New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-25
sENA TOR CAIDwE1US ESCAPE.
HIS CASE VIRTUALLY DISPOSED OF BY THE
SENATF-HIs SUCCESS As A LOBBYIST
TRANSPARENT DEVICES TO SECURE HIS
FREEDOM
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sENATF-HIs SUCCESS AS A LOBBYIST
TRANSPARENT DEVICES TO SECURE HIS
FREEDOM.
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WAsIuNGrON. Feb. 24-rhe Senate substantially
disposed of the Caldwell case this morning by an
almost party vote outside of the Committee, and IN
favor of the Senator that the precedent is likely
TO be established that the dsgraceful practices
through which Caldwell obtained his election are
perfectly right and proper To be sure, the vote
this morning was not directly the report of the
Committee. Caldwell's friends don't propose that
Senators shall be placed in the unpleasant predica-
ment of having TO vote Yea or Nay upon that, but
on the question vi taking il mp, and here Caldwell
had the Senate at advantage Concern for the honor
of the body would possibly deter more than one
Senator from helping to put the stamp of the
Senates appreciation CaldwelPs wholesale
bribery. though the same men in the last week Of
the session when the most of the necessary Appro-
priation bills are still uuconsidered, and when the
President is pressing upon Congress the Importance
of legislation on the Mormon and fisheries questions,
may excuse themselves for refusing TO 20 into two
DAYS debate on the right of a Senator to his seat.
The case has been most peTslstently and success
fully lobbed and il was even whispered abOut the
hotels last evening that enough Senators had agreed
TO vote against taking up the resolution TO defeat IT,
Soon after the Senate met Caldwell himself was
very busy in consultation with Senators. In single
sally from his seat ne visited the following six Sen
atOrs who were from the galleries TO nod assent
TO some proposition which he made: Messrs. Pool,
Osborn, West, Ransom, Chandler, and Ames; and
when the vote was taken, three of them voted
against taking mp the report and three lodged.
Caldwell is personally rather popular and direct
appeal from him is very effective
Alta few minutes before l. o'clock Mr. Morton,
who had been absent during the morning hour,
came into the Senate Chamber. The Agricultural
College bill was struggling for the floor, and he
moved TO lay il on the table. This was not deblta-
BILE but by general consent the question dis
cussed for half an hour. Mr. Morrill, We, who had
charge of the College BILL was the first 10 oppose
Mr. Mortons resolution, and was also the first to let
out the plan Of the majority 10 postpone the Cald-
well matter until after the Attn Of March and
then forever. For it has been repeatedly
decided that all the committees Of the
Senate die with the close Of each session. aud with
the Committees all of their business so that after
the 4th of March, new investigation must be made
and a new report prepared. Mr. Trumbull de
monstrated the necessity of acting at once, and
followed by Mr. Carpenter, who pleaded that the
Louisiana matter which il is reported that he VIII
call up tomorrow, was of far moro importance.
This required the action of both Houses,
and upon that action hung the issues Of civil
for il was the opinion of many people IN Louisiana
and Of high officers of the United States Govern
ment that there will be bloodshed in that state
less Congress does something in regard to it before
adiournng Mr.. Stewart desired more thorough
discussion of the question than could be had now
and Mr. Logan thought that in justice to Caldwell
the matter should be postponed until the return Of
some of his friends.
The Administration Republicans who voted in
favor of taking up th Caldwell report, Messrs
Morton, Acorn and Hill of the Committee, and
Cole, ConklIng Ferry Conn, Pratt, and sherman
Mr. Morton will make another attempt TO call up
the Caldwell case tomorrow but with little hope
of better success than to-day.