New-York tribune., 1873-02-28
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Tbe news from Louisiana,
this morning, settled the order of business in the
Senate No long debate took place in which the ad-
vocacs managers Of different measures c0ntended
for the floor. No serious effort made 20 postpone
what everybody conceded to be the most important
business before Congress- The bill for printing the
debates, which was taken up last evening was al
lowed 10 lose its place, and the RaccoOn Forks Land
BILL which the Iowa Senators attempted TO have
thrown in its way, fly in the path OF an ele-
phant. Even Mr.. Morton who to this morning has
been the advocate of mastery inactivity in regard
to Louisiana affairs no longer anxious to stand
ID the way Of its consideration and the bill reported
by Mr. Carpenter from the majority of the Com
mittee Privileges and Elections, before the
Senate by almost unanimous consent, with the
understanding that nothing else shall be considered
until final vote is taken. The afternoon was Occu-
pied with speeches by Senators Morton, Carpenter
Thurman, and Iiil and the contest between the two
frst-named Senators was indeed a battle royal. ii
would not be fair to accuse Mr.. Morton of partisan
ship in regard to his action in this matter. The
honest hard work, rs chairman of a committee that
he has made of the most important in the
Senate, and which has done this session by its
impartial Investigations TO win the confidence of men
of all parties than any other similar committee of
respect and forbids harsh criticism Of his motives in
the matter. At the same time it is hard to see how
any man with a logical mind like his, admitting the
facts that he does ever arrived at such conclusions
His short speech to-day was an attempt to Justify
his report and TO do this he characterized the
McEnery party az a small faction comprising not
Onetenth of those who voted the Fusion ticket last
Fall. These few malcontents. according to Mr.
Morton, alone stand in the way of peace, order, gen.
eral good feeling, and complete acquiescence in the
present state Of affairs in Louisiana. Let Congress
do nothing argued Mr.. Morton; let us adjourn.
The President has informed rs that he will sustain
the de (dctO Government, aud there will he no more
trouble in Louisiana until the next election, two
years from now.
The great speech of the afternoon and the greatest
speech which has been heard in the Senate this ses-
sion was that of Senator Carpenters defense of the
report of the majority of the Committee Not ex-
pectng to speak this afternoon, and only taking the
floor at the earnest request of other Senators who
desired time for consideration he set forth the
facts of this most gigantic fraud aud wholly mex
cusabe usurpaton with a cleaness, force, and
emphasis that is rarely heard even on the floor of
the Senate He began his speech with brief argu-
ment in support of his position that the power of
Congress to act in the present as clear as
whole story of Durclls usurpation and that of the
Courts Of the State, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike shared his scathing rebukc. In
mastery burst of cloquence he reviewed the charac-
ter of Warmoth and his rnle in the State: and the
Kellogg party Jared no better. Both governments,
in his estimation, are based on fraud neither has
sufficient ground for its existence to make it excusa-
bic 10 recognize it, He is, therefore, in favor of
new election II one of the frauds must be borne,
he would tolerate the least and that is the McEnery
government but he would recognize neither. Mr..
CARPENTER has been unfortunate many times during
the last two years in being on the wrong side OF
most political questions that have arisen III the
Senate but his defense of the weaker party has often
shown him to be man of great possibilities rather
than of great deeds 1t is the almost unanimous Opin
ion of those who heard HIM this afternoon, no matter
what they may think of his remedy for the chaos IN
louisiana that he has now proved himself capable
Of rising above all party considerations and dealing
with great questions in calm, saesmaDlike man
ner Senator Thurman held the ground that neither
Federal nor State Court decisions could bind Con-
gress in its decision of the great question. Having
the facts before them, they must decide who has
been chosen Senator, and which is the legal State
Government, without reference to any judicial or
legislative proceedings in the State. The necessary
conclusion of this argument, of course, was that the
McEuery government must be recognized. Mr.. Hill
made weak defense of his proposition for a fusion
of the two Legislatures, and Senators West and
Conkling made partisan speeches in favor of the
Morton report
In the evening Senators Carpenter and Morton
made supplemental speeches. The former clinched
some of the points which he made in the afternoon,
and the latter appealed again to the prejudices of
Senators against Gov. Warmoth, and followed it mp
with plea for the position taken in his report The
debate will probably continue during the day and
night tomorrow. Mr.. Hills substitute Will be re-
iected by a large majority, and Mr.. 1rumbull will
then probably move as substitute Dill or resolu-
ton recognizing the McEnery government. This
will probably be sustained by the Liberal Republi-
cans and Democrats, and be voted down. The
oueston will then recur Oh the original bill and
the Administration Senators are divided on it, and
the Democrats will vote against it, il is likely to fail
DEBATE IN THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
THE COMMITTEES BILL OPPOSED BY MIR. NOR
TON AND ADVOCATED BY MR.. CARPENTER
MR.. HILLS SUBSTITUTE.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCBl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The calendar being
the regular order in the Senate to-day Mr.. Carpenter
moved to lay calendar the table for the purpose OF
taking up the bill reported from the Committee on Priy
lcges and Elections providing for new election In Lou
isians II was absolutely necessary, he said that this
should be acted upon in order to avert the boodshed
shown by the morning papers to be imminent in that
State.
Messrs. Sherman and Morton also urged immediate
action on the bill. aud It taken up.
Mr. Hill offered substitute einbodying his views IN
favor of forming Legislature out OF the legally elected
members OF both the bodies now claiming 10 be the
Legislature OF Louisiana, and authorizing this new
Legislature formed TO count the returns OF the last
election and declare who are the legally elected State
officers.
Mr. CARPENTER addressed the Senate briefly in support
t fhe LII renorted hy the majority OF the Committee.