The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-19

Mr.. Evarts, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported back ad-
versely Mr.. Riddleberger's resolution to
suspend the rules rs to executive ses-
sions during the consideration Of the
fisheries treaty. The report was placed
on the calendar and ordered printed,
The Senate then resumed the eonsid-
Grafton of the bill for the admission OF
South Dakota us State andith organs
Zation OF the territory OF North Dakota,
Mr.. Sherman addressed the Senate.
Why, lie asked, should not South Da-
koti be adnitted2 In the name OF
heaven, why? Simply becansethe DEM
ocratic party did not want that State to
be admitted. There was 1o use in going
behind that. The Democrats said that
they had the power to prevent it-and
they had the power, and had prevent
ed II, The people OF Dakota were
suffering all the inconvenience OF
that state OF things. They complained
OF 1t. Dakota would be kept out, not
withstanding all the complaints, until
some other Democratic State less en-
titled should be attached to it and
hauled in at its skirts, Coming down 10
the discussion yesterday between SenR-
tors Vest and Ednunds he spoke OF It
as declaration by the ono that Mr..
Hayes had not been elected President
OF the United States, and that that was
the general convictions and by the
other that nine-tenths Of the people OF
the United States believed that Mr..
Hayes had been elected-legally, fairly
and properly elected. The issue had
been made and ought to be discussed,
il there was any doubt about it. He
undertook TO convince the Senators, by
evidence taken at the time when the
events were fresh, that the Republicans
were right In 1875, an
He proceeded to give a history OF the
returning board OF Louisiana and OF the
two commissions sent there, one by
President Grant, composed OF distin-
guished men OF both sides, and one by
the Democratic National Committee,
On the face OF the reports made, he said,
any lawyer would say that the returns
made by the returning board were fair,
and right and honest
Mr., Vest here asked how Mr.. Hayes
could have been elected President and
Mr.. Packard could have failed to be
elected Governor, when both had the
same votes,
Mr.. Sherman declared his belief that
both had been fairly and legally elected
and explained the difference in the re-
suit by stating the question Of the Presi-
dental election had been decided by
the electoral commissions aud that Of
the gubernatorial election by the Louisi'
ana Legislature which taftcr q contest oil
two months) had been Democratic.
That Mr.. Hayes was fairly elected
honorably elected, no man could ques.
ton and he tAIr. Shermanl had alwayi
felt that the Democrats OF the South in
repeating those stories about President
Hayes, who had certainly gone to the
full extent OF his power 10 establish
peace and order in the South, were moi
treating him fairly.
Mr.. Vest still denied the honesty anG
legality Of that election.
Mr.. Vest sent 10 the clerks desk and
had read extracts from O speech made
on that subject in the Senate by Mr.
Blaine, in which Mr.. Blaine declared
that the election OF Hayes and Of Packard
were indissolubly connected, and asked
who had the authority TO make an ar
rangement by which Packard was no
, upheld; stating that 1t was impossible
Tor the administration OF Preslden
Hayes to have done II, That Mr.. Yes