Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

fessed ne the champion resurrection.
ist Of the age. No, sir, it can't be
done. AS well might some deluded
architect attempt TO erect the thou.
sand palaces Of . great city out of the
broken and mouldering COMMISSIONED
Of an ancient village graveyard.
But whatever this Policy 10 In the
DRY, we know what it 10 not In prac.
tice. It certainly il mot protection to
republicans In the Southern States In
the free exercise Of all their rights a.
American citizens and just recogni.
tion OF their great and timely politi-
cal services !; we know that it 10 built
on broken political trust, and its
cornerstone lie laid in black ingrati-
tude and cemented by the blood Of
the betrayed political friends. Sir,
the republicans Of the South are not
dead. NOR are they sleeping. The
Athenians erected monument to
Time, and inscribed It ITO him who
avenges." Time, sir, will surely
avenge this great wrong, and that in
no distant future. The down trod-
den republicans of the South will re-
member both those who befriend
them and those who betray them in
the day Of their need. Doubtless the
republicans Of the South have been
guilty of many errors and are respon-
sible for much Of the maladministra-
ton of the Southern States Govern
ments during the past eight years,
but Whatever their previous faults,
betraying their friends was not one
Of them. I have said that whatever
protection republicans enjoy in the
South, 20 far % their persons and
property are guarded against actual
violence, they owe to the clemency of
the victors. This IL emphatically true
In South Carolina. So far as the in
auence Of Gov. Hampton extends
believe he is . just and honorable
man, and intends to enforce . Just
and impartial administration of the
laws, without regard to race or party ;
but 40 benign as are his purposes,
there Is = power behind the throne
stronger than the throne itself, and he
sits silent and inactive while the State
is terrorizcd and republicans are
crowded into the jail al Columbia
through fragrant political conspira-
cy prosecuted by democratic officials
against them, under the forms oflsw.
The debate was pr0tracted and
bitter, participated in by nearly all
the prominent Senators including
Conkling, Thurman, Hoar, Bayard,
Wadleigh, Hill and Mcdonald. La
mar broke down in his speech and
was carried out.
Etnal1v - I 90 x>Icl1 ~, A. Z q -, e. -
an argument was reached by both
sides that the vote on the Kellogg
Spofford contest shall be taken at
once. The amendment of Hill, of
Georgia, that the name Of Spofford be
substituted for that Of Kellogg was
first to be voted upon. The roll call
commenced at once. Result-Ayes,
n nays q.
Conover voted NO Davis no, and
also Matthews the same; Davis, of
Illinois, voted aye.
The vote on the main issue was ia
ken ct fifteen minutes Of 2 o'clock,
resulting ~ follows: For seating
Kellogg %; for Spofford. q. The
vote on the Butler and Corbin case
was taken at 2 O'Clock, resulting %
follows: For seating Butler, q; for
Corbin, %.
Kellogg and Butler were both
sworn il, and at fifteen past 2. On mo-
ton of Conklin. the Senate proceed
ed to the consideration Of executive
business.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.
Wadfefgh prUscnteea -rusvautiO1
declaring Eustis entitled to q seat In
the Senate from Louisiana. Placed
ON the Calendar.
Ingalls, gave notice that he did moi
concur with the majority Of the com.
mittee in submitting this report and
would hereafter present the report Of
the minority signed by himself and
two others.
The deficiency appropriation bill
was then taken up.
HOUSE.
The resolution of Baker, of Ind.
instructing the committee on patents
to report bill which shall prohibit
the bringing or the maintaining Of
suits for damages for any infringe
ment of patents against any person
who purchases for his own use and
not for sale, any article or implement
In market, unless at the time he pur
chased he knew it infringed some OK.
listing patent, was adopted, yeas IL:
nays 43.
SENATE.
WARRINGTON, Dec. l.
Conkling presented petition ask
Ing an appropriation of $500, 600 fol
the preliminary survey, by army on
gincers or naval officers, Of the begin
ming of the Transcontinental Railroad
from the Republic of Liberia eastward
one or two thousand miles into thu
Niger valley, and to report upon th,
country. itspopulation, products, etc.
with view TO opening market fol
manufacturers with central Africa
Referred.
Several bills Of private nature wer,
introduced, when Davis, of Illinois
appealed to the Senators not 10 pre-
sent any more bills or petitions, ..
there were important matters to b,
acted upon to-day.
Voorhees, introduced bill grantiDI
pensions to soldiers and sailors OF Iii
war with Mexico, and 10 widows .
deceased soldiers and sailors. Re
ferred.
i The Vice President laid before th,
Senate House bill for the relief OF th,
sufferers by the wreck of the Unit
ed States steamer Huron.
| Beck asked unanimous consent I,
pass the bill now.
i Morrill, suggestcd that II be referred
to the Committee on Naval affair, ANT
after o brief discussion the bill wa
90 referred.
The joint resolution AuthOrixin,
Rear Admiral Reynolds to accept Ger
tai6 presents from the Emperor O
Siam, was passed. Several privst,
bills were passed and the Senate thel
went Into Executive session and v hel
the doors reopened adjourned unit
10 O'Clock Monday.
i HOUSE.
/ WARRINGTON, Dec. 4.
Price askep leave to offer resolu
ton, reciting alleged charges, tina
the 18th JOINT rule which prohibits
the sale Of intoxicating liquors in the
capital building was being violated
and instrpcting the ofIicers of tn,
House to enforce the Joint rule, TIL,
Speaker said that - he believed thu
,, joint rule was still in force, he hai
endeavored to have the sale of liquor
stopped and that the keeper of tn,
House restaurant had been notified
that If It were not stopped he would
violate hts contract. He was entire
ly in accord with tho resolution and
thought the officers Of the Hous,
were In NO Wise to blame
for tho violation OF the rule. Thu
resolution was adopted. Durham
offered Q concurrent resolution tina
when house adjourn on the 18th, i
be to meet Jan. 10th. Referred.
etMAMolAL.
GOLD gALES.
;. New FoRK, Dec. bids for gov
Iernment gold aggregate 43,520,0O q
, from lQ2.3S to 102.87. Awards vii
be made at from lO2 81 10 lOo 81.