National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-10
FORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.


SECOND SESSION.
TUESDAY. Januiry Q. 1877.
Senate.
The Senate was called to order at II m. and
prayer waS offered BY the chaplain.
p ~ HLAs AND PETrrioss CTnFF
were presentsd and referred asfolio@s:
Tie CHAIR laid before the Senate the annual
report of the Department OF Justice for the year
J ls75. TrUT up -IT JEN 2 Z n
p By Mn -iwRIGHT: Additional papers and q
recommittsl OF the sisim of Charles g. Campbell
TO the Committee on Oisins. So ordered. 10
= BY Mr.. DAW ES: A petition OF citizens oil
Massachusetts for the distribution OF the Geneva
award. He hoped that the COMMITTEES on the Ju.
dietary would take early action upon this subject
which had been long neglected. -.----.-
! meeting without considering the subject, but
50 many members we're absent that the matter
The petition was referred to the Committee on
By MI ALLISON: A petition of settlers on the
DesMoines river lands In Iowa, setting forth that
sspG PUBIC snds
By Mr.. ElTOHELL: A memorial from the
Legislature Of Oregon, that certain lands have
and said lands have besn sithdEs~a "a nom Sale,
and asking that they be restored tolthe public
land. and opened for sale. To COMMITTEES on
Also, . Joint resolution from the Legislature Of
Oresou asking that the Mexican veterans be pen
stoned. To Committee on Pensions.
asking an appropriation for the construction OF q
breakwater on the coast Of Oregon south Of Asto-
ria. COMMITTEES on Commerce; . =.
praying for an amendment Of the land grant
laws, SO that the State may have power to select
Also, memorial from the Oregon Legislature
asking o readjustment Of the boundary lines Of
Oregon. COMMITTEES on Territories.
r Mr. KEENAN, xAKxs CORRECTION.
Mr. HERMAN corrected statement which
Ssns IN tho q ssd In
was mot Runyon's lawyer, and had never seen
him tn he saw him In the comnlttss-rOom. The
wise the witness to answer" sGd Dot "As wit
ness lawyer I would advise" 20, ~ reported in
MI. BURNSIDE, from the COMMITTEES on Mill.
tary Affairs reported the House joint resolution
authoriling the SECRETARY Of War to issus blsn.
hsts to the Boys Reform School Of the District Of
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the Committee on Claims,
reported lnfavorably on bills for the relief OF
Charles X. Asrits and Jas. Z: Worthhgton, and
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Print
ing. submitted report TO print $50 EXTRA copies
Of the teetimony taken before the Returning Board
In Louisiana By the Democrats. Adopted.
Mr.. INGALLS, Introduced bill to allow the
Eastern band Of the Cherokee Indians to prose-
sSt; Their :. IL = sas 0ss, q
Mr.. JONES, Of Fla, 5lbmitted . resolution
upon tss survey We for 1s.sr rou.: tnsSuRh the
Oksfenokes swamp to the waters Of the Gulf Of
The HOUSE biii sbolishins the Board Of Metro.
pelitan POLICE sud devolying the duties upol the
Commissioners Of the District, was taken up and
passed without amendment. --
O. CONTRACTORS IusYox.
Mr.. MORTON called up the resolution asking
for the arrest Of MI Ranyon, for rssu.inS to t.s.
tiGy before the Committee on Privileges and
MI. WHiYTE said he would vote for any rsso.
luton to compel any witness to answer before
any investigating committee when It had been
shown that the inquiry was legitimate one, but
money alluded to by Cronia was in any way con.
neeted with this witness. The money had been
returned from Oregon without being used. Un-
By Runyon was eorr1ptiy used he donStsd the q.
proprsc;y Of passing any such resolution. He
wouia hold to strict accountability any person
Withhold his vote from this resolution unless
something moro definite than he was aware Of
was connected with this inquiry.
money was paid to Cronin about the time he
started for Washington, and 1t was quite suscep-
tible Of proof that It came through Runyon'l
M. @AxEY said i. was a general rule of Law
thai, All Hitneises who refuse to testify can
be brought before the courts. What were
empted from the rule; that Is. . Communication
than By Being si;hRsd Z. o van IN ESr q
ruth come out and let he vSols case 5. isid Be-
fore the Senate, and they could then Judge fol
thsmselyes. He was In favor Of the rssolutlon.
qairy made Of Rsnyon related entirely 70 8 pri
Vsts Transaction Of arm In New York, who lad
MI: MORTON 1aid t that was . mistake. Run
yon had testified that he csshed one Of the
checks that went to Cronin.
