The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-28

r. ]. Oglesby, Senator elect from Illinois
Thee alendar being the regular order
Mr.. Carpenter moved to lay the calenda
on the table for the purpose OF taking "
the bill reported from the Committee Oh
Privileges and Elections, providing for I
new election in Louisiana. 1t was abso,
lutely necessary, he said, that this shoulC
be acted upon in order to prevent blood
shed, which was shown by the morning
papers to be imminent in Louisiana.
Messrs. Sherman and Morton also urged
immediate action on the bill, and 1t was
taken up.
Mr. Hill offered substitute, embodyinl
his views in favor of forming Legisla-
ture out OF the legally elected members
Of both bodies now claiming TO be the
Legislature oil Louisiana and authorizing
this Legislature, so formed, to count the
returns of the last election, and declare
who are legally elected State officers.
MIR. Carpenter addressed the Senate
briefly in support of the bill reported by
the msjority committee The views Of the
committee, he said, were fully set forth
in the majority report, and as this bill had
been submitted TO persons representing
all sides Of the controversy, he supposed
that If suck bill were TO be passed at all
this one would be satisfactory in its de.
tails. lie had just been handed by Nc.
MILAN, claiming TO be Senator elect from
Louisiana, telegram addressed 10 him.
self Mcmillan and Governor Warmoth,
which was read at the desk as follows:
"NEw ORLEANS, February 25, 1873.
"7o William L. NcNtILda and GOVernor
II. Warmoh!
ut is not true that the country parishes
are rapidly acknowledging allegiance to
the Kellogg government. The people in
the country, like the people in the city,
will never yield obedience TO that govern.
ment. II can never collect taxes, and can
only be maintained by force. That force
will have to be United States troops, sta.
toned IN every parish to enforce the au.
thority ol his government. His govern.
nent can only be sustained by actual con.
quest Of the people, and that by a kind Of
force which the people would submit to
rather than have militia"
This dispatch was signed by large
number of citizens who, according to Nc.
MILAN, are leading men in the country
parishes.
Mr.. Morton said it would be vast ma.
.ional misfortune aud agreat misfortune
10 Louisiana /. this bill should pass, as
= small faction in that State, having set
up the so.called McEnerY government
u shadow Of title under the law,
were now endeavoring to stir up resist
lnCe to the actual government (iellogg
resistance which must lead
70 strife aud bloodshed. McEnery, u so.
called Governor, without any authority
was now doing all he could to
lestrOy the efficiency OF the detitctO gov
lrnment, and was doing this, as he (Mor-
.on) was advised, at the instigatiOn Of
persons in Washington 10 make good this
,hargo,
AIr. Morton read the several proclama-
ions OF McEnery concluding with the one
published this morning, but McEnery
md his friends were now getting into
'athCr deep water; upon attempting to
larry out the last proclamation they
would be mere rioters, and on refusing 10
lispcrse would be liable to be shot. Tele.
grams have been received from Gov. KCll-
Igg showing what McEnery was doing
md under what influence he was acting.
IN one telegram Kellogg says Governor
IYarmoth telegraphs urging collision:
I don't think The opposition can get
strength enough; they are las! losing the
confidence Of the community. Their
legislature yesterday had no quorum In
mother telegram dated the Goth, Mr..
Kellogg says Governor Warmoth has
elegraphed MCEnery as follows: "It
'ou are 4 Government do something 10
how 1t now. Action, action"
Mr.. Trumbull-I am authorized by
Gov .Warmolh 10 say that both those dis.
patches, stating that such dispatch ever
:Ame from him, are false.
Mr. MOrton-I have nothing 70 say on
hat question, l have read the dispatches
IS they have been sent here but there is q |
act that we cannot over look, that since
he reports were made from the Commit. |
ee on Privileges and Elections, attempts
ave been made to create disturbance
md resistance to tho laws and TO bring on
ivil war in Louisiana, and that yesterday
his attempt was made, not only by'that
Pretended Legislature but by that pre-.
ended Governor. 1t is now desperate
ttemp! on the part Of small faction to
eize upon the State government Of
louisiana, i
Mr.. Thurman-Msy l ask Senator Nor
on whether am right in supposing that
y the election returns It was shown
hat MCEnery had q majority
Mr.. MorlOn-The returns have never |
'een canvassed by any officer or any Of |
icial person. Two persons came before
he Committee and said that they had
,one through them, persons who had no
more right to go through them. than two
4 these pages would have; and that the
eturns elected McEnery by some $4,000
'otes
Mr.. Thurman-Tf that be a fact that
hese returns show majority for Nc.
Emery, what docs the Senator mean by
alling his supporters small iaction9
Mr.. Morton-I call his supporters who |
re trying to force him into power small
action. The great body Of those who |
'oted for him are not now supporting |
i'm, but arc standing and looking on. l
ielleve an overwhelming majority OF the
'eople in Louisiana arc today desiring
hat the Kellogg government should be
llstained, including many who voted lor
he opposition ticket
Mr., Schurz said that as hr. Morton
eemed so positive that those who opposed
he Kellogg government were only
mall faction, he would ask him to give
he Senate some definite information on
he subject. To state, for instance, wheth.
r the people Of Louisiana or large ma.
ority Of them were now paying taxes to
he, Kellogg government.
Mr. Morlon-The evidence that q large
majority of that people generally are ac-
,uipsinU nm thn iha KRllOpp TOVnrnmant