Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-12-18
FOR Y-FIFTII CONGRESS-.
WAsHiSGToS, Deceu Der II.
Senate.
SECOND SESSION.

plopialiou for the sub,I,ienc3 of IA army for the
ntN' hscsi year, be made available from the pass
age OF the act, that the g)vvi nment may purchase
goods 10 be shipped to ports IN the far West, as
I soon as possible.
Referred iu the committee on appropriations
so communication from tn SecN of the
Treasury in eply to the Senate resolution Of jane
I II, 1885, transmitting a report rs to the amount
expended iUr vaI .ous pnblc woras of the govern
nent, IN ,he several States and territories, togeth
er with expenditures OF the govcrnmsnt in all OF
canals and railroads.
Rcfeilcd 30 the camGiltec on nuhc buildings.
1he V ce Pieslden appointed sc lsto,- A ith0
ny, Sare' Mt aud Why,r mcmb,r- Of the JOINT
committee on printing.
Nj. llamln. from the c0mdttee on foreign re
lallous, reported back suCdIy petitions referred to
the Committee at the last SESSION, IL regard to aid
OF laml'hInE tninese, the construction of a all
road acl - Africa, and also message from the
fres dent IN regard % the selection OF Maunil
I'm 'rse as third Commissioner iot the IialiiaA
hNteiy commission, aud the committee vas dis
charged from further consideration.
he >; nate insisted upon It's aulenments to the
Mi'Haiy Acad my ppoprialiou h, ani com
iulute OF conference Oidercd. Aili- N, II aine and
DaNi' wcr, hppo ntcd on he part Of the Senate
-, ~ ne ntna'e then resumed consideration Of Mr..
Blatne's resolution.
MI. Wallace SAID that he would have arrayrd
Tue democrats OF the Senate soliilv against the
itsoiuton, If he could, for 1t could bring no re-
SUI = and The people were sick of sectional aud
F''i'Nal a. iihllOu lbc tUuliNtulu amer 1meut To
tue CONSTITUTION had been construed by the Su-
pieme Courts and the remedy which these iesolu
hon' Proposed could not Lawful ily he applied. No
good could come from agitation. Ii WAS not true,
a. charged by the Senator from Matte, that IS
Ihtnhtr have been gIyer to the SO tn SINCE the
"ai, oy tea-on ui the negro vote. The act oil ~
only added 20 They mad Il mi-repre,cn alton io,
thtee hths Of the colorcd vote before. rhe fig
ures given by the senator from Maine were based
upon the population and not up N the voters. aud
the IA ne lrieg g"larHie- that Ii (Baine) pointed
OCT 10 the South. existed in the North.
lie argued that the CONDITION OF the South was
INFINITELY better than five years ago. The count
h'H l he content with iis progrc--, through when
the capacity OF the negro for set-gove:nnent
could he fully 'csed.
Nj. B,anes amendment, offered Monday, au.
tholizin- the comm ttee to take tc,tim 10y, 10 ad
miuisci oath Il Office aud visit any portion of the
county, when such visit may ~ their JUDI me ut
IcNt te the Object OF lnquiry,was agreed to ash
ou' division.
TIE question then being or The passing OF the
resolution AS amended, Nj Whyte ,tatcd AT some
iehsih his reaspns ioi voting against The resola-
lion.
Mr.. Blaine argued tina, great good would come
lroni hl- resolution The senator from the South
had askad Norihtr RI Senators to believe that the
.uo.e quickly that saul was converted Oh his jouI-
ucH from Dam cUs, vast bodies of colorcd voters
were converted 10 the democracy. Why was Vt
thai invest CATION did not eek the Sonth? Be-
would not be welcome. More Northern men had
eft the Sonlh within tive years than hal gouc
Tia re. He Ma envy 10 b Sou b and never
gave an Iihbtral vote rcapec InG thai section. 1t
VAS the Southt IA ineu themselves VINO bud. a wall
OF fire around that country.
MIR. Wn, te SAID he really admired the manner
IN which the dis ingulshcd Senator from Maine
preached bat ne was Ike the guide post--Ls
,UInied the way, but never went there himself
Could hot a neg o he found North aud sent here
10 uUn . represent NDrtheru Ii-, H..
(Whytr) had no faith IN their po,ica noodle,
lie wou rather believe IN their practices than ia
their professions. Let these political questions be
postponed until the next Presidential election,
and then we would have chance at the Senator
(Mr. Blaine) himself.
Mr. Morgan made lengthy speech in opposi-
tion to the resolution and said that he supposed
the senator (Mr. Blane) under parliamentary
usage would be chairman Of the special commit
tee.
MIR. Blaine said that he had already announced
that he would not ACCEPT the Craftsmanship.
Mr. Morgan, continuing his remarks said that
the Senate might not accept the Senator He for
one would vote against excusng him. Let him
father this investigation, which belonged to no
else.
The resolution of Mr.. Blaine as amended was
agreed to; yeas DO, nays q.
The resolution as passed reads as follows:
Resolved, That a select committee to consist OF
nine senators be appointed by the chair to in
quiIe and report 10 the Senate whether at the re.
cent election the constitutional rights of American
citzens were violated in any of the States of the
Union, and whether the right of suffrage of citi.
zens OF the United States, any class of sucn CIT
Zens, was denIed or abridged by tie action Of the
election OF officers OF any state, OF of The United
states, in refusing TO receive their vote. in failing
tu count them or 10 receiving and count of
fiaudueut ballots IN pursuance of a conspiracy to
make The lawful votes Of such citizens of no effect
aud whether such citizens were prevented from
eScicsin! the election ranchi.e or forc Il to use
IL against then wills nv violence or threats or
hostile demonstrations of armed men or other OF
gauizatlOn, OF 10y any uniawtul means practice.
Tue c0mmltee shall also inquire whether any cit
lzen OF any state has been Il missed oi threaten
ed with dismissal from employment, or depriva
toL OF night OF Ir.vilege by reason of h- vote
OF intention to vote al the recent election, or has
been Otherwise luteriered with, and to inquire
whether in 'he wear 1873 money was raised w as
s-s>u.en OF 9th rwl-c up n federal Office holders
or tmplpyo> Tor el, ctun purposes and under
what circumstances aud iy what means, and If so,
~h,t amount was Ili.ed a. how he same v as
tXpend d. And further, whether such assess
nieuls were Or were not 10 vIulaiIa of the law.
and SHALL further inquire into the action and con
duct ui Uulled States supervisors of elections in
the several states, aud as 10 the number of mar
shas, deputy narehals and Others employed to
take pat IN the conduct Of said elections, in what
State hppointed, TIE amount Of money paid OF
Promised To be paii to lem, snt how or by whom
aud under what law authorized.
RCsOktu, mat lnt committee ne luther
stI ucied 10 inquire ard report whether it i, within
tie compsttucy of Con!res. TO provide by addi-
UonAl leg'sia ION ior the more peIi feet security of
tue night OF suffrage to citizens of the United
States IN al Stntc- of the Union.
Resolved, That IN p'osecnting these inquiries
the committee shall have the right by tsel OF by
anj sI,-c.umlttc,, to -nu tOr persons and papers
to take testimony, to administer oaths, and to
v-it any portion OF the county when sucD visit
may in tneit Judgment fAciIate the object of the
inquny.
The Vne President submitted a message from
the President IL answer To the resolution of Sena-
tor Ferry adopted on the h inst Transmitting
reports of the Secretary OF State and Postmaster
Geueral IN regard 20 postal and commercial inter-
course between the United States apd South
American countries.
Ordered 10 be printed and laid on the table.
Mr. Eusts said that number of citizens OF
Louisiana had heeU arrested for alleged violation
of the laws OF the United States at the last elec
ton: that l., for violating what is known as the
test law That law had been repealed. but had
been put in the revised statutes bv mistake. At
the last session bill passed the House to remove
it from the statutes, which bill was referred 10 the
committee on the revision of laws in the Senate.
He hoped the chain of the committee would
cal it up soon.
The House resolution providing for the holiday
recess was anne nded So As to apply to The House
and SeGate, and tu' ther amended by casting the