Mr.. WHITE. Then withdraw ny objec
Mr.. MoRToN explained the matter Of the tss.
ti%SnI md Ehes tAs{ taSs4RaSSssas e sea.,o.
to the resolution under mlsapprshe,sien Of the
1ss. e nov 'aM Wal e q naury into p;7ss:
MI MORTON said that the committee wanted
to show that this transaction did have soAethina
land would vote for this resolution, and give then
the power, they would show It. The Senator from
Maryland wants the committee to show this IL
The question was taken ptss voes. and the
resolution adopted. s.,
Ihs Az, lad Sss.r; IT,: s.n..: tn: p:s.1
Mr.. SHERMAN was entitled to the floor.
THE LOUISIANA CASE. 80
Mr.. SHERMAN read the laws Of Louisiana IN
relation to the elections and returning 'boardS
and said that under these laws the election bad
taken place, the Returning Board had counted
and recorded the returns, the electoral vote had
been east and sent here to the care Of the PRED.
dent gro ismpore Of the Senate.
needed than mere statement Of the fact Of the
election and the result Of II. It must DO shown
That Is Above "a fraud y not right .pS l:ss
the electoral vote was fairly cast for Hayes and
Wheeler. II It was not g, then M; H.ys. could
SSa no. fa.n 'n for tno se. 4.
not shrink from its duties and Will not be intimi
dated BY menscss or threats. But his election
must be, .. 49, -.. I...-Il
LIKE c.RsAR's WIFE, - ~,
,s su,pIeion The whole subject turns upen
or fraud is shown In any Of the parishes then tha
votes Of those parishes shalt be thrown out.
certain parishes and those votes were throw. i.
out. The question they had to deal with now Is,
was the evidence Of such Intimidation sufaclsni
throwing out the votes Of those psrishesi Il had
been charged that the Returning Board WAS eon-
posed Of Republicans.
States. Whensvsr there II Dsnseratie Ad.
ministration there Is . Democratic Returning
Board, ano when there was 2 Rspsslieaa Ad.
Boards. Louisiana had been pssulisrly lnfort1.
ton: He sitsd th /. case q ne yos: !. =:
= - Ao11s enN sAAN sAO kAVtg oo4
Intimidation Of ne past year we're q palpsbls q
those Of lS44, and the ls4 riots are part Of tie
history Of Louisiana. Everybody admits Of thar
e1istenes and speaks Of their snormity. Also, IN
Know-Nething times, the same class Of riots tool
place, and the sane spirit prevailed there during
The last election ~ did during the Know -Noshipg
riots, only the question to-day was not religious
prejudice, but prejudice
e ~ AGAINST TIE ooLoRIp NAN.
He said he had before him the testimony
taken before the Returning Board, and that tss-
timony was the truth. It 70 part Of the his.
tory Of that election. There may be slight
difference in some Of the details, but the main
facts are true and remain uncontradicted. He
then devoted about an hour to reading different
portions Of the testimony showing intimidation,
fraud and murder. He read the returns from
different parishes in different years to show that
when there was no bull-doxing the Republicans
had carried the parishes BY large msjof1ties, but
when Intimidation was pfsetissd the naioritisa
were reversed.
This state Of Affairs was not because the pso-
pie Of Louisiana were worse than others, but tbs
system under which they act was wrong. Il was
the same feeling that existed in New York In
1858. The leading mon who organised these
frauds were messurably to blame. They did not
approve Of the killing thSt took place under
their organisation. but the fault lies with them.
When Gen. Patton issued his circular, In July,
1876. -.a --.,s-l
ADVISING NIoHr-RIDING,
the leaders knew what the result would Be. The
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