Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-14
Of Pirate Sherman and Index
Noyes to Induce the Thefts,
Also Included.
REPUBLICANS FIGHT HARD.
But the Democrats Stand Firm
and Refuse to Hear to
Side Issues.
LONG AND HEATED DEBATE,
eliminating in Shaving off a Vote
but the Resolutions Hold
Their Place.
House of Representatives..


WASHINGTON, May 13.-The vote by which
the main question was ordered on the bill to
regulate Interstate commerce reconsidered,
and the bill went over to tomorrow.
Mr.. Lapham introduced joint resolution re-
citing the danger to which the country may be
subjected by the threatened Eruption of Sit
ting Bull, by raids across the Mexican and
Canadian borders, by instruction in several
States, such as occurred last year, and author
izing the President if in his Judgment it may
seem necessary to increase the army during the
recess Of Congress- by the enlistment of vol
unteers not to exceed $4,000 in number.
hlr. Potter, quetion of privilege, pre-
sented the following preamble and resolution;
WHEREAS, The State of Maryland has, by it's
legislature, formally declared that due effect
not given to the electoral vote cast on the
9Th day of December, 1876, by reason of fraud
ulent counts in the electoral votes from the
States of Florida and Louisiana;
AND WHEREAS, An affidavit by Samne) d.
McLin, chairman of the board of State cam
vassers of the State of Forids, for the election
held in that State in November, 1876, for the
election of President and Vice President, has
been made public, charging wrong, false and
fraudulent returns for the votes for such elec-
ton in that State, whereby the choice Of the
people of that State was annulled and that the
action of the board of State canvassers in max
ing such returns was influenced by the conduct
and promises Of Hon. Edward F. Noyes, now
minister to the government of France
AND WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that conspiracy
existed in the State Of Louisiana whereby the
Republican vote in all the precincts of the
parish of East Feliciana and in some precincts
of West Feliciana, at the general election in No
vember 1876, was purposely withheld from the
polls to afford a prctext for exclusion by the
board of that State of the vote cast in those
precincts for electors of President and Vice
President, aud that Jas. T. Anderson, super
visor of registration of East Feliciana and d.
A. Weber, supervisor Of registration in the
parish of West Feliciana in that State, in
furtherance of that conspiracy falsely protest.
cd that the election in such precincts had not
been fair and free, and that the State return
thereupon falsely and frandulently excluded
the votes of said precincts, and by means there
of, and of other false and fraudulent action by
said returning board, the choice of the people
OF that State was annuled and reversed, and
that such action of said Weber and Anderson
was induced or encouraged by assurances by
Hon. John c. Sherman, secretary Of the treas
ury of the United States.
AND WHEREAS, The gravity of the charges,
the nature Of the evidence upon which they are
reported to be based and the official dignity and
position of the persons named in connection
with said frauds make it proper that the same
should be inquired into, to the end that the
honor of the nation may be vindicated and the
truth as to such elections be made known
Therefore be it
Resolped, That IL select committee consisting
of eleven members of this House, be appointed
to inquire into the aforesaid allegations to
the conduct of the persons in Office aforesaid in
respect of said election and into the alleged
false and fraudulent canvass and return OF
votes by State, county, parish and precinct Off
GERS in said States of Louisiana and Florida,
80 e, ~ L L., s,.I, a,>l
of said committee, are connected with or per
tinent thereto, and that said committee, to1
the purpose of executing this resolution shall
have power to send for persons and papers, tc
administer oaths and take testimony, and in
their discretion to detail subcommittee, with
like full authority of said committee in every
particular, and with power to sit IN Florida
and Louisiana, which subcommittee shall bt
committees of this House, and the chairmer
thereof shall be authorized to administer oaths
that said subcommittee may employ steno
graphers and be attended each by deputy
sergeant-at-arms, and may sit during the ses
sions Of this House and during the vacation
and that said committee proceed in this in
Iuiry and have leave to report at any time.
The preamble and resolution having beer
read, Mr.. Conger said they did not present
question of privilege and that the powers pro
posed in the resolution could not be given by
mere majority vote but would require sus
pension of the rules
Mr.. Potter said one would suppose that i
there was any subject which should be entitled
to preference in this House, in respect of orde
Of business, it was the subject brought to it
notice by memorial of q sovereign Stat
touching the official conduct of high officers o
the government relating to fraud alleged t
have occurred changing the result of the cleo
ton for the highest officers of this government
Mr.. Conger-Has the memorial of the Stat
of Maryland been committed to the gentlema
from New York. SO he has any possession Of
on which to offer such resolution.
Mr.. Potter-I am now speaking only to tn
question Of order. Later on, if l have an OF
portunity to say anything, shall be able
make an answer to the inquiry which the gel
tleman has just put to me. Now to th
question of ORDER 1t seems to me that to stat
this case is to argue it. If for the reasons tn,
appear on the face of this resolution this il
quiry is not privileged, then nothing can
its nature be privileged. If the House ougf
to give preference to consideration of any sui
iect, a subject of the magnitude of this one
which the resolution relates, ought certainly
have such preference.
MIR. Hale argued from the rules and manu
that the resolution did not present questic
of privilege. If the resolution proposed
was intended to subvert an accepted result
the Presidential election, then there might
some claim that it did present question
privilege, but as q mere expression OF opinit
it did not present any such question.
Mr. Garfield also argued against the resOl
ton being a privileged one.-- He said the ge
tleman from New York based his claim that
is privileged question, on the fact that Il