The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-21
THE CASE OF LOUISIANA.
TIE DOCTORS IN CONGRESS DISAGREE
ABOUT THE REMEDY.

THE DOCTORS IN CONGRESS DISAGREE
ABOUT THE REMEDY.
General News and Gossip In the Nation-
nj Capital.
WASHINGTON, February 20.
In the Senate, Carpenter, from the commit
tee on privileges and elections, made report
on the credentials of Mcmillan and Ray, each
claiming to be the legally elected senator
from Louisiana, accompanied by bill provi-
ding for new election for the purpose OF ea-
tablishing In Louisiana q republican form OF
government.
The bill declares the election In Louisiana,
held on the Lib of Iast November to be null
and void, and reinstates In office the State
officers and legislature who held positions at
that time. II further requires new election
10 be held for State officers and members OF
the legislature on the second Tuesday OF next
NAV, and directs VIM. B. Woods, as circuit
Judge for Louisiana, to proceed to Louisiana
and appoint TWO citizens Of different politics
to be Slate registrars, who shall cause new
registration to be made of all legally qualified
voters Of the State. commencing March l8.
and ending ten days prior to the date OF cleo
ton. These Slate registrars are to appoint
TWO supervisors of repatriation tor each parish
except Jefferson and Orleans, for which
greater number are 10 be appointed, and In
each parish the registrars 81 e to be divided IN
politics. The President Ia empowered to en-
ploy the military and naval forces on the ap-
plcation OF the governor of the State or the
United States circuit Judge, 10 carry out the
the provisions of this act and enforce judicial
process, and two hundred Thousand dollars Ia
appropriated to detray the expenses OF regis
tratlon and election.
Trumbull, while concurring In most of the
committees views, did not favor the passage
of the bill they reported. Represented his
views In writing that they might be printed
with the report. Morton, while he oissented
from the report recommending the setting
aside of the late Louisiana election, and
new one ordered by the authority oil the gov
ernment, dissented from the views OF the
other members of the committee who would
recognize what Ia called the McEnery Gov
ernment, and submitted his Views TO De
printed with the report. Hill submitted his
views dissenting from the maJorty's report,
and recommending that The members OF the
Louisiana Legislature, declared ssa,sO legally ay
called together 10 the slatehouse as
the legislature of the State, aud that they
then proceed to count the election returns
and declare who are the legally elected State
officers. Anthony, while agreeing with the
majority of The committee ln their relation oil
facts, and also In their conclusion that there is
no legal State government In Louisiana, was
vet so reluctant to resorting TO extreme mea.
sures in interpoelng the authority Of Con-
gress, that he should reserve bis Judgment for
a time 10 see whether better way for meeting
the case could not be found. Wright, oil
Iowa, Inquired whether there were Rot some
other members of this committee who wished
to make report on Louisiana. [Laughter.l
The several reports were ordered 10 BIZ
printed and the mater goes over unoer Inc
rules.
further hearing this week.
In the House, the bill to adjust the war
claims of 1872, wherein Virginia, Tennessee,
Maryland, North Carolina and other States
millions, was rejected. Yeas, 90. Mars, ITO.
A resolution, that select committee be ap-
polnted to impeach Coltax for Credit Mobllier
complications was defeated. Yeas, los. Nays,
100. Farnsworth, Porter. Stevens and Smith,
Tos s sssnonS HSsa 70 sTfB adCsGy
with instructions to Inquire whether the testl-
mony jnsliied warrants. OF Impeachment
against any officer Of the government was
adopted.
The Senate Judiciary committee took up
yesterday General Buffers q ,neva award bill,
and had quite a long discussion over 1t. There
was no disposition evlnced 0y the committee
to give uD the provision OF the Senate bill,
which provides for the organization OF COM
mission to distribute The awards, and II there
Is any bill at all on the subject passed at this
session the House will have to accept this
feature OF the Senate bill.
A delegation Of prominent colored men re-
presenting in part the Cuban Antl-slavery SO.
clety, OF New York, waited upon President
Grant Yesterday morning, at his room In the
Senate wing of the Capitol, aud presented
pplition numereusly signed praying mat tne
Government accord belligerent rights 10 Cuoa.
The President said that certain ccrrespon-
dence has been going on between tne SpsuIsa .sa
Government and The Government OF tne
Unted States, which cannot be made pnolic
until called for by Congress. He appreciated
their feelings OF sympaLny With their orethren
in Cuba ami would do all he could consistent
with his Views oil public duty towards iurther-
Ing their wishes.
The fol owing telegraphic correspondence
has lust been made public:
NEW ORLEANS, February IL, 1878. :.
To His Ercsllency q. 8 Grant. President OF
the United States, Washington:
am authorized by commissioners TO invite
yourself and family and your Cabinet,
together with such senators and members oil
" House as may desire 10 Vielt New orleans
& ,he occasion Of the Mardi Gras festivities.
II VI should accept. special train will be-
pro-, led for your accommodation. and not
more than ak days will be occupied by the
trp. While recognizing the Importance OF
your time at the close OF Congressional ses-
sion, still hope you will make II convenient,
and would urge you to be present If possible.
An early answer Ia requested.
(signedD JAMES +. CAsEI.
HnlIn nt 20 Pnr
To which the President replied as follows:
WARRINGTON, February II.
To James f. Casey, Collector of the Port OF
Nelo Orleans, La
Invitation Tor sell, cabinet, DC, to visit New
Orleans on the 25lh, received. 1t will be
impossible for me to absent myself from tne
capital for 30 long q time during session OF
Congress. My thanks to commissioners ior
the Invitation.
(Sgned,) U. 8. 'RANr'
DISASTER TO A CHARLESTON VESSEL.
NEW YORK, February 20.
The schooner Snow SquaIl, OF Roekland,
Me-, from Belfast, Tor Charleston, 3. O., was
abandoned at sea. February llth, with Two