National Republican., 1878-12-18
F0RTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.
| Communal lfon , First Paoe. ]

tUkIy-tHIH CUNGktSS.
toon,inued from First Paoe.l
out committee to collect testimony to decide cases
In the forty-sixth Congress He cared not what
%gh be though, Of his vote hsS Te,onSSh
public money, which could produce NO practical
LEGISLATION, he did oppose; Where was the Senator
cause oftheir foreign birth.
, Mr.. BLAINE Always against that
Mr.. wHYrE. Point to your record, Where did
you make a speech agaisst them? Why didn't you
ss Ss Ss ss tSG 05 en TS' sn at that
NJ, BLAME said when the Know Nolhings were
favishins Philadelphia aud baltimore he was in a
was a member of the Know Nothing. party, and
Geser 20. had d., snyih,ins ~, % e DO with It. and
ocra who are panderng for the Irish Catholic vote
to-day could say Referring to his resolution, Mr..
Blaine argued thst great good would come nom
srn, senat tors TO believe that more quickly than
saul wa! converted on his journey from Damascus,
pemoccy WSy %ss /, tet ,mmIers,Ion mnIe dId moi @
seek the South because the:feeling among immi.
grants was that they would not be welcome Moro
i've years than had gone there. lie wns no enemy
70 ,he south and never gave an illibernl vote re.
EeGseye%s % who % GSiI wall OF f ro sO% "roSnd % 1Hai
Mr.. WnYIr said he really admired tho manner
preached; but lie was like the guide.post, he
pointed the way but never went himself Could
here Conss 70 oG RSGST" fSl dsc. IL
He had no faith In their political noodles. lie
would rather believe In their practices than their
He spoke Of the condition of aHhirs in she South
alter the war, tho management OF the negroes by
,sson S @ "a Bureau n0 against The Peop Of that
had only come home 10 roost." His friend said he
was young boy In Nothing times. He
doubted T that Senator ever was young boy.
llaughter.l Certainly In politics he IA The old Boy
now. lA,igh,er.l There was peace and good order
In the Senate before the Senator from Maine was
transplaned here from the other end Of the Capitol
Mr. WnYTE then told an amusing story of one
Eit Hughes, who dreamt that he was in the realms
Of His Satanic Majesty. when Satan made his ap.
pcarance with hinge pitchfoIk and great noise.
and Ri, Hughes % and hIs ri frenf ND os from Maine % % re
minded him OF that story. IGrcat laughter
Mt MonGhH made q lengthy speech ~ opposition
(Mr. Blainel under parliamentary usage would he
chairman Of the special committee
Mr.. BLAINE said he had already announced that
he would not accept the chairmanship.
Mr.. MoR6AS, continuing his remarks said the
sennic might not excuse the Senator. lie, for one,
would vote against excusing him. Let him fathcr
this investigation, which belonged 10 no one else
He defended the Southern people, and denied that
negro on the contrary, everything had been done
to qualify him for citizenship. The negroes voted
with the Democrats because they were convinced
right by them. lie gave notice that this investiga
tion should be full and fair one Il must go into
Pennsylvania and sec what had been done there ;
into Massachusetts, New York, and out West to
Colorado and Nevada.
Mr.. TELLER denied that there had been any
frauds on the part Of Republicans In Colombo and
invited the fullest investigation.
The question being OIL tie resolution Of Mr.
Blaine. as amended, 1t was agreed TO- Yeas. % ;
nays @.
those voting in the negative were Mcs,rs Eaton,
Hill, McCreery, Morgan, Wallace, and whyie-6,
McsSrs. GROvER and SAuIsBuRY said tic" were
paired with Mcssrs Plumb and Conovcr upon
political questions, but did not say how they would
vote on this resolution.
Mr.. DAVIS dll.I announced that II tho Senator
from Ohio (MF Thurmanl was present he would
Tie VIcr PRESIDENT laid before the Senate q
message nom the President In answer 10 the fcso-
luton OF Senator Ferry, adopted on the 9TH in
ttant transmitting reports of the Secretary OF state
ana POstmhstcrGcnCrul, III regard To postal aud
commercial intercourse between thus mud South
American countries Ordered that IL he printed
and lie on the table.
Mr. EusrIs said number OF citizens Of Louisiana
hnu been arrested for alleged violation Of the laws
Of the United States At the last election that Is for
violating what is known US the test oath. That
law had been repealed but was put into the Revised
Statutes by mistake. Al the last session n bill
passed the House TO remove IL from the Statutes,
which bill was referred TO the Committee on the
Revision OF the Laws IN the Senate. lie hoped the
chairman of the committee would call II up soon.
Nj. MoHRIlL called up the House resolution pro.
VIdIng for holiday recess, and Il was amended SO
hsi npply to both The House and ScnPtc.
Mr.. BLAINE moved 10 amend 10 as to have the
recess from Friday, December 30, to tuesday,, Jan.
nhfy l. a count OF the Senate showed twenty.
opposed TO 1t.
ihc VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair votes In the
,mhrmative, and the amendment Is agreed to-
The resolution was thcu agreed to Us amended.
The Senate then went into executive session, and.
40 j. m,, when the doors were icOpcned I'D
Iourncd until tomorrow.