The New York herald., 1878-12-18

up He desired to address the Senate in regart
thereto. :.
THE cossuLAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL
Mr.. WISpoM withdrew that motion and submitted
one to take up the Consular and Diplomatic Appropri
alton bill. Agreed to-
In explanation of the bill Mr.. WINDOW ssid the bill
a. ID came from the House. appropriated 81 oi5 735
The Senate Committee Appropriations had addet
ss2loo. which made the bin it now stood S50 sU
less than the estimates for the next fiscal year
The House had reduced the salaries of Ministers L
Great Britain. France Germany and Russia from
$4,000 each to $4,000 each the Ministers to Spain
Austria. Italy, Brazil Mexico. Japan and China from
$la 900 each to $4,000 each, and the Ministers &
Chill and Peru from $4,000 each to So 900 each The
Committee on Appropriations had restored the sala
rics Of these officers that they might receive the
amount OF compensation now hxed by law.
All the amendments of the committee restoring
salaries were agreed to. and also the following
kepesling so much or the act of June 4, 1878, as
provided that charges d afaires at interim shall
provides for regular offices which they hold in their
respective legations.
Various other amendments restoring certain con.
suates were agreed to, and also amendments providing
for ministers resident at Belgium, the Netherlands
and the Argentine Republic at 81 500 each; restoring
the salary Of Minister Resident and Consul General at
Hayh to $500, and providing for charges dahaires
to Denmark: Paraguay and Uruguay aud Switzerland
All the amendments OF the committee having been
agreed to. Mr. PADDOCK. trep.) OF Neb submitted an
amendment end raising the consulate at Chemnz from
The bill WAS then read a third time and passed.
Mr.. BURNSIDE, trep.) of r. l., submitted rcsolu-
States Army. to accept decoration conferred upon
him by the EnT eror of Russia Referred TO the Com
mittce on Foreign Relations.
MR. BLAINi.s RESOLUTION.
The morning hour having expired the Senate re-
sumed consideration OF the unfinished business.
being the resolution OF Mr. Blaine of Maine provd-
ing tor inquiry to whether any citizen was de-
prvcd of his constitutional rights during the recent
elections.
Mr.. Hull, (dem) of Ga, said he had to leave the
Scaate yesterday OF physical inis-
position He had no purpose of taking part III this
discussion, but had he been here yesterday he would
nave voted for the amendment OF the Senator from
South Carolina (AIr Butler in regard to having the
committee sit with open doors
MERnIMoS.
Mr.. MERRrsioS, tdem.) of N. c., took the floor and
replied to the remarks of Mr.. Blaine Of Wednesday
last. He said he listened with feelings of surprise
and indignation to the assault upon the white people
OF the South by the Senator from Maine. He (Mr.
Mcrrmon) could not deny the ply sca power Of that
Senator to thus abuse the patience and dignity OF the
Senate. The reason brought forward by the Senator
from Maine could only serve to revive sectional hate
and array the coored people against the white pco-
pie. 1t would injurc the industries of the people.
their trade and their commerce. Such speech as
that made by the Senator might crafty the noble an,
not think there were many who would envy the su-
thor for the laures it afforded him. The country
should have peace and harmony and there should be
an end of sectional feuds. Misrepresentation must
cease and love Of country must be above love OF
party The ea9rea man may hays been la
been interfered with in other sections but he denied
that it had been done to such extent as TO affect
the whole colored vote. Thousands Of colored men
in the South had abandoned the republican party and
voluntarily Joined the democratic party, and the
ced interests of the coored people to vote with the
white people bespoke of the peaceabe condition OF
affairs in his State, and safd:Let the shreks of
the agitator and political alarmist be hushed Let
peace do its Office in restoring good will The demo-
cratic party in power i'll the South. and.
as result. peace, order and good will pre-
vailed Southern men do not want any ad-
vantage their brethren OF the North. Z
He deplored and deprecated the tone and manner Of
have been better for the whole country had he not
made it and in it referred to Senator's here from the
South men of the South instca ad Of as Senators.
REMARKS lfR WALLACE. d
Mr.. WALLACE, (dem.) Of Pa. said he would have
arrayed the democrats OF the Senate solidy against
this resolution il he could for 1t could bring no re-
Suits and the people sick OF sectional and poll
ticai agitation. The fourteenth amendment to the
constitution had been construed by the Supreme
court and the remedy these resolutions proposed
could not lawfully be applied. No good could come
from agitation The remedy for these alleged
troubles in the South by contests for seats III the
other House Of Congress II all these statements
OK fraud in the South true It was very strange
that out of Jog members from that section
holding seats in the other House of Congress less
than had been contested Why raise this investi-
eating committee The practical sense OF our busi-
ness people would have more OF this useless agi-
tation. The democrats proposed to obey the consti-
tutional amendments TO the letter. TO educate and
elevate the black and test his capacity for citi-
zcnshp The republicans propose to take from him
representation and degrade him. 1t was not true, as
charged by the Sensor from Maine that thirty-iive
members had been given to the South since tho war
by reason of the negro vote. The act OF 1872 only
added twenty They had misrepresentation for three
hfths Of the colored vote before. The figures given
by the Senator from Maine were based upon popula-
tion and not upon voters, ana tne same
lrrsuariss that he Mf Blaine pSn,sd pSn,ts
These the results of our system and must be
borne. We could not deprive States OF representa-
ton. If VIC could Pennsylvania might suffer, for
masses of voters werc turned away from the polls
there for nonpayment OF taxes. Two contestants
nauguated for seats from that state based upon
corruption, fraud and illegal votes. This was the
only safe method for the settlement OF such WRONGS
Tho laws recognized no other.
ELECTIONS PENNSYLVANIA.
The people OF Pennsylvania had been dominated by
political managers and money used to bring about
results. People OF that State submitted because the
forms OF the law used to deny suffrage and give
the republicans control The people OF this country
wanted no more political agitation. They wanted
business fostercd and sectional strife to cease II
would be monstrous punish State and deprive her
representation because the negroes refused TO regis
He referred TO the conduct OF elections IN Phiia
depha and said the republicans or republican man.
ayers placed at every poll in that city deputy
lnarshais many of them Of the most disrep-
Legislature had taken from the sheriff of
Philadelphia the power to appoint the deputies pc
cause he happened to be democrat; such was Ilc
republican rule in Pennsylvania. The negro voter
was provided by them with tax receipt and the
white man too poor pay his taxes was driven from
the polls He argued that the condition Of the south
was infinitely better than it five years ago. The
country must bc content with its progress through
which the capacity of the negro for self-governnent
could be fully tested.
Mr.. BrArsE, trep.) of Me-. inquired If this great
tyranny prevailed in Pennsy yania how 1t was that
the senator, leading democrat, occupied seat on
this door.
Mr.. WALLACE, of Pennsylvania. said there were
always earthquakes. and an earthquake sent hun
here
Mr.. BLArSE-And the Senator is in a stSte of erup-
ton yet Continuing his remarks, Mr. BLAINE said -
The brief period he had been in Congress two demo-
cratic Senator's had been here from Pennsylyania.
showing that earthquakes occurred there with the
regularity
The question then being on Mr. Blaines amend
mcnt. offered yesterday. authorizing the committee
to take testimony, to administer uats and visit any
portion of the country when snch visit may In
their judgment facilitate the object OF the inquiry,
ii was agreed to without q division.
WHITE.
The question then being on the passing OF the
resolution amended,
Mr. WHITE. tien.) OF Nd, said he did not rise for