Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-17
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| WASHINGTON. January II, l87I.-ln the
Senate, to-day, the Presidents Petersburg
| message was taken up.
Mr.. Morton replied to portion OF the
speech of Mr.. Withers yesterday relative to the
right of the President OF the Uulted States to
send troops into the States. w
MIR, Johnson suggested that as Mr.. WtherS
was temporarily absent, Mr.. NJ. should defer
his animadvcrSions until his return. -,
Mr.. Morton said that MIR. Withers would
have az opportunity to read his remarks. and
! as that gentleman commented on his Mt NJ ST.
| speech 10 his absence, he would prefer 20 20 90
DOW with his remarks on the subject. He said
that Gov Kemper being the Executive OF
ton what he did not believe was true, but be
must have been very much excited, and his
IMAGINATION strangely distempered. he de-
| tended. at length the orders of the President
on be subject. :,
MIR. johnson said that, if any outrage bad
been committed 10 Petersburg, be would be as
swift to denouuce it as Mr.. Morton. The al
legged outrages of which Mr. Morton had spok.
en-. never existed. The testimony Was false.
No one ever heard of them until after his COL
league had lntro6 iced bis resolution few weeks
ago. and vet it was said that these Outrages
took place 10 May, 1876. Even the Senator
(Mr. Mortoo,} who was the receptacle OF all
these outrage stories, had never heard OF them
when be made his first speech at the lotroduc-
ton of these resolutions. The only object
of the Senators from Virginia Was to pro-
tnct the fair fame Of the Statetfron misrepre-
sentatlon.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
A memorial from Workingmeu OF the Dis
~ tort hn Of
frage was presented aud referred.
A resolution permitting K. ". Baroes to 90
to New . !a*us 10 procure certain telegraphlc
dispa ches called for 10y the Louisiana loVestl-
eating committee, within ten days, was
passed.
A number Of bills of 90 special interest, aud
generally Of u private character, were INTRO
duced aud referred.
4 bill removing the political disabilities OF
J. w. Burnett, OF South Carolina, was passed.
Mr.. Harris, of Va, introduced resolution
inquiring what number Of electoral votes Is
oecessary for the choice Of a President, which
Was referred.
The regular order, being the resolution for
the arrest of Wells & Co., If l. iusiaua, to be
brought before the bar of the House for re-
fusiuv to produce the origical returus of the
election in that Statc-uot acted upon yester-
day. rs was determlaed-w3S taxed up, and
the time for debate continued one hour longer.
Mr.. O. Brieu, OF Nd, spoke in favor Of the
resolution, and was followed BY Mr.. Hear, OF
Mass, 10 opposition upon coDsIitoouona
grounds.
Mr.. Hereford, Of W. Va, next addressed
the House in favor Of the arrest Of the parties.
MIR. Banks, OF Mass, followed MIR. Here
ford, opposing the arrest, but was very much
discouccrted 10y MIR. Su hard, Of Ohio, VINO
cited the former Louisiana case before the
Senate az full reputation to Mr.. Is. 8 argu
ment that the House had no right to call for
the original returos.
Mr.. Suthards citation caused much ap
pIausc aud laughter 90 the democratic side
and a good deal Of irritation on the radical
clear the galleries. 10 order that they might
not be witnesses # the disorder 90 the floor.
but the motion was not put
MIR. Hurd, ofOhio made strong legal argu-
| mcnt 10 favor Of the right of the House to com.
;cI the production of the returos. He said, 10
conclusion, that the fraud perpetrated 10 lS45
iu Louisiana, and acquiesced 10 by the Whlg
party at tina, time Was not precedent to be
followed by the democrats of 1877, which al.
| nouucement was received by loud applause.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pa, followed dr. Hurd 10
opposition to the resolution.
| MIR. Harris, of Va, favored the arrest, and
made strong speech, aud twitted, with effect,
the radicals for their sudden cspousal of State
| rights doctrine.
Mr. kassop, of Iowa, was the next speaker,
who concluded bis remarks begun yesterday in
opposition to the resolution.
MIR. Rcgap, of Texas, next spoke 10 favor of
the resolution.
Mr.. Cox cos,d the debate iu an able speech
When the vote was taken and the resolution
| adopted. Ayes l5S-noes 81.
1t is DOW thought that the Joint Committee
will agree upon report on the manner of
counting the electoral vote and the democratic
outlook is more hopeful.