Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Extra Session Of the Senate.
Further Debate on Caldwel1's Cor.
.axIE ruptien. cav loE
Morton and Logan at hOggerheads.

Carpenter Elected President Pro Tenn
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Vice
President announced that he would be alb
sent to-day and tomorrow. On motion of
Mr.. Anthony it was resolved that Mfr. Car
penter act as President pro tenn. in the alb
sence of the Vice President. ~
Mr.. Carpenter having taken the chair
thanked the Senate for the honor. 1t would
be his constant endeayor to perform bis duty
faithfully.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony the Secretary
of the Senate was directed to wait on the
President and inform him of this action.
Regulating the Reporters.
Mr.. Anthony offered the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to:
Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the
Committee on rules to make all the rules aud
regulations respecting the reporters gallery
of the Senate, and the occupation thereof,
and said committee is directed totake such
action from time to time as viii confne the
occupation thereof to bona fide reporters
for the daily newspapers, assigning not 10
exceed one seat to each paper; and the said
committed shall have power to provide a
seat or seats on the floor for the associated
press reporters, and to regulate the occupa-
tion of the same.
ConkIing Argues that there is No Law
Against Bribery.
The Senate resumed consideration of
CaldwelI's case.
Mr.. Conkling said he could find no in
stance in which the British Parliament, an
terror to the statute and anterior to the or
der of the House Of Commons which be-
came the statute, annuled ab initio an
election because of bribery by candidate
of particular person. e
Mr.. Logan argued that the election of
Senator Caldwell was an act of the Legis-
lsture, behind which the Senate, as decided
by the courts, cannot 60. But an attempt
was made to vitiate the election on the
ground of single act of bribery. UAder
what rule or authority was this to be done?
The statutes of England, which have no
controlling or binding force upon US. He
called upon the Senator from Indiana to
produce one case parallel to that now be-
fore them.
Mr.. Morton, slluding to Logan's course
on the committee on privileges and elec-
tions, said he was not prepared to hear bis
present argument.
Mr.. Logan replied that he did not desire
to detail the discussion before the commit
tee, but it was enough for the Senate to
know that be now dissented from the re-
port made by the committee in this case,
and on examination he thought his former
views were incorrect He thea proceeded
to show that from the testimony the Senate
would not be warranted in finding Caldwell
guilty of any act of bribery, and that every
witness on which the Senator from Indiana
relied was contradicted by four or five wit
nesses of better reputation.
While Logan was quoting the testimony
of Thomas j. Anderson against that of
Sydney Clarke, Mr.. Morton interrupted by
asking whether he did not know it was
thought in the committee that Mr.. Ander-
sons testimony was
A Perjury ThrOughOut.
Mr.. Logan remarked this was a most
singular way of prosecuting man in order
to ruin him. Mr.. Anderson's testimony
was that of a man, and he bore himself
more like a man than those who were pros
ecuting Caldwell. As much could not be
said of the testimony Of Sydney Clarke.
There was no witness to contradict Ander-
son; but the witness on whom the S3na-
tor from Indiana leaned was contradlcted
and his testimony inpeached by. compe-
tent witnesses.
Mr.. Stockton argued that there was no
question here over which the Senate had
control. The examination of individual
motives was violative of the Constitution
and the most dangerous doctrine ever il
troduced. The Senate had no right to in
quire beyond the constitutional provision.
Mr.. Morton replied to the legal part of
maintaining that the power to
enquire into an election carried with il the
right to enquire into everything connected
with it. The Senate has power to protect
itself from Senator elected by bribery.
The debate on the case will be resumed
tomorrow.
Contingent Credit MObfIiers.
On motion of Mr.. Conkling, it was re
solved that the Committee on Judiciary be
instructed to inquire and report at the De-
cember session of the Senate whether the
Union Pacific railroad, or any company au-
thorized to build branch road to connec5
Herewith, ,or any assignee of such company
will be entitled to any lands or bonds for
any road which said company may here
after construct; and that until said commit
tee shall reported to theExecutive officers of
the Government, are requested to issue no
bonds or patent certificates that may be
claimed for roads constructed and reported
after this date. The Senate went into Ex-
ecutive session, and afterwards adjourned.