, 1874-04-14

liter, amend, or fepoal .tao act ana tnen oBiee"
20. ",-. ): :'' t'
hfr. PRATT ofrercd IN amendment that atook-
holders ehal DO individually liable for all labor
IN tho construction OF q road aftor the aasess OF
tho corporation shall havo boon exhausted he-
hir. DAYAIaD offered IN amondmont that any
charter granted by tho bill shall be rovooable by !
the Legislature Of ANY State which may bo
formed out of any Torrltory within tho limits OF
which railroad Ia locatod.
Ponding DISCUSSION on this amendment, Mr. |
CARPENTER asked TINT his Louisiana bill 10 |
made the special order FOR tomorrow after tho
expiration Of tho morning hour.
'Mr. SHERMAN said ho Was opposed to taklng
I'm tho bill. and hoped tho sense OF tho Senate
would be taken na to whothor It should bo con.
Bidored OF not. Ho thought tho sonato should
devote it's time to othor mntters OF moro i'm
II Mr. CARPENTER said tho Senator from New
Jersey (Trelinghuysen) was prepared to Hpoak |
on tho Bill, aud IT should be taken up. Howover,
If the majority Of tho Senate were determined
to stand by tho Kellogg aoyernmSnt, tN ngns or Or
have any debate on the aubJoos.. Tho Senator |
from Ohto {shsrmnn) hnd como here with sew.
eral financial conundruu,s: which bad occupied.
tho Senate four months. The sonato wonid
prcssea doaire to dispose Of those n1oaaures
Mr shHRiN afnssIi said horo wore many bills on
tho calendar, and he WAS opposed to iayinME a. aeido
would do tho people Of Louisiana no good, and
he would, therefore. insist upon consideration Of
Mr.. CARPENTER eaid 1t was matter Of I'M
portanoo when State had boon uBufpod md it's
Government hold by usurpors under decree q e. 2 !
Federal Court. Ho WAS astonished at tho 1ndli~ j
foronce manifaatod by Senators on this subject. j!
II the Republican party to-day refIses to intor-
il could not interfere in any similar .caeo whore
tho usurpers might: DO Democrats. He WAS il
New Orloans last May, whom there WAS great
excitement there, and, III public speech, he
pledged himself to tho people that, T. .hoy would
mont ho would do what ho could TO- present
thor case to Congress. They had kept their
part of the contract, and ho proposed to, keep
. " Mr. BHERn1AN said no ono would deny that,
tho Senator (Oarpontei) bad kepk lis plodgo o.:
ready. Ho (sherman) believed that largo ma
Iority, of tho people OF Louisiana had &C.
Hats, and it was wise in thom TO DO
80. They would have On opportunity
noxt fall to redeem their Government, aud Con-,
gros8 had better attend to itB Legitimate busi-
noss, leaving Louisiana matters to r1ghs them,
aelvos. Any action by Congress now, would
uuly dcrnuge matters aud mike them worHo.
nfr. CARPENTER saia tho aoquiescence Of tho
people was their submission to tho authorities
Of tho United States. Troops Ter9 new thore,'
to overthrow tho, kellogg Government, tho
troops would be put into action under tho nets
OF tho Kellogg Legislature n regard TO E.o hola
os b s9gs SSSa @aeFy 1sF tho Slate
Mr.. MORTON said that oct had boon repealed:
Mr, CARPENTER said he WIS not a"aso OF
/. TINT fact.
lii. wEsr-woll, tho gontloman ia moi awaro
u Mr. h4fi MoKFoN q k G said ho had dispatch from
Gov. Kellogg announcing tho repeal Of tho act:
Mr. CARPENTER replied TINT he was glad to
hoar it. It was ono stop toward doconcy.
NIr. MORTON said ono Of tho oliot disturbing
| clements in Louisiana at present WIS tue fact
| TINT this bill Was ponding In tho sonnte. Ho
| believed great majority Of tho people OF Lou"
iainna ncquioscoa in" the Kellogg doVeEnHent::
Not only tho Ropublicane, but the bost
to any action by Congrosa to got that
| le would avail himself Of tho opportunity to
el,ow that what had been done by tho ,n neatoEs ate
| It waa ponaficont Legislature. and Louisiana
now, in all her industries md enterprises,
was rapidly rey,ving, No greater disaster could
happen to tho State than toE o9ng6ess TO ,ntor'
Mr. SALISBURY said ho was surprised at the
atatemonts made upon this floor about tl't
acquiesconco Of the people Of Louisiana in tnt
Kollogg Government: It Was @ known 70 over:
Withdrawn tho Kellogg Government would IL b
banshed out Of sight il loss than month; TIL
ocoplo Of Tint 8tate had appealed to the Prosi
don't Of tho United statea, and had poof
away Now .nos r. DC ,rcpe sana
tors upon this floor who woro not daspoaea to 4o
this matter aieep, but havo this intqulty exposed
rho iniauity ia this Louisiana affair WIS 80 graa
that If thoy should keep eilont tho very stone
MI. Mr. oA3RPENrER * enid he did not think th
population Of debt by the Kellogg Logslatur
was beneneont measure. ..,,o ro.on
timo to intrude debate on the LouiHiana quos
tion upou tho Ronate, but some remarks mad
REQUIRED refutation from him. The Senate
rd esaso1 sa s %os
sired to say that logfsIatlon was made ct th
suaeestion Of tho Democratic party OF the State
Wien tho State should be committed to tho Dam
oorAte party tho bends msSht sSa nson1e as Se na
RBss Bssoeehne IL cassA' oonsross Tor pew eleetie
! IN Louisiana 40 disappointed of1lco'aoel
} ora and men who, haye countenance
murder and aBBasainatton. Ae would not q q
, show, when tho time camo, that tho hellog
, Government was tho legal Government Of til
etato, and that tho people thoro woro qulot1
. pursuing their yocationp. .,,
nfr; TIPION Beid he WAS not specially cor
cernod about tho people Of Louisiana, but !
was specially concerned about tho people OF N!
brasha, and ha Thought tho rights ct the poop
to administer thoir own affairs was OF more IN
portsnco han qaesf9s fo Of oo9 oeoapq
i sonato. He wanted to know II hereaft
! . faction in Nebraska could appeal, aw'
from tho Constitution, lava, md bal4ot-box
the State whether 9 nandln! OF men tnnnli III
: United statca Attorneya' offices, could aos up
Q Government Of their own and with promise,
O support to some future President procure Il
: support Of tho Foaornl power to maintain tho
! Al ~ Sno1 1dEhRpEN1Tn rayo notice TINT tome