The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-03
XLvICONGRESs-1sT SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 2.
Mr.. Mcmillan moved in Mr.. McDonald's
absence to postpone consideration of the lat
ter's resolution to refer part of the Rhode Is
land petition to the committee on alleged
frauds in the late election.
Mr.. Blaine gave notice of an amendment to
the resolution instructing said committee to
investigate the last election in certain districts
OF Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi
with power to send for persons and papers.
MIR. Edmunds rising to debate McMillan'e
motion, called the attention of Mr.. Wallace to
the publication by his committee of a pamph-
let, part of which relates to the alleged
frauds in the election in Bennington in 1878
He wished the allegations thoroughly investi-
gated. He called the attention of the Senate
to the anomalous method of the committee in
publishing ex parte charges.
Mr.. Wallace explained that the pamphlet
contained records of the former committee.
He could not say whether they were true or
not. The committee had not Investigated
them. In answer to Mr. Dawes he said he in
tended to speak of them as papers laid before
the committee, not as testimony.
Mr.. Thurman said he knew something of the
papers and spoke of the publication in advance
of the proceedings of the Ku Klux committee
at the South. He denounced the system as
an attempt to make political capital
Mr.. Blaine asked if he did not lend his in
fiuence against any privacy in the committees
proceedings. OF course when sessions were
open reports of proceedings would be tele-
graphed to newspapers
Mr. Thurman said he railways favored open in
vestigations.
Mr.. Blaine said if any flaming procama-
tions had been published in the interest of Re-
publlcans they were at least founded on what
occurred before the committee, but the dis
patches from Charleston when the committee
was there were notorious perverSion of facts
not sustained by testimony at ALL
MI. Thurman said what he complained of in
the action OF the Ku Klux Committee, was
that portions of the testimony bearing against
the Democrats found their way into print and
not the rest.
Mr.. Thurman replied to the question of Mr..
Dawes in regard to the origin of the Massa-
chuSettS documents.
Mr.. Edmunds resumed and continued until
the expiration of the morning hour when the
resolution went over.
The bill authorizing the purchase of sites for
dams out of the appropriations for the Big Ka-
nawaha and Kentucky rivers, psased.
The Senate took up the post roads bill and
without action adjourned.
HOUSE.
Many bills were introduced and referred
among them one by Mr. Sanford of Alabama,
prohibiting the funding of United States bonds
payable in currency into coin bonds.
MIR. Lowe of Alabama introduced bill to
substitute legal tender for national bank cur
rency.
Mr.. Springer offered bill prohibiting any
soldiers stationed within two miles of any
place where special or general elections for
representative in Congress, from leaving his
barracks for any purpose except that of reliey-
ing guards or casting his vote on the day of
election.
The House passed the Australian exhibition
bill
Resolution adopted appropiating $1,000 to
meet the expenses of the labor committee.
Bill for appointment of the Mississippi
river commission and appropriating $175, 200
to meet expenses was passed.
Columbus Epson Successor of the late Gus
tave Schleicher of Texas was sworn in, TAX
ing the modified oath.
Among the bills introduced were the follow
ing:
For the speady payment of workingmen in
the District OF Columbia; amending the treaty
with Russia as to the holding of real estate by
American lsraelites; to regulate the value of
the money issued by authority of the United
states and to provide further internal revenue
for the government. 1t provides for taxing
promissory notes, bonds and mortgages, and
makes it unlawful to charge more than ) per
cent. interest; to substitute legal tender green
back currency for national bank notes; repeal
ing the test oath.
A bill was passed authoriz ing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to purchase site for post
Office in Baltimore.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
several on committees and the House at 3.15
adjourned.