Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-04-28
Flil.eTN CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
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are bill wout over AS uuiini-hcd business AMI
Al . O'Clock this afternoon the Dakota bill
came up and Senator Sherman took the floor
In It's support. He replied in an impassionei
manner 10 Senator Vests allusion to the un-
fair methods IN the election Of President
Hayes. He claimed that every suspicion ever
cast upon the integrity Of that proceeding
had been repcilpd and that it stood in history
as a matter In which the Republican party's
position could not be impoached.
Senator Sherman showed by the vote in the
senate that the electoral commission bill was
not q Republican hut IA Democratic measure.
Twenty-six Democrats had voted for it and
only twcnty-one Republicans; while the votcc
against Il were fourteen Re. ubllcans, includ-
ing himself, ana one Democrat, Mr.. Eaton,
of Conn, cticut. The Democrats were there
fore prcciuicd from assailiug the bill a. a
partisan measure. He declared his full con-
viction that Hayes had been fairly and illegally
elected; md that II ~ some hocus pocus
Tilden had been inaueurated he would have
been Illegally elected.
He explained the incorgruity of Packard
not getting the goycrnorship Of Louisiana by
showing that that was subject 10 local laws
and decisions: and declared his conviction
that Packard had been Illegally deprived OF
bis Office. The Democratic party had not
only by fraud ard violence sought t. control
the presidential election, but it had actually
succ, edci in dtpryiog OF their oil es the
duly elected governor and mcmher5 % the
legislature. Then ~ Proceeded - read eN-
tracts trom q speech maze / the late canvass
by senator Eu-tie, IN which hc Il, clarcd it 10
bc the Gotcimjuation Of The white men 81
Louisiana ia solve the race question without
regard 20 northern sentiment. II that, said
Senator Sh .rtnan, Was the desire and deter
miuatiou OF thu VII :e % oplc Of Louisiana,
The constitution Of the Omitted States wouli
bavc to bc chaugrL When II was said that
there must hc a white mans government IN
Louisiana il meant an unrcpubllcan govern
went. The y uplc Of the south, Instead Of
seeking to win the coloIcd people 10y kind
ucss, mad maintained a sy.tcm Of dorninctr-
lug crime aad violence. He had felt called
upon to make thee remarks partly 10 correct
the historical error into which many persons
had fallen aud to show that not only did the
returning toard rf Louisiana hay sulicien
evidence before Il Cu OF ffaud aud violence
and outrSgo In the election OF $50, but that
the prcsrng governor ofthat state aud one Of
It's ~scnutors had confessed al and more than
ever had bccn uimcd hy the %tturnirg board.
If ever anyto, Y lad any doubt If tn election
of HAYES that uoubt Mad been removed BIZ the
1omiss!Oa a Tie very men who hat partici-
patcd IN The wruu- of that day Ia louisiana.
senator Sherman continued his defense of
HAYS o~leCtiol Md u4ad" "A general arraign-
mcnt Of the aujnogitcS of thu south Tn states
for intimida'ing negro voters. he was listened
10 with pr0iouNG attention.
Senator V,sf SAID hr stiil denied the hon
csty ami i galitv ~ that election. In" quc--
tiOn witch hc hAd asked about Packard and
Hayes han not been answered satisfactorily.
senator Vest referred 20 the speech made in
the senate by BIa NJ, in which Blaine declared
that The election % Hayes ana Of Packard
we're indisSoluhly connected. senator Vest
passed on to the qu stiCn OF IN" Louisiana re-
turning board. and ASKED why it hat b,eh
that every man connected with the returning
board, from the highest TO th' lowest, had
been rewarded with flee There was no page
Of administrator history that dcmande, more
explanation than ttat which now stared Ian
in the fa,c c. He (Vrtt) stood there 10 vouch
that whatever ha. been CONE In the state of
Louisiana On that occasion had been done,
not TO briI Y about an unfair election, not to
trdllDjt on the tdIi'i % diN n'i'lldu Df'''H,
but 10 defend Oh, ms'iycs aSainst the outrage
Gus anA cr mioai conspilacy against III, n
prunelty at ia hands Of men who had gone
there for Tie single and sole purpose OF
plundcr.
He cr tirih.d earcaetically tic opposite ser
tiurnts expressed nv So at0r she. mac in his
two rr cot tpte hes It Nashville, T,nu.. aud
Springfield, H.. anG sail in conclusion: AT
the ii h Yea ~ tn apa'or'S contempt | NV
dertakc To say that the Aue lean people never
Will hc satisfied WIN the explanation made
to Iay. rut, TX, James G. Blaine, they have
alrendv come To the concIueisu that it f. im-
po>eihj. even for the Ingenuity OF 'hc senator
IRON Ohio ~ espla n why II WAS that the vote
~ LOui lama. a. returned hy the returning
boa Il. VA. { ou for the purpose # giving the
electoral vote o' Louisiana 10 HAYES for the
Or sidcncy. hut W ~ not zoo for the purpose
of giving II 20 packard Tor the goyeruorship
Of the state"
SENATOR sherman reiterated bis previous
statemcnte snr said IN RI renee to Packard
that Presidcut Hayes had 10 power over re
turns sent - the legislature. After he Dem
scrats had inaucuratrd tn. ir re IN of tyranny
to drive Packard out ii was not In the power
of the PRECEDENT rs recognize him without
a-urpatiup. Der ntor Sherman d,f nded the
member " the returning hnsr and declared
again that the cnlorcd people IN the south
must ". projected IN their rights
The bill went ever without action and the
senate adjourned.
WAsHISGToN. April 1S.-Thc conference
report upon the bill authorizing the president
to arrarCr q conference between the United
States aud the South AID Central American
republics. Hs wi. etr Domingo and the en-
p sIJof Brszii (rownshend'e zollverein meas
urel VAS agreed ~.
The Htl 10 establish a department Of labor
vas paYci.
Tn, Bill to creste bonris OF arbitration for
the settlements VI controversies aud differ
ences between Interstate commo carriers
and their cmploycs Mas considered in commit
tee Of III" whole.
Mr.. O'Ncil trieAy examined the provisions
OfthP measure.
Mr.. Parker. OF New York, and others op-
posed IN. hi'l 49, being weak and insufficient,
Er. Duciarar. 0f Vow Jereev, and others
favored it,. n committee had avoided pro-
yidirg for enforced arbitration because II
meant enforced awards, and this WAS goir q
too far. The debate finally drilled toto tariif
discussion which continued some little time.
Finally, on motion OF Mr.. Camden, the
sixth section VIII r provides for the spprint-
mcnt hv the president of bOsrds OF arbitration
wa smrndri tv substituting the woris
''commissionrr." for "arbitators." and ode
e!sion" fr "awart."
1.-THE committees arose and the house ad-
lourpcd.
W~,sUrvGvov. Anril l9.-Scnator Hoar Of