The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-03-06
Washinqton News and Gossip.

morning tabled the bill reported by the Com
mittee of Privileges and Elections for new
election in Louisiana. There were some won
derful scenes. Carpenter abandoned his report
about four o'clock. Then Carpenter, Morton
and Conkling drew their chairs close together
almost hugged each other-and the three
giggled gleefully, while Trumbull was delivering
tremendous denuncation of Carpenter for
boiling the majority report. At this stage the
amendment continuing Kellogg in power dur
ing the election, passed-Carpenter voting yea.
it was better to endure the usurpation for four
weeks than for four years, and it was evident
to him that all hope was lost for anything bet
ter Upon tho final vote to table the bill
which leaves Louisiana statu quo, Carpenter
voted nay When the issue became evident
the Democrats gave full vent to their views.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
In the Senate to-day, the credentials of Pat
terson, of South Carolina, and Howe, of Wis
consin, were presented and laid on the table.
The Vice President submitted resolution
from the Missouri Legislature generating
Senator elect Bogg from all charges in connec-
ton with his election, which was ordered print
ed.
In the House, the Senate Morrill, amend
ment, that no part of the appropriation for
judgments of the Court of Claims shall be paid
to claimants who have not proved their loyalty
without being first submitted to Congress, came
up in the legislative bill.
The amendment was sustained by Hale, of
Maine, and opposed by Beck and Young, of
Georgia; Shellabarger, of Ohio; Pierce, OF
Mississippi; Kerr, of Indiana and Garfield,
of Ohio. Garfield stated that the Committee
on Appropriations was divided on the question,
but the majority was in favor of non-concur-
renee. This amendment was an old foe with a
new face. Why did the Senate ask that this
class of judgments Of the Court of Claims
should not be paid as others were paid? The
disguise was so thin that nobody could be de-
ceived. Manifestly it was that Congress might
refuse to appropriate when judgments in this
class of cases were referred to it. He liked a
direct better than an indirect action. If this
gress say it. In all the various phrases which
4 the question presented, he preferred that Ham,
let's advice to the players should be followed {:
leave off your damnable faces and begin"
If Congress meant to say that certain awards
of the Court should not be paid, why not say
so in words, and let the issue be met. This
amendment of the Senate was mere subter-
fuge. If Congress proposed now to throttle
the Courts, to crush the Judiciary, to make
itself the Court of appeal from the decisions of
the Supreme Court, then, and in that case, the
independence of the judiciary was forever at
an end, and the only reason for it was that men
had once been rebels, and must therefore, be
hated, and because they are hated, the judiciary
must be struck down.
Banks, of Massachusetts, also opposed the
amendments as an unworthy subterfuge and an
evasion of the law.
Smith, of New York, sustained the amend
ment. After further discussion, the Senate
amendment was rejected
A resolution reported from the Judiciary
Committee in the House to-day in favor OF
impeaching Judge Mark Fl. Delehay, of Kan
sas was adopted.
There was q spicy debate in the House on
the question of raising salaries.
Farnsworth argued it was virtual violation
of the Constitution to increase the Presidents
salary, and charged that there was salary ring
with the President at its head.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90.
A most astounding revelation has just been
made against Vice President ColfaX that rivets
fast upon him the long line of deception and
falsehood that he has gradually developed from
his South Bend speech to the present hour. 1t
will be remembered that in his very latest e1-
PLANTATION he insisted that George F. Nesbitt,
of New York, had given him the 81 900 at odd
times in the summer of 1868 as voluntary con-
tributions, out of friendship, though total
stranger, and that all the favor that was ever
returned was few tickets to the Inauguration
ceremonies in the spring of 1869. Now it has
Just come to light, from the official records OF
the Post Office Department, that Mr.. Colfax
was the attorney and lobbyisti9f Nesbitt, and
that he filed an argument in reply to one made
by the Attorney General for the extension Of
the stamped envelope contract then in the
hands of the very same Mr. Nesbitt. 1t is
there indorsed assubmitted by him.
| The history of the transaction is simply this:
When Postmaster General Randall retired from
the Department he allowed this contract to
continue without advertising for competition.
When Postmaster General Creswell came in he
thought this was irregular and called on the
Attorney General for an opinion, which was
soon forthcoming and adverse TO Mr; RandalHs
reply. and on this Nisbitts contract was allow
ed to run until some time after, when bids were
| invited.
In order that no injustice may be done Mr..
Colfax, it should be stated that while the twen-
tr pages of arguments in Nesbitt's behalf are
| not in his handwriting, his letter indorsing it
and transmittingit is there. 1t may have been
| copid for him, or it may have come from Mes
| bits lawyer, but Mr.. Colfax alone appears on
the record as making the appeal for Nesbitt in
violation of the act of 1862, making such
| m offence from the Vice President or Senator
or member the subject of criminal indictment.
1t is not believed that Mr.. Colfax will rise to
explain any more.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
The bill appropriating for the Southern
Claims Commission awards passed the Senate,
with few amendments. 1t goes to the House
for concurrence. A bill for the relief of Josiah
Morris, of Montgomery, Ala, passed, and goes
to the President. This is for cotton illegally
seized by the United States.
The city is full. Congress is rushing mat
ters-the business being confined to appropra-
tions with good prospect of passing all. The
| Vice President also laid before the Senate q