Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL. 2.
POceedIngs Of the Second Session Of the
FOrty.SecOnd Congress.
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Stevenson introduced a bill abolishing
| tolls over the Louisville and Portland
| canal.
| q Many bills were presented, including the
following: For an appropriation to pay
wards court claims to repeal the tobacco
ltax; to refund taxes collected on raw cot
ton to repeal the taxes on spirits made
! from fruits; to remove all political disable
| tiles; to import, duty free, iron for the
| Helena and Iron Mountain Railroad; TO
survey steamboat canal from Fernandina,
Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana; to
improve certain Florida harbors and rivers.
/ NJ. Cox, of New York, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution
reciting that the State Government OF
T,ouisiana is now administered by orders
| from the Federal Courts, supported by
| Federal bayonets; such a condition of
| things being subversive of~civii govern
ment and dangerous to liberty, and requests
Ing the President to inform the House why
the Executive of the United States inter
fered lin the affairs of that State, giving
all the facts. Also to give all information
ON that subject relative to the conduct of e.
H. Durrel, United States Judge there, so
that the House may determine what step,
if any, ought to be taken in consequence
of Louisiana. "a ',azsE-ZEss
Steven son, of Ohio, asked Coxzsto omit
the preamble. Cox consented to that and
to the insertion of the words . If incompat-
ible with the public INTEREST,"
Eldridge, Of Wisconsin, asked Cox not
to insert these words. There could be no
such thing as incompatibility with the
public Interests in matter OF that kind.
Congress was entitled to know by what
right or authority the President interfered
in the civil government of a State. a..
Cox said he had inserted the words SO as
to have the resolution adopted without any
partisan or acrimonious discussion. He
only wanted the facts to come out and all
the basis for the Presidents action in the
matter. - -
Sypher of Louisiana, denied that the
President had interfered in any way in the
Louisiana matter, except 70 order the exc
cution of the mandates of the Omitted
States Court.
Cox declined to take the statement of
Sypher, or of the newspapers, in the. mat
ter. -
Mr.. Sypher-I will furnish the proof Of
it.
Mr.. COX-The gentleman cannot speak
for the President l want the inforna-
ton from the President.
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, suggested to Mr..
Cox to strike out the allusiOn to Judge
Durrel, as the information which the Pres
ident would furnish would necessarily
cover the point 80 %A
Mr. Cox said that he-did not intend to
amend the resolution any further.
MIR. Schofield of Pennsylvania, asked
Mr., Cox to omit the closing words of the
resolution, so that the House may Judge,
etc., which he thought implied that the
House would do something perhaps offen
sive, .. -
Mr.. Cox declined TO acoede to the sug-
gestion. E Es tHtsE - ~
Many Republican members cried out let
us vote it down. The resolution was re-
jected-yeas, 19; nays, 99-a party vote.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Ohio, then offered
resolution, which was adopted without di-
vision, asking the President to commune
cate information in relation to the condi-
ton of affairs in Louisiana, and what ac-
ton, if any, he has taken with regard
thereto. Adjourned.