New-York tribune., 1879-06-03


The PRESIDENT pro TEN. laid before the
Senate a communication from the Secretary OF the
Treasury in answer to the Senate resolution requesting
information In regard to the action taken by the Depart
ment relative elevators in public buiidnesin Chicago
II states that contracts such elevators have been en-
tered into with Messrs. W. T. Hale Co., OF Chicago
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. BAYARD Dem, DELI from the Committee on
Judiciary reported with amendment Senate bin 49l,
TO the Secretary of the Treasury 10 pass e
accounts Of Cyrus Thomas. Disbursug Agent Of the
United states chronological Commission notwithstand.
ing having inadvertently Omltod 10 take ms oath or
office the time prescribed by law The bill was CON
Mr. PENDLEION Dem, Ohia) introduced a bill,
which considered aud passed, TO authorize the see
of War 10 supply condeinned 0pdudnc9 iVT ral
lag around the monument 70 Colone Robert dcCoOk'
of the ON Ohio Volunteer, at Cncnnali. ,,, ., u,
Mr. ROLLINS (Rep. N H. introduced Dill TO pro-
vide lor the protection of attorneys doing business
Government. Referred 60 the Judiciary Committee
MIR MCMILLAN QRep. Mimi moved, III Mr. hcDon-
AIDS absence. postpone The consideration OF tue eso
lutions offered by that gentleman TO refrr part Of tne
Frauds in the Late Election.
Mr. BLAINE (Iiep. Mel gave notice of the following
amendment proposed to be offered bJ blm 10 MI NC
Resoired That nasInuch the IId, WITH, and WIN
Congressional Districts of Georgia; the Win and
With Districts North Caroilna and the ITO, Ivtn,
Vth and With Districts OF Mississippi cast at the last
election aggregate vote Of only 3937l, almost Ell
trely for candidates of The Democratic party, mas
much as at the preceding election. in 1876,
the candidates of tic Republican party IN these
Districts received aggregate vote OF 59.739, the
SAID committee l. instructed Ia ndurc whether within
these districts, OF them, there fraud
undue influence pracSed against citizeDs at the late
election, or whether theIe was uenla OF me rght 10
vote 10 any cllzens OF the united States VINO are aisO
citizens Of the states respectively named hcreina. that
in making hese inquiries the committee snail have the
right 10 send for persons and papers.
Mr.. EDMUNDS (Rep., w, rising to debate The mo-
tiOn postpone the resolution called the attention Of
chairman OF the Committee on Alleged Frauds In
the Late Elections (Mr. Walace) 10 the publication by
the committee OF small pamphlet called Number
Three. part of whlch relates 10 transactions alleged 70
taken place at The election III bennington, VI,
mIee 10 investigate the matters alleged that paper.
because # they were true somebody ought 10 he pun
tion OF senate 10 The odd way adopted by the cOm-
mtee in putting before the public III printed forgn, 20
as TO be readily mistaken for established facts,
what were really only TX ex parte charles
He thought TINS % an unfair way TO en-
body wanted 10 get dishonest political campaign,
ana palm on on 9e9pe VINO had lcoipledI means OF IL
mttee, If there were any such Personals there could
print ana publish they filed before committee,
aud nave marked the Other side, It's proceedings,
communications made TO the committee which had
never been Investigated ana winch were entirely eN
pae, and then have favorable newspapers all over the
country comment on those pubHcauOhs as established
Mr.. WALLACE Dem, PENN said when the committee
on eged irauds changed rOu at the beginning OF the
present session. there were found certain documents
ana papers which mad been called Tor by the former
committee and furnished by leading Democratic Sena
tor They had not been printed ana nOJiCe had
taken OF them. while ali aiidavlts, etc, taken IN
Southern states had Deen printed Leave was Obtained
TO print the papers thus found In the records OF The
rommIttcC-nOt those OBTAINED since. These papers
contained charges in reference 10 Vermont and Massa
Chusets He did not pretend 10 say whether tLey were
truc or not The committee had not yet investigated
them Only 100 copies had been printed Tor the OF
Senator's and IN advance OF the committee report as
Mr. EDM UNDs said his point was. that the documents
were in fact printed for public information. 10 would
been proper and customary to PRINT for the use Of
Mr. WALLACE said the same practice had always OBJ
tained could always get copies OF testi
mOny from the Document Room.
Mr.. DANES (Rep;; Mass) asked If Nh. Wallace spoke
Of the papers IN reference to Massachusetts, as test-
Mr WALLACE said he intended to speak of them as
Dapprs laid befoIe the Committee. He would he glad
remove any erroneous impression shown i'll the
papers iii regard to the documents.
Mr. THURMAN (Dem ,Ohio) Nh. Harris Dem., Tenn.l
having called to the chair said he knew something
Inittee went South AMI made up from kind of mate
rial ana another what called testimony, no.
passed during which the press did not TEEN with
what purpored to be testimony Mr.. Thur
man had tried. before the committee went
provide eeetOneerms documents during a political
campaign. Flaming articles appeared to prove that
safe for moment, The committees report was not
made unul long afterwaId-some time after Congress
thus published ~ advance. He did not defend TINS
em but had denounced 1t as an attempt 10 make pot
Mr BLAINE Rep, Me) interrupted Mr. Thurman to
ask the latter gentleman did not lend all his Influence
toward having the committee hold It's sessions with
open doors and against any privacy IN IT'S proceedings
OF course when open sessions were held reports OF pro
ceedngs Wel telegraphed 10 newspapers.
Mi. THURMAN said he had probably voted for pub
he never had favored Star Chamber investigations,
and he would no more try whole people or whole
any such proposition was made, 1t was voted down IN
the Senate, and similar motion made by Democratic
members IN the committee was also voted down.
Mr. BLAINE said IL any " hauiing prUclamatlons
had been published III te InteLesI ST % 0j tn9 "a 3hepuDGah
before the committee but the dispatches that came
from Charleston when the committee there were
notorious perversiOns OF facts, not sustained by the
Mr.. THURMAN replied that If there had been such
IN
for open investigations when suGh thlngs could
the action of the Kuklux Committee was that pol
OF tetmony bearing against the Democrats found
their way into print. and that the rest did not After
debate the Senate proceeded to consider the un
flushed business being 1ae hopse OH 10 amend an aet
construction etc. of certain forks & on Tie Great Kama
of War 10 use part OF the Appropriation Ior the
purchase OF sites for such improvements.
Mr.. CONKLING (itep., n. " opposed the biii, ana
called attention 10 the extent to which the National
Government is going IN the name OF improving nigh
Congress AS correctly understood. is confined TO ma
tonal hlghways-natonal streams-and TO harbors on
the seaboard or great lakes.
After debate the bill read third time and passed
title of the asked how the BILL Of which this IL
amendatory, could have been approved on March a.
1873 when Congress not in session ON that day.
Mr.. DAVIS Dem., W. Yal SAID the eil' as enrolled,
Mr. ANTHONY tRep, X. H. said he wond not move
10 amend the te OF Inc D ]uSt pa&S1ed, & out IL was %
Congress not IN session WAS good law.
the Senate on motion OF Mr.. MAXEY Dem. Texas,
took up the House bill $50 establish postroads and
without action thereon, at 225 p. III, adjourned
until tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Immediately after the reading of the jour
nal OF tie House Columbus Upson he OF the
la.e Gustav schleicher) sworn in Representa-
tive from the STATE Cf Texas taking the modified oath.
Under the call of states, the following bills were in
troduced and referred:
BY Mr. FAIR (Rep., N. H)-RelatDg to the election
OF Senators.
By Mr. cox Dem. n. Y.l-Amendng the treaty with
Russia as the holding OF real estate by American
Israelites
By Mr. WISE (Dem Penn.l-TO regulate the value OF
money issued by authority ofthe United States and