The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-17
WASHINGTON.
DEBATE ON LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.

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DEBATE ON LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. = The President with
draws Gen. Manleys nomination as Minister t
Ecuador.
Nellie Grant brings her husband from Europ
on the steamer Republic The Executive famil
will meet her at New York.
The Senate caucus this morning ordered tina
discussion on Louisiana affairs be closed.
The habeas corpus for Irwin was partially ar
hearing Monday.
Chas. Miller confirmed postmaster at Brashear
La Another subcommittee leave Monday, fo
New Orleans, by way of Atlanta.
The personnel OF the committee is not pesitivel,
known. but Messrs. Hoar, chairman OF the com
mlttee, Wheeler and Frye are mentioned.
Attorney General Field has gone home
Pinchbacks case will wait developments. His
chances are about even. The lobby will decide
In view Of the new subcommittee going to
New Orleans, it is considered important by the
Republicans that Attorney General Field should
be there for the purpose of representing the
ReDubllcan side in their investigations
The discussion in the Senate to-day was re-
| sumed on the resolution of Mr.. Schurz instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire what
legislation by Congress is necessary to secure to
the people OF Louisiana their rights OF self gov
|
MIR. Salisbury, of Delaware, concluded his ar
Sument commenced yesterday. He said the peo-
pie of Louisiana had protested against the
Kellogg government in every way; they had ap-
pealed to the President but were denied hear
ing, as appeared from the telegram Of Attorney
General Williams, informing the committee it
need not visit Washington. He argued that the
opposition to the Kellogg usurpation elected a
decided majority to the Legislature, but Kellogg
had arranged the Returning Board to suit HIM
| rel tod n
| out by the board.
Referring to the events which took place in
New Orleans on the morning Of the 4th lust, he
said it was only by permission OF Kellogg that the
| members OF the Legislature could enter the
State-Heuse. He argued that the organization
OF the Legislature under Witt was perfectly
legal! After Witt was sworn in, he called upon
the members to stand up and be sworn, and all
the members, both Democrats and Republicans
arose and took the oath. thus recognizing Witt
as Speaker.
Mr.. Sherman said as he understood the facts,
no Republican members were sworn in by Wilt
MIR. Bayard said he had positive information
that 1O2 members Of the Legislature were sworn
in by Witt. Three members OF the House of
Representatives were present at the organization
OF the Legislature, Messrs. Sheldon, Morey and
another whose name he could not recall. When
Witt called upon the members of the Legisla-
lature to stand up and take the oath OF Office,
there were seven or eight colored members in
the rear of the hall who did not arise, and the
three members of the other House of Congress
also were there, and went to them and told them
to standfup, which they did.
Mr.. Salisbury resuming, said: There never
had been question Of as much importance as
this presented to the American people. 1t IN.
volved the liberties Of the people Of this whole
courtry. Well might Mr.. Evarts say, in his
speech at Cooper Institute, q few evenings since
That when this act was dome in one State it
was done in ALL" He (Saulsbnry) believed there
were men al over the country who would re-
spond to that sentiment, but he regretted ex-
ceedingly that it did not find proper response
on the other side of the Chamber.
He argued that there was rapid tendency
toward Capitalization OF power in this country,
and that the States were to be depicted Of rights
guaranteed to them under the constitution.
Every Senator on the other side who had spoken
had sought to excuse the act Of the President in
his military interference, but they had been very
inconsistent. He then read from the constitu-
ton or Alabama clause requiring the Lieutenant
Governor to preside over the Senate during the
election of United States Senator when the Legis-
lature should meet, ETC., and argued that the
Legislature which elected Mr.. Spencer did not
comply with the provisions OF the constitution OF
the State.
When Democrats opposed his admission to the
Senate on that ground, the Republicans replied
"Those were mere questions Of FORM" Now
they argue that Witt was not elected Speaker of
the Louisiana House Of Representatives because
the clerk Of the old House did not put the mo- !
ton. In Louisiana there was nothing in the
Constitution requiring the clerk OF the old House
to organize The succeeding one. II was simply q |
matter of statute law. Senators argued here
that it was the intention of the Democratic Legis-
They well knew that Kellogg deserved 10 be i'm
peached, and the right of impeachment was one |
of the rights OF the Legislature.
There was not particle OF evidence to show |
that any effort was to be made to overturn the
Kellogg government by revolutionary means.
He could say frankly he was pleased with the
tone of the Presidents message. He was pleased |
with it because it came in subdued and respect
full tone. He (the Presidency had heard the
Of discomfort in this land. He re-
ferred to the speech made by the Senator from
Illinois (Logan) which occupied two days in it's
delivery and was printed in the Record Of to-
day, and said that for the first time IN the his
tory Of the country he Salisbury found car
ICONS in the Record.
The universal cry on the other side Of this
had been murder and outrage. The
speech of the Senator from Illinois logan was
not an argument, it was denunciation OF the
party, and an exhibition OF skull and
cross bones. Common rumor said this cry of
murder, exhibition OF death-head, ETC., was an
effort to prepare the public mind for the Repub-
can party taking military possession Of Louis
sana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, and he
did not know how many more Southern States,
and compel them to vote for that party in the
next Presidential election.
MIR. Conkling said the remark of the Senator
reminded him of certain newspaper enterprise,
where newspapers sometimes had news exclusive.
The Senator was the only one who had the news
hat these States were to be taken possession of
BY military power.
MIR. Salisbury said if the Senator intimated
hat he had concocted this story it was false.
JUNIORS he had capacity for hearing greater
han any other Senator. He did not say the
senator had concocted the story; therefore the
'emark he Salisbury made in reply was exceed
ngly out of place. II the Senator wished to put
lpon him an affront, by the use Of discourteous ,
anguage, he (Conkling) would not avoid any &C.
asion he might seek of that kind.
He would say to the Senator from DelwaTe, if
le could not observe good manners and decency
n debate, he would not shrink from enterAg
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