New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-07
1LIILD C0EGRESS-SEcosD SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
I EXCITING DEBATES IN BOTH HOUSES on TIE
| LOUISIANA QUEsTTON-RICHARD b. IRWIN AR
RAIGNED At THE BAR OF THE HOUsE-TIE
REFUSES TO ANSWER A QUESTION AND Is COM
MITTED FOR CONTEMPr-THE LARGEST SUM
PAID BY HIM TO ANY ONE TERsON, S22j, 900
The FoRrFICATIoN APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. g. 1875.
The president laid before the Senate
the annual report Of the Congressional Printer Laid
upon the table Also letter from tho Secretary Of the
Treasury transmitting the annual report OF the SuperiH
tendent Of the Coast Survey Ordered be printed and
lie upon the table.
Mr. PRATT CFaep., IndJ submitted q resolution in
sructing the Pensions to inquire into the
expediency OF extending the benct Of the Pension laws
10 volunteers IN the Umted air5 amy VINO "rIe
wounded IN repeng the raid OF John Morgan. In In
Mr. HARVEY (Re? Kln) called mp the House bill TO
confirm presumption aud homestead entries of pubic
lanus within the Dts OF railroad grants In cases where
such entries have been made under the Ieenauons OF
the Land Department. winch wac discussed unt me ex-
Mr. FRILTNGHUYsEN Gep N Jl introduced by re
quest o TO amend lue fourteenth section OF me az 20
Sept. "a. 1889 Referred 10 the judiciary COMMITTED
TIE LOUISIANA CONTROVERSY
TIE Senate resumed the consideration OF the resoln-
ton submitted yesterday by Mt Thurman in regard 10
the Louisiana trouble, the pending question being GU
Incompatible with the public interests"
Mr. WET (Rep., La) said IL somewhat remark
able that thrust this resolution upon the N
ate declared they were IN possession OF al the facts
ABOUT Louisiana yet wanted tie President 20 send
information 10 them He then spoke OF the condition OF
AFFAIRS IN louisiana and quoted from the dispatch OF
Government TO interfere protect life in that state II
had been charged here by Senators The other side OF
the Chamher that President had used the
army in Louisiana In violation Of law. They
need not trink the President had made
mstake. He might make mistakes sometimes, but ne
never made a military miAtake. II had been ehaged
here, further that Gen Sheridan was ordered 10 Now
fba Cen of
fortunately mad found upon the door OF senate
Of War aad upon asking hn y sIe h and
handed the evidence 70 hlm TO cont adlct Tue
that tie General OF the Army had been Ignored MI
West then sent the Clerks desk aud bad read tue
following received by him from the Secretary Of
War: , g. r. n. IN rs-.
01- W W. BELxyaP. Seer,tary Of Var Washington O.
rSEaAL: acknowledge Of
s s uI oSsd emf servant w. r. SHEHxAs General
Mr. SALISBURY Dem. Del.)-That Is simply An ac-
dgmeut OF the receipt OF confidential cOmmuni
cations and state the character OF them
passed and all the Information out. the Senator
will see that acknowledgment OF the receipt OF
al orders and communcatons IN reference 10 1en.
SHERIDAN being ordered to RewOrleans That Is INC
fact and know It, to be So he saen proceeded
OF the Legislature in NewOreans on Monday last, and
Conseryativs members Of that Legislature Illegal
violent revolutionary and In fact we're the acts OF
q mob. The seating Of dye members whose seats were
Contested, before any permanent organization, was
without parallel He quoted rom the records OF Con
sided in the House OF Representatives as temporary
Speaker for sixteen days on account OF certain con-
tested cases which not acted upon until long htef
mt had been effected. The socalea
speaker Of the Louisiana House Of Representatives
mad declared that contested seats were ent-
tied 10 them without any evidence TO show that they
were elected by which WiltZ claimed TO have
been elected Speaker lacked i've or legal msOnty OF
the body He read from telegram stating tnAI
Congressman Potter present at the ORGANIZATION,
and discountsnanced the action OF WILLIE Gen. ee
Trobrtnnd nrst called mantaln order IN tnn
Loudly W so-called Conservative majority In the
House OF REPRESENTATIVES. The i've who contested
seats had right upon the floor as those IN
the lobby, and when those were elected
exceptiop could be taken II all proper for the
military used In clearing the lobby, bur all wrong
wien used Quell mob and eject FROM the 1oor nye
men who entitled TO be there. The charge that
the President had boon guilty OF malfeasAnes was en-
tirey contradicted facts before the SENATE Hs a
spoke Of unkipd treatment toward Northern people "a
Louisiana and said that 1900 lives 10 tlst State
had been yielded up the sake OF their political opin
Iona Talk about peace IN Louisiana. but thero was 10
peace thore
Mr. GORDON Dem. Cal said he diA not 'propose TO |
reply to the speech " te senator (Mr Wesu he wa1
quite willing it AhouA the country and make ih
ewn answer Rut whaA the people whom he INT Cor
dom loved his ovu Afe, whose fortunes were Do |
hroaxh vsai wo-, through life death. bod 40
he could not and woas1 nst
remain silent and his voice and gestures we're cuu
ioas essfios, enc emotion Of anger.
but tue emotion OF indignation at the outrage perpo
traed upon his people He stood agbast At the spest
Gle pre IN this Senate yesterday-a spectacle
OF one portion OF the msnbers seeking 70
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