The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-01

tiOns, if such usurpations are to be sus
tanned. There was q State near her
where the election frauds had been four
fold what they were in Louisiana. Il
was mortified that the President had par
doned election repeaters convicted Il
Federal Courts.
Mr.. Carpenter said he would prefer th
bill as It came from the Committee, bu
he found half dozen Senators who woult
not vote for the bill unless with this re
cltal. Tho whole question was, wlethe
they would have the Kellogg govcrnmen
four weeks or Iour years. To save thl
people from usurpation by the govern.
ment he made this compromise. lie dc
sired fair, free election.
Alr. Thurman said he could not vot(
for this bill not only because he did no
believe that Congress had any Constitu-
tional power 10 pass 1t, but he did not be
lleve the facts warranted its passage. The
difficulty originated in the improper con-
duct OF the administration. Five days ai-
te tertheunsnimous report OF the Committee
ON elections, that the action ofJudge Dur
roll was an unWarrantGd usurpatOn, the
President sends q message that il we do
not act he will continue to recognize the
Kellogg Government. Let him take the
responsibility. The amendment retaining
the Kellogg Government in poweruntil o
new election, was then concurred In as
follows:
Ayes-BOreman, Carpenter, Chandler,
Clayton, COnkling, Corbett, Cragin, Ferry,
Of Michigan, Flanagan, Frelinghuyson,
Gilbert, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, Morton,
Osborne, Ramsey, Sawyer, Sherman,
Stewart, West, and Wilson-29.
NAYs-Bayard, Casserly, Hooper,
Davis, Edwards, GOldthwaite, Hamilton
Of Indiana, Hill, johnson, Kelly, Machcn,
Norwood, Ransom, Salisbury, Schur2,
Spraguc, Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman
and Trumbull.-20.
Mr.. Hamilton of Indiana, thought Kel-
logg ought to be in hands OF the law. He
said unless the policy Otsthe Republican
party towards The South was changed,
South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and
Louisiana were lost to the Anglo Saxon
race.
Dir. Casserly said he could not vote for
the BILL
Mr.. Bayard characterized the action Of
the President as outrageous. The SenN-
tor from Indiana, Morton, never made q
moro audaciOus statement than when he
said Senators in this floor would sustain
Durrell's action. He, (BAyRrd) would
like 10 sec the lawyer that would endorse
the outrageous usurpation Of Durrell.
Mr.. Morton moved to lay the bill on the
table. Lost; nays 10, aye 90.
The bill was then rejected. Ayes Is,
noes 90. Boreman, Clayton, Conkling,
Flanagan, Harlan, Lewis, Morton, Trum-
bull and most all the Democratic Senators
present voting against, with the exception
Of Machen, who voted affirmative.
The Sundry civil appropriation bill was
then taken up.
Mr.. TrumbulE gave notice that at the
first opportunity he would move TO take
up the credentials OF Mcmillan OF Louist-
ana.
at 7;4OA. NJ, Friday morning adjourn
cd till 10 o'clock.
WASHINGTON, February 98-The Sen.
ate met al III O'CLOCK
Mr.. Cole called up the bill to make San
Diego, Gala, port of entry and it was
passed.
Mr.. Robertson presented the creden-
tials of ]. ]. Patterson, Senator elect
from South Carolina.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill appro-
priating $25, 900 for the completion ofthe
military road in New Mexico
MIR, Morrell reported adversely on the
bills to donate a certain public building TO
the State Of Oregon. and the bills making
for Government buildings
at Topeka, Kansas, and Sacramento, Cal.
Mr.. Pratt submitted q report from the
committee of conference on the bill to re-
wise, consolidate and amend the pen
sion laws, which was conCurrcd in.
The Vice President laid before tho Sen
ate a resolution Of the Missouri Lcgisla-
ture generating Senator elect Bogy from
a charge Of bribery made against him.
The Senate resumed consideration Of
the calendar, and the following bills pass
ed: Amending the act authorizing honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors TO
ACQUIRE homesteads on public lands; o
House bill authorizing the use Of third
beer barrels and third stampS. at the
expiration Of the morning hour the Sun.
day Civil Service Appropriation bill was
taken up, and an amendment on last
years bill, forbidding the Globe from
printing the debates Of Congress after the
4th Of March with a contract, which
brought up the general subiectof report:
ing and printing the debates; and after
discussion On amendment was offered by
MIR. Sherman for sending the work to the
government printing office and was
agreed to. At5P, NJ, the Senate took
recess until 7 p. N.
EVENING SESSION,
The Senate resumed the consideration
OF the sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
The following new amendment was
agreed TO; Appropriating 100000 to re-
place the worn and mutilatCd bank notes.
A bill was passed legallzing the home
stead entries of soldiers and sailors, not
exceeding 1850 acres each within the limits
oil railroad lands. p,
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported the River and Har-
Dor appropriation bill, with amendments,
They strike out the section directing the
Secretary Of tho Treasury to assume the
control and management OF the Louisville
s. Portland Canal, IN conformity with the
terms oi the Kentucky Legislature Of
March 2S, 1879, and also omit the follow.
ing items; $4,000 for the Great Kama
w6a river; $4,000 Tor St. Clair river;
$75, 900 for the Harbor OF Refuge, Lake
Huron; $4,000 for Asht4bula Harbor,
Ohio; $4,000 for White and ST. Law
renee rivers. They insert tho following
items: $4,000 for Pcntwater Harbor,
Mich SlnnOO Tor Frankfort UarhOr,