, 1873-03-14

|
Mr. McCroory, at his own request, was ex
cused from serving on the Committees on pnh
| lie Buildings and Agriculture.
| THE LOUISIANA SENATORS.
| Mr: WEST offered a resolution to pay Ray ant
| Mcmillan, respectively, applying for seats from
Louisiana, compensation for the une1pirod tern
ending March i, 1878. Referred.
THE REPORTERS
| AIR. ANTHONY offered resolution, which
waa referred, restricting from the reporters
gallery those not entitled to seat therein
PETITIONS REFUSED.
The Senate, By q vote Of 20 to 81, decided not
to receive petitions, us tho present Was session
for executive PURPOSES.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
On motion of Mr. HOWE, tho Committee to
audit and control tho contingent expenses Was
ordered to be continued and authorized to sit
during the recess Of the Senate.
THE CALDWELL CASE.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
Mr. ALCORN, a member OF the Committee On
Privileges and Elections, offered q resolution.
that Alexander Caldwell be expelled from his seat
in the Senate. He said he introduced the resolu-
ton with view OF saving time, as the rules re-
quired it to 50 over one day. But in introduc-
ing it, he did not abandon the report OF the Com
m1ttee ou the resolution now pending, which de-
clarcd TINT Nr. Caldwell was not duly and LOCALLY
elected to the sent he now occupies.
Mr. LOGAN said there was desire on the
part Of some Senators to intlict q vital blow on
the Senator before the argument is concluded
Had the Senate risen to SO high q
degree Of purity that it YVES neccessary
to brand Mr. Caldwell as q scoundrol aud
villain2 No one would deny TINT his conduct
here had been as proper as that Of any other
Senator Mr: Logan further examined the tes-
timony. showing that as against Ca1dweu it WAS
unworthy Of belief.
there was no testimony that Mr. Caldwell ever
offered dollar to eny man to vote for him, e1-
cept hearsay statement, which WAS shown to be
unworthy Of belief. The charge Of bribery was
but mere Inference.
lIr. ALCOIlN asserted that the testimony
against Caldwell was incontroVertible, and that
the Sennte Was insulted by the sending hero OF q
Senator chosen under such infuencas- He Of
fered resolution to the effect that the Senate
has power under tEo Constitution to reject any
Senator-e1ect, provided it be ghown to its satis-
faction that the election ia tainted with fraud,
and asked that it Lie over.
REVISION OF THE LAWS.
On motion OF L1r. CONkLING, the Commit
tee On Revision Of the LAVE was given leave to
sit during vacation
ilr BUCKINGHAM coutendod that the meaus
used by Caldwell were corrupt and against pub
lie policy, aud should make his election void.
Tho payment OF money to Carney, which Was
admitted BY Caldwell, was AZ much wrong as il
been directly used to bribe Tote. He, Buck
ipehsm, would vote for the resolution because
Of = sense of public duty II the Senate should
not condemn this arrangement, then purity and
no matter how fraudulent the means to secure
it, and thus would be stricken blow at the
honor and dignity OF tie American Senate which
would be robbed Of tho respect and confidence
Of tho people.
The Senate, without further action On the sub
ject, went into executive session, and After
wards
Adjourned,