Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings Of the Second Session OF the
Forty.SecOnd Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20.


Many petltlonS, memorials anu ref1on-
strances were presented.
Carpenter, from the Committee on Priv
ileges aud Elections, made a report on the
credentials of Messrs. Mcmillan and Al
drary, each claiming to be legally elected
Senators from Louisiana, accompanied by
bill providing for new election for the
purpose, of establishing,zin Louisiana, a
Republican form of government.
Trumbull said, that while he concurred
in most of the views of the majority, he
did not concur in their Recommendations
or favor the passage of the bill reported by
them. He presented his views i'll writing
that they might he printed with the
report. -
Morton said /: While l dissent from the
report ofthe majority recommending that
the recent election in louisiana be set
aside and new one ordered under the
authority of the Government of the
United States, 1 dissent also from the
views of the other members of the Com
mittee who would recognize what is called
the McEnery Government, and l submit
my views to be printed with the report.
Hill submitted his views dissenting from
the report of the majority and recommend
ing that the members of the Louisiana
Legislature declared legally elected by
both Returning Boards be called together
at the State House as the Legislature of
the State, and that they then proceed to
count the election returns and declare who
are the legally elected State officers.
Anthony said that while he agreed with
the majority of the committee in their re-
lation of facts and also in their conclusion
that there is no legal State government in
Louisiana, he was yet SO reluctant to resort
to the extreme measure of interposing the
authority of Congress, that he should re-
serve his judgment for a timetosee whether
better way of meeting the case could not
be found
Wright, of Iowa, inquired whether there
were not some other members of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections who
wished to make report on the Louisiana
were ordered printed and the matter goes
over under the rules.
The bill reported by Carpenter, from the
special committee on Louisiana matters,
declares the election in that State, held on
the 4th of last November, to be null and
void, and translates in office the State off,
GERS and legislators who held position at
that time. 1t further requires new cleo
ton to be held for State officers and MEM
bers of the Legislature on the second
Tuesday of next May; and directs VIM. 3.
Woods, Q. S. Circuit Judge for Louisiana,
to proceed to Louisiana and appoint two
citizens of different politics to be- Stale
Registrars, who shall cause q new regis
tration to be made of all legally qualified
voters of the State, commencing March
18th and ending ten days prior to the date
of the election = d = Z $50 a
These State registrars are to appoint two
supervisors of registration for each parish
except Jefferson and New Orleans, foI
which greater number are to be appoint
ed, and in each parish the registrars are to
be divided in politics. The President is
empowered to employ military and naval
forces on application of the Governor Of
the State or the United States Circuit
Judge, to carryoo ont the provisions OF this
act and enforce the judicial process, and
$500, 900 is appropriated to defray the eX'
penses of registration and election.
Vickers1 from the committee on Com
merce, asked that that committee be.dis
charged from further consideration, wheth'
er Congress had the power to fix railroad
rates on roads running through two rOl
more States. t'-'''i
The bill to adjust war claims of 1872
wherein Tennessee. Maryland, Nortl
Carolina and other States have claims ag
gregating $685. 900 was rejected, yeas, 90
nays, 11S. 'z'l -
The resolution that Select Commit
tee be appointed to impeach ColfaX for tn,
Credit Mobilier complications was defeat
ed, yeas, los; nays, 100. Farnsworth
Porter, Stevens and Smith, Republicans
voted for the resolution. Resolutions re
Ierring the testimony to the Judiciar
committee, with instructions to inquIr
impeachment of any officers of the govern
meht Were adopted. 1890
ouhdry appropriation bills are up.