The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14

the House next 60 INTO ommIiteo OF The Whole Tho
debate should close IN one minute After some con-
fusion and delay the House again went into Commit
tee OF the Whole the debate ION the bill to close IN
one hall hour.
SPEECH ~ NIX. coxGER
MI CosGkR, OF Michigan desired TO call tho atten
ton o! the gentleman IRON New York (Mr Hewiit to
some oil the extraordinary statements he had made
and, to what seemed to him. a very unsatisfactory
reply TO the questions asked him, II he understood
door that the Presidency sold out, but that
| Northern man sold II The gentleman said that tho
| Presidency had been sold out.
| Mr. HEWITT arose 70 reply
Mr. CONCERT don't yield.
Mr.. HEWITT will not allow any gentleman 10 put
words into my mouth
Mr. CoSGER assured him that he WAS trying to keep
woros out oil the geptlrman's mouth. (Laughier)
The language which the gentleman had used was that
no Northern man had sold out what. the Presidency?
inumating that southern men hat; He had made
reply as TO that. There was another proposition
| which he had made no reply. rhe gentleman mad
SAID that proposition had been made 10 him
to sell out what, the Presidencyp not
buy. When the House and the country had
had been eager anu ANXIOUS to learn those de-
| velopments about the gentlemsn's selling out the
gentleman had come forward and quoted from o.
ports winch nad been printed for months The gen.
tieman had stated that proposition had been made
10 him 10 sell the Presidency-not 10 buy Il. Was
that satisfactory answer 10 give to the charge
| by the gentleman from South Carolina MR. AikenI
| that no tMr howi.) mad sold QUIZ Was II answer
10 tell The House that he had proposition 70 buy tho
PRESIDENCY, which he had OF accepted2 He asked
the gentleman follow up his remarks tell who
| had made tue proposition TO him TO sell the Pres
dency.
Mr.. CoNGER i don't yield (LaughteE)
Mr.. HEwirr-l want 10 answer you =. you 20 along.
Mr.. CoSGEK. continuing, said tnat Mr.. Hewitt had
stated that assurances had been to hun that tho
troops would DO Withdrawn II the commission work
Nj Hayes stating MS views Did the gentleman
think TIA. that statement would satisfy the country
when he had made assurances that such proposition
had boen made to nmf QLaughlerl
THE RETURNING BOARD.
Mr. FINLEY, (dem.) OF ONO, said that In his opinion
| the time OF the House had been spent more fooshly
to-day Than any day this session. The gentleman
iIom New York (lr. HEWITT had stated that propo-
sition had been made to him by Mr.. j. Madison Wells
10 sell out the Presidency. He (Mr Finley desired
to add that that hoary. headed rascal and his
fellow conspiratOrs had been indicted IN Louisiana,
and that OF them had been convicted. Aud yet to.
day members OF Congress, OF the House and Senate.
and members OF the CaDine sending this
vctcd criminal letters OF coincidence Not only that
but If The papers spoke truly, there
rious discussion in the Cabinet ov,r the proposition
OF sending the army (Mr. Townsend, Of n Y
They should not bave been taken away into Lou-
siana TO wrest from the hands OF the law convicted
criminal
Mr. HANNA, trep Of Ind. rose to discuss the Acad.
envy bill, but ne was interrupted with laughter and
cries OF sThats not tho subject we are on" He,
however persevered in his purpose, saying that tho
democrats from the Souih and tho Republicans from
the North did not caro- two cents about samuel j.
Tilden.
Mr. SPARKS (dsm.) OF III, quoted from tho letters
written by j. Madison Wells 10 Senator West and j.
II. Maddox IN which he appealed Tor help to proceed
with The coant Louisiana, in order show that the
vote OF Louisiana had really been offered for sale.
SPEECH Mr. FOSTER.
Mr. FOSTER. (rop Of OHIO, said That it had not been
his good fortuue TO hear the opening remarks OF tho
gentleman from New York (Mr Hewlti), but in tho
remainder OF his statement thore was really nothing
which had not been published to the world timo and
time again, unless II was the statement that he had
reason 10 believe that some bargain had been made
with some Louisiana gentlemen. There had been no
bargain made lar as jMr. FOster) rned
He knew Of any. For himself no confessed that
he had felt great solicltudc at the condition of tho
country He had desired a peaceful solution OF tho
Electoral Count bill he had voted for 1t against many
OF HIS party friends because nc belev,d II was I'M
msnsely moro Important to tho country that that
n ri a Lar o. derl
manner than that either Hayes or TIlden should be
President. Whea the alibustering movement had
commenced on the democratic side he had again be-
como solictous ABOUT the happiness OF the people.
Tho question OF peace or STRIFE had been involved
He had thought then that he knew what Governor
Hayes feelings were on The question OF local self
| government He had made public proclamation OF
that in his place the floor and Governor Hayes
had thanked him tor making Il, and that tho let.
ter to which so much reference had been made. He
| New York (Mr Aewitt) was playing any important
| part IN tnat case until after he had come 10 him
hat time no lMr. hewitt, WAS no. a srss. iae,cr
| IN the problem. The other gentleman from New
YORK tMr. Wood was CONFUSING he democratic anti
hlibusterng movement He tME Fostcrl had la
bored simply for the peaceful execution OF the Eoc-
torai pill. without exactlng any promises. without
making any promises, except stating what he had be-
lievcd would DO the policy OF President Hayes. No
one thing was down anywhere or in any place land
dehed mortal man TO BRING evidence to that oiecU
that obliged anybody to do anything In consideration
| oil anytning being done by the other SIDE
MR. GARPIELD's REMARKS.
the electoral tribunal was announced there be.
tween thirty ana forty honorable gentlemen on tho
oIner side, most OF whom had been in arms against
as who believed on their honor that they bound
stand by the result They did So and they resisted
nrnr his county into c,v, war and WI, OF ns
eve after they had declared thcr purpose do
so they stained he'r honor by doing what they were
doing as matter oil trade, and 10 not believe H.
Applause fhe mon who resisted hlIbusterIng on
tnatsde ala II on tue high grounds OF national duty
and their consequences as man, and If there be
mortal man in this world that says they traded, be.
heve that that man les (Great apDlausc) / say It
for them and II there be this world that says
that any TINS side OF tho House. or the Presi.
dent or any man for the President, made a trade, /
hope he viii exhbu the tradc let The scou naIel
VINO mado It or who authorized It be dashed naked
through the world. tApplause.) But oeiiev Q that
the WHO alleges that there was such trade IS
either a deceived and fooled man liar ZAP
plause) Let Us have done With this nonsense apOut
trading Presidencies and selling Prcsidencics what
had Presidency for in the market
| to buy Presidency daughter Let the man
such wares Tor sue show them and net thunder the
index, but let The body oil his work show he has the
manufactures he proposes TO SELL
In regard to what has been said about the with
drawal tho troops from Louisiana / disciaim Tor
one, in SO TAR as my disclaimer goes Tor anything,
that tue troops Withdrawn "A matter OF policy
or c0nciiiatOn They wero Withdrawn rs a matter OF
constitutional duty, and as sucn defend the with
drawaL (Applause.) But the evils which havo iol.
lowed and the uucuient spirit exhibited by some gen.
temen in Louisiana Is n poor recompcnse Tor the
efforts OF our people 10 restore To the whole country
the spirit oil peace and Cancellation Applause tho
Sir. sourmARD OF Oho--will the gentleman say
what that truculent spiritl 1872
speaker RANDALL tin a low tone from the Clerks
desk)-PunishiDg Tue guilty..
Nj. GARFIELD--Iho persecution, tho outrageous
persecution, which is following the members OF tho
Returning Board IN the city of New Orleans Con
tenn ptuous laughter on the democratic side
FLOOR.
MT. HALE OF Shame, referring 10 Dir. Finley's do
nuncalion OF Madison Wells as can old rascal" of
his fellow members OF the Returning Board oil Louis.
ana ss "cons piraiors" aud OF others WAC had been
sending letters OF confidence and sympathy a CON
denincd criminal. sad he himself Nr. Haie
those been Invited Louisa ma after the
Presdential election 10 that there vas a
iair .ounL (Contemptuous laughter aud jecrs
the democratic sidc.l He had gone
there because he knew that tho spirit winch
has lor years prevailed IN tue democratic party there
was sufficiently active 10 name again and TO make the
streets oi New Orleans run with blood. lie went on
defend action OF the Returning Board aud par-
tcusry to show that ihc from Vernon parish
had bcen published ia the newspapers before any
claim had been set UP mat there bad been fraud or
altcratCn IN tbem. Tho I,cturning Board hal