New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
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CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 20-The House bill
for the relief of persons suffering from the
overflow of the lower Mississippi river was
read and referred to the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs.
Senator Edmunds, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported adversely on the
bill for the relief OF purchasers of lands sold
for direct taxes in the insurrectiOnary
States.
The bill. on motion of Mr.. CLAYTON, was,
with adverse report. placed on the calendar
Mr.. Boutwell, will eulogize Mr.. Sumner
Monday.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions reported untavorably to memorial of
Sykes claiming seat in the Senate. Messrs.
salisbury and Hamilton reported against
Spencer. Ordered printed. This Is the
Alabama case.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton of the Louisiana bill.
Mr.. Bayard offered an amendment, of
which he gave notice few days ago, de-
claring that John McEnery was elected
Governor, and Davidson B. Penn, Lieuten-
ant Governor, and that they were unlaw-
fully compelled by armed forces, acting un-
der the authority of the President of the
United States, from discharging their re-
spective official duties; that Kellogg
and Antoine did, by the unauthorized
and illegal action and interference of
the federal authorities, civil and mill
tary, obtain and hold armed posses
sion of the offices Of the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, and requesting the
President to issue his proclamation within
ten days after the passage of the act notify
ing the people of Louisiana that all him
drance, obstacle Or impediment on the part
of the government of the United States to
the peaceable and legal assumption of the
offices of Governor and Lieutenant Cover
ernor are withdrawn, so that they NAV,
without let or hindrance, proceed to fill the
Offices, together with those persons who
were elected to the General Assembly upon
the Fusion ticket.
Messrs. Bogy, OF Missouri, and Bayard, of
Delaware, followed with bitter partizan
speeches.
Mr.. Morton said the whole argument of
his friend (Bayard) was but an amplifca-
ton Of that of the gentleman from Wiscon-
sin (Carpenter,. When the Senator asked
the President to recognize the McEnery
government 1T was asking him to recognize
the most gigantic fraud ever committed.
The installation of the McEnery govern
ment would be placing the minority over
the majority. McEnery was the creation of
WarmOth. They were united in the elec-
ton and could not be separated in the
Senate. They were united by a Siamese
ligament. which could not be severed with
out death to both. A majority of the peo-
pie of Louisiana were of the same politics
as Kellogg, and the minority was with
McEnery. This was not party question
not a Southern question-but national
one, and the lawful majority of the State
should be sustained.
Mr.. Scott said if no other Senator desired
to speak on the Louisiana bill, he would
ask the Senate to take up the bill to pro-
vide for the payment of the bonds of the
Louisville and Portland Canal, that it
might be proceeded with tomorrow.
Mr.. Carpenter said he hoped that would
not be done. The Louisiana bill should be
Of without delay
Mr.. Stockton, Of New Jersey, obtained
the floor to speak on the bill, and yielded to
Mr.. ConOver, who moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of executive
business, which was agreed to.
The Louisiana case comes up again to-
morrow.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill pending at the adjournment on
Monday last and reported by Mr.. Giddings,
OF Texas, for the better protection of the
Texas frontier from Indian and Mexican
depredations by connecting the military
posts by telegraph. The bill appropriates
$4,000, 900 for the purpose
MIR. Gunckel, of Ohio, said the Military
Committee thought the line should be built,
but that the sum appropriated was too
large, and he suggested a reduction of the
amount.
Mr.. Glddings agreed to make it 81 900, 900,
and as thus modified the bill passed.
The following resolutions was offered BY
General Young, of Georgia;
WHEREAS, the great need Of this country
8 some we'll devised and sure system Of
cheap transportation by water, which will
rive not only cheap outlets from the in
erior to the sea, but the means of freer
interchange of products between the States,
system which is needed by the whole
country and has been demanded by the
people of all sections: therefore, be it
Resotred, That the Committee on Rail-
oads and Canals be instructed to prepare
md report bill for the improvement of
he great natural water highways of the |
country and their connections by such arti- |
icial channels as viii! give to our people
he cheap transportation which they de- |
nand, and that the fourteenth day of Nav |
e set apart for the consideration of this |
ubject, to the exclusion of all other bust. |
ess and orders, and each day thereafter |
ntil it is disposed of.
On the motion to suspend the rules to |
ote on the adoption of the resolution the |
yes were l3O, nays "a. One Southern |
Democrat, Mr.. Whitthome. of Tennessee,
oted, no; one Western Democrat, Mr. Hol- |
ian, also voted no, and S. S. Cox. of New
'ork.
The House spent two hours on legislative
ppropriatiOn bills, and then adjourned.