, 1874-01-31

tton unless thoro DO Hotnu ahow Of proof Of lilo
chargos mado by tho pretended tax-rayers In tho
%as ordered that tho memorial lio on tho table,
HAvAL APPROPRIATION Hill.
Mr. sAKtENI', from tho Committee OF Nava1
Aifaira, reported tho Naval Appropriation bill!
with amendments. Placed OH calendar,
H1LLH INTRODUCED.
large number Of bills wese introduced IN tue
morning hour, Among tflcm one authorizing tile
President TO- appoint board Of five officers to
investigate tho charges agait1st Gon. o. o. How
aftt, Witch WaB laid over informaliy ut tho ro-
queHt Of Alr. Vest:
At O'Clock A1r. CARPENTER resumol lie
floor, and epoloo OIL Louiaiana affairs.
10 on sa al tho hs a xecn not condemn ann =; tq ss &C.
1Aontsiana procccdingo, because he lnoro1y or
t'oraa TINT tho process Of THO Federal Court bo
executed. uo Ind no t'ottor guido than that or
der, and co:'d do nothing but order its oxecr,-
Of the President Or Of Alarshall Packard. Thoy
wore not to b}nrno. Tho responsibility roBtoi
upon Judge Dnrell: Hn rond ! telegram fran
Attorney- General Wil'iasaA to Marshal Packard,
or Dec. y. directing tint officer to enforce tho
doerees and mandates Of tho United statoB
Court, and argued Tint tho telegram was not in
recognition Of tho Koilog Government, but only
directing. TINT tho ort'orB Of the Court
telegram Of Collector Casoy to tho President
dntcd Doc. {, 1879, announcing tho seizure OF
tha state-Hol1ae, and setting forth that tho de-
efoo waB sweeping III Its character. He {Car-
pentor) t},ought there 1ovor wan moro truthful
comH1ont than that--tt WAS swocping, and had
swept AWAY tho rights Of an cntlro Slate.
Next followed telegram from Pinchback to
the President, stating TINT gil was quiet, but
Interfere. 11o next quoted from the Inv aud
Constitution as to wAon the Prosiaont Ind al
thority to tntcrfare. and said he could do 80 hut
In two instances First, in caso Of inrurraction
against State, and tho othor In case Of tho OBJ
structton Of tho laws Of tho Unitc States. It
waa absurd to argue that the telegram from
Atty: :-Gen. Williams waB recognition OF Piuch-
bsek'a election. Did the Senator from Indiann
{Alorton) nean to Say TINT tho President Of tho
United States could ait in Lis cushioned cl,air
anil telegraph over tho country, Il I recognize
you as Goyernor-I recognizB auch as tho Log-
is!aturo, IN timc Of trouble. without any case
belngjmaate n .t out to llim7 No, airl We havo not
He next read from Ke'logg's communication
that domestic violence existed in several par
isles, which tho State authorities could not re-
prnss without great expense and bloodsiled, and
cd to avoid expense. wanted to avoid biooishod
aud therefore called upon tho President for tho
army of tho United States. Armies did mot
generally qucl dsturbalcos without bloodslIed.
This bogus Government In Louisiana. now stnpl-
ing year, with its riots and disturbances, WAS
all tho result OF the non~action Of Congress- when
It ought to i,ave acted. new election, should
lavo beon ordorad IN tho State at the last soB-
sion. but after m ait-night session OF the Sem
ate, when vote was takon, there WAS majority
Mr.. MORTON" That was the trouble
Mr. CAliPENTER--'' Yes, 1t was the trouble"
Trouble to tho State, trouble to this country,
trouble to tho fair nane over tho Nation.
Mr.. MORTON asked il tho gentleman {Car-
pontcr) thought tho President lid right issuing
hs proclamation:
understood IND tue motive in putting that quoA-
lHsued without authority. Thore wns no
case made before the prosident to authorize him
ntersfs rhs Tas se 9f domestic Xo
| nbout domestic violence. Theirs iAup, 70 / ,ase
Of iuGurrectou in a stato and egains! tho State
Government; therefore. there. Sas no authority
| gross. under tho powors conferred upon 1t by
! tho Constitution, could send troopa there. He
| did not say whether 1t could or not Tho Senator
from Indiana (Morton) had pleaded an estoppe1 on
Pinchback's election on the grounds that the
Legislature oleotiug him had beon recognized
He (Carpontar) denied that the President had
ever racoguizod that Legislature. Tho presi-
| upon him. but he treated them with entire con-
tempt. The President Of tho United States in
the last days OF the session aont 4 message to
Congress- laying tho responsibility upon ity
! shoulders, and saying to Congress- il it did not
act ho would continue to recognize the kellogg
Government. But tho presdont'a interference
then might bo Oh entirely different grounds. He
| (Carponter) VAS not much Of lawyer, and
nothing Of politician, and lle did not doubt tho
senator from Indiana {Alortoa) WIS laying for
him in the forum Of politics, and would say to
the country that ho had been abusing tue Trcsi-
dent. Tho President III empowered to cali ont
| tho national forces to enforce tho dccrces of
| court. Tho Senator (Atorton] need not report
n frr Hraui
| don't for sondiug troops to Louiaiaua. Tue
proclamation of the President Ind salutary
effect. and he was glad it was issued but to any
tho effect Of what the President did was an CO.
toppol to tho Senate was not good argument.
Ho (Carpenter) maintained that the proe!ama~
tion vas nulity. The dnty developed upon
Congress- under the Constitution to decide Oh to
tho legality Of the State Governments, and tho
departments OF the Government. On tho con-
! trary tho Senator (Aiorton) arguol TINT the ac-
ton OF tho President WIS binding Upon Co,,-
greas in all this buBnosa Of putting down at, in
tho mere agont Of Congress, Tie President il
to restore order. It docs not matter mueh
whether llo sets up the right Or tho wrong party;
Congress will determine TINT. But tho Presi-
aeut must put things in such condition that
peace shall rolgn. Congress- says to tile presi-
dent - You 90 thoEo, md q,,int thnga. aud then
re will inquire itlto tho proceedings" He gaid
that tomorrow ho wonld introduce bill prosid-
] ing Tor now election in the state, and would
| explain his reasons.
before concluding his argumant e referred to
| tho law governing tho admission OF ,nemberB to
| tho two Houses OF Congress, and. said Senators
! being oloctod by the law-nlakillg power Of tho
State, the Senate must inquire as to tho legality
! OF TINT power. On the other hand, tho House
| had no authority to inquire 40 to the Lcglsla-
ture. The Senator from Indiana had claimed
TINT. ont Of respect to tho Senate, LIE waB COLI
! stralnea 10 send tho pinchback case back to the
Committee. Dy that argument, the Senator
himaof had overturned his OWL "prinla facio
| CASE
| 11r, MORTON said thai 1t WAS not fair and
| legitimate argument to make that stntoment
LII. CARPENTER sail so1no two yoars ago,
| when ho had occasion to read Snnator down,
Mr. rGumbl1ll camo to him afterwards and Bald,
"You are q young Senator, and there arc somo
things you may not know. Ono ia that it Ii III
! established rule IN this body that you must not
refor to 4 mans language III tho Globe for moro
thau two yoara hack" [Laughter.l lie sup
posed lie could refer to tho Congressional Globe
6e sotaan sHS orto 70 to 's soM ha e
stroyea his prima facio caso. Tho decision OF