Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Extra Session Of the Senate.
The Homeopathic Treatment Of
Caldwsll's Cases

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Mr. McCree-
~, at his own request, was excused from
serving on the committees of Public Build
ings and Agriculture. &
The Louisiana Applicants of Last SEES.
,gd4t --.I Z tt sion. - II
Mr.. West offered a resolution to pay Ray
and Mcmillan, respectively applying for
seats from Louisiana, compensation for
their unexpired term ending March 4, 1873.
Referred.
The Senate, by a vote of 20 to 81, de-
cided net to receive petitions, as the pres
ent was session for executive purposes.
- On motion of Mr.. Howe, the committee
to audit and control contingent expenses,
was ordered to be continued, and author
lied TO sit during the recess Of the Senate.
CaIdweII's Chronic Case. q
The Senate resumed consideration of
CaljwelI's case.
Mr.. Alcorn, a member of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, offered resolu-
ton that Alexander Caldwell be expelled
from his seat in the Senate. He said he in
PRODUCED this resolution with view of
saving time as the rules required it to lie
over one day, but in introducing it he did
not abandon the report ofthe committee On
the resolution now pending which declared
that Caldwell was not duly and legally
elected to the seat he now occupies.
Logan's Logic-Let Him who is Guilt
a@ less Cast she First Stone.
Mr.. Logan said there was a desire on the
part of some Senators to infict vital blow
on the Senator before the argument is con-
Guided. Had the Senate risen TO so high a
degree of purity that it was necessary to
brand Mr.. Caldwell as a scoundrel and vii
lain? No one would deny that his conduct
here had been as proper as that of any 9th
er Senator. Mr.. Logan further examined
the testimony, showing that as against Mr..
Caldwell il was unworthy of belief. In re-
Spouse to Mr.. Stewart, Mr.. Logan said
there was no testimony that Mr.. Caldwell
ever offered q dollar to any man TO vote for
him, except hearsay statement which was
shown to be unworthy of belief. The
charge of bribery was mere inference.
Mr.. Alcorn asserted. that the testimony
against Caldwell was incontroVertible, and
that the Senate was insu!ted by the send
ing here offs Senator chosen under such
influences. He offered resolution to the
effect that the Senate has the power under
the Constitution to reject any Senator elect
provided it be shown to its satisfaction that
the election is tainted with fraud, and ask
ed that it lie over.
On motion of Mr.. Conklins, the Commit
tee on The Revision of laws was given leave
to sit during vacation.
Mr.. Buckingham commended that the
means used by Mr.. Caldwell were corrupt
and against pubic policy, and should make
bis election void. The payment of money
to Carney, which was admitted by Mr.. Cald-
well, was as much wrong as if il had been
directly used to bride voter. He Buck
ingham) would vote for the resolution be-
cause of a sense of public duty. If the
Senate should not condemn this arrange
ment, then purity and honesty would be
stamped on every election no matter how
fraudulent the means to secure it; and this
would be striking blow at the honor and
dignity of the American Senate, which
would be robbed of the respect and conf
dece of thepeople.
The Senate without further action on
the subject went into Executive session,
and afterwards adjourned.