, 1879-01-22

10. Mr.. Sneaker, neither hal the pover to
prevent them, nor l.ail sought tn prevent :lem.
The only Wish hal cSnrvssc,i on the tut ject
| was il,at, II s1eh resolution was introduced,
ms.tse ,S'i t,an t!!at u vi Which i"'i" was s''.
mctnper, bn. / neither sought to infl,l-
! cncc anTboag nor prevent any. onc fro.n
action IN respect 10 It. | A'mn1y refused to vol
uutcer 10 introduce such resolution myself. aMi,
far s1'cse reasons. at the. last scaston OF Com
Greas Introduced a resolution for committee
TO f.qutre into certain alleged nud confessed
wrongs In Florida md Louisiana, which Inns
taken place trailer ro1or of :stotc law, and which
influence Of tl,c Feternl visitors, aud under The
nrotte'ton Of Federal troops, mn, wllici! wrongs
The Eicstoral Commission had decided It WINS
Impossible for the States to rcctffy or recall.
Such a matter was propcr subject for Con-
grcsstonal legislation. Tor ii Congress conll not
corrres tue wrong which had taken place In tic
statcs tl.cmsclve.t cnnl,! At least n.opt such
}rtitntty to correct nsl rcca1f the action tnkcb
Under color Of their lnw. 1t was therefore a
proper subject for 'nrestiga:fon, md when
a 1 That s1aaSH Ss, ,h esnfa an,sa 10
from Maine {ltslc) desired to Offer, proposing
M Inquiry into a certain cipher dispatch In
Oregon Gecauac ] insisted that It was not
the individual wrong ot an1 citizen which Il
could neither prevent nor punish, and At any
ratc this investigation ought nos to be over
s,aagl,sa ~! By ai,y such inqn.y. d'1 not then
leen since published, but The analogy between
these dispatches anl ttose which tho ncuttc-
man from Ma;nc sought to have inquired into
% pcrfeet, n,l the IIoueo having sustained Mo
now 10 suck 10 set on foot myself an tnyestira.
ton Of the kind, nor to prevent the completion
ot the work which had tn haud by anY such
inquiry. Beyond That, Mr. speakef, there were
9ught 9gnug 70 yet On foot any such Investigation:
The House may recollect that when /
introduced tile resolution Of inquiry
leading independent 1ournal Of the country
between tiov. fil'lcn atil mysclf, In which WIS
to hare his support. Tltere arc gentlemen iu
this chamber now Who know that When was
called upon On the evening previous to tho iu-
/ Jone Co1nntttco iu the Democratic caucus,
was absolutely tRuosnnt tint had been selected
for that work. antf had no moro rcasun to sus-
rcet that would be connected with it than
any. other gentleman In thu House. Tho truth
is that not only did have no bargain with Gov.
Tt1ttci,, but had mono with anybody else. /
scTvcd on that Committee simply because was
Invited to serve by tilo Julnt Committee Of tic
Der Of a Committee In. this House, had Wis.
tied l.ouisiana, md had very profound
rronaga, aa,. Of ,as., the Returning Boards action.
and OF thcse aloue an,l not only had no ut,-
dcrBtan,ling or bargain With auybody On thy
luco Of tic Garth, b,tt sought fof no prum,so
or naxfstanro. md Ind nnno. AMI rct Wr
Speaker, tlat conjecture has eorc ali oyor tia
United States, ind nlng-tcnths Of Tho neonin
who have nuy opinion on The subtert f,clieys
Tint nm a ine,nbcr OF Tic Eotumftico nf Invr..
ton AZ eoutuapt u11i agent OF Goy. rtI,1cn.
Beyond il,ut, although / haI cndruyoreI To
conduct thu investigation With nbsoIuta ilnnar
tiaiitY nn,l falrntss 50 much 20 illnt tfn 1,ot
bct1cye Tint anybody familiar with fbc rccnrl
viii rio to claim that such has not ,besn ti,c
fact, nni 70 nt during nil that line lnve III,
served tho utmost rcticcnco III resncet nt he
| object Md purposes nf the Cotuinitlcc, Yot
thsre hns ttri, M, l1nwrthv md nartlsan sncrch
tint ifns not hcen taseIy nj intn nv nn,h nGi"
nllI no mran or outrageous suggestion il, tn,
conduct Of tic Committee hat has not Decn nj nj.
trihu1cti to ne. '@"' NV Wv" "s-
I,s,,,ar .,,nh observation-disclosures. .,,..
sas s,atanGss , ;a, t, ioT nc e voin,i
aeer ~ .'sest1atoM, 1''to i'eSe epter alspatGti-
70 was 70 rase M u sa" ~. slt Was aols'e 80 I'll io
n.Stest !,s ~. WY lol w putpos1 VI pfoteStihs
nu a |n.swa'ns ,r ,,.a .oae WHOM ~ neat ailect.
..na M W., @ ,unu .''ai, ~ .nstu a1g ~ ny rtate