The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Debate in the House on the South Caroline
Case.
Mr.. Cochrane offered resolution that the
decision of the Electoral Commission on the
votes of South Carolina be not sustained by the
House and be not counted.
The discussion was opened by Mr.. Hooker,
who declared that in the case of South Caro-
lima, as in the other cases of Florida and
Louisiana, the commission had refused to per-
form the functions with which it had been in
vested, had refused to take evidence on the
subject matter, and that therefore the House
was not bound by its action.
Mr.. Lapham defended the action of the COM
mission, and alluded to a speech made at a
public meeting in Washington last night by one
of the Commissioners (Hunton), in which he
declared that it was their duty to stop the count
and do anything to beat Hayes. If those who
were making opposition to the count imagined
they would find in the people anything but
condemnation of their action they were much
in error.
Mr. Goode declared unhesitatingly that the
duty of Democrats now in reference to the
commission was to do unto others as they
would have others do unto them under like
circumstances. They should accord to the Re-
publican party what they themselves would
have unanimously demanded if the decision
ind been in their favor. 1t was not only J1n-
wise but unmanly to attempt to reverse the de-
cision by any indirect method or by any clamor-
GUS complaints. 1t was the dictate of WISDOM
of policy of manhood and OF honori to stand
by the compact into which they had entered
and to execute in good faith the law which they
l,oJ TJn thaf IA Wiz of
peace in South Carolina were President Grant
and his creatures and that the real promoters
Of peace there were that Chevalier Bayard.
that king Of men, Wade Hampton, and his fol
overs.
MIR. Lawrence defended the action of the
commission, and Mr.. Franklin opposed it,
Mr.. Banks said, taking every vote on both
ideS and making no question about lntimida-
ion or armed interference, the vote of South
Carolina for Hayes and Wheeler had been
lst as absolute and indiSputable as the vote of
Massachusetts,. AS to the Electoral Commits
ion, he saw nothing in its action but the strict
st adherence to law and justice. Replying to
he speech of Mr.. Goode, he asserted that every
1hite man in Charleston capable OF bearing
rms was armed to the teeth, not to sustain the
sws of the State Or of the National Govern
lent, but as enemies to both. -~e -.-..-
Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, paid his re-
0ects to Mr.. Hoar, and imagined the case of q
allure arch9ologist standing before the tomb
f Webster and calling to mind the imperisha-
lie words " Union and liberty, one and insep-
rable. now and forever" and then standing
efore the tomb of Mr.. Hoar and recalling the
Jords "Ordered, that evidence of fraud be
lot received" What an epitaph to the successor
e Webster, Choate and Sumner. The column
hould be sl11nounted with the representation
if the stealthy fox deyouring the Louisiana
pelican. a Pm
Mr.. Wallace, of South Carolina defended the
tate Government, and said that over 10000
fraudulent votes were put in the ballot-bOxes
or the Democracy. t
Mr.. Rainey said that while South Carolina had
lot been exactly in state of anarchy, it had
been so near it that it was godsend that the
army did go down there and exert moral in
fuence, which had saved the lives of many
men. To the gentlemen on the other side he
said that the colored people did not hate the
Democratic party, but as long as they found
their oppressors in the majority they trembled
with fear lest Democrat should be inaugurated
Z into power, and in the name of that people he
thanked God that Republican President would
be inaugurated.
MIR. Southland said they had been told that
they had. either to yield or submit to anarchy.
He would avoid both usurpatlon and anarchy,
and would exhaust the last moment and the
last eXpedient i'll the attempt. In his view the
true remedy was the enactment into q law of
the bill passed yesterday by the House. That
would both avoid anarchy and revolution. That
bill meant peace and justice. Efr H.
Mr.. Goode was in favor Of acquiescence in
Che work of the commission, although he re-
garded it as a most unrighteous decision, be-
cause the people would not cOuntenance yiO-
lence or factious delay in preventing declara-
ton of the result.
Mr. Hoge, of South Carolina, gave an account
of some of his experiences in the last campaign
in South Carolina as showing. the necessity for
the presence of troops there. His story was
laughed and jeered at on the Democratic side,
particularly when he announced that he repre-
scented John c. Calhoun's district. The people,
he said did not want any more fighting. They
wanted this matter terminated here and now,
and to have Rutherford B. Hayes who had an
honest majority of the popular vote, installed
into office on the 4th of March, and it was going
to be done, too.
The discussion was closed by Mr. Teese, who
spoke in favor of acquiescence. ro IT,