The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-27
THE CONGRESS.
The Records of the Democratic
and Republican Parties.
Window Takes Up the Exodus Cues
ton and Quotes from Foote's
Vicksburg Speech.
SENATE.

Es
WASHINGTON, June 2e-The Chief Clerk
read note from Senator Thurman announc-
ing his continued illness and naming Senator
Eaton as vice President pro tenn.
Mr.. Mcdonald submitted resolution au-
thorizing the appointment OF subcommittee
of the two houses to cooperate with the gov
ernment survey commission to sit In vacation
and to be paid out Of the respective contingent
funds OF the two houses. Adopted.
Mr.. Mcdonald submitted similar resolu-
tIon for the appointment OF subcommittee
OF the Mining Committee for the same duty.
Laid on the table.
MIR. Davis, of the Appropriations Commit
tee, made report from the conference on the
| letter carriers bill. Adopted.
Mr.. Paddock called up House bill No. 2275,
extending the provisions OF the act for the re-
lief of certain settlers On public lands Inc
bill was passed.
nittee resolution, introduced by him few
days ago, authorizing the joint committee OF
six to sit during recess to examine the mode
| of collecting customs duties and Internal
Mr. vest called 10 his resolution, offered
Yesterday, declaring that the complete re-
rnnnetization OF silver, It's full restoration aS
money metal and Its free coinage BY the
mints or the United States, are demanded
alike by the dictates OF justice and wise
s'jI. M. Vest said that he only wanted vote on
this resolution, SO as to make q square Issue
| The Western men were all in favor OF IL
without distinction as to = party. an y.,+ oxar
1 On motion Of Mr.. Ransom, the House Joint
sisgInpi river near Lake Concordia, La, and
Cowper bend, Miss, was passed.
Consideration of the bill to pay the EN-.
Moves Of the Senate and House fifteen days
extra pay was then resumed.
MT. .Windom reviewed Mr.. Salisbury, g
speech, made yesterday, and had mucn &c
say about the list OF defaulting tax collectors col
prepared by Secretary Of the Treasury
Boutwell, Boutwell,. lie said they were Democratic
defaulters IN Johnson's administration.
Mr.. Vance said that the Southern moon
sinners alluded to yesterday as defaulterf
were nearly all RepuDlcans' at least' IL "as
so In his own Slater
Mr.. Window, referring to criticism by Mr.
SALISBURY said that he was proud OF the par
he had taken In promoting the negro exodus
He then read a memorial OF alleged proml
nent citizens Of Missouri regarding tne cnar
acter Of these negroes and the motives 9
their emigration into Kansas. He also reaG
from the recent address by Hon. Henry
Foote. of New Orleans, defending the exodus
and blaming the Democratic party as tn
motive Of it.
Mr. Vance asked the Clerk to read 9 lette
from Messrs Tucker and Simpson, OF New
burn, N. O., addressed to Senators Conklin9
and Blaine, setting forth that no negro nas
been prevented from voting ID tnat SIate; j.
Conkling disclaimed all knowledge OF tn
letter he had never seen or heard Of 1t.
Vance said 1t was accompanied by not
directed to him, and he was requested T.
make use Of It..
been made to the Chicago whisky thieves, hs
, would ask to have read document from ~
J Treasury Department, setting forth ne his
tory 81 the operations Of the revenue M serylc nc
id the suppression o. liGlI at - hain H
verv long it was ordered to be printed b,
Mr.. Vest spoke Of the st. Louis memorial
which had been read by MI. Windom, as
political invention He nopea .nat Inabt 5ng f1a
/. filled with negroes. These poor creatures a.
been beguiled to Kansas by species q cnre
mo advertisements, wherein ts pictured pare
disc, yine-embowered cottages, plain teen
!. Ia reach and nothing to do for 1t at all but
vote the straight Republican ticket. This
what has been done to deceive the poe
wretches. He submitted q telegram from "a
est colors the condition Of these blacks, an
charging Senators Blaine and Window pei
sonaIly as being implicated in promoting th
d exodus by disseminating false reports as
Kansas ana Gle lutUubiOuS Ol Luc DSL0OCTAG
Marty. He had seen 1sO Of these colored pc,
Die BE waiting to be taken back to Mississippi
fhe land OF shot9uns, revolverS and bow
,. knives, and they preferred that vale Of darl
ness to dear, sweet, hospitable Kansas. 3
had snent q great deal Of money to better Il
l. condition OF his negroes.
Is Mr. Window said he had perhaps COZ
tributed as much In that direction as the se1
ator, but he had never owned slaves and ia
lnever lived or got rich on unrequited labor
Mr. Yest-My negroes made me poor.
MI. Davis, Of West Virginia, read from
doenment from the Treasury Departmel
and showed from it that the first six years
tha exnensrs Of seventy-tWo years Of Dem
cratic and Whig rule from the beginning
the government down to 1861.
After some further debate Of the same cha
lacter, the Senate, at 2:4o p. m, went into e