The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-01
LOUISIANA IN THE SENATE.

the following, which reached us before
the mails suspended
Rayard gave notice of fal:,ucn.lmcnt
| to the bill to provide for i new election
III Louisiana, which sets forth in
long preamble that Mcr.ncry and Penn
were duly elected Governor and l.ic,,-
tenant Governor of Louisiana, and
requests the President to issue his
proclamation within ten days after the
passage Of this act. notifying the peo-
pie of Louisiana that all hindrance or
obstacles of impeachment on the part of
the United States to the pcaccahlc and
legal assumption of the Offices Of Gov
crnOr and Lieutenant Governor by
these persons have been withdrawn, so
that they may, without let or hind
rance, proceed to ill the same.
Carpenter asked that his Louisiana
bill be made the special order for to-
morrow, after the expiration OF the
morning hour.
sherman said he was opposed to
taking up the bill, and hoped the sense
Of the Senate would bc taken It's to
| whether it should be considered or not.
| He Thought tho Senate should devote
! its time to other matters Of more i'm
! portancc. 0'. ..st
/ Carpenter-The Senator from New
Jersey, Frclinghuyscn, was prepared to
speak on tho bill, and it should be
taken up. However, il 4 majority of
| tho Senate had determined to stand by
the Kellogg government, right or
! wrong, he admitted that il would be
bad policy to have any debate ON the
bill. The Senator from Ohio, Sherman,
had come here with several financial
conundruns which hat occupied the
~
! have been aStoaiShcd if some Senator
had expressed II desire TO dispose of tlc
measures without any debate. r.
Sherman said there were many bills
on the calendar, and he was opposed to
laying aside practical legislation to take
up this bill. II would do tho people OF
Louisiana no good, and hc would,
therefore, insist upon the consideration
of matters of more Importance.
Carpenter said it was II matter of
importancc, where II State had been
usurpcu and its Government held by
the usurperS under the decree of Il
! Federal court. He was astonishcd Mt
the indifference manifested by Senators
on this subject. If the Republican
party to-day refuses to interfere, when
its usurpcrs hold 4 state by tho throat,
it could not interfere in amy similar
! \t'HS W 'INhS WIN t'9StA ~ oS i'till>
ocrats. lie was in New orleans last
May, when there was great excitement
there, and in Il public speech he
pledged himself to the people that if
they would stop violence and submit
to the Kellogg government he would
do what hc could to present their case
to Congress. They had kept their part
of the scontract and he proposed to
keep his. sherman said no one would
deny the Senator had kept his pledge
already. He (Shcrmain believed that
a large ma joritN of the people OF Louis
lana had ;.cIuicsccd i'll tho condition Of
affairs in that state, and that ii was
wise in them to do so; they would have
an opportunity next fall to- redeem
their government, and Congress had
better attend to its legitimate business,
leaving Louisiana matters to right
themselves. Any action by Congress
now wonld only dcrnnyr natt"rs and
make things worse.
/ Carpenter said the acuuicScrnrr Of
the people was their submission to the
authorities of the United States. Troops
were now there, and in ease Of IN at
tempt made by the people to overt brow
the Kellogg government those troops
would be put into action under the act
of the Kellogg Legislature; in regard
to holding elections. he u<cllOgg)
could carry the State Tomorrow by
10000 or $4,000 majority.
, Morton said that act had been re-
pcaicd.
Carpenter said he was no, aware OF
that fact.
Wcst--Wcll, tho gentleman j. not
aware of what i~ going on.
Morton said he had Il dispatch from
Gov. Kellogg announcing tho repeal of
the act.
Carpenter replied that he was glad
to hear it; it was one step towards DC
ccncy.
Morton said one Of the chief disturb
ing elements in Louisiana at present
was tho fact that this bill was pending
in the Senate; he believed that Il great
majority of the people of I.ouisian,
acquicsccd in the Kellogg government;
not only Republicans, but the best part
OF the Democratic party, were opposed
TO any action Of Congress to set that
government aside; should tho bin be
taken up, he would avail himself o,
the opportunity to show that what
had been done by the Kellogg I.cgis-
faturc had been to the benefit of tn,