Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-07

siacns sent TO the senate by the President,
with a communication of the committee. and
argued that they were all In violation of the
law Of louisiana, as the law of that State
provided that any evidence of fraud or in
tmidatiOn should be sent in within twenty
four hours after the election. He then re-
ferred TO the case of Eliza Pinkston Iauoted
by Senator SARGENT, and said grosser i'm
position had never been attempted in this
country. Her case had no reference to poll
tics. and he was astOnished TO hear the sena-
tor from California allude to it. He IBogyl
went to Louisiana In good faith to see fair
count, and # he was satisfied that the State
had voted for Hayes he would say so, but he
felt convinced that 1Ilden carried the State,
although three thousand persons were dis
franchised in New Orleans.
Senator Conkling referred to a remark
which had been attributed to Mr. Stoughton,
one Of the committee in New Orleans, as to
the returns from DeSoto parish having been
opened and afidayits put IN by a clerical
error, and said thas sgentleman had made no
such remark, although 1t had been so pub
hshed On the contrary he did say it was
apparent that the envelope had been tam
pered with. He knew Mr.. Stoughton to be
an honorable man, and he felt that this cor
recdon should be made.
Senator Stevenson objected to printing all
the deposihons, and moved that the subject
be referred to the committee on printing. He
argued that the election of Hayes or 1ilden
was insignificant when compared with the
greater issue which now confronted the
American people. If the will and liberties of
the American people were now to be trampled
down, then the blood and sufferings of those
who suffered aud died one hundred years ago
passed for nothing. He argued that Tilden
carried Louisiana by SIX or seven thousand
majority, and that many negroes voted the
Democratic ticket.
Senator Sherman argued that all deposi-
tiOns presented were legal, as they were
taken under the laws of Louisiana In re-
gard to the case of Eliza Pinkston, he was
willing to leave that to the people of the
United States; her husband had been muir
dered on account Of politics. In parishes not
bulldozed there was an increase in the Re-
publican vote, while in other parishes where
there were rife clubs there were few or no
votes for Hayes. He defended the action of
the returning board, and said it was right in
rejecting thesreturns of certain parishes The
decision Of the returning board was final, and
required the same respect from the senate of
the United States, as a decision of the supreme
court. The members of the board were highly
respected, aud they had conducted them
selves with honor and dignity. 1t would not
do to rldicule these men; they had exhibited
in this whole matter courage and dignity. He
argued that the forms and spiritef the law in
Louisiana had been fully obsekfedA
Senator West denied that blaek men voted
the Democratic ticket, and said we might as
well expect to see the Mississippi run up
stream as to see black men vote the Demo
cratic ticket when his neighbors were being
killed around him by Democrats. He con-
tended that nine-tenths of the men elected in
Louisiana at the last election came from the
old Confederate stock, who had seen the error
OF their ways. There was preponderance
of fifteen thousand black votes in Louisiana,
and that fact showed that the State was not
Democratic. He rtJoiced now, that his voice
raised in the senate so often to prevent mur-
der and outrage III his State, would be re-
echoed by senators from other sections, and
the country would know how men were muir
dered and butchered in the south for opinion
sake.
Senator Stevenson said that the senate had
voted that there was no legal government in
Louisiana when it refused to seat Pinchback.
If this returning board was as immaculate as
the senator from Ohio sherman represented
it to be, then senators had been recreant to
their oaths in not seating Pinchback.
The subject was further discussed by Sena-
tors Bogy, Sherman, Stevenson and others,
after which Senator Stevenson insisted upon
his objection to printing the depositions, and
under the rules, the motion to print them
was referred to the committee on printing.
The chair announced as new members of
the committee on privileges and elections:
Senator'S Howe, Boutwell, and Herman.
Senator Edmunds moved TO take up the
joint resolution, of which he gave notice yes
terday, proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States in relation to
the counting of the electoral vote.
Senator MerrimOn objected, and read the
twenty-frst JOINT rule, requiring that bills,
resolutions, etc, not acted upon at the close
Of the first session of congress shall be taken
up and acted upon at the beginning of the
second session as if no adjournment had
taken place. He raised the point of order
that the joint rules were in force, and the
unfinished business from the last session
should be taken up.
The chair overruled the point of order, and
decided that the joint rules were not in force.
Senator Merrimon appealed from the deci
sion of the chair and proceeded to address
the senate, nut soon yielded for motion to
adjourn; and the senate adjourned.