Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-31
EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusisn Yesterday's Proceedings

Conclusien Yesterdays Proceedings
SENATE.-After our report closed
MT Carpenter, continuing his speech on the
louisiana troubles, said he did not regret the
action OF the Persistent, for otherwise the two
factions in Louisiana would have fought IL oct,
10 the shame of the nation. He alluded TO thr-
action OF the Senate on the bin reported by hin,
last winter providing for a ne1 election re-
viewing its successive steps, and said il finally
TAILED for want of two votes
Mr.. Morton.-les, that was the trouble
MI CarPebter.-les, that was the trouhIe
ana q trouble II has been-a trouble that has
kept this bogus government upon the people OF
LOUISIANA Tor year-a trouble TO the fair fame
OF the country-a trouble to all right add fair.
ness and justice.
Mr.. Carpenter then entered into a legal srgu-
ment in reply to Mr.. Morton's assumption that
the action Of the President was tnal, ana
estopped Congress from taking different
course. He maintained that the decision in THE
Dorr case settled that the two houses of Cos
gress, acting separately in the admission of
Senators and Representatives, should decide
which was the iightful government.
During Mr.. Carpenters remarks considera-
BILE discussion on the points inyOl yed took place
between him and Mr.. Morton. He said Ia At he
intended on Monday 10 introduce a bill pro
Siulng Tor new election in Louisiana. He
said that he had tried TO show that Mr. Kellogg
never was elected: that his associates in the
state offices never were elected. The commit
tee had in their posse sion the legal returns OF
the election, ana Mr.. Ray and Mr.. Pinchoa
both admitted that those returns showed
MCEneTy 10 be elected by over nine THOUSAND.
MIR. Morton said some of these returns were
proved 10 be forgeTies, and
Mr.. Logan cOrrob0rated this statement as to
seven parishes.
Mr.. Carpenter said he had no recollection OF
this, but even If il were 80. and these returns
were all torgeries, IT did not affect the fact OF
McEnery's election.
MI. Logan said his impression was that ali
seven were strong democratic parishes.
Mr.. Carpenter said at any rate the legal re-
turns were before the Warmoth board, but
there were no returns at all before the board
which declared Kellogg elected. lie, however,
was not arguing for MCEnery, as he did not
believe there was a fair election. He had no
doubt that Governor WOrmoth, who was act
ing with the McEnery party, " set up " that
election, and, by establishing the polling places
in the republican counties ia inaccessible and
remote localities he had succeeded in m iking
up majority for McEnery, and, he Mr..
Carpenter) believed, defeating the will OF the
people. Further on Mr.. Carpenter said that
the McEneTy government would be in power to-
day but Tor the interference of the federal gov
eminent He then went on to show the power
OF Congress to order a new election in Louisiana
under the circumstances. He said that il was
the duty of Congress to give Louisiana re-
publican government of which it had been de-
prived by federal usurpation. Is there any one
lawyer or layman who does not know that the
order of Durell, paid on its face, set up this
Kellogg government from top to bottom. Yet
the Senator from Indiana. MIR. Morton, who
must have laughed in his sleeve at the idea,
said that for Congress to interfere would be
violation of state rights, and led the democratic
defeated the bill ordering new election. He,
in conclusion, quoted from the remarks OF Judge
Cooley, OF Michigan, on the order OF Judge
Durell.
Mr.. Morton said the republican party did not
demand this new election. They looked upon
IL as movement against their interests. The
colored men did not demand it; they regarded
1t as movement to put them in the power of
their deadly and mortal enemies. The best
part OF the democratic party did not demand it.
The business of New Orleans did not want it;
VIZ ne fat IA Ne
movement-blood and crime. The Senator ad-
mlts that the Kellogg government is the choice
of majority of the people. He admits that
II was defrauded OF its election. He plows hot
and cold in the same breath. His speech liz a
tissue OF contradictions. Mt. Morton defended
the action of the supreme court of Louisiana
from the criticisms of Mr.. Carpenter. Who
wants this new election? warmOth, who has
been engineering for a time, and who is on the
floor OF this Senate now, ami who has his twenty
lieutenants at work. McEnery wants it, the
pretended governor of Louisiana, whoseArimi-
nal action has caused bloOdshed in Louisiana.
He is on the floor OF the Senate. The men who
are moving in this matter are covered all over
with blood; they are the aSsassins OF 1866 and
of 1868 and 1873 More than two thousand men,
mostly colored men, were killed in the 90 DAYS
preceding the Presidential election of 1865.
He had the evidence to show that McEnery Or
gained the mob which made the att sck on the
police stations in New orleans in March, 1873,
and that the massacre at ColfaS was instigate
by this same man. The whole world was shocked
by the execution of fifty-three hlllbusters on the
NHgInius, men who were engaged in an unlaw-
full undertaking, ard we would have made it q
cause OF war unless Spain had made restitution,
but here in Grant parish were one hundred OF
our own people murdered. The life of a col
ored man in Louisiana is o. no more account
than mad dog Some of the assassins of 1866,
of 1868, and of 1873, are on this floor; no man
of them has ever been punished in Louisiana.
As he had said before, the best part of the dem
new election. They knew what il meant, and
they had had enough of bioodshed. The proper
way was to let the Kellogg government go on.
He had nothing to do with the faults of Kel-
logg. He would prosecute him or Pinchback
or any of them, so far as his jurisdiction extend
ed, if they deserved 1t. But he held that the
Kellogg government was now the recognized
government of the state, and Congress had no
right or power TO disturb it.
Without concluding, Mr.. Morton gave way,
and, after an executive session, the Senate adj
journed till Monday.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
There was a long deb ate on the case of Gen.
Howard; after which Mr.. Frye's amendment to
Mr.: Coburn's resolution was adopted by vote
OF 112 yeas to 81 nays.
The resolution as amended, was then passed.
1T authorizes a special court Of inquiry con-
corning Gen. .. o. Howard, provided that the
accused may be allowed the same right OF
MARTIAL
The resolution authorizing the architect of
the Capitol to employ a man at the salary of 500
per month to keep the approaches to the House
in good order during the session OF Congress
was disagreed to.
Mr.. Negley, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported back the bill to amend the act
for the better protection of passengers on ves-
sells propelled in whole or in part BY steam.
ordered to be printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Butler Mass moved to non-concur in
the Senate amendments to the joint resolution
in relation to the distribution of the Congress
sOnal Record TO Senators and Representatives.
MIR. Randall said the House bill fixed the
number at twenty-four copies to each Senator
and Representative. The Senate Jumped it by
giving 100 copies to the Senate and 200 copies
to the House. This would give each member of
the Senate forty-One copies, and each member
of the House twenty three copies, and the House
could not submit to this inequality.
The amendments were non concurred in, and
committee of conference was ordered. Messrs.
Butler, of Mass, Randall and Donnan were
appointed the conferees on the part of the
House.
Mr.. Cox reported q bill extending the thanks
of Congress to the officers and crew of the
steamer Atlantic, of the White Star line, for
rescuiDg in mid-ocean the Off GERS and crew
OF the brigantine Scotland, Of Portland, Maine.
Passed.
The House, at 40 p. m, adjourned till to- day,
the session to be devoted to debate.