New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-29
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CONGRESS.
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Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-Mr. Alcorn pre-
sented a memorial of the State Grange o
Mississippi in favor of the Fort st. Philil
canal. Referred to the Committee on COm
merco.
Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, from the Ju
dietary Committee. reported favorably OF
the bill to relieve the disabilaties of H. n
Sibley, Thomas M. Jones, Dabney H
Maury, Van K. Morgan, Ftzhugh Lee, O
Virginia; John Julius Guthrie, Of NORTH
Carolina; William G. Jones, of Alabama
and c. d. Anderson, of Texas, all of which
were placed on calendar. er,- -ct
He also reported unfavOrably on the bills
to relieve the political disabilities of J. w
Bennett, of Maryland; John Forsyth, ei
Alabama George Pickett, of Virginia;
David A. Telfar, of North Carolina, and
Raphael Semmes, of Alabama. Most OF
these bills did not have the necessary peti.
ti0ns from the parties named, and as to the
latter one, the compittee was not disposed
to consider it favorably anyhow. The CON-
mittee was discharged from their further
consideration.
The morning hour having expired the
Chair (Mr. Carpenter) announced the
Senate would resume the consideration of
the Louisiana bill.
| Mr.. Wright, OF Iowa, moved that the bill
be laid aside and that the finance bill with
the Presidents message vetOing the same
be taken up. The Senator from Indiana
| (MortOn) had given notice that week, that
| he would move to take up the bill to-day;
| that Senator was now confined to his home
by sickness. but he was perfectly willing to
have the bill considered to-day. ... =,
Mr. COnkling said no notice was given
| that motion would be made to take up
the bill to-day. During the debate last
week it was suggested that the bill be con-
sidered to-day, but he (Conklipg) declined
to accept the suggestion when he made the
motion that the message lay on the table.
Mr.. Edmunds said his friend from Mis-
souri, (Schurz), now absent in Boston upon
q mission of public importance. had re-
quested him to ask the Senate not to pro-
ceed to the consideration of the finance bill
before his return. He would be here Thurs
dsy evening, and he tEdmundsl thought it
would be no more than proper to grant the
request. He hoped the bill would not be
taken up now.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen. of New Jersey. said
he desired to have the civil rights bill con.
sidered, and had given notice some days
ago that he would move to take it up when
the Louisiana bill should be disposed Of or
laid aside. ... ,.
Mr. Sherman said the Senate should fix
some day to take the vote upon the finance
bill, in order that every Senator might be
present. Nothing was to be gained by
taking the vote to-day. So far as he was
concerned. he was willing to vote now, but
notice should be given as to when q vote
would be taken The time could be fixed
for Friday or Monday next. He therefore
moved that the finance bill and Presidents
message be made the special order for Mon
day next after the expiration Of the morning
hour. -i
Mr.. Boutwell, said he had received in
formation from his colleague, Mr. Wash
burn, to the effect that he desired to be
there when the vote was taken. He had
been detained from the Senate by pnblic
business. and he (BoutwelD not anticipating
that vote would be taken go soon, had
not notified him to be present.
Mr.. Conkling said there were good rea-
sons for deferring the vote upon the bill,
and no public interest was to be consulted
by speedy action. Several Senators were
absent, and besides, one of the seats be-
longing to Massachusetts, was vacant.
The new Senator desired to be
here to record his vote, and certainly that
privilege might be accorded him. It was
we'll known that the bill could not be
passed without two thirds vote, and there
W 40 Nv AOOOoSiGy AoA no LuOuXQU u
bill might be prepared soon which would
meet the views Of all sections. He had NO
desire to bring on a debate but would bo
glad to let the message speak for ITSELF He
was willing to have q compromise of
views to the end that some bill might be
agreed upon and an end put to the
suspense throughout the country. For
one he would endeavor to compromise
his conviction with those of other Sena-
tors, that some bill might be passed which
would be satisfactory, and which the Pres
ident could sign.
Mr. Logan said he did not understand
the Importance of delaying action until
some Of the absent Senators could return.
Even if there was new Senator from Mas
sachusetts coming his vote had not been
given on the bill heretofore, and he saw no
necessity for waiting for him now. If he
(Mr. Logan should be absent he would not
ash the Senate to postpone business till his
return. ..... . .-r
Mr.. Hamiin said if it could be Judged
from what had been said, there would be
no discussion on the finance bill; he could
see no importance in voting upon it to-day,
and desired to say to his friend Logan, that
if ever he should be absent from the SEN
ate, he would vote to have any subject of
interest to him postponed, that he night
record his vote upon it. There were other
4ucSUlOu6 DclOE0 Uil0 O6u6to, LOT lD9JA0co.
there was the Louisiana bill, like Banquo's
Ghost, and the sooner the head could be
cut off the ghost the better it would be.
Then there was the civil rights bill ready
TOR action, and these questions should be |
disposed of as well as the finance bill. He
hoped the Senate would not forget it's
dignity and refuse to grant the request
made by the Senator from Missouri
(Schurz).
Mr.. Ferry, of Michigan, said he would |
like to see this question disposed of without |
debate, but he saw nothing to be- accom-
Rlished by any delay. The originator of |
" as sick in bed, yet he did not ask any
He Ferry asked the ques- |
ton, what can be gained by postponementi
Mr.. Conkling-This' will be gained--an
opportunity will be given to the new Mass
achusetts Senator to record his vote, and it |
will cost us nothing. =
Mr.. Ferry argued that no injustice could |
be done, as the Senator from Massachusetts, |
was not here when the bill passed.
NJ. Bogy, of Missouri, said he wanted to |
discuss the question when q vote should be |
taken, and he was prepared to show that |
the position the friends Of the bill occupied |
would be supported by the people of the
West, at least.
Mr.. Sargent said be was opposed to this
matter being settled without debate. He
thought point had now been reached
where the debate would diffuse. He was
to discuss and vindicate the /
OF the President that the theory |
upon which the bill was founded was CON
trary to all sound principles of finance.
He (Sargent) did not believe it to be DOS.
sible to frame bill which wouId
satisfy all sections of the country, and he
desired it to be distinctly understood that