National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-17
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
ANOTHER Days DISCUSSION ON
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.

INTERESTING ADDRESSES ON THE ELEC-
TON B1LL-RECoGSITIoN OF CUBAN IN
DEPENDENCE THE LEGISLATIVE AP-
PREPARATION BILL-sPICY DEBATE-THE
INCREASED SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT
UNDER FIRE AGAIN.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16.
SENATE.
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Me-, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported bill authorizing
the use of certain unexpended balances of ap-
preparations by the Board of Indian Commits
sioners, with recommendation that the amend
ments of the House be eoncurred in; which was
agreed to.
Mr.. CHANDLER, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill to change the name
of the schooner China to Canton.
Mr.. PRATT, from Committee on Claims, re-
ported substitute for the bill for the relief OF
the trustees OF the German Evangelical church,
Of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Mr.. SCOTT asked TO take up the Louisville
and Portland canal bill.
Mr.. CONKLNG suggested that the bill be
not taken up until Senators had the opportu-
nifty to examine the report of the Finance Com
mittee, and after some little discussion, Mr..
SooTT withdrew his motion, AMI gave notice
that he would ask to take up the bill to-mor-
row.
Mr.. STOCKTON, from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported bill
for the location and completion of the naval
monument.
Mr.. FRELTNGHUYsEN gave notice that on
Friday next he would move to take up the civil
rights bill.
Mr.. CHANDLER reported from Committee
on Commerce House bill to enable the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to gather authentic infor-
nation as to the condition and Importance Of
the fur trade in the Territory of Alaska.
Placed on calendar.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the bill to enable
THE MENoNNITEs
of Russia to effect permanent settlement on the
public lands of the United States, the question
being on the amendment of Mr.. STEWART in
the nature of a substitute.
Mr.. WINDOW opposed the amendment,
which he said would defeat the object of the
bill.
AFTER further discussion, the bill went over.
Mr.. WINDOW introduced, by request, bill to
authorize the Attorney General of the United
States to inquire into the condition and title of
lands Of the eX mission of San Buenaeentura,
California. Referred to the Judiciary.
Mr.. LOGAN introduced bill to enable dis
abled soldiers TO receive money combinations
upon orders for artificial limbs that are dated
before June 16, 1870. Referred to Pensions.
Mr.. SCOTT presented memorial of R. K.
Scott, late Governor OF that State, in vindica-
ton of lis administration. Referred to judi
ciary.
Tie CHAIR laid before the Senate tele-
gram from
THE INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS
Of the United States sitting at Rochester, NY,
containing resolutions adopted by that body
protesting against the extension of the cur
rency issued by or through the influence of the |
national banking system, believing it to be the |
robber of labor and the sum of all villianies, |
and demanding the issue of a circulating |
medium directly by the Government, the same |
to be legal tender for all debts, public and |
private, such issue to be based on the faith and |
resources of the country, without the interven-
ton OF so-called national banks. Referred to
Finance.
Mr.. INGALLS, introduced bill making ad-
ditions to 18th section of act of July 2, 1864,
amendatory of act to aid in construction of
railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri
river to the Pacific ocean, to secure the same
TO the use of the Government for postal, mill
tary and other purposes. Referred to Judi
ciaTy.
On motion of Mr.. SHERMAN, the Finance
Committee were discharged from the further
ent charge on gold coinage, and TO extend the
bullion fund and coin certificate system to all
United States mints and assay Offices.
Mr.. STOCCTON, from the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds, reported an original
bill, appTopriating $25 900 for the purpose of
completing the platform, base and shaft of the
monument to the officers, seamen and marines
of the navy, who lost their lives in the late
war, (Which monument is to be made by
Franklin Simmons, to be paid for by subscription
of naval officers,4 and for placing the same
on some appropriate part of the public grounds
in Washington.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Mr.. CARPENTER introduced joint resolu-
ton declaring that it had become the duty of
the United States to recognize Cuba as one of
the independent nations of the earth, and that
the United States piIIobserve strict neutrality
between the contenling parties. Referred to
Committee Oh Foreign Relations.
TIE LOUISIANA ELECTION BILL
came up as unfinished business.
Mr.. WEST alluded to the discussion yester-
day as to the status of the election laws of
Louisiana, and stated that he had no knowledge
of the act repeating the law. The only
knowledge he had in reference to this
matter was general, but based on information
received from the Governor. He was cor
Toborated in his Impressions by the tone of the
New Orleans PAPERS, the latest received being
of the dates of Saturday and Sunday last, and
they had no mention Of the act alluded to in
the dispatches read here yesterday by other
Senators.
On reading yesterday the dispatch sent to
him by Governor Kellogg, he had supposed
that the Governor denied that two election
bills had been passed, but upon a second and
closer reading of the dispatch he now was salts {
fed that the Governor meant that it was IN
true that he intended to sign and promulgate
hereafter tho Law he al
AN Last night he had telegraphed to Gov I
ernor Kellogg that he had been charged on the
floor Of the Senate with holding back an cleo
tion law, and inquiring if more than one had
been passed. This morning Governor Kellogg
had telegrsphed in reply that two election bills
had been passed, and the original repeating
act had been approved March 2S, and the
other would not be approved. He (Mr. W. |,
made this statement in justice to himself as he
did not wish to rest under the imputation Of
suPpressing any information on the subject.
Mr.. STEVENSON said he had been satisfied
before this that Mr.. WEST had been deceived
by Kellogg.
Mr.. CARPENTER said that some time since
an adherent of Mr.. Kellogg came to his house to I
urge him not TO press his new election bill on
the Senate. He (Mr. c. mentioned to this
party the existence of the obnoxious election
law, and he had been Informed that this per-
son went directly to the Telegraph Office and
telegraphed Mr.. Kellogg to have that law re-
peaied. The way Legislation was accomplished
in LOUISIANA was for the Governor to call two
ior three OF the members together apa tell them
what laws he wanted passed, and they were
passed. Kellogg accordingly had the repeating
act passed and telegraphed that fact to his friend
from Indiana MIR. MoRToN) land his Representa-
tive here-no, l mean the Senator from Louisi-
ana, (Mr, WEST, )that the law had been repealed.
Now, at last, the whole thing has been smoked
out, and it turns out to be dirty trick on the
part of Kellogg.
The law had been repealed to be sure, but Mr..
Kellogg, as he now confessed, had in his pocket
another act repeating the repeating act, by
which he could, whenever 1t suited his pur-
poses, reinstate the whole fraudulent election
machinery Thich had been repealed. He did
not charge any ccmplicity>in this muddle upon
the Senator, (Mr. WE5T,) whom he believed
had been deceived, but It would show the
Senate how safe it would be to trust the State
in the hands of Kellogg and his associates.
He had been informed that on the last day of
the session Of the Legislature there was q gen.
eral row and knock down, and no one knew
what bills had been passed, or what had been
L. IIa fl,aA .