The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-10
Forty Fourth Congress
SENATE.

bill to abolish the district board of police
commissioners.
Mr.. Sherman quoted at length from the
testimony Of l. cut. Col. Brooks, Chas.
Coleman and many others to show that in
timidation and bloodshed prevailed in Lou
isiana and said all this violence was to com
pei men to votethe democratic ticket and
elect Tilden. Ia forty parishes the cleo
ton was fair but in others there was intim-
ilatiOn. lie real from the testimony be-
fore the returning board to show that there
had been violence in Baton Rouge, Ftlici.
ana, Odachita and Morehouse parishes and
said if Tllden should be declared elected
by the vote Of Louisiana bis term Of Office
would be dishonorcd from the beginning.
lie would have the blood Of hundreds OF
mea upon his garments because instru-
ments of his election were rifle, clubs and
violence. Had the election throughout
Louisiana been far Hayes would lave had
a majority of 10 900. In Mississippi, Ala
bama and Georgia also Influences have been
exerted to prevent republican votes being
cast. He argued that congress could not
deprive the republican candidates of the
vote of Louisiana without defeating the
will Of the people of the state.
In conclusion he denied that the EXPENSE
of the republican committee which visited
New Orleans was paid by the government.
and said Governor Hayes was not aware he
was going until be was on his way, and he
Sherman had not Uttered a suggestion to
aid the returning board in reaching a con-
%clusion.
Mr.. Bogy said the testimony quoted by
Sherman consi, ID of anllaviis made by
villains and peIjureTs, and were nearly all
fabricated to impress upon the people that
the result of tie election was brought
about by intimidation and fraud. In nine
cases out of ten these anidavils were made
by col0red men who made their marks and
could not read a word. If it be true the
democratic party elected Tilden by the
means detailed Ivy Sherman, he should not
be inauguratcd, but he was fairly and hon
cstly elected. An effort made in Louisiana,
and effort was made here, to wrench from
the people Of Louisiana the full vote given
for Tilden.
After some further discussion, joined 10
by 9th ar senator's, Mr.. Sherman again re-
ferred to the scenes IF violence in the
south, and said they would not be a.
tempted in the north. Tie people Of New
York city, when robbed Of millions by
Tweed and his associates, dill not resort to
violence.
Mr.. Bogy said while the southern states
had a right to rebel against a state govern
meat forced upon them by the federal gov
ernmsnt and sustained by federal bayoncts.
When the minority governed tie majority
and cid so at the point Of the tayonets, tn,
people had right to rebel. As to the ca e
Of TIE Tweed llrg the people Of New York
did rid themselves Of these robbers in a
quiet way. They combined and drove Tie
robbers from power. If the government
of the United States upheld them as it had
upheld bsd men in the south the people Of
New York would have o taken law into
their own hands.
Why te had read the testimony of Jesse
Harris before the democratic committee in
Louisiana to show that there haG been a
Ielceirl election in L 5. Feliciana Ta-isl ,
and republicans prevented colortd en-
from voting the democratic ticket IN other
parishes.
The resolutions of Mr.. Wallace were then
laii aside mi a bill to perfect the revision
of the United States Statutes was taken W
so as to come up as unfinished business TO-
morrow. Adj burned.
Usg.
The house committee on commerce
agreed to recommend the passage of Cox,
immigration ill, with an amendment re
duciuE the head meley from - to 81 so
Mr.. freeman in'r duced a bill for h,
appointment OF a commission for the equ t
able distribution of the uneXpircd balance
of tie Geneva award fund, referred.
Mr.. Mills ,1fr reds resolution instructing
the committee on ways and means to in.
quirc into the eXpediency of abolishirg tho
two cent stamp tax on checks and drafts
referred.
Mr.. Schlicher offered n resolution calling
on the president for copies of papers In tic
posse sion of the state and war department,
rel i've to the imprisonment of John J
Smith, an American citizen, By the MeXi
cans. and also to the wounding and robbiug
by Mexican soldiers OF Samuel Higgins
adopted.
Mfr. Rusk, from the committee on invalid
pensions, reported a bill determining the
amount of the pensions to he paid soldier.
and sailors who had lost both an arm ant
leg passed.
Mr., Durham, from the committee on re
vision of the laws, reported back the senate
bill to correct the statute to punish counter
feiting, so as to require the intent to bC
shown passed. Adjourned.
Attorney Generals Report.
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