Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-03-20
General News summary.
CONGRESS-.

General News summary.
CONGRESS.
sENATE-ExIRA SESSION
MARCH THE Rev. DR.. Newman was
reelected Chaplain After discussion, motion
was adopted to admit Mr. Spencer, OF Alabama,
and he was sworn in The credentials OF VIM.
y. McMillen, claiming to be the Senator elect from
Louisiana, elected by the McEnery Legislature,
were presented and laid the table to be printed.
:. The credentials of Roscoe Conkling as Senator
from New York. were presented, read ana laid on
the table; Executive session and adjournment
to the 10th.
MARCH 10.-The Committee on Elec-
ons were directed to examine and report at the
next session the best and most practicable method
Of electing the President and Vice-President OF
the United States together with plan for the
organization Of tribunal to determine all con-
tested questions connected Herewith, and
that the Committee have leave to sit during the
recess Of the Senate. Petitions were presented
for the prohibition Of liquor legislation The
Caldwell bribery case was taken up, and after ar
Caldwell made lengthy statement claiming that
1t was an absolute fact that the majority OF the
Kansas Legislature did vote for him, while
any f restraint in the premises. The election Of
Senator is the act of State in its sovereign ca
pacity, with which the Senate cannot interfere He
quoted numerous precedents in support OF this
Before the reading of Mr.. Caldwells 8
was completed, the Senate went into
Executive session, and afterwards adjourned.
MARCH 11.-Mr. John B, Gordon,
Senator elect from Georgia was sworn in... Mfr
Wright, of the Special Committee of last session,
introduced resolution that the charges against
been sustained and that the Committee
be discharged from further consideration
Of the subject: "A resolution wa:
War to consider and report as to the expedtency
of setting apart portion OF the Island OF Macki-
nae for a public park The Secretary of the
Treasury was requested to furnish. at the next
session, information as to the conveniences and
general treatment accorded to immigrants on ship
board. The case OF Senator Caldwell was taken
defense upon the grounds-hrst, that the motives
of the members of State Legislature. in voting,
cannot be inquired into for the purpose
judging of qualifications the Senate cannot add
to those prescribed by the Constitution; third,
not dollar is traced from Caldwell, or by his au-
the Legislature as a consideration for his vote.
Mr.. Carpenter spoke in reply to Mr.. Morton g
arguments of the day before in favor Of the reso-
luton declaring Mr.. Caldwelrs election illegal.
and said the testimony against Mr.. Caldwell
was not such as would be submitted by court to
a jury. AS to Caldwell's guilt, he should vote
against the expulsion of the Senator and asked the
him, at least to read and study the testimony.
MARCH IA resolution was adopted
that Mr.. Carpenter act President pro tenn. in the
absence of the VicePresident. The Standing
Committees were chosen. IA resolution was
adopted THAT the Committee on Judiciary be in
structed to inquire and report at the December
session of the Senate whether the Union Pacific
Railway Company, or any company authorized to
build branch road to connect Herewith. or any
assignee of such company. will be entitled to lands
or bonds for any road which such company may
hereafter construct; and that until said Committee
shall report, the executive officers of the Govern
ment are requested to issue bonds patent
certificates that may be claimed for roads con-
structed and reported after this date ~. The
Caldwell case was further considered, Messrs.
Conkling, Logan and Stockton arguing that the
Senate had no control over the question pre-
sented; that the election of Senator Caldwell was
an act of the State Legislature, behind which the
Senate, as decided by the courts, could not go
Mr.. Morton, in reply, claimed that the power to
inquire into election carried with it the right to
inquire into everything connected with it.
MARCH 13.-The Caldwell case was fur.
ther debated, and resolutions offered that he
be expelled from his seat in the Senate and to the
effect that the Senate has power under the Consti
tuition to reject any Senator-elect provided IL be
shown to its satisfaction that the election is tain
ed with fraud. Mr. McCreery, at his own request
was excused from serving on the Committees on
Public Buildings and Agriculture. "A resolution
was offered and referred to pay Ray and Mcmillan
respectively, applying for seats from Louisiana
March 4, 1873 . The Senate decided not to receive
petitions during the present extra session.
THE OLD WORLD.
The French Government, up to the 7th
inst, had paid Germany $500, ,OOo, 900 francs
on account of the war indemnity.
In the Spanish Assembly, on the Sth, de.
bate occurred on the bill dissolviug the As.
sembly, convoking the Constituent Cortes
and providing for elections of the latter.
The President of the Chamber left the chair
and made patriotic speech, declaring that
he should not oppose dissolution of the
Assembly and a call of the Constituent
Cortes. Prime Minister Figueras exhorted
the Liberals to pursue conciliatory course
and urged the Conservatives to trust in the
Republic. The Assembly voted to take the
bill into consideration by 1856 yeas to Is
nays. A large crowd of people in front Of
the hall, on hearing the result of the vote
gave repeated cheers for the Republic. The
Federal Republic had been proclaimed il
Barcelona, and Prime Minister Figueras, or
receiving the news, Immediately left fol
that city.
Madrid advices of the 9th say that the re
ports from officers of the staff of the Genera
commanding the Army of the North repre-
sent that the Carlists cannot muster ovel
10000 or $4,000 men, chiefly paid partisans
Their tactics are to act in small bands, so a.
to divide the National troops. They have
plenty of money. The peasants are grow
ing weary of the insurrection.
Ex.King Amadeus of Spain arrived at Tu
rim on the Sth, and was welcomed with ex
traordinary enthusiasm by the people.
A Berlin dispatch on the Sth says that the
Government of France had officially giver
Germany financial guarantees for the pay
ment of her war indemnity, and that nego
tiations for the German evacuation O.
French territory had commenced. A specia
dispatch from Berlin to the London Times
however, says Germany refuses to evacuat,
Belfort until the payment of the war indem
nifty is completed by France.
A frightful accident occurred at For
ridge factory exploded, injuring one hun
dred persons, many of them fatally.
A Berlin dispatch Of the 10th says tina
Prince Bismarck had made a powerful
speech in the Upper House of the Prussiar
Diet in support of the bill limiting the powe
of the Roman Catholic clergy.
In the English House of Commons on tn,
18th, after a protracted debate, Gladstone'
Irish University bill was rejected by major
ity of three votes.
Ex-King Amadeus has been appointed
Lieutenant General of the Italian Army.
At Rome, on the 11th, a deputation o
republicans attempted to celebrate tn,
birthday of MazzfDi by visiting his tomb
but the police refused them admission
Great excitement prevailed for a time, bu
the troops were called out and prevented
disturbance.
The French communist Farrades has beel
sentenced by court-martial to be executed
The defeat of Mr.. Gladstone's Irish Uni
versity bill in the English House of Com
mons created the most intense excitement
During the debate the galleries were crowd
ed, among those present being the Primo
of Wales, the Princess Louise, and Primo
Christian. The bill did not receive the vot
of a single conservative member. Forty
seven liberals of whom thirty were lish