Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-31
CONGEs ES SEON AL.
Protest against Investigating Dis
trict Frauds.
Carpenter Finishes His Louisiana
Speech,
Lashing Morton at Every Step.
The Presidents Proclamation Re-
cOgnizing Kellogg a Nullity.
MortOn's RejOinder.
The Case of Howard in the House.
Joint Resolution for Five Army
Officers to Try Him.
Wood Calls Hoar a Small Legal
TruckSter.
Joint Resolution for Five Army
Officers to Try Him.
Wood Calls Hoar a Small Legal
TruckSter.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Nr. Chandler
presented a petition for the extension OF the
money-order system to every postoilice in
the United States and the reduction OF
charges on such offices. Referred.
Shepherd Objects to Investigation.
MIR. Hamlin presented memorial of the
Governor of the District of Columbia in
response to certain statements in the MEM
'oriai presented few days ago By the Sena-
tor from Ohio (Thurman), which was read.
The Governor says the District officials
have not sought and do not now seek to
eyade the fullest investigation into the af-
fairs of the District. The report of the
Committee of the House last session, siis-
tanning the District Government, and the
liberal appropriation made by Congress
last wear, encouraged the authorities of the
District to go forward with improvements,
and their course has been sustained by
every election in the District. In view OF
all the circumstances, the Government
submits it viii not be fair or just to enter
upon another investigation unless there be
some proof of the charges made by pre-
tended taxpayers in the memorial present.
ed by their man.
After debate it was ordered that the
memorial lie on the table.
A large number of bills were introduced
in the morning hour, among them one au-
thOrizing the President to appoint board
of five officers to investigate the charges
against Gen. o. o. Howard which was laid
over informally at the request OF Mr.. West.
Mr.. Sergeant, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported the naval appropri-
alton bill with amendments. Placed on
calendar.
At one o'clock Mr.. Carpenter resumed
the floor and spoke on Louisiana affairs.
He said he did not condemn the action OF
the President in these Louisiana proceedings
because he merely ordered that the process
of the Federal Court be executed. He had
no better guide than that order and could
do nothing but order its execution. lie
therefore laid no stress on any action
of the President or of Marshall Pack
ard. They were not to blame.
The responsibility rested upon Judge Du-
rell. He read a telegram from Attorney
General Williams to Marshall Packard, OF
Dec. ,, directing that officer To enforce the
DEGREES and mandates of the United States
Court, and argued that the telegram was
not in recognition of the kellogg govern
ment. but only directing that the orders
of the court be enforced, which the IreSi-
dent was bound to do. lie next read 4
telegram of Collector Casey TO the Presi-
dent, dated Dec. 6, 1872, denOuncing the
seizure of the StatehOuse, and setting forth
that the decree was sweeping in its charac-
ter. He (Carpenter) thought there never
was a more truthful comment than that Ii
was sweeping and had
Of ErrrS Svn<
State.
Next followed telegram from Pinchbacf
to the President, stating that all was quiet
but asking as precaution that Gen. Grant
would interfere. He next quoted rrGm the
law and constitution rs to when the Presl-
dent had authority TO interfere, and said hC
could do so but in two instances: The
first in case Of insurTection against State
and the other in case of obstruction OF the
laws of the United States. 1t was absurd
to argue that a telegram from Attorney
| General Williams was q recognition o
PinchbaclIs election. Did the Senator
from Indiana (AIOrtOn) mean to say thai
the President of the United States could si
on his cushioned chair and telegraph owe
the country: 81 recognise you as Governor
| recognise such as the Legislature" il
time Of trouble, without any case being
made out to him? No, sir. We
HaG NOT Come TO That
in this country. He next read from kei
| lOgg's communication that domestic VIC
| lence existed in several parishes which th'
| State authorities could not repreSs withOu
| great expense and blOOdshed and callin!
upon the government for aid. He wanted
| TO avoid expense, wanted to avoid blood
| shed. and therefore Cailsd upon the Presi
| dent for the army OF the United States
Armies did not generally quell disturbance
| without bloodshed. This bogus gOUeTTl
| B,ejtt in Louisiana, now standing yea
| With its riots and disturbances, was all the
result OF ths non action of Congress whel
it ought to have acted. 4 new election
should have been ordered in the Stats las
session, but after an all nights session o
the Senate when the vote was taken Their
was a majority of two against the bill.
| Mr., MortOn-That was the trouble.
Mr.. CarPenter-1es it was the trouble
| trouble to that ataie, trouble to this cOun
try. trouble 10 the fair name Of ouT nation
Mr.. Morton asked if the gentleman (Cai
penteD
Thought the President Did Right
in issuing his proclamation.
Mr.. Carpenter replied that he well un
derstood the motive in putting that ques
| tion. He did not say the proclamation wa
issued without authority. There was n
| case made before the President to authOriz
| him to interfere. This was a case Of dc
mestic violence, and the President shoul
know nothing ABOUT domestic violence
That was not case 10 bring HIN to hi
| feet. There must be a case Of inSurTectiOl
| in a State and against the State Govern
ment. Therefore, there was no authorit
for that proclamation. Itmay be that Con
greSs, under the powers conferred upon
by the Constitution, eO,dd sehd tTO0p
there. Lie did not say whether it cOul
or not. The Senator from Indian
(Morton) had plead an eStOppel on tn
right Of the Senate to inquire into th
/ facts of Pinchback's eiscIiOH or the grouH
that the Legislature elGctiug him had bee
recognized. He (Carpenter) denied tha
the President had ever Tecogniz6l tha
Legislature. The President paid no atten
tion to them when they called upon hin
but he treated them with
Entire Contempt.
The President of the United States i
the last days Of the session sent meSsaS
to Congress laying the responsibility upol
its shoulders, and saying to Congress if
did not act he would continue to recogniz
the kellogg government, but the President
interference then might be en- entirely dii
ferent grounds. lie (CapentGr) was na
much of a lawyer and nothing of a politi
clan. lie did not doubt the Senate
from Indiana (AtGTt0n) wa
laying for him in the form {
politics, and would say to the country tina
he had been abusing the President. TIL
President is empowered to call out force
to enforce the DEGREES of courts, and all h
did might ps rGsted on that and might b
his defense politically, aad senator ACrtol
need not report me to his constituents IL
cenSuring the President for sending trOOE
to Louisiana. The proclamation Of tn
President had a salutary effect and he Wa
glad il was issued, but to say the effect {
what tine President did SaS an estoppel
the Senate was not good argument. II
(Carpenter) maintained that the proclami
tion was
A SuIIity.
The duty devolved on Congress unde
| thc constitution to decide rs tO the le0alit