The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

TEe senate.
tWAsHINaToF Nov. ao-Mr. Paddock presented
n resolution that
Whereas, the Union Pacific Railroad hnd
failed to fulfill its contracts with the govern
Whereas. the United States has suffered by
ResoIped. THAT the President be requested to
inform the Senate what further Legislation
may bs necessary TO compel the fulfllment OF
By MIR. Morrill,: A bin to provide for the con
struction OF light house on Aibemarle Sound,
Dy Mr. Herman: bill relative to delaying the
judgments obtained in the courts OF the United
States, In making them upon real estate
BY Mr. Harris: A bill 10 provide for the cree
tion of marine hospital at Nashville. Tenn.
Mr.. Mcmillan. from the Committee on Claims;
reported back adversely the bill for the relief OF
james Glover. Report adopted: . .,a uo.,o.
order, being the resolution offered by the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections that ". T.
Kellogg is entitled to seat on ,th tbs h oor from
question was the motion to recommlt offered
by Mr.. Salisbury
the Senate in continuation of the remarks be
gun on yesterday, charging fraud upon kel-
iogg, aud asserting that there was no intmida-
tion OF any kinG on the day of election in
Louisiana. He said MIR. Spolford offered TO
prove gross fraud ana c9rrnpiion on T., 1he part
the Senate to recommit tho report.
Mr.. Howe said that the advent Of peace on
earth and good will to al men did not seem to
ago. Brotherly love seems to have come to
halt In the Senate. at least, IL nowhere else; In
the volume Of gush that had been poured out
in the Senate for the last three or four days
cancellation was not q prominent feature
There seemed to be nothing strong enough in
ine e aii Hoard In 'uf fousana He He claimed that the
assertions of fraud and corruption had been
repeated after the investigation md that Spot
ford did not at first propose offer to prove
Mr.. HiIl, interrupting, claimed that Mr.. Spof-
ford asked to be allowed to prove them In Octo-
Mr.. Howe said he would take issue with Mr.
Hill onthat point aud would re er to the record
He said that the points alluded to did appear in
the record but Mr.. Spofford submitted propo-
sition to the effect that he ought not to be ro-
auired to prove those very things that they now
MI. HiIl ass rted that the offer to prove them
was embraced In the first argument - m
Mt Howe said there T9s s, no more ee1hoGe
ting q fraud, nor any more opportunity f9l
them To perpetuate fraud than there is for thu
Supreme Court to commit fraud after II cast
has been argued. He continued at some length
from the charges of fraud. The report shoulc
have precedence because twas directly brought
before the Senate for its action.
NJ Patterson n, said he had \, area1y a,4 giveI
steadily resisted all attempts, to place Mr.. kel
ssss Ssssase ehe0 he beved sSsi the @ latter St hou
have precedence because it was directly
brought before the sa,Ia Senate oo fer its fo acl9I i
Butler. rs long ago rs lust spring. He
should aequiesee in the result OF the elec
tion though he believed that the election was
The cplored Republican of South Caroline
had rallied around the flag, Of the country il
monent MOI @ think that they were to be betrayed b,
treachery Those same eolored Republicans
east the vote of South CAROLS ina for the Republi
can candidate for the Presidency. If it had no
beer SO IA Democratic President would now bt
seated In the White House. For doing this they
had oeen deserted by their friends and turned
3 overto the tender mercies of their enemies.
Hereviewed the course of the parties in his
own State. and alluded to the Old Line Wings
tice, except at the White House. He referred tc
the attack on him by Mr. Conkling, whom he
harmed the Achilles Of the Senate, who was al
: ways either making ferocious attacks upon his
Republican peers. or else moodtly retiring tt
his own tent, and taking no part in the contest
He also paid hts compliments to Edmunds, who
he said. had dug up the newspaper article o
some low, unknown writer and paraded it be-
fore he Senate and the world, and given his
senatorial influence to alibelous attack. which
he&fnracterized as the worst of acts. He was
particularly severe upon both Mr.. Conkllng anC
Mr.. hdmunds. quoting poetry ut them and using
borrowed terms to pour out his invective upon
them for their assaults on him.
He then said he was willing to meet all tho
changes made against him. and willing t. be
tried by a Jury OF his countrymen He alluded
to the election OF Mr.. Butler and STYLED him {
gentleman who was the peer of any Senator on
this floor. In speaking OF the Hamburg mas
sacr4, he said he was satisfied that Mr.. Butler
had no conneclio with it, and that the charge
Of murder with which he had been branded
could not be laid at his door. Republicans hat
told aim this; men whom he could trust, ant
theytoid It to him in the privacy of his owl
house, while he was endeayorringtto TO get at the
exact truth In the matter and Ii Mr.. Butler haC
beengmlty OF 1t they would have told him so.
Mr.: Patterson gave a detailed account of tn,
Hamturg massacre. from its first commence
ffr ffG LOT
SHOWED that Mr.. Butler was not MT fault If h,
thought he was. he would not lift finger to
ward procuring his seat on this floor. He haC
been besieged by South Carolinans t. help Il
seat Mr.. Butler and he believed that if he sh6ult
be seated he would do honor and credit to tn,
position. He said he had denounced this mur
der and the murderers. But who was holdine
back the arm of Justice? Who was saving these
murdsreEfs Ws from being hung + was the MAJ
gaiiovs il wasststhe man at the othe
the thieves who paeed D S@ ere 5 the tP
itentiay. but wanted these murderers TO b,
spared He Mr.. Patterson) wanted the thieve.
he was one he was willing to go there too, H
alIudel to the disposition of the Offices and sait
thatsh, folds Of the Interior and Postof1ice De
partmRts had been thrown around politica
enemie. A Key had been found to lock up the
Southern postofices away from the Repubi
ems. Tby were told Of 4 the era Of peace
together, but the Southern Republicans. ii
their simple souls, did not know that the
lamb mus be inside the, the lion kn He i{, claimed
fed out to he returning prodigals.. As for him
self he always was Republican He said the
President wanted TO rehabilitate The old Whie
people OF ae south to incorporate it in the Be
publican Sarty; but il be could do it witt. his
ERley he You'd be the ehamplon resurreeion.
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