The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-03-06
washington News and Gossip.
y n WASHINGTON, February Is.

lian,s visited the capitol yesterday, and had a
long consultation with the Senate committee
on privileges and elections relative to the prop
osition of General Dick Taylor, for settling po-
litical troubles in Louisiana The President
called the attention of the committee to the
protracted dissensions in that State and urged
the necessity, of some action being taken to
heal the breach between the opposing factions.
The proposition of General Taylor was then
laid before the committee for their considera-
ton. 1t does not seem that General Taylor IS
clearly empowered to act for both the Kellogg
and McEnery factions; but it is certain that ne
acts for the latter and seems confident that his
plan of compromise will be accepted. There is
good reason to believe that Taylorr's plans meet
the approval of the administration, and, if ap-
proved by the Senate committee on privileges
and elections, will no doubt hasten speedy So
LUTON of the 'I louisiana muddle," and be the
means of restoring peace and quiet to the peo-
pie Of that State, and relieve the country from
the suspense incident to such a critical state OF
affairs Before leaving the capitol, the Presi-
dent informed the committee on privileges and
| elections that to-day he would submit special
message. in which he would define his views
with regard to the political war going on in
| Louisiana and request Congress to provide the
necessary means to put his views into execu-
ton He added that if Congress adjourned
without adopting any measures at all, he would
recognize the Kellogg government as the le-
| gally constituted authority in Louisiana, and
would take such steps as would ensure its un-
disputed supremacy. The President has long
sought solution of this difficult question, and
if Congress does not furnish the remedy, he
proposes to take the matter in his own hands.
The credentialsof T. w. Sykes, of Alabama,
will be presented to the Senate to-day, accom-
panied BY lengthy memorial, setting forth all
the facts relative to his election to the United
States Senate to succeed Senator Spencer. The
memorial claims that the Legislature which
elected Skyes was the legally constituted au-
thority of Alabama.
| In the Senate, Mr.. Schurz presented the Gre
dentials of Senator elect Bogy, of Missouri,
which were read and laid on the table, '
Sherman, from the finance committee, re-
ported back adversely q bill for the relief Of
sufferers by the Boston fire. He said the bill
went much further than there was any prece.
| dent for. ''!
The various committees were discharged
from the further consideration of large num-
Der of bills, &C., before them, which they were
unable to consider for want of time.
The House was never before so much crowd
ed as twas when the speaker raped to order
this morning at IL o'clock. It was ordered
Yesterday that the doors of the galleries should
not be opened till 1890 a. nl but long before
1 that hour the corridors and passages were SO
much crowded that it was impossible to make
way through the crowd. When the doors were
opened there was perfect rush, and, while ev-
cry seat was soon filled, hundreds failed to OBJ
tain admission, but hung about the doors.
There has not been so much excitement since
the impeachment of Andrew johnson. fhe
crowd waited impatiently for the reading OF the
4 journal, which was very long, for they came TO
hear the debate on Poland's report and the
! journal was not at allinteresting. The reading
1 of the journal was interrupted by a motion OF
| Mr.. Cox that the ladies be admitted to the floor,
| which was agreed to- and the haflrin rear OF
the members seats were soon crowded: h'HH
The readiGgof the journal occupied half an
\ hour, after which the Speaker laid before the
! House an executive communication, in the
4 reading of titles, in which the crowd did not
| seem to be at all interested. The Speaker then
/ announced the special order, which was the
consideration of Mr.. Poland's report. MIR. But
| ler. of Massachusetts moved that the rules be
suspended, and the House go into committee
f.the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. Mr. Garfield hoped the gentleman would
| allow the appropriation committee to manage
| their own business Mr.! Butler withdrew the
| motion. ::'".'', - . ~,
The Speaker then directed the resolutions OF
| the Poland committee to be read. MIR. Butler.
of Massachusetts,, offered, as substitute to the
committee resolution, a substitute reciting that
| select committee of the House has, after lnves-
tigation, reported; testimony sufficient to show
criminal acts on one or more members OF the
| present Congress also members of former Con-
crosses, and where it appears that these offenses
were committed more than five years ago, and
that said ofIenses were committed within the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict of Columbia and whereas the House can
not expel a member as q punishment for crime
except after trial by jury ahd judgment OF the
court, therefore resolving in substance, that, IN
| the Judgment of the House, the testimony be
submitted to the. United States district attorney
| for the District of Columbia, with a request
that it be presented to the grand jury at its
next session for its action. Mr.. Bingham raised
the question, of order that the report of the spe-
cial committee only implicated two members,
and that no resolution was in order which re-
4 lated to other members. The Speaker was
about to decide the point of order, when Judge
! Poland said he had not consented to the offer
of the substitute, and he objected. The Speak
| er said Poland was entitled to the floor, and he
supposed he had yielded 10 DutleI. Ioiauu TO
piled he did not consent to the offer of the SUD-
stitute. Mr. Wood said that, before debate
commenced he would like TO know what the
course ON the debate was, and how much time
would be allowed? Poland replied that he re-
allied the fact that it wasla in the session,
and he did not wish to prolong debate, but he
would allow the House to determine when it
should close. Mr.. Poland then proceeded to
address the House upon the report. The COM
mittee, he said, was charged to inquire whether
any member of Congress had been bribed by
Oakes .Ames, and, after a full investigation, the
committee found that Mr.. Ames had bribed
members, and that Mr. Brooks, of New York,
was bribcd. The committee did not find that
there was anything with regard to other men,
bers that required they should report, except to
make up special verdict as they had done.
Poland then proceeded to review the testimony
rejot;no to the case of Oakes Ames, and he SAID