The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-18
Of the House, lie having accepted the ap.
pointment OF Judge Of the Supreme Court
Of Louisiana.
Adjourned.
SENATE.

Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Anthony from the Committee or
Printing, reported with the amendment
the House resolution 10 authorize tht
public printer 10 bind in cloth, the COME,
OF the House publication In regard "a
counting the electoral vote. lie said II
would require but small amount tc
pay for the work, bull he desired 10 call
the attention Of the Senate, 10 the appro.
priation for the pnblic printing and bind
ing. The appropriation made last sesD
sion waS insufficient to complete the work
ordered by Congress. II was no Use tC
90 on now in ordering the work when
there was no money TO pay for il. The
resolution was agreed to-.
Mr.. Morton, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, stated that tllC
money appropriated 70 carry OH inyestf.
cations now being male by that commit,
Ice had been expended. A bill appropri.
ating $4,000 additional TO leiray the OK.
penses Of the committee had passed the
Senate but was delayed in the House Of
Representatives. A subcommittee Of
the Committee on Privileges and Elec.
tions was now In South Carolina and its
investigation was very important, but
could not go forward without money.
lie made this statement in order TO ex-
onerate himself from any responsibility
in the suspension OF the investigation.
During the morning hour the Senate
passed number Of private bills, after
which Morton took the floor and replied
at length TO the remarks of Mcssrs. John.
son and Wilhers Of Virginia, made yes
ter'lay, in regard to the occupation Of
Petersburg by military on the day Of the
late election for President. He defended
the action OF the President, and argued
that under the law the President had a
right to send troops to the polls in any
State for the purpose Of keeping peace.
lie entirely dissentcd from the views Of
the law expressed by the Senator from
Va, and had not aitidavits been read to
show that violence and intimidation ex-
listed in Petersburg at the election in
the spring Of '7G, and argued that the
President was justified in sending troops
there to prevent the recurrence Of.
the bloody outrnges. No one was punish.
cd for these outrages. A half dozen Re-
puhlicans were nearly killed in the
streets Of Petersburg, but that was not
considered violence.
Mr.. johnson denied that detailed vic.
lenCe existed.
Mr.. Morton replied that the Senator
was not in Petersburg in the spring OF
1876, and therefore he did not know that
violence did not exist. The trouble in
regard to these outrages in the South
was, that they were always denied.
MIR. Withers promised to reply to.mor-
row, adding that the colored people were
beginning to vote with the white people
OF the South, and lie noticed from meas.
ureS presented here, and from the ex-
pressiOns notably by Senators Morton and
Sherman, a latent purpose on the part OF
the Republican party To divest the col.
ored people Of the right Of suffrage given
them by the Constitution.
Mr.. Sherman said that the Senator
had imputed 10 him an idea which had
never entered his head. lie denied that
he desired TO deprive the colorcd people
OF the right Of suffrage. II left to them.
selves, the Colorcd people would natur.
ally vote for that party which gave them
liberty and the right Of suffrage. The
history OF the whole South showed that
the ColOred people would SEQ that they
hnI nnlv haaI, tnJnno1 IN Vntn ,In nnn,,
cratic ticket by means which would com.
pei the white people to give up the free.
dom OF the ballot. The time would come
when the negroes would have the force
and power 10 assert tho freedom of the
ballot.box. Let the negroes exercise
their intelligence and the Republicans
would abide the result. II the white
men OF the South sought TO vote the ne
gro against his will, the Republicans
would resist it. lie then referred TO the
occupation Of Petersburg By military,
and defended the act OF the President in
that matter.
Mr.. Morton also denied that he desired
to withdraw the right OF suffrage from
the ncgrotnnd said the Senator from
Virginia could not find any lively
evidence OF that fact. After some further
discussion the subject was laid inside.
Mr.. Sargent from the Committee on
Appropriation, reported back the House
bill making an appropriation for Con-
sular and diplomatic service Of the Gov
ernment, for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1877, with the various amendments.
Placed on the calandar. lie gave notice
that he would call it up for consideration
tomorrow, or as soon thereafter as he
could get the floor.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary Of
war, transmitting the report Of Maj.
q. Weitzel, Of the corps OF engineers, in
regard 10 the superintendent and mana.
cement of the Louisville and Portland
canal. Referred.
Consideration Of the report OF the Com
mittee on Rules, revising the rules for
the government Of the Senate, resumed
after M extended discussion upon the
amendment proposed by the committee,
to compel the attendance Of absent Sena-
tors when necessary to make quorum.
The amendment was agreed to.
The committee also reported ar
amendment declaring that the Vice Pres.
ldent shall, by his vote, determine the
question when the Senate is equally divi.
ded. After discussion it was amended
to read: ale may, by his vote, deter
mine, and as amended was agreed 10.
The report Of the committee was then
agreed TO and il was ordered that sui.
fcient number Of copies 10 revised and
the rnles printeda ..E' .
The Senate then went into executive
session and adjourned.
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