Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14
CONGRESSIO Al.
Carpenters Louisiana Bill Post
p0ned,
After a Rambling Discussion of
Hours.
Observation-Disclosures Offered by
Beck.
House EPasses Bill for Free Ex-
change of NEWSPAPERS
And Free!Delivery i'm Their Own
Counties.
Chargesgof Corruption in the
Postofiieei
Is it CressweIl's Turn Next I?
Lively Flare-up between Two
CalifOrnians.
Is it Cresswen'sz.Turn Next ?
Lively Flare-up between Two
CalifOrnians.
The House in an Upfoar.
SENATE.

The House in an Upfoar.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Mr. Chandler
asked to he excused from further service on
the Committee ON Mines and Mining. Re
quest granted, and Mr.. Jones was appointed
in his place.
Another Leak.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Printing Commit
tee, reported back memorial of certain of
the employing printers of Washington in
reference to the management of the Govern
inent Printing Office, with bill 10 further
regulate the public printing, which provides
that the Congressional Printer shall have the
work done in the most economical manner
consistent with ITS proper performance; and
the prices paid for the work shall noG ex-
eeed those in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
New York, and authorizing him to have the
work done by contract when il may be beet
for the Government. Placed TN the Cal
endar.
Chronic CarIism.
Mr.. Carpenter submitted a resolution ac-
cepting for the Congressional library GER
tain published documents in regard to the
Carlist war of 1885, presented by Earl st.
German. Agreed to.
A bill to authorize the issue of arms to
the authorities of the State of Nebraska,
was taken up and discussed until the ex-
piratlon Of the morning hour, when it went
over.
Bayard Amends Carpenters BILL
Mr.. Bayard submitted an amendment to
Mr.. Carpenters bill 10 provide for new
election in Louisiana, which was ordered
printed. In a long preamble it sets forth
that McEnery and Penn were duly elected
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of
Louisiana, and requests the President to
issue his proclamation, within ten days after
the passage Of the bill, notifying the people
of that State that all hindrance, obstruction
or impediments on the part of the general
government Of the United States to the
public and legal assumption Of the Office of
Governor and Lieutenant Governor by those
persons is withdrawn, so that they NAV
without let or hindrance proceed to fill them.
Territorial.
Mr.. Carpenter being entitled to the floor
to call up his Louisiana bill, gave way for
a short time that the bill to provide for the
incorporation and regulation of railroad
companies in the territories might be acted
upon.
The vote by which the amendment of
Mr.. Wadleigh was agreed to Friday was
reconsidered. The amendment was modi-
fed so as to provide that only Congress
might add 10, alter, amend or repeal the
act, and then agreed TO.
Mr.. Pratt offered an amendment that the
stockholders shall be individually liable
for all labor in the construction OF a road
after the assets of the corporation shall have
been exhausted. Rejected.
Mr.. Bayard offered an amendment that
any charter granted by the bill shall be re-
versible by the Legislature of any State
which may be formed out of any territory
within the limits of which a railroad is
located.
Pending discussion on this amendment,
Mr.. Carpenter asked that his
Louisiana Bill
be made the special order for tomorrow
after the expiration of the morning hour.
Mr.. Sherman said he was opposed to
taking up the bill, and hoped the sense of
the Senate would be taken as to whether it
should be considered or not. He thought
the Senate should devote its time to other
vi IllOlC
hr. Carpenter said the Senator from New
jersey (Frelinghuysen) was prepared to
speak on the bill and it should be taken
up. However, if majority of the Senate
determined to stand 10y the kellogg govern
ment, right or wrong, he admitted it would
be bad policy to have any debate on the
subject. The Senator from Ohio (Sher-
man) had come here with several
FInaueiaI Conundrums
which had occupied the Senate four months.
The Senate would have been astOnished if
the same Senator had expressed desire to
dispose of measures without debate.
Mr.. Sherman said there were MANY bills
on the calendar and he was opposed to laying
aside practical legislation to take up this
bill. 1t would do the people of Louisiana
no good, and he would therefore insist on
the consideration of matters of more i'm
portance.
Mr.. Carpenter said it was a matter of
Importance when State had been uSurped
and its government held by usurers under
the decree Of a Federal government. He
was astonished at the indifference mani
tested by Senators on this subject. If the
Republican party to-day refuses to inter-
fere when its usurpers hold State by the
throat, it could not interfere in any similar
case where the usuTpers
Might be Democrats.
He was in New Orleans last May when
there was great excitement there, and in a
public speech he pledged himself to the
people that if they would stop violence and
submit to the Kellogg government, he
would do what he could to present their
case to Congress. They had kept their part
of the contract and he proposed 10 keep
his.
Mr.. Sherman said no one would deny
that the Senator (Carpenter) had kept his
pledge already. He (Sherman) believed
that large majority of the people of Lou
isiana had acquiesced in the condition of
affairs in that State, and it was wise in
them to do so. They would have an OPP
portunity next fall to redeem the govern
ment, and Congress had better attend to its
business, leaving Louisiana matters to right
themselves. Any action by Congress now
would only derange matters and make them
worse.
Mr.. Carpenter said the acquiescence of
the people was their submission to the au-
thorities of the United States. Troops
were now there, and in case an attempt
was made by the people to overthrow the