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selves, and had reflected on the Senators
from Louisiana for taking advantage Of
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AND VIOLENCE.

| FRAUDS AND NlOLENCE'
II he (NIr. Butler) were to retort on tha
Senator he might say that he (Mr. sher
man) had not the advantage of his owl
wrong rs a conspirator in the creates
fraud that ever disgraced American poll
tics, and he had manouevred himsel
into the Treasury OF the United States
and that he had done more which coul6
not be said OF any Southern man-had
awarded his co-conspirators in that crimt
and fraud out Of the public Treasury o.
the United States by giving them office
He would not say that the Senator from
Ohio done that.
Mr.. Hawley-The Senator from South
Carolina whould say that boldly, con.
corning the Senator from Ohio, il it were
true; would he not?
Mr.. Butler-No, sir, l would not.
have too much respect for the decencies
OF life.
Mr.. HaYley-The Senator has, how
ever, practically saidit.
Mr.. Butler-I said that / might retOrt
in that way. The Senator from Ohio
went to the verge and think beyond
the verge OF decorum in this high form,
in making these charges against men
who are his equals in every relation OF
life.
Mr.. Sherman said that he had not par
ticipated in the debate until the Senator
from Missouri (Mr. Vest) had charged
upon President Hayes, that he had been
elected by fraud and held his office in
fraud. In replying to that charge yes
terday he found it necessary to go over
the history OF the events Of 1870, on
which the question turned; and on
doing so he had read the carefully pre-.
pared and revised reports of speeches OF
Gov. NIcEnery and Senator Eustis us
proving the truth of the facts established
before the returning board OF Louisiana,
showing fraud and violence and Outrage
in the election Of 1876. When presi-
dent of the United States was charged
with having held his office in fraud for
four years, and that he used the money
OF the United States in rewarding the
men who made the returns Of the State
OF Louisiana he (Mr. Sherman, friend
OF his from his from his own State, had
declared that
THAT CHARGE WAS FALSE,
by whoever uttered, false, whenever
uttered; and he had produced the testi-
mony OF two witnesses Governor Nc
Emery and Senator Eustis) who in max
ing the canvass last summer in that
State admitted everything which hehad
stated. That was all he had done, and
that he would do again, whenever the
same thing occurred, and wherever il
occurred. II was not to revive the ami
mosities OF the past that he had spoken,
but to show that that foul charge made
against President Of the United States
was false. In any presence, in any com.
pany, in church or graveyard, he would
stand by that ground; and would say
when any man impugned the character
OF President Hayes and say that he held
his office in fraud, that the charge was
not true.
In long discussion between Senators
Vest, Sherman and Hoar that subject
was again gone over in considerable de-
tail. After further debate, which at
times was quite excited, the Senate came
to vote on the substitute for the Da-
kota bill, and then on the bill. The sub
stitute was defeated-yeas 90, nays 20,
and the bill was passcd-yeas 20, nays
23-a strictly party vote.
Adjourned until Monday.