Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-13
The Case Of Caldwell, the Briber,
Of Kansas, Before the Senate.
The New Committees of the Sen
ate Boutwell, and the
Treasury.
The President Besieged by Office
Seekers-The Volume of Cur
rency $s57,O59, ,45O.
senate Proceedings.

/ beAatS EBoef1utnSns
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Vice.
| President announced that be would be
absent to-day and tomorrow.
! On motion of Senator Anthony, it was
resolved that Senator Carpenter act as
president pro tenn. during his absence.
Vice President Carpenter, having
| taken the chair, thanked the senate for
! the honor, and said it would be his con-
stant endeavor to performslis duty faith
fully.
On motion Of Senator Anthony, the
secretary of the senate was directed to
wait on the President and inform him of
this action.
~On motion of Senator Anthony, the
election Of standing committees was pro-
ceeded with.
The committee on rules was directed
to regulate as to the occupancy of the
reporters gallery.
Senator Anthony offered the following
resolution, which was agreed to:
ResOlUed, That 1t shall be the duty of
the committee on resolutions to make
and enforce all rules regarding and re-
specting the reporters gallery of the
senate, and the occupation thereof, and
said committee is directed to take such
action, from time to time, as will con-
fine the occupation of said gallery to
bona tide reporters for daily newspapers,
the assignment not to exceed one seat to
each paper, and said committee shall
have power to provide seat or seats on
the floor for associated press reporters,
and to regulate the occupation of the
same.
The senate resumed the consideration
of the Caldwell case.
Senator COnkling said he could find
no instance in which the British parlia-
ment, anterior to the statute and ante
riOr to the order of the house Of COM
nous which became a statute, annulled
40 i'lttJO an election because of the
bribery by candidate Of particular
person.
Senator Logan argued that the cleo
ton of Senator Caldwell was an act of
the legislature behind which the senate,
as decided by the courts, could not go,
but an attempt was made to vitiate the
election on the ground of single act of
bribery. Under what rule or authority
was this to be done? The statutes Of
England have no controlling or bind
ing force upon US. He called upon the
senator from Indiana to produce one
case parallel TO that now before them.
Senator Morton, alluding to Senator
LOgan's course in the committee on
privileges and elections, said he was not
prepared to hear his present argument.
Senator Logan replied that he did not
desire to detail the discussion before the
committee, but it was enough for the
senate to know that he now dissented
from the report made by the committee
-, ,, 20 1
thought his former views were incor-
rect. He then proceeded to show that
from the testimony the senate would
not be warranted in finding Senator
Caldwell guilty of any act of bribery,
and that every witness on which the
senator from Indiana relied was con-
tradicted by four or five witnesses of
better reputation.
While Senator Logan was quoting the
testimony of Thomas J.. Anderson
Morton interrupted him by asking
whether it was not thought in the COM
mittee that Anderson's testimony was
perjury throughout.
senator Logan remarked that this
was a most irregular way of prosecuting
q man in order to ruin him. Anderson's
testimony was that of a man, and he
bore himself more like a man than those
who were prosecuting Caldwell AS
much could not be said of the testimony
of Sydney Clarke. There was no wit
ness to contradict Anderson, but the
witness on whom the senator from In
diana leaned was cOntradicted and his |
impeached by competent wit
nesses.
Senator Stockton argued that this was |
no question over which the senate had |
control. The examination Of individual |
motives was in violation of the consti- |
tuition, and the most dangerous doctrine |
ever introduced. The senate had no |
right to inquire beyond the constitu-
.ional provision.
Senator Morton replied TO the legal
part of the argument, maintaining that /
The power to inquire into the election
carried with it the power to inquire into |
everything connected with it. The SEN
ate has the power to protect itself from
senator elected by bribery.
p The debate on the case will be re-
Iumed tomorrow.
On motion Of Senator Conkling, it was
'esolved that the committee on judi
,iaTy be instructed to inquire and report
1t the December session of the senate
whether the Union Pacific railroad, or
my company authorized to build
)ranch road to connect Herewith, or any
lssignee Of such company, will be en-
tiled to lands or bonds for any road
which such company may hereafter
construct, and that until said commit
ee shall report, the executive officers of
he government are requested to issue
n or Ena Ea1 hoE |
nay be claimed for roads constructed,
nd reported after this date.
The senate went into extra session,
nd atterward adjourned.
The Senate Committees Revised.
WASHINGTON, March l2.-The fol-
owing is a list Of revised committees of
he senate:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Privileges and Morton,
hartman; Carpenter, Logan, Alcorn,
anthony, Mitchell, Bayard, Hamilton
and a vacancy.
On Foreign Relations--Cameron, chair
lan; Morton, Hamlin, Howe, Freling-
uysen, COnkiing and SchurZ.
On Finance-ShermaD, chairman;
Iorrill Vermont, Scott, Wright, Fer
Y (Michigan), Bayard and Fenton.
Naval Ahairs-W. Cragin, chairman;
Anthony, Morrill, ,(AIaine), Sargent,
'OnnOYer, Stockton, and Norwood.
Judiciary - Edmunds, chairman
Carpenter, Frelinghuysen, ,
Wright, Thurman, and Stevenson.
Postoffices and Postroads-Ramsey,
hairman; Hamlin, Ferry (Michigan), /
flanagan, Kelly, Dorsey, Jones, Sauls- I
ury, and Merriman.
Public Lands-Sprague, chairman;
Stewart, Pratt, Oglesby, Wad- ,
9igh, Casserly, Upton, and q vacancy.
On Private Land Claims-Thurman,
hartman; Ferry (COnnecticut), Cald-
yell, Bayard and Bogy.
On Indian Affairs = Buckingham, !
hairman; Caldwell, Allison, Oglesby,
herman, Stevenson and Bogy.
On Pensions-Pratt, chairman; Ferry
Oglesby, Dorsey, ingalls,,
hamilton Texas, and Norwood
On Revolutionary Claims-Brownlow
hartman; Gilbert, CoAnover, johnson
nd GoldthWait.
Claims-Scott, chairman; Pratt, Bore
ian, Wright, Mitchell, Dennis and MeY- ]
mon.
District of Columbia-Lewis, chair I
ian; Spencer, Hitchcock, Ferry Mich
,an), Robertson, Jones and Salisbury.
Patents-Fery (COnnecticut), chair
ian; Window, Wadleigh, Hamilton \
and Johnston. :
Public Buildings and Groun ds-Mor-
II (Vermont), chairman; Gilbert, Cam
-on, Stockton and McCreery.
Territories - Boreman, chairna u; ,
hitchcock, Clayton, Cooper, Cragin, =
atterson and Upton.
Railroads-Stewart, chairman; Scott,
Vest, Ramsey, Hitchcock, Cragin,