Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-28
EVENING STAR.
OONGBED0lONAA
Coociun1oo TesteraayS ProceeAan9o,
ALL NIGHT SESSION OF THE SENATE.


ALL NIGHT SESSION OF THE SENATE.
SENATE.-After our report c,Ssua-
MT. Morton made long argument on the
Louisiana bill, in which he said the McEnery
government had not the least shadow Of title;
it had been proved that IL had been defeated az
the election. It was supported and upheld BY .
mere miserable faction
Mr.. Carpenter was unsparing in his denunci-
alton OF the acts Of Gov. Warmoth, and he
serted that the McEnery government rested
upon fraud. He also denounced the interference
Of Judge Dureil as utterly without warrant of
given to the kellogg government. He declared.
however, that there was NO ground whatever
for censuring the President.
Mr. Thurman advocated that the only just and
proper course was TO recognise the McEnery
government.
Mr.. Hin advocated his substitute
At 8 p. m. the Senate took a recess to p. m.
AT THE EVENING sEesfoN,
the Senate resumed the consideration Of the
Louisiana bill, and speeches were made by
Messers. West, Conkling, Morton and Schurz,
who argued at length that the Kellogg govern
ment was utterly unreputlican and fraudulent.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment providing
that until new election can be held the Kel-
logg government shah be recognized instead of
the government of Warmoth which was legally
in power before the last election.
A long debate cnsued, interspersed with mo
lions to adjourn and lay on the table, which
At O'Clock this morning Mr. Flanagan. who
was on the floor, gave way 70 Mr. Morton, who
made a motion to adjourn. The chair (Mr.
Ferry, of Michigan,l was r.
SOUND ASLEEP,
and had to be awakened by the clerk to put the
motion.
The motion to ad journ W as lost and Mr. Flan-
agan resumed his remarks. arr
The question was then taken on the substitute
offered by MI, Hill, when II was lost-ayes 10,
noes %; the Alternatives being the democratic
Senators and Messrs Hill and Trumbul.
Mr. Howe then renewed in different terms the
amendment that until the new election
THE KELLOGG GOVERNMENT
shall be considered the de faeto government, and
1t was then agreed tO-ayes 20, noes r.
Mr: West then moved an amendment, which
he said was for the purpose of conforming the
lines OF the election precincts to the lines fixed
by the state laws.
Mr.. Carpenter opposed the amendment, and
said il would put the whole control of the cleo
ton in the hands of Kellogg. What was wanted
was fair election, and so that was effected ii
did not matter fig whether it was democratic
Mr.: West denied that it would have such
| effect.
The amendment was then rejected-ayes II.
The bill having been considered i'm committee
OF the whole, WAS reported to the Senate, the
question being on cOncurring in the amendment
Mr.. Trumbull called attention to the fact that
| the amendment had been adopted in committee
of the whole by the vote Of Mr.. Carpenter
| VERY SINGULAR POSITION
| for that Senator to assume, when he had this
day on this floor denounced the Kellogg govern
ment as usurpation. Now he had voted to
recognize that government.
MIR. Carpenter said he did not by his vote
recognize any one. Congress, i'm ordering this
new election, could designate any one as the
government dd interim. 1t could send military
| commander there. 1t had no political signii-
| canoe whatever in designating Kellogg.
| Mr.. Trumbull said that the whole testimony
| showed an organized conspiracy to carry the
state OF Louisiana, having It's headquarters in
] the New Orleans cnstom house, and in direct
communication and support from Washington.
If such a thing as this is to done, a thing 80
monstrous and hideous, ii is useless to waste
argument upon it. Farewell to all free cleo
tons, if such usurpations as this are to be sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Carpenter said in explanation of his vote.
| that he had come to that condition of mind
where he would always swaps recital for an act.
lie would prefer the bill as it came from the
who would not vote for the bill unless with this
recital. The whole question was whether they
| would have kellOgg's government i'm Louisiana
Tor four weeks or four years. He looked at the
thing
| PROM PRACTICAL POINT OF VIEW,
and to save the people from a usurped govern
ment for four years, he had made this com
promise. What he desired was a fair and free
election, and he cared not a fig whether it was
| democratic or republican.
| Mr.. salisbury said he could never give his
vote to recognition of the Kellogg govern
| ment. He believed 1t was fraud and a usur-
| patton.
Mr.. Thurman could not vote for this bin. not
only because he did not believe Congress had
any constitutional power to pass, but he did not
believe the facts warranted its passage. He then
said this hole diff Guilty had its origin in the
improper conduct of the administration.
IHE AMENDMENT RETAINING THE KELLOGG
| GOVERNMENT
| in power until the election was then concurred
/ in, as follows:
lEAs-Messrs Boremsn, Carpenter, Chandler,
clayton; Conkling; Corbett, Cragin Ferry q Mchi-
Harlan, Howe. Morton, Osborn, Ramsey, Sawyer,
BsTsr and .ss.11s
Edmunds Gol ,,n Hamilton q MARYLAND Hill
bury, Schurz spraeue, stevenson. StocStOn, Thur-
| man. and Trumbull-3.
satisfied from The besinrinn how WAS tb Rsrec
would end He knew that the dominant party
would never let go their grasp on these unre-
constructed states. Yet how could the Ameri-
can Senate thus give its sanction to the govern
| ment of an usurper like this man Kellogg, a
man who ought now to be in the hands of the
| law and made to suffer for his crimes.
/ Mr.. Casserly said that he could not vote for
| this bill.
| Mr.. Bayard characterized the action of the
President in uphOlding the kellogg govern
| ment, and sustaining sham and fraud with
| the usurpation Of Durell.
| Mr. Morton moved to lay the bill on the
| table. Hostages, 10, noes q.
THE BILL WAS THEN REJECTED.
/ ayes. Is; noes, 20; Foreman, Clayton, Tiana-
| gan, Harlan, Lewis, Morton, Trumbull, West,
and all the democrats present with the excep-
ton Of Mr.. Machen, who voted in the afirma-
tive.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was then
taken up.
Mr.. Trumbull gave notice that at the first op-
portunity he would move to take up the creden-
tails of Mr.. Mcmillan, elected as Senator from
Louisiana.
The Senate then at 40 a. m Friday morn
ing adjourned until one o'clock.
HOUSE.-After our report closed proceed-
ings on the credit mobilier report continued
A motion to lay ON the table the preamble to
MI Sargents resolution, reciting that it appears
from the report of the committee that the Of
fenses charged were committed more than four
years ago, and that serious doubts exist as to the
power OF Congress to punish offenses committed
before individuals became members, was re-
jected-yeas 80, nays 1I3.
MI. Wood offered resolution, reciting that
Messrs Dawes, Kelley, Bingham, Scofield and
Garfield had corruptly engaged in Speculation
IN credit mobilier stock, and that, therefore,
they deserved the censure of the House.
MI. Randall made the point of order that the
resolution was not in order, ~ II contained a
plurality of names.
The Speaker sustained the point of order.