Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-20
FoRTYsEC0ND CONGRESS
THURSDAY, February -.

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Mr.. caRPENTEEs VIEWS ON LOUISIANA.
SENATE--Mr. Carpenter, from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, submitted a
report in reference 90 Louisiana.
IAN abstract of this report viii be found else-
where in The STAR.J
Mr.. TRUNBrLI's VIEWS.
Mr.. Trumbull expressed his concurrence i'm
the main in the views Just submitted, but he did
not agree in the conclusion that the facts war
ranted the ordering OF a new election. He
submitted his views, which argaed that the
McEnery government should be recognized "a
the legal government.
Mr.. NoRToN's VIEWS
Mr.. Morton said that while he dissented from
the recent election in Louisiana be set aside and
new election ordered under federal authority,
he also dissented from such view as would
recognize the McEnery government. He sub
mtted his views.
nv. HILLS VIEWS
Mr.. Hill submitted his views. He said that
he favored the assembling of all the members
OF the legislature declared elected by both re-
turning boards, thar they should organize and
then proceed according TO law TO count the
votes cast at the last election, and ascertain the
candidates who we're duly and lie gally elected.
MR.. ANTHoNY's VIEWS.
Mr.. Anthony said he concurred generally in
the recital of facts and IN the conclusion that
there was no legal state government i'm Louisi-
ana; yet he was % 10th 10 resort 10 the extreme
measure OF ordering a new election through
federal interference that he would reserve his
Judgment on this point ia see ii some better
method of settling tins difficulty could not be
arrived at.
Is THAT ALL?
Mr.. Wright wished TO know IL the members of
the committee on elections and privileges had
done reporting? ll4aughter.l
Mr. Scott submitted a conference report on
the bin for the relief Of Horace Tyler; which
Was concurred in.
THE FISHERY CLAUSE.
Mr.. Cameron, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported the bill 20 provide for car
rying into erect the fishery clause of the treaty
Of Washington. Also, the bill authorizing the
President TO invite the international statistical
congress 10 hold its next session in the United
States. Passed.
Mr.. Vickers submitted report from the com
mittee on commerce, asking To be discharged
from the further consideration Of the resolution
instructing the committee 10 inquire into the
authority of Congress 10 regulate the rates OF
fare and transportation upon railroads running
continuously through two or more states. He
submitted a minority report on the same sub
ject.
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH IN WASHINGTON.
Mr.. West introduced a hin 20 establish gov
eminent telegraph i'm the city of Washington.
Referred TO committee on the District OF Co
lumbia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Merriam N y rose TO move a correction OF the
journal, alleging that both he and Mr.. Barber,
of Wis, objected TO the arrangement under
which the House stood recorded as having con-
sented that tie previous question shoust he COG
sidered as ordered on the pending bill a<m No
adjournment had.
After seyera, members had given their state
ments that they did or did not hear the objec-
ton, and Mr.. Poland. who was temporarily in
the chair, had stated that he had put the ques-
ton and waited with deliberation for objection,
without hearing any, Mr.. Banks (Mass.) made
the point of order that the doors being closed
the time, and members excluded, a vote Of this
character was not in order.
The Speaker said that a call OF the House
having been had, and lil members having been
shown as absent, IL was obviously impossible to
act upon such motion. There could be no
presumption that with the doors closed a quo
rum could be present.
/ Dir. Terry (Va.) then moved TO suspend the
rules and bring the bill before the House for dis
cusson; vote to be taken at the end OF one
hour.
The bin upon which the difference occurred
Is one reported from the committee on militar,
AFFAIRS last evening to provide for the
RECoNPUTATroN OF THE ACCOUNTS BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND THE SEVERAL
growing out of moneys expended by said states
in the war VI lsl2.
The rules were suspended and the motion
agreed tc-yeas l12, nays i25.
Mr.. Terry then addressed the House, claiming
that by the method OF computing the Interest
adopted by the Treasury at that time a great
wrong and injustice had been done to the states
that had advanced moneys for the benefit OF the
United states. The principle embraced in this
bill had been recognized by repeated enact
ments by both House and Senate and he held
that il was time this thing should be settled and
an end put to il, and the states all put upon the
same footing.
Mr.. Donnan (Iowa) contepdei that the prin-
cipal and interest had been paid the latter com
puted As II was agreed that R should be COM
puted, and the payments accepted i'm full OF all
claims. All the states with une exception
Maryland, had been settled with on this prin-
ciple.
Mr.. Peters.-We said that there was a misap-
prehenson as 10 the way the Massachusetts, bin
was settled Ii was settled upon the Virginia
rule, and not as many gentlemen supposed on
the Maryland rule.
He explained that the difference between the
modes OF computing interest was that in the
case Of Maryland by the wording OF the act the
payments were applied first to the discharge of
the interest and the remainder deducted from
the principal, while i'm the other states the paw
ments sere applied to diminish the principal
leaving the interest standing This was the
rule adopted by the Treasury Department al
though not the mercantile rule