The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
AN ANIMATED DEBATE ON RLAJSE's
RESOLUTION IN THE SENATE.
The Annual Pension BiII and the nil "a
Regulate Interstate Commerce In
the House.
THE SENATE.

the Notifications bill and said he would ask
action on it tomorrow.
The Senate pGacncdcd ~ consideration "
the bill providing for the count Of electoral
votes for President and Vice President.
Mr.. Bayard wished for some time to make
10 his mind whether he would take part in rs
h discussion. He did not think the discussion
NJ should De hurried through during the MORT
ing hour The bin was iualypassed OVER n
formally.
MI Wadleigh then called mp Senate bill No.
800 relating to patents. which was read at
length. During the reading 81 NE long lhll
the galleries of the Srnat" me iobbles ana
even the flOOr were all crowded by anxious
listeners in the expectancy OF hearing Sen-
ator Blaine on his election fraud resolution.
=, Precisely at one O'Clock Mr.. lIamlin moved
10 postpone all prior orders and consider the
)te s''''o" 0"s'F' = i 'o'''S''' AF'VFa
| Mr. Blaine then took the floor and delivered
his speech on the resolution offered by him,
/ directing an investigation into the alleged
frauds and outrages in the recent elections.
\ Applause on the floor and galleries followed
y Blaine's speech
\ Mr.. Thurman then offered his amendment
providing for inquiry as to The intimidation
| OF voters elsewhere than in the South. lie
| had designed to offer it before the Senator
7 from Maine made his speech, but was not
permitted to do So This was tho Senator's
right and he could not, complain that he had
exercised that right and made his speech be
fore that amendment was read. He did not
propose now to answer that speech.
vestgation at this short session, There WAS
not time enough 10 make inquiries properly.
z Was 1t proper at this time to encourage ard
excite discussion which would inflame the
passions OF the people of one section of this
country against those of another who We're
almost without protection Applause
The chair reminded the audience that Ee
would order the galleries cleared if this breach
OF order was renewed
Mr.. Edmunds hoped the Chair would include
In this warning an order for the arrest of
transgressors. The Chair added the warn
Mr. Thurman hoped that order would be
preserved although he didn't object when the
galleries applauded the peroration Of his
friend, for he liked an eloquent thing well
said as well as anybody. He fancied his
friend from Maine wanted IT, vote the South
ern negroes himself He did not fear the
Democratic party would ruin the country. He
was evidently afraid there wouldn't be Repub-
4, lican votes enough in the South i'm the future,
rs well as in the past. That was the trouble.
!. He had said great deal more than he had
\ intended. In all parts ~ the world property
/ and intelligence had ever ruled. and it was
hardly probable that the South would be an
exception. There might be people who favor
this discussion, inilammatory rs it is likely
to become. lie would prefer to have passed
to the consideration Of questions Of finance,
industry and commerce.
Mr.. Edmunds was impressed with the refer
ence of the Senator from Ohio to the use Of
money I'm elections. He hoped the statement
tinguished instances Of the kind that hal
been recently made public
Mr.. Blaine alluded to the remark OF tho
Senator from Ohio that property ruled In the
South and would rule there
Mr.. Thurman i said no such thing, | said
property and intelligence ruled there rs
everywhere
Mr. Blaine intimated that property and in
telligence did not anywhere else, regardless
+ of numbers.
Mr.. Lamar, of Mississippi was unprepared
to reply at length to Mr. Blaine, but would
briefly notice one or two points He thoAght
7 that II this inquiry is pursued, 1t might work
. In more ways than one. In trying to equslize
the power OF voters I'm different sections the
State of Maine and other New England States
might be shorn of their present power by
4 which G25,o00 people there welded five times
the power in the government as the same
number of people in the State Of New York
He would, perhaps. in the future again take
part in the discussion.
Mr.. Edmunds thought the Senator from
Mississippi Inexperienced the point Of the
resolution Of Senator Blaine. It only pro-
posed to equalize representation in all the
States.
After some further coloquy between the
Senators from Vermont, Maine and Missis-.
Rippi, tho regular order was called for by.
Senator Edmunds and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of the electoral vote bill.
Pending the restoration of order several
bills Were introduced.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that he should
ssNh blit W il0IpSt " Lll' titILpldi NDit
bill tomorrow
Mr. Hoar said he understood that the
Senator from New Hampshire (NIr. Wad-
leigh wished to go on with his remarks to-
day in the Senate on tho Senate bill relating
to patents.
Mr. Edmunds assented to this arrange
ment, with the understanding that the cleo
toral count bill should retain its place as I'M
finished business tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the Senate. at 05
=. m, proceeded to the consideration Of cx-
ecutve business, and soon after adjourned
THE HOUSE.
4 On motion of Mr.. Patterson, of Colorado.
the Senate bill TO provide for holding terms of
circuit and district courts in the district of
Colorado was taken from the Speaker table,
amended and passed as amended.
Y Mr.. Smith, of Pennsylvania. from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported the an
n nual pension bill. 1t was made the special
4 order for tomorrow after the morning hour.
A 1t approprates $29,6lGD00, or $2i4 1876 more
than the bill for the current year.
The House considered bill to regulate
Interstate commerce and to prohibit I'M
just discrimination by common carriers and
Mr.. Reagan explained the provisions of the
bill. He argued that it was absolutely neces-
Sary I'm the interest Of the business and pros
perity of the country that some such law ~
this should be passed, in order to prey ent I'M
just discrimination and arbitrary exeetions
by railroad companies. He disposed of the
argument of interfering with State rights in
this bS showing that there was no inter
ference at all. The hR would be a
benefit all around. II would aid in pre-
venting railroad wars; it compcls rail
roads to pursue their business in an honest
and legitimate way, and would prevent
them from compelling one part Of the Amer-
can people to pay for the transportation of
another part; it doesn't prevent competition
nor does it allow Discrimination against any
particular section or community: it demands
FOL all this country justice to its people i'm all
parts Of the United States, and relates to IN