The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-14

them, and 1 thought if could not save the Presi-
dncy from the wreck there was not any good reason
why South Carolina and Louisiana should not be
saved from it. Thereupon, of my own notion /
went to my friend from Ohio (Foster) and made to
him pretty much the remark that now make. The
speech on this floor in which he declared what the
Presidents policy would be, and he believed it, and
believed it. said to that gentleman:
81 fear there will be trouble unless you can satisfy
these Southern gentlemen that this policy which you
have declared to be the policy of the Incoming ad
He said to me, "What can do?,
SAID did not know. 1t is not my business but 1
subsequently Il think the next day. he came back
to me and showed a letter signed by Mr.. Hayes,
He said, s"Will that be satisfactory?n
sad, MT Foster, it is not me whom you have to
satisfy. It Is the other gentlemen. To it would
isty them that this policy will be carried cut :"
That was the last interview I had with Mr.. Foster
on the subject. What followed came to me from
other persons.
had no part In bargain. If it was made knew
nothing OF ITS terms but was told on the day that
joint convention that these gentlemen from South
Carolina were satisfied and that there could be no
good reason why the count should not proceed.
do not know how they were satisfied, l have never
seen any member from Louisiana about it, L only
know that they told nae they were satisfied, and so
pletion Of the count. 1 did it in the interest of
peace, did it in the nterest of my country, be-
leve did then the wisest and best act OF my life.
So far as had any connection with the matter if
other men made improper bargains know nothing
of them. Have answered the gentlemans CELLS
worth's) question TO his satisfaction?
Mr.. Ellsworth made no response, but Mr.. Conger
again manifested very eager desire to put ques-
ton to Mr. Hewitt an opportunity for which neither
Mr. Hewitt, the chairman uor the committee seemed
inclined to give him.
Mr.. Durham Of Kentucky having charge of the
bill moved that the COMMITTEES rise for the purpose of
closing the debate on this amendment.
Inc committee by vote of 120 to 46 determined to
rise.
After several motions to adjourn had been voted
down, MT. Durham moved that when the House
next go into the committee Of the whole the debate
should close in one minute.
After some confusion and delay the House again
went into the committee of the whole for debate
the bill, debate to close in half an hour.
Mr.. Conger got the floor and attempted to question
Hewitt further, saying that the latters remark that
the North had not sold the Presidency left the infer
ence that the South had.
Hewitt said, however, that nobody had ever offered
to sell the Presidency.
Mr.. Foster said he knew of no bargain and Garfield
made the same statement.
| At this point Of the debate Mr. Ellis of Louisiana
lwho had been ont of the hall and evidently il be
| about him, obtained the floor. and assuming that
Hewitt had held himself and his colleague response
BILE for the Presidential bargain, declared that the
lip which uttered the assertion that Louisiana OF
any Representative of Louisiana any authorized
agent of Louisiana had ever bartered or sought to
barter or entertained proposition to barter away
the interests of the Democ ratio party the whole
people of the Union in the election OF Samuel j. Til
den, lied in his heart and lied in his foul throat.
He then went ON and recounted the conference al
Wormley's Hotel, and said there were no bargains
made there, and that no pledges given for Mr.
Hayes. Subsequently Mr. Ellis withdrew his often
sive language to Mr.. Hewitt.
| Debate then closed. 1t lasted hour and hall
and was of very exciting character. The Republi
cans enjoyed it greatly.
mer's agreed to- and the bill was reported to tbs
House, but without final action the House adjourned