New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-16
BY TEL E G R APH
CONGRESS.
Senate.


WASHING TON. April I5.-The bill payin!
school teachers passed. II taxes the per
| sonal property of citizens of the States VIII
are here under public employment and edu
| cate their children al the expense OF thu
district.
Mr.. West made an able effort ia behal
OF the kellogg government IN Louisiana
This coIloquy followed his set speech:
Mr.. Carpenter said he had seen a tele
gram from New Orleans stating that al
though the Legislature of Louisiana had
passed an act repeating the election law, il
had, on the last day OF the session, re-en
acted it.
Mr.. West said he had no knowledge OF
such proceedings.
Mr.. Hamilton, Of Maryland, said tina,
being member OF the Committee or
Privileges and Elections, he deemed it tC
be his duty TO say something on Louisiana
affairs generally. The facts differed from
those in any preceding case, and were filled
with evidences OF fraud, tyranny and cor.
rup.ion.
Mr.. West read a telegram from Governor
Kellogg, stating lie had been informed tina,
some OF The last aitchers had telegraphed
Senator Carpenter that he (Kellogg) had a
bill before him 10 repeal the new election
law. The statement, lie said, was false, and
they could have 1air election under the
new law.
Mr.. Hamilton read communication
signed by F. 9. ZachaFle, OF New Orleans,
asserting that Kellogg had in MS possession
the new bill, which would give him control
of the whole election machinery.
Mr.. Morton said he had never heard OF
this until now.
Mr.. West said he had no knowledge et
any such thing, but even if it were so, the
charge came from the other side of this
chamber, and the complaint of using elec.
ton machinery comes with rather bad
grace from that side.
Mr.. Bayard said if any meaning could be
gathered from the remarks OF the Senator
from Louisiana (Wes1), it was an admis-
sion that such repeating act had passed
and subsequently an act passed repeating
from the pocket of this sO-called Gavernor
on the eve Of an election, and all the ma
chinery which makes frauds IN elections
would be not only possible, but highly
probable, if Kellogg should be permitted to
occupy the place he now does.
Mr.. West-The Senator from Louisiana
does not admit anything Of the kind
Mr.. BayaTd-No, sir; he does not admit;
he has not the candor to state the fact. He
merely says he does not know as to facts.
He is protesting to speak from special
knowlege of truth of facts in Louisiana.
and says here to Gay In regard to this most
important fact he has no knowledge what
ever.
Mr.. West-And he says the truth; he has
NO knowledge Of it; he does not qualify in
any way; he never heard of it; it is new to
him. That is what mean, without equivo-
cation or reservation in any way.
Mr.. Bayard-lt is confession of igno-
rance, sir, in regard to important facts of
Mr.. Hamilton, resuming his argument re-
viewed the testimony taken by the commit
tee II regard to Louisiana, the election of
Senators by two Legislatures of that State.
and tie action OF the committee. He
would have preferred that the whole
Louisiana matter should have been
inquired into, and report of the
committee made upon the whole subject
If Kellogg was not the legal Governor of
the State, Pinchback had no right to a seat
in this chamber. 1t must be shown that
the Legislature electing Pinchback was the
legal one before his credentials could have
the least efficacy. He referred to the recog-
milton of the Kellogg government by the
House OF Representatives and said that ac-
ton was not binding upon tre Senate The
President was compelled to recognize some
government in Louisiana, but only for the
purpose OF preventing violence, and that
recognition bad nothing whatever to do
with the validity of the government
Before concluding his argument he yielded
for motion for executive session, which
was agreed 20.
House.
Legislative appropriation occupied the
lay.
By personal appeal, Congressman Wad-
lell secured an advance in the salary of
several OF his constituents under the en-
)loy of the government