Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-15
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL,
House Democrats Aeitated Over
Admission Of States.
Another Conference Demanded.
The Senate Democrats Plead Excuses
for Texan Politics.
Another Conference Demanded.
WAsHiSGToS, Feb. "a.
Senate.

oeDate.
Morgan offered an amendment to the reso-
luton reported from tn. committee on pri-
viieges and elections. IL ins ructs the COM
miltee so to frame legislation on the subject
elections that 1t shall not apply to any State
whose constitution and laws provide ample
security for the honest exercise of the right
TO vote. for the just and impartial counting
and return of the votes sni for the Just, i'm
partial ahd true ascer,alnment and certifca.
ton of the results. and in which State these
req ilrements have been honestly complied
with.
iloar offered a resolution which was agreed
To directiug the secretary of the Treasury to
transmit 10 the Senate certified copies of all
the sworn tcstimony in regard to the alleged
frauds AID undeIvsluatious in ,he New York
custom house.
wilson of Iowa addressed the Senate iu
support OF bill relating To imported liquors.
introduced by Frye AMI placed on calendar
March -, 1855.
No ac,on was taken and it still remains on
the calendar.
CobftIence committee ordered on legisla-
tive appropriation bill. Senators Allison,
Dawes aud Cockrell were appointed con-
ferees.
ih- Senate al 2.l5 resumed consideration
of a resul stion reported from The committee
on privileges and elections aud was addressed
by Coke. lie sand that the report of the
committee on privileges and elections. pub
Ii b, in today's re cords, he could not per-
init To 20 unchalenged. He declared it was
unjus,. IL the committee had been prosecutors
insl.ad of judges, inculpatory testi-
mony could rot have been more
thoroughly cougregrated in report
nor exculpstory testimony more
thoroughly excIu,led. The SeGate and coun-
try should recollect on reading the report
that 1t VA, politics. 1t was based priuci-
pa.ly on the testimony of three memorial
lists, Hackworth. Moore and Schultz, and
took no note of the testimony of twenty
seven witnesses to the effect that Hackworth
and Schultz uerz of infamous character and
UNIV orthy of credit and Moore about as bad
lie condemned all the calculation of law in
Washington county, Texas, and declared
that the attempt to tx the responsibility on
that people had no support except the testi-
muny of that Infamous trio, and some of
their vilest cUadjutors. These three tried to
make it appear that they were forced 10
leave the country because of their politics.
The fact was that they had left because they
were REGARDED as moral lepers.
lie declared when the mt morialists lost the
public Offices which they had held they were
covered wi h indie ments for malfesance.
CJkt reai a counter r-memorial from citi-
zens of Bremham painting in very dark col
ors the characters of Hsckworth and Schultz,
denying all their material allegations, and
presenting the democratic side OF the trouble
in Washington county.
Without CO. GLIDING his speech Coke
yielied Tor 9th. business.
Vance was at his own request excused
from further ersice on the committee OF
privileges and elections and Gray appointed
in his stead.
After brief executive session the Senate
adjourned at 10.