Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-18
Another Debate about Franking,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April IT.-Mr. Sherman
presented preamble and resolutions adopt
ed at large meeting of citize ms of Gin
cinnati protesting against any imitation of
the. currency. Referred.
The Louisville Canal.
Mr.. Scott called up the bill to provide for
the purchase Of the bonds of the Louisyi lie
and Portland Canal Company.
Mr.. Conkling said he did not accept the
suggestion that this is local question. 1t
fell to the lot OF the State of New York to
pay ene-siXth of the tax gathered in the
Union, aud he need not apologize for rais-
ing his voice against buying a canal.
probably lawsuit or an assortment of
them.
Mr.. Scott said the United States had ap-
propriated already over a million dollars for
this work and the contest now was not be-
tween Kentucky and the United States.
Kentucky had pledged her faith to suTren-
der her jurisdiction over the canal to the
United States The question now was
whether the United States, having paid so
much money, should not take possession of
the work. No one made an objection ex-
cept the five trustees who levied and col
lected SSjj0[?l annually on the canal and
were accountable TO no one. The whole
commerce of the ohio valley demanded
that the Government should take posses
sion of the canal. The State of Kentucky
has never received a dollar tax on the
property.
The amendment proposed by the Senate
Finance Committee to strike ont the pro-
vision, '.but the Secretary of the Treasury
shall pay no money and the Secretary of
War shall not take possession of the work
until the State of Kentucky shall cede to
the United States jurisdiction over the canal
and relinquish TO the United States the
right to tax or in any way TO change said
canal during the time the government may
remain in possession thereof" was agreed
to; also the amendment to strike out the
provision under the provisions of the act
until all claims for said tax shall have been
released.
The section by the committee providing
that any time il should become necessary
to enforce the lien of the mortgage upon
said canal property for the benefit OF the
bOndholderS, it should be lawful for the
trustees named in the mortgage to COM
mence proceeding in any courts in its juriS-
dictiOn with notice to United States tenant
prOfoTma, and serve the process upon any
officer of the United State who shall have
the superintendent of said canal, was also
agreed 10, and the question then occurred
on agreeing to the amendments of the
House as amended by the Senate.
Pending discussion the morning hour
expired and the Senate resumed conSidera-
tiOn of the
Louisiana Bill.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that when the
Senate adjourn to-day, it be to meet Mon
day next. Agreed 20.
Mr.. Scott said, after the Senator from
Nebraska (Tipton) should conclude his
speech on the Louisiana bill, he would ask
the Senate to resume consideration of the
Louisville and Portland canal bill.
Mr.. Upton said it was a serious ques-
ticn for Congress TO consider whether, in
saving the Union, it had not lost the States.
The whole case should. have been left 10
the State tribunals. The conspirators in
louisiana had borrowed an army and
stolen a State.
If the President would call away the
Federal troops, the legally elected Governor
of Louisiana would soon show him that the
present Legislature was not the law wful one,
and there would be no conflict either, as
the members of that Legislature would fol-
low the Federal one. He protested against
the seating of any man as member of the
Senate. who came here with the creden-
tialS of kellogg. At the same time he
protested against the passage of Mr.. Car
penter's bill, as it would strike down the
legally elected Governor, McEnery. His
was to remove the foot of the Fed
eral Judge from the .dOwn-trOdden State of
Louisiana. and the government, now held
in allegiance by the Federal troops, would
resume its legitimate functions.
The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adiounedl