Show 1 by B y J telegraph ele eie 61 e graph ora o ra ph congressional SENATE 8 R N AV E washington 13 sargent submitted a resolution calling upon the president to transmit to the senate of f the expenditures of the department of state from 1789 to 1876 J and also the expenditures on account of foreign enterprise during the barme same period agreed to mitchell referred to the testimony in tho the case of the oregon elect electors drs and find paid dollars was placed to ot the credit of the dional national democratic leaders toh tor oon use uso in the watts cronin controversy this money trl oney came direct from samuel samu el J tri tilden iden where as the testimony sh showed the whole conspiracy originated hernan kern an argued that jourdan h had ad been ii subpoenaed by an ail individual member of the committee and not by the whole committee had not mitchell gone into the testimony before it was all in be he kernan would not refer to the matten matter he had no idea that Til Tild denys denla ena cna book would show that any money was improperly wised used he fhe was for a full fall investigation after discussion the resolution was adopted without division sargent dorsey and merrimon on were appointed members of the conference on tile the bill appropriating for the deficiency in the printing department allison windom Win domand and bo bogy gy we were re appointed appointed appoint ea n eon don conference ference on tho the indian di appropriation allon bill I 1 WA washington bitoni 14 the bill appropriating A a quarter quartee of a million for tor a fireproof fire proof building for a national M museum dideum was placed on the calendar petition odthe of the widow dof bf rear bear ad that her name bo be placed on the pension roll was referred A bill for removing the political disabilities of joseph johnston of virginia was passed the bill for the public publication atlon of a new edition of thelie the ohe revised statutes was passed conklin asked that the mexican award bill be passed now spencer who had a telegram constituents baying saying that ther then therewa ewas 3 fraudin fraud in the matter objected thor ther railroad bill was again taken up and booth addressed the senate washington 14 the senate bill appropriating to pay the expenses of the electoral commission was passed sargent from the conference committee on the bill appropriating to supply the deficiency for the public printing during the current fiscal year made a report which was vas agreed to and the bill passed pissed it provides that from and after the present session bession of congress the congressional printer shall not pay over nifty fifty cents per thousand ems for composition and forty cents an hour for time work on binding etc boutwell withdrew his amendment providing for the annual payment by railroad companies of three quarters of a million dollars to the credit of the sinking fund in addition to all payments required under the original act instead of in lieu of all payments under these acts nets booth renewed the amendment and also submitted an amendment to the second section of the railroad committees bill to provide that the central cantral and union pacific companies each apay ay into the united states treasuries treas urles three quarters of a million dollars annually in III semiannual installments on april a and n d october commencing on oct ath in lawful money until said sums with interest thereon as hereinafter provided shall bo be sufficient when added to the other sums bums to the credit of the sinking fund to pay off and extinguish the government bonds advanced with six per cent interest thereon from their respective dates up to the date when whan they are so paid and extinguished the interest on all sums placed to the credit of said sinking fund shall be credited and added thereto semiannually semi annually at the rate of six per cent per annum provided however that if the foregoing provision shall prove insufficient extinguish to the government bonds and interest thereon at maturity semiannual semi annual payments shall be increased to such sum as aswill will wiil bo be sufficient for that purpose he also aiso moved to strike out the fifth section of the bill reported by the r committee committee on railroads which provides that thai each of said companies shall be entitled at any time to anticipate any or all of the semi annual payments by payment to the government of the then present value of such semiannual semi annual payments discounted at six percent per annum but the sum so paid shall not be less than one million dollars at any one time he also submitted an additional section to tb the bill providing that congress congre ss shall have power at any time to amend alter or repeal the act harvey submitted an amendment providing that nothing in any of the tile pacific Paci raci railroad acts shall be construed so as to exempt from taxation by state authority the lands which tho the alid companie shave earned by the thie construction of their roads th the q question being on the amendment amend ie ent of booth providing that three quarters pf af a tl id million to be paid by the companies to the credit of the sinking fund shall be in addition to the other payments insisted of in lieu of other aymen payments ts or requirements etwas it was agreed to yeas 22 nays bays 20 washington 15 A concurrent resolution was agreed agre to extend the time fir the report of the silver commission until the dinst the electoral commission was grant granted edthe the seriate senate chamber after arter recess for its 1 ts session r 1 12 the debato closed at and the H housa ouse proceeded to vote on Hales baies bales amendment which was rejected 97 to and fields resolution was adopted The joint convention proceeded with the count of the election ele eie effin going through with florida georgia Illi illinois noli indiana iowa and kansas the state of louisiana having been reached four sets of certificates were opened and read the first and third gave the eight votes of the state to hayes and wheeler and the second signed by me enery as governor gave them to tilden and hendricks the fourth was a mere burlesque all the electors bearing the name of john smith and it being authenticated by john smith bulldozer governor of louisiana aud and ending with buch such is lide lire objection io to ibe ibo hayes and wheeler certificate were male mado by senator McDo mcdonald of indiana based on the ground that the hayes electors had llad not been duly elected their election having been certified by william P kellogg who claimed to be but in fact was not governor of louisiana and because the returning board was waa without jurisdiction io for r the reason that the laws lairs of louisiana conferred no power on the returning board to canvass or compile the votes since they constituted but four of the five persons persona required bylaw by law since these four were of the sailie same political party and binco sinco there was a vacancy in said board which the four members had refused to nil fill because the four members of the returning board had full fall knowledge that a true compilation of the votes would have aade shown that the tilden electors had been duly elected because said board had offered ed for money 0 o sell the vote of louisiana and and lecause levisee and brewster republican electors had held offices of f if the united states at the timo of their appointment as electors the objection was signed by senators mcdonald stevenson salisbury bogy and representatives jenks wilson tucker levy eilis ellis E llis ills and IN gibson also aiso sent up objections to the hayes and Wi wheeler leeler leeier certificates because first the government b bf f Lou louisiana lousiana slana siana was not republican in form second no canvass was made I 1 on which the certificates of election were issued third any alleged canvass of the tho vote was an act of usurpation fraudulent and void fourth some electors were ineligible by the laws of louisiana and were disqualified by being electors I 1 as holding state offices kellogg kello 99 being acting de acao facco facto governor Jauro iu supervisor of registration n for the parish of point coupee marks district attorney and buch such a member of the state senate member of the board of control bf of the state penitentiary administrator of the deaf and dumb asylum and treasurer of the school b board oard of east baton rouge houge fifth because jain jair roin was specially disqualified by the act of the legislature of 1874 which alch provides that no supervisor of registration be eligible to any office at that election elect fob ioB and be cause was at I 1 the last election supervisor of registration for the parish df point coupee this objection is signed by senators saulsbury sauls Bauls bury mcdonald and kernan and by representatives jenks tucker gibson field levy and Egbert weed of now york sub submitted submitter mitte d further objections to the hayes an anad annd d wheeler wheelen certificates on the ground roun d that the electors were not elected d as provided by the legislature howe bowe submitted an objection to the TIlden and hendiicks hendricks certificate on the ground that there was no evidence that these electors had been appointed in such a manner samanner as the legislature directed while there was evidence conclusive in law that neither had been so ad appointed also on the ground that there was no evidence that McEnery was as governor of louisiana in the year 1876 while there was conclusive evidence that kellogg was during the year 1876 and for forb fore everal Beveral ferrs prior thereto governor of that state and was recognized as such by the judicial aud nud legislative departments department of louisiana and by all the departments of the government of the united states Pre presiding Alding officer are the there re further object objections ions iong to the vote of louisiana A pause there bed ben bcd being no further objections all the certificates from that state with papers accompanying the same together with the objections will now be submitted to the electoral commission son for judgment and decision the senate will now withdraw to its chamber the senate thereupon withdrew washington 13 the clerk read the journal of the of february for two hours hewitt reported baek back the senate bill to encourage american and european telegraphic communication passed the elections committee report declaring the tilden electors in florida elected was considered hopkins said unlimited debate would be allowed he first intended to limit it to one hour but the extraordinary spectacle of the tribunal refusing to investigate the real reil vote of florida and the minority report containing c enta inta ining the evidence liever llever never taken and reflecting on tile the majority had determined him to pernia permit t more timo time washington wasili 33 13 dunnell dunnell of tho the mino pino minority rity favored the minority report purman created a ec sensation by favoring the the tho majority resolution declaring that the tilden elect electors were duly elected the democratic members applauded him as he bg said thi this thisbe sHe ho sald said saidi fiod find now an appropriate opportunity to state from my own knowledge the truo true condition of df the alib presidential my state concerning which so much is involved evolved jn misunderstanding and controversy the republican lican party in our state with hil ill all ail its dissensions heeled with tho the whole machinery chine ry of the state governa government entin in its hands went into the last campaign determined to win avin if our own resources ls and efforts coupled with the most heroic devotion on the part of our voters could achieve end free freo spee speech chand and free locomotion were used to the fullest extent by iby the speakers and managers of both sides and at no time during the campaign or from any tion of the state came cry of intimidation with one or 01 two minor exceptions I 1 it t was without exception the most peaceful election ever held in the state and not ono one case of violence or dis tur bance banco on election day has bag come to my knowledge it seemed the peculiar privilege of the republicans to win under all these advantageous circumstance circumstances 3 but it is a fact which I 1 cannot stand upon this floor and denya bad fad which every man woman and child in know that florida was lost by tho the republican party in the late election and that the democratic governor and the tilden electors were truly elected I 1 make this declaration now under the most solemn sense of public duty and from an irresistible feeling of obligation to the people of my state who have the right to expect that however parti partisan all ari their representative senta tive may be in his political faith he be should at least on questions of public fact be an honest man but sir I 1 would not bo be understood der stood in making this declaration as laying claim to any unusual amount of honesty or conscience but I 1 only assort assert my knowledge of facts I 1 love the principles of the republican party and for their sake have been singed hinged by urea fites of martyrdom and I 1 believe in the ultimate triumph of its regenerating ml mission ision islon but I 1 cannot return to my state and look my constituents in the face if ir standing upon this floor and in the presence of the american people anxious and entitled to know the whole truth coli coh cen cerling lug ing this dangerous presidential issue I 1 should ahi shi shrink ink from the rc responsibility of doing J justice ustice to in my state and defending her honest political victory against its wilful perversion by a bold dishonest and unscrupulous state canvas canvassing ln 91 board purman described eai eat rat eat leng ieng length th the manner in which t the tho e was conducted and charged that cowgill a member of the boardway boar dwa personally consulted upon the fact of frauds having been committed and that he gave hia his assurance assurance in 14 one instance that if it were plausibly pl aust covered before the time for ad d lc atlon it should suffer bunner no peru tiny y or discount at it his hands purman concluded as fol foi follows lowe 1 I thank god and the good people of oan oar state that florida does not present the alarming spectacle of two rival governments upon her soil both claiming to represent the sovereign ere gre I 1 ien iga will of the peo people pleNo jno on one ode q can foresee the future misfortunes that may befall the states of south carolina and louisiana in inconsequence consequence of ot their dual governments though it is my opinion that wb whether ether governor bayes hayes or governor tilden will succeed to the presidency jn ju neither event will the tho republican claimants be able to maintain their authority whether rightfully elected or not the pressure will be too great groat both upon them and upon the president and the policy of the republican administration necessarily will be to secure peace and reconciliation at the price of any concessions involve involving log jog the rights of southern republicans woodburn of nevada a me member abe r of the committee criticised criticized the gerlt gerit gentleman leman ieman from florida Pur mau for characterizing the cau can canvassing vassi ng board of florida as bold unscrupulous and dishonest the th q gentlemen 9 antle composing that board compared favorably with the gent gentlemen leme P from frodi florida or with any member on an the floor and he wished to te remind that gentleman that his path had h d been canvassed into this hauso I 1 u so by the very bame same board and in the tho very same manner in which the tho ho ha hay ys os cleu clet electors tors had the previous question being enc epe deded it was wab was agreed that the vote on theres alu 01 u lions should be taken to tomorrow 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