New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-28
LOUISIANA.
Carpecter's Election Bfll-Discussion o q
Louisiana Affairs.
FFirat Disnatch

Car7ecter's Election Bill-Discussion o q
Louisiana Affairs.
First DispatchI
WASHINGTON, February 27-fn the Sep
ate, the calendar being in the regular order,
Mr. Carpenter moved to lay the calendar
the bill reported from the COMMITTEES on
| Privileges and Elections, providing fo~ a
| new election in Louisiana
1t Is absolutely necessary, ne SAID, rhaA
| this should be acted upon, in order to AVERT
the bloodshed shown by the morning papers
| to be imminent in Louisiana.
I Nessrs. Sherman and Morton also urged
| immediate action upon the bill, and is was
| taken up.
I BIT. Hill offered q substitute embodyinag
! his views in favor of forming Legislature,
! out of the legally elected members of both
the houses now claiming to be the Legsla-
ture of Louisiana, and authorizing the new
Legislature so formed to count the returns
of the last election and declare who are thes
| legally elected State officers.
| Mr.. Carpenter addressed the Senate i'm
support of the bill reported by the majority
| OF the committee.
The views of the committee, as ne said.
| were fully set forth in the majority report
! and as the bill had been submitted to per-
sons representing all sides of the contrO-
| persy, he supposed that if such a bill weres
1
! factory in its details.
| Mr.. Morton said it wsuld be q vast ma.
. tional misfortune, and great misfortune
| to Louisiana, that this bill should pass.
/ A small faction in that State having gotr
| ten up tho sO-called McEnery government,
! without a shadow of title under the laws
/ was now endeavOring to stir up resistance,
| to the actual government-the Kellogg
government-resistance which must lead to
strife and blOOdshed,
McEnery, d called Governor without
| any authority whatever, was now doing all
he could to destroy the efficiency of the dc
fuct0 government, and doing this as hes
(MortOnI was advised, at the tinstigation Of
persons now in Washington.
To make good this charge, Mr.. Morton
read the soy eral proclanations of McEnerys
concluding with the one published this
morning; bat Nc Emery and his friendS were
now getting into rather deep water. Upo1
attempting to carry out this proclamation
they would be raere rioters, and, on refuss
ing to disperse, they would be liable to bes
shot. Telegrams had been received from
Governor ellogg showing what McEnery
was doing, and undeg What jnhu&ace hes
wa9 acting.
IA one telegram Kellogg sags. "tSo-ernof
t4rnoth tCiesrapi,s Hrging d collision. Il
don't think tie opposition can get strengths
enough. They are fast losing the condolences
of the community. Their Legislature yeAc
terday had no quorum"
In another telegram, dated the twentieths
Kellogg says: "Governor Warmoth teles
graphed McEnery as follows: If you are u
Governor, do something to show il move
Action action action = -
Mr. Trumbull-I am authorized by Gov.
ernOr WarmOth to say that both these dis
patches stating that such dispatches @ve&
came from him, are utterly false.
81,
that question. have read the dispatches
as they have been sent here.
Mr.. Carpenter then proceeded &iIh an
elaborate speech.
!secont Dspa.chl
WAsHfsGrer, February 27.-sir Carpen.
ter was generally denunciatOry. ?Ie a..
gued that there was one of two courses TO
be pursued-either to acknowledge McE9t
cry or to pass the election bill.
Senator Thurman, who represented the
Democrats, made speech favorDg the
recognition Of McEnesy az the OUlJ solss
ton.
Senator Morton is speaking
The debate over Louisiana ID FePy SitteR,
The Democrats and Liberal Republicans
have so far confined themselves ts putting
pungent questions to members of the oonh
fnittee who offer different solutions p% thas
problem.
Mr. Morton, during his speech. recomp
mended mastery inactivity regarding Lou
isiana. 'Kellogg is able to take care OF
himself, but if he needs assistance we know
the President is ready and willing to give
it,"
Third Dispatchl
WASHINGTON, February n, Midnight
The motion to table the Louisiana bill
failed. 1t was made by Scott to facilitate
appropriations.
Fourth Dispatchi
WASHINGTON, February a. Midnight.-s
An amendment is offered that the Kellogg
government be recognized, instead of re-
storing the old government during this new
election. MI Morton is opposing.
tFtfth Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, February %, 1855 A. M
Mr. Stewart, of Nevada made a character
election, but whether under the McEuery..
Kellogg or Wsrmoth auspices is not clearly
stated.
Mr.. Sherman is speaking. Hefavors con-
timing Kellogg In power till the election ia
in force. This amendment simply retains
the Kellogg government pending the new
election instead of restoring Warmoth.
Isi1th Dispatch.l
WssHTE6roS, February 2s, "a. M.--Mr-
Edmunds, OF Vermont, is speaking Ix favor
of recognizing McEnery.
q BHoNPOblhS@ HbtsNA 80 eL(lTLVz
four.
issVenth OispaSc6Q
WASHINGTON. February 2S. H:3G a.
The SENATE, by vote Of twelve 10 .xeatvs
four, refuse to adjourn.
Eighth olspaeoh.9
WsHIrGfoN, February 28, Q:39&.
Mr. aEumbuil s making a long argpuert,
Ninth Dispatch.I
WAshtSGTOE, February 28.--Yr Shsepor
made motion to postpone, With the nm
that the Loui llama matto, .l'aIp
come up at eleven o'clock to-mprrsw. VIII
debate on each pending proposItion i;nTtea ",oa
to five minutes by each rnember on si,tOr
side. "~ "I%iWE
Mr.. Mortsn moved 30 adjourn cynios.
would have postponed the fnattrS :n I"s
nitely. The motion was lost Mr So
ling is speaking in favor of KsIInr,." "'uH' HrI
Howes questions in dictate tina, hv T. os %s, hhas
same side. ~S % VI @4@
lTsnth Dispaton.l
WASHINGTON, February 2S, 2.ss ~
me & senate refuses to adjourn, Mr. Inrto, %s
again objected to make the man. tTa on
f, order tor to morrow. '''0' 'oe
,,I. me vote to adjourn by aves a,H nar
- -'rn' 20 7qvs % rin.,. HdS' re-