
not single outrage, but = fs'r, bane'
good e.ection.
4 Mr.. Spencer said be hIurd thst . lAra
number OF the eoloted peopse an Al
bans were 30 intIrnidstsd yestercsy ih'
they did not go 70 the polls and vct
he believed il was true. t6E
Mr.. Eaton-l will give the Sent