Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-23
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Under Consideration in the House.
ORATORY IN THE SENATE.

ORATORY IN THE SENATE.
Speeches by Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. Chandler
The Senate.
Six vetoes OF private bills were laid before the
Senate and referred to appropriate committeeA
bill to amend the eleventh section OF the act
OF February, 1887, authorizing the construction OF
bridge across the Mississippi River at st. LOUIS
tby striking out the words stockholders orr was
reported by Mr: Vest, from the committee on COM
merce, explained by him, and passed.
TO MEET AT NOON HEREAFTER.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Ed
munds, liking the daily hour OF meeting at II
O'Clock, was taken up and adopted.
TIMBER DEPRxDATIoNa
Mr.. Stewart offered q resolution calling on tho
Secretary OF the Interior for copies OF the repotA
afldavits, and communications ON which the
Commissioner OF the General Land once based
sentative. on the subject OF timber depredations
1t went over I'LL tomorrow, Mr.. stewart stating
'nat ne woga tnen saomi. ,n rev emarks rS;c,
over ILL to-morrOw) directing the payment OF the
award 10 the La'Aora silver Mining co. under the
convention with Mexico.
THE BUST OF GARIBALDL
Of the following preamble and resolution reported
from the joint committee on the Library:
"Whereas the Italians, residents Of the city Of
washington and citizens OF the United states
have, through the president OF the society for .
monument 10 Garfbaidi, presented to the United
states ife-size marble bust OF that great patriot
and distinguished representative citizen Of Italy,
Giuseppe Gartbaldi; and
have, under authority OF the statute CRevised
Statutes section 1881. accepted the same Tor and
"Resolved, That the senate Of the United States
expresses Its due sense OF the patriotism and lib
erality which prompted this noble GIT from these
adopted citizens OF Italian birth, and extends 70
them, ,countrymen Of the great champion OF Italian
liberty, the assurance OF the admiration Of the
people OF this land for his noble life and dis
unXuished deeds"
NE. RvARTs EULoGY.
Mr.. Evarts proceeded TO deliver an eulogy on the
life, character, and great deeds OF the Italian
hero and ''nberator." His peroration was as fol-
lows:
"Aeroes, statesmen, lawyers, wise men, philoso-
pliers, and poets make out the long roll OF ancient
Roman glory; but after all, these are for history
and for scholars. But for human nature there
must be found, II names are TO live In the hearts
and be forever On the lips OF the human race.
some touch Of nature which makes the whole
world kin And thus the name OF Lucretia, whose
outraged virtue could bear no less an expiauOn
could brook no lesser SenSeance Than ShSt Snewnois
race and blood OF tyrant kings should be driven
from authority In Rome and q republic founded;
brain Of Roman M mstrons; these throw into insis-
nircance the pOmps, and atttres, and decorations
OF women The mother OF the Grscch1 STANDS out
Of sons And AOratius, who pits his own strength
and his own life against the Toe OF war
at the the bridge sov,s 50 as 70 hold 1t long
Of the city; and Regulus the monument Of Roman
faith, who was sent ambassador from Garth
age 70 give advice for peace on bts promise 70 re-
turn successful, and who advised the Senate,
for the glory and fame OF Rome, to make no peace
with Carthage, and returned to Carthage, 70 tor
ana 70 S aan AZ na S%c Sv as
arc names 10 conJure With And Garioaldis mex
tinguishable name shall be q name to con1ure with
these great sentiments shall warm the
human breast"
Mr.. Evarts was greeted with the clapping OF
hands as ne concluded his speech.
Mr. CHANDLKR HAS THE FLOOR AGAIN.
Mr.. Chandler then resumed his speech, begun
on the resolution for the investigation
OF the last louisiana election. He said that the
intrusion OF the Senators from Texas into the de-
bate yesterday had not been unwecOme, as II had
served 10 call the attention Si me senate ana Of
ored republicans In the Flewellyn, or grab-au dis
trict, In Washington County, Tex, on the % Of
December, 1856; also to
THE MASSACRE OF NINE NRaRoEs
on the 2Sth OF February, 1855 at spanish Camp, in
Wharton County, Texas. These men had been sur
rounded In O dwelling which the court had ad-
judged to be theirs and, after the building had
been set on 1re ard the men hal been driven out,
one BY one, they were shot TO death by Wharton
County mob. The senators from Texas had
win which they affected not to oe famliiar) and
10 tell the Senate and The country their opinion
OF those outrages; and one OF them (ar. Coke)
th0ugnD that he would show that such occur
rences were common In the North.
WHAT Mr.. COKE SAYS He sAD.
MIR. Coke-The Senator has entirely misunder-
stood my remarks that subject did not say that
would show that occurrences OF that character
did say that would show that frauds on the
elective franchise, and Intimidation OF tdose who
were entitled 10 II, were mucn more common in
the Northern and Eastern states than force was
In the South.
Mr.. CnandIer-The Senator's statement is Of
record. lie proposes to make democratic frauds
murders or negroes In the South. shall md NO
fault But the diversion Led me TO omit some por-
tiOns Of the statement which desired TO make
IN REGARD 10 TIE PARISH OF TaERrA.
Mr. Chandler proceeded to read from letters and
newspapers as to the election in that and other
parishes. Commenting on one account as to the
murder OF one VIM. Adams, he said: '.rhey do
not allow mugwumps In Louisiana. They Kill
them. There was white man, an ex-Confederate
Concluded TO support the Yarmouth ticket,
and he was not allowed TO live. He
was shot to death in Monroe, the home or Gov.
ana his body thrown into the nver, In
order TO enable Ouachfta Parish to give the vote
from II Tor Nic0lL Outrages like these
10 which have auverIed are old AFFAIRS ana pro-
ceed from Old customs In the state OK louisiana"
FoKTY-FoUz YEARS AGO
the same frauds were being perpetrated In Louisi-
ana that perpetrated at the lsst election and
that will be committed at the coming election, and
the name OF PlaQuemines was \ stencil In the nos
trtls OF tue American people In this connection
Mr.. Chandler gave figures as 70 the presidential
election In 1854, ana then dr1fted into election
frauds In the city OF New YORK.
TIE NEW YORK PLAN
He described the way In which the vote Of the
state OF New York was counted In 1858 for Sey.
mour for Preaident ana Hoffman for governor, and
taken away from Grant and Gr1swold. The
process, he said, had been exactly the reverse Of
that which had prevailed at the re-
cent election In louisiana In Louisiana
word hAd been sent 70 the parishes 20
make large returns for Ntcon and against War
moth. But In New York the frauds could not be
wen perpeIrated In the rural districts and had 70
be committed in the city. And 90 Q circular had
been sent out signed BY T1lden and Tweed. direct
ing estimated ma1orties 70 be telegraphed
% that they might know
exactly the majority necessary TO be
given In the city, and they had contented them
selves with the reasonable state majority OF
$1,000 for HOFFMAN and 10000 for seyD0ur. But