New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-15
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CONGRESS.
Senate.

| Senate.
! WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Committee
on finance reported back the bin to pro
vide for the payment OF bonds of the Louis
vile and Portland Canal Company, with
:he recommendation that the House substi.
tute Tor the bill be adopted with certain
amendments. Placed on calendar.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from the Judiciary
COMMITTEE, reported back the ciyi! rights
oil introduced on the first day of the ses-
sion by the late Senator Shmner. with
amendments, and recommendation of ma
| lority OF the committee that il be passed as
amended. Calendared
The bill 10 authorize the Secretary of the
| Treasury 20 deliver to J. B. Betz, receiver
| OF the State Bank, Charleston, South Caro-
| lna, certain bonds issued by the State of
| South Carolina, and now in the treasury of
| the United States, passed
The committee on the District of Colum-
bla reported favOrably on the bill giving
the approval and sanction of Congress to
| the route and termini of the Anacosta and
Potomac River Railroad Company. Calen-
Oar.
Senator Scott from the Finance Commit
zee, reported with amendment, the bill
amendatOry of the national currency act,
being the bill introduced by Senator Conk.
ling in January last in relation to the indi-
vldual liability of stockholders in national
banks. Calendared.
Senator Carpenter moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of the bill to
provide for new election il Louisiana.
Senator Sherman said he hoped the bill
would not be taken Ep, he did not desire to
prevent any Senator making a speech on
the subject at the proper time. He would
move to lay the motion on the table.
Senator Carpenter said, so far as he was
concerned, he meant business. and he
wanted the Senate either to pass the bill or
kill it. He did not bring it here for a foot
ball, that speeches might be made, but for
action. The bill was then taken up.
Senator Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey.
made a legal argument as to the power of
the PRESIDENT under the constitution, and
contended that the appeal made to him to
interfere in Louisiana was one which he
was compelled to heed, being sworn to exc.
cute the laws. The procedure contemplated
here was without precedent in the history
OF the general government, and if the fed
eral government, in the exercise of an
arbitrary power, was to set aside State
Legislatures and State governments,
then there would be an end to
all States rights; Congress had better far
let the State suffer for it's own misdeeds,
even let the innocent suffer with the guilty.
The federal government had guaranteed to
Louisiana government when its troops
were sent there. If there had been frauds
in elections and usurpations of office let the
remedy be found in courts of the States.
If Congress should interfere now it should
be to install McEnery rather than order q
new election. The Senator from Wisconsin
Mr.. Carpenter) admitted that he INC
Emery had 9606 majority of the votes cast
If there had been fraud on his side it made
no difference, as he had prima facie claim
to the Office, and it was for the courts to
put him out afterward upon being Salts
fed that fraud had been perpetrated.
He did not want to be understood
as entertaining the opinion that Nc
Emery should be Governor, as he did not
think so, but any congressional interference
should be TO seat McEnery and not order a
new election. Kellogg had been Governor
since 1872, laws have been enacted with his
approval. rights had been vested. and the !
people of the State have order. He is Gov
ernor in accordance with the will of the |
people. having had a majority of the legal |
votes cast. he reviewed the condition of af- |
fairs in Louisiana during the Warmoth ad- |
ministration. and said the frauds perpetrated |
by him were for the purpose of defeat |
ing Kellogg. He quoted at some length |
from the testimony taken by the committee |
to show that in a number of districts the !
vote for McEnery was larger than the mum.
Der Of whites registered. The evidence
clearly showed that Kellogg had majority
Of the legal votes cast. In conclusion, he |
argued that there could be no possible pro-
priety in Congress ordering new election.
As to the Legislature of the State he would
sav nothing, as an election would soon be
aeld in harmony with all the laws thereof.
Senator West being entitled to the floor.
yielded to Senator Morton for motion